Humanities & Social Sciences 11 (2016 9) 2728-2733 ~ ~ ~ УДК 314. 04 (571. 51) Demographic Potential of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Krai): Current State and Prospects Tatiana A. Kattsina* Siberian Federal University 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia Received 24.08.2016, received in revised form 09.09.2016, accepted 25.10.2016 The article presents the specifi cs of the demographic situation in the Krasnoyarsk territory (Krai) based on data of the offi cial statistical information of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) and its territorial authority across the Krasnoyarsk territory (Krasnoiarskstat) in dynamics for 2010-2015. <...> It is shown that deterioration in key demographic parameters of the Krasnoyarsk territory in a medium-term prospect causes a need of compensation for a natural decline in population by a positive migration balance. <...> The article verifi es a judgment on population problems available in literature that a low demographic potential is a considerable restriction for the development of the territory. <...> Keywords: Krasnoyarsk territory, demographic potential, population, birth rate, death rate, migratory movement of population, number of population, per mille (‰). <...> The formation of the population of the region is strongly harsh climatic conditions, geographical remoteness from the economic and cultural centres of Russia, as well as the environment. © Siberian Federal University. <...> All rights reserved * Corresponding author E-mail address: katsina@list.ru # 2728 # Sources to improve the quality characteristics of the demographic potential are: an increase in life expectancy, an effect on the age structure of mortality, a change in directions of migration fl ows and reduction of morbidity in the working age. <...> Demographic Potential of the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Krai): Current State and Prospects the economic, social and cultural activities of people. <...> According to statistics, over the past fi ve years the number of inhabitants of the Krasnoyarsk territory increased marginally: from 2828.2 thousand people in 2010 to 2858.8 thousand people in 2015. <...> The Krasnoyarsk territory as the second largest area in the Russian Federation is characterized by low population density: 1.8 persons per square kilometre at the average rate of 8.55 people (Krasnoiarskstat: 2015, p. 38-39). <...> Such a demographic potential of 2014 the rate of natural growth was 1.7 ‰, which is higher than the national average rate by 1.5 ‰ or 8.5 times. <...> The lack of a unifi ed system of settlement <...>