Irkutsk Oblast in Focus of Inter-regional Migration Analysis

The article is devoted to investigating inter-regional migration flows in Irkutsk Oblast in which the negative balance of migration is a constant problem that aggravates the conditions for incremental socio-economic development. It examines the trends of inter-regional migration from 2010 till 2017. It identifies the stable migration flows in terms of migration exchange with federal districts of Russia: the inflow of population to Irkutsk Oblast from the Far Eastern Federal District, the outflow of population to the Central, North-Western and Siberian Districts. The article specifies the main directions of population traffic inside the Siberian Federal District: the population growth in Irkutsk Oblast is provided by inflow of migrants Republic of Buryatia and Zabaikalye Territory while the population outflow is directed to Krasnoyarsk Territory and Novosibirsk Oblast. It also identifies the unfavorable consequences 0f the migration processes for the region - aggravation of qualitative characteristics of the human potential. It determines the factors of migration population traffic, such as the level and prospects of territories economic development and the socio-cultural conditions of life that provide the possibility of effective employment.