Published: 15 February 2020
Subject . The living standards and population quality living of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Imbalances in the development of living standards.Topic . The identification of imbalances in the living standards of the Russian Federation. The regions classification for common approaches search and recommendations in the field of social policy and support of the population to improve living standards. Purpose. Conducting inter regional comparisons and the study of socio economic indicators that form the living standards and quality of the population life of the Russian regions. Ranking and classification of regions based on factors determining the quality of the population life. Methodo lo gy. Statistical and cluster analysis methods Results . The study showed the presence of significant heterogeneity of the Russian Federation subjects in terms of living standards, which indicates the need for a differentiated approach to the development of measures of state social policy. The classification of regions according to individual socio economic indicators made it possible to identify homogeneous groups of territories for which common approaches and recommendations in the field of social policy and support for the population can be developed to improve living standards.Applicationa rea . The study results can be used to study regional characteristics of economic and social development, as well as to develop scientifically based solutions to support the population and improve the quality of life in the region. Conclusions . The classification results gives an idea of the social welfare magnitude, and also fills this category with real content and determines the factors affecting its formation at different levels of aggregation. Condition assessment using index models provides ample opportunities for further use in modeling, forecasting and optimization of the process under study.