Human Capital as a Factor in the Sustainable Development of Rural Areas: Economic and Statistical Analysis

One of the target indicators of agricultural policy in Russia remains the sustainable socio-economic development of its rural areas, for which various measures are being developed at all levels to improve the socio-economic living conditions of the rural population in order to preserve and develop the social and economic potential of rural areas necessary to perform their functions. national importance. The Strategy for the Sustainable Development of Rural Areas of the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030 has been in force since 2020. The events presented in it are aimed at creating conditions for ensuring a stable improvement in the quality and standard of living of the rural population based on the advantages of a rural lifestyle. However, the objective problems of rural areas remain. There remains a significant gap between urban and rural areas in many ways. Territorial socio-economic differentiation persists, forming an unfavorable quality of life for the rural population, which causes its incessant outflow, which is increasingly aggravated. This does not allow us to fully realize the main goal in the conditions of sparsely populated regions of the Far Eastern Federal District, which is to maintain social control and rural development. The article substantiates the importance of demographic processes in the formation and development of human capital as a factor in the sustainable development of rural areas, taking into account regional characteristics, and identifies their main trends and causes of regression; assesses the role of government support for agriculture in the integrated development of rural areas; identifies ways to progress human capital in rural areas.