GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS OF THE MODERN DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSFORMATION OF THE ODESA REGION

Problem Statement and Purpose. The article highlights the issue of demographic transformation in the Odesa region, identifies the causes and establishes the geographical prerequisites for the transformations. It is proposed to use the concept of geodemographic transformations in the regional context. Regional and internal territorial features were established on the basis of the intra-regional analysis of geodemographic transformations based on the new administrative-territorial system. Data & Methods. When writing the article, traditional general scientific methods were used, which were combined with special methods of population demography and geography research. Statistical materials of the demographic situation at the national and regional levels were used for data analysis, and statistical and specific demographic methods were used for their subject processing. Excel software was used for data processing for the obtained results. When writing the work, data from official statistics were used. Results. Current trends in geodemographic transformation in the Odesa region are due to the influence of the geographical environment and internal regional heterogeneities of ethno- national, economic, environmental factors, etc. The defining prerequisites for geodemographic transformations were administrative-territorial reform, which on the one hand led to the alignment of indicators for analyzing geodemographic processes, and on the other – reduced the possibility of developing qualitative directions of demographic policy of local (within the territorial community), district and regional significance. According to the results of the study, measures are proposed to deepen the development and regional target programs of demographic policy in the region in the conditions of martial law and post-war reconstruction of the country.