Mira Aslangerievna Kantemirova, Zara Ramazanovna Alikova, Zaur Leonidovich Dzagoev, Alina Rashidovna Kusova, Tamirlan Totrazovich Khaimanov
The article deals with the research results of the dynamics for some basic indicators of the living standards in the Federal districts of Russia. The results novelty is determined by the identification of links between indicators characterizing the living standards of the population and the peculiarities of their interregional differentiation. It allowed to distinguish groups of Federal districts of Russia that have stable regularities of dynamics in indicators of the population living standards. The hypothesis that the regions creating large GRP volumes are able to provide higher population living standards, which requires balancing the elements of operating the socio-economic system and a certain perfection of the market mechanism was confirmed. Keywords: living standards, dynamics, regions, indicators, differentiation, trends.