Statistics as a Living Social Science, Reflecting Human Development under Conditions of Instability

The purpose of the study is to substantiate the role and importance of statistics as a living social science that objectively reflects human development in conditions of instability. The hypothesis of this study is that statistics has a positive impact on human development through digital meters that comply with international norms and standards that reflect the relationship of a person with the state, society and the global economy. The relevance of the research is determined by the needs of using official statistical data to understand the verity and the truth about human development. However, comprehensive research on the problems of human development.

The materials and methods of research are the theory and methodology of statistics, digital meters of human development and methods of multifactorial analysis of various data.

Research results: the author concludes that the idea of human development, which originated in ancient times, is of current importance. The concept of human development is formulated as processes of change in which the development of personality, the strengthening of current and future human capital, the exploitation of natural resources, the direction of investment, the orientation of scientific and technological progress are coordinated with each other and aimed at improving the quality of life of the population. The approbation of official statistics data reflecting human development through population conservation and effective policy was carried out for the period 1990–2023.

Conclusion: the use of statistics as a social science to reflect human development through population conservation and effective policy has made it possible to identify problems hindering the improvement of the quality of life of the population. The least studied area of research has been identified – the relationship of human development with the needs and behavior of the population, as well as the consumer side of human and social life. The conducted research led to the conclusion that increasing the role and importance of official statistics will make it possible to more objectively learn the verity and the truth about the life of the population and the problems hindering sustainable human development in the regions of the country.  

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