Population decline
Pervomaysky District is rural in nature, home to four settlements with more than 1,000 people: Pervomayskoye, Komsomolsk, Belyay, and Ulu-Yul. Population decline is a threat to many smaller settlements in the area, with the district government recognizing 17 villages at risk. These villages, with populations of less than 100 people each, are also characterized by populations typically beyond the working age, as well as an absence, or under-developed social and economic infrastructure. The area is home to 11 villages which now lay abandoned due to population decline.