We study the structure and dynamics of populations and explore issues of political relevance, such as aging, fertility, and the redistribution of work over the life course, as well as digitization and the use of new data sources for the estimation of migration flows.
PHD | September 14, 2026
Congratulations, Adarsh!
Adarsh from the Laboratory of Population Health at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), successfully defended his doctoral thesis, “Drugs, Deaths and Cohorts “, at the University of St Andrews. His research examines population health inequalities through substance-related mortality, birth-cohort patterns, and differences in mortality trends across populations. More
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Scientific Presentations
LabTalks@SocialDemography
Laura Gimeno from the University College London gives a talk. More
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Recommended Readings | September 14, 2026
Comparison of Microsimulated and Register-based Kinship Data
IDEM 187 - Call for Application
Topics in Digital and Computational Demography
Introduction to our research groups
Migration and Health Inequalities
News | September 02, 2026
Worried About the Environment, but Still Becoming Parents
Strong environmental concerns generally did not keep young people from becoming parents. These worries tended to fade with age among parents and non-parents alike. Whether today’s younger generations will follow the same pattern remains an open question. More
Selected Publications
Mazzeo, F.; Hiekel, N.; Vitali, A.:
Joint pot or separate purses? Unpacking the cohabitation-marriage gap in income pooling across Europe Journal of Family Research 38, 23–46. (2026)
Carollo, A.; Putter, H.; Eilers, P. H. C.; Gampe, J.:
Analysis of time-to-event data with two time scales: an application to transitions out of cohabitation Sociological Methods and Research, 1–31. (2025)
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30 Years MPIDR in Rostock
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New Issue 2/2026 available | June 30, 2026
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Press Release | August 05, 2026
Fewer Heart Attacks, More Cancer Cases, and Better Survival Chances
Heart attacks, strokes, and hip fractures are becoming less common. Meanwhile, cancer cases are increasing, and more people are surviving these severe diseases. A new study by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) and the Karolinska Institute examines how medical progress has impacted various diseases in Sweden. More