Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

PHD | June 16, 2026

Congratulations, Carolina Coimbra Vieira!

Carolina Coimbra Vieira from the Laboratory of Migration and Mobility at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), successfully defended her doctoral thesis, “Migration, culture, and inequalities in algorithmically-mediated societies“, at the Saarland University. Her findings contribute to our understanding of how digital trace data can be used to measure and analyze culture, migration, gender inequalities, and online behavior, particularly in contexts where traditional data sources are limited or delayed.  More

Press Release | April 23, 2026

Men Have Fewer Children Than Women

Researchers investigated whether men or women have fewer children. Using international datasets, they demonstrate that imbalances in population structure, particularly an increasing proportion of men, affect male fertility. While men used to have higher fertility than women globally, this has reversed, and women have and will have a higher fertility rate than men. The scientists offer recommendations to counteract the social implications of this trend.  More

Award | June 06, 2026

Mikko Myrskylä Receives 2026 Dirk J. Van de Kaa Award for Outstanding Contributions to Demography

Mikko Myrskylä, director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), received the 2026 Dirk J. Van de Kaa Award for Population Studies at the European Population Conference 2026 (EPC2026) closing ceremony in Bologna. Presented by the European Association for Population Studies (EAPS), the award honors outstanding scientific achievements in population studies.  More