January 13, 2025

Rethinking Fertility Trends in Developed Countries

Birth rates are declining in developed countries around the world, a trend often linked with economic and human progress. A study led by Henrik-Alexander Schubert of the MPIDR reveals that fertility rates can actually increase at high levels of human development, a pattern known as the "J-shape." However, this relationship appears to have shifted after 2010, possibly influenced by the 2007/08 economic recession and changing societal values.  More

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Scientific Presentations

LabTalks@­SocialDemography

Alexandra Lugova,  Ph.D. candidate at University Savoie Mont Blanc and Zafer Büyükkececi from the Laboratory of Fertility and Well-Being and Biosfer give talks.  More

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New Issue 4/2024 available | December 18, 2024

The Quarterly German Newsletter

Latest Publications | November 26, 2024

Winter 2024

Introduction to our research groups

Population Dynamics and Sustainable Well-Being

Workshop | December 18, 2024

2nd Annual MaxHel Center Meeting

For the second time, the researchers of the Max Planck – University of Helsinki Center for Social Inequalities in Population Health met for their annual MaxHel Center meeting at the beginning of November, this year in Rostock. A total of 40 people from MPIDR and the University of Helsinki took part in the two-day event.  More

Selected Publications

Anastasiadou, A.; Volgin, A.; Leasure, D. R.:

War and mobility: using Yandex web searches to characterize intentions to leave Russia after its invasion of Ukraine   Demographic Research 50:8, 205–220. (2024)

Akbaritabar, A.; Theile, T.; Zagheni, E.:

Bilateral flows and rates of international migration of scholars for 210 countries for the period 1998-2020   Scientific Data 11:816, 1–14. (2024)

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New Publication | December 05, 2024

Education Level Predicts Childbearing Trends in Same-sex Partnerships

A new study by the University of Helsinki and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) has examined the fertility trends of same-sex female couples in Finland. The data shows a significant increase in the likelihood of these couples having a child within five years of registering their partnership, rising from 20% to 45% for partnerships registered between 2002 and 2016. This trend was particularly pronounced among couples with a higher level of education, while the probability decreased among couples with a lower level of education.  More

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