Welcome to the Max Planck Institute
for Demographic Research
The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock is one of the leading demographic research centers in the world.
At the MPIDR, researchers from all over the world investigate demographic change, aging, fertility, digital demography and other issues at the forefront of population research. The Institute is headed by its directors Mikko Myrskylä and Emilio Zagheni.
The MPIDR is part of the Max Planck Society, the internationally renowned German research society.
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October 22, 2019
Kelly Musick, Cornell University, more
November 4, 2019
H. Maier, more
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August 15, 2019
The Lab of Digital and Computational Demography is recruiting highly qualified Post-Docs/Research Scientists, at various levels of seniority. more
August 15, 2019
The Lab of Digital and Computational Demography is inviting applications from qualified and highly motivated students for PhD student positions. more
August 15, 2019
The Lab of Digital and Computational Demography is inviting applications from qualified and highly motivated PhD students for a Summer Research Visit. more
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July 24, 2019 | Publication
The 2011 census has left a long gap in Germany’s population figures. Between this and the preceding censuses a large number of errors must have crept into the statistics. How can plausible population figures still be derived even in the inter-censal period? more
July 18, 2019 | New Publication
How have birth rates in urban and rural areas developed in countries of the Global South? Mathias Lerch discusses the similarities and differences he identified in his PLOS ONE article just published. more
July 9, 2019 | New Publication
A common cliché says that men are tough guys but whine about small aches. Then again, statisticians also see that women often assess their health to be more poorly than men do. So, which sex is more vulnerable? more
July 3, 2019 | Press Release
In low-income countries children's chance of survival depends on the period between their birth and the birth of their sibling. In some cases, increasing the time between births by just one year can reduce the risk of infant mortality by about 50%. more
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