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April 03, 2025 | Press Release
New research from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) and Radboud Universiteit demonstrates how attitudes towards gender roles shape family planning decisions. They conclude that low fertility rates in egalitarian societies reflect more than just practical barriers to parenthood, but may signal a fundamental shift in social values and life priorities. more
April 02, 2025 | Defo News
In this issue of Demografischen Forschung Aus Erster Hand, all three articles are dedicated to the topic of inequality. more
April 02, 2025 | Press Release
A recently published study by Mikko Myrskylä, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Rostock, Germany shows how money spent on education compensates for the influence of low birth rates on long-term economic sustainability. Myrskylä and his co-authors conducted a simulation using Finish data to study how the economy shrinks when fertility is very low, and how investments in education can compensate for the smaller birth cohort size. They find that such investments increase the productivity of the workforce which compensates for its smaller size. more
March 24, 2025 | News | Award
MPIDR research group leader Diego Alburez-Gutierrez receives the IUSSP Early Career Award 2025 Europe. The IUSSP Early Career Awards were established by the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) in 2023 for each of the world regions. The award recognizes and honors outstanding contributions to the development of our discipline and the wider field of population studies by early career researchers in the different regions of the world, and promotes the global visibility of their achievements. more
March 21, 2025 | News | Award
Migration researcher Athina Anastasiadou has won the Best Paper Award of the German Society for Demography (DGD). Anastasiadou received the award on March 20 at the DGD's annual conference for her paper "Gender Differences in the Migration Process: A Narrative Literature Review" in the journal Population and Development Review.
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March 17, 2025 | News
A recent study by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) found a link between the introduction of Covid-19 vaccination and a decline in fertility rates nine months later, with behavioral changes likely being the main cause. However, in most of the countries studied, the fertility rates returned to pre-pandemic levels after vaccination. There was no evidence of long-term adverse effects of Covid-19 vaccination on fertility tends. more
March 13, 2025 | News | Spotlight
In their recent paper, Josephine Jackisch and Alyson van Raalte from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) find that a difficult childhood is an important determinant of inequalities in mortality. The size of the contribution is equivalent to established behavioural risk factors such as smoking or little exercise. more
March 12, 2025 | News | Recommended Reading
In a recent study, Andrea Colasurdo of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) and Riccardo Omenti of the University of Bologna examined the potential benefits and pitfalls of using online genealogies for demographic research. Using the FamiLinx database as an example, they investigated how the completeness and quality of demographic information in online genealogy data affects its usability. more
March 11, 2025 | News | SPOTLIGHT
A recent MPIDR study examined differences in fertility between urban and rural areas and the influence of women's educational levels in these regions. Higher levels of education generally lead to lower fertility, although fertility rates are higher in rural areas than in urban areas, regardless of women's education. Taking these factors together in multidimensional population projection model could lead to more accurate population projections and the development of more effective fertility and health policies. more
March 03, 2025 | News | Interview
Hearing loss affects one in five adults in Europe and is associated with negative health outcomes such as dementia. A recent study by the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) examines the influence of education on the prevalence of hearing loss across different European populations. Donata Stonkute, a researcher at MPIDR, and Yana Vierboom (Princeton University) found that educational inequalities in hearing loss vary by age, gender and region. more