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The newsletter "Demografische Forschung Aus Erster Hand" is published by the MPIDR in cooperation with other renowned institutions, whose main research focus is on demography. It presents the newest results from demographic research, written for a wider public audience. The newsletter is published quarterly and freely available in digital as well as printed form.
June 30, 2026
Chancellor Friedrich Merz aims to pass the pension reform through the Bundestag by the end of the year. Several more debates are likely to take place before then. This issue features two articles that focus on pensions. One article is based on a study examining how various European countries have successfully extended working lives through reforms (spoiler: with mixed results). Additionally, Sebastian Klüsener from the Federal Institute for Population Research provides food for thought in an editorial.
The other articles are also highly relevant. Researchers demonstrate the crucial role of daycare centers in integrating Ukrainian mothers. There are also new figures on gender equality—or rather, the lack thereof. Researchers have analyzed how long mothers and fathers take parental leave in Austria. Here, too, is a spoiler: The differences are striking. more
March 31, 2026
If the birth rate in Germany were to rise immediately to the replacement level of 2.1, the population would still shrink by 25 per cent. The reason: a ‘lagging effect’ that depends heavily on the age structure. In the first article of this issue of Demographic Research, a researcher has calculated how populations in different countries and regions would develop under this assumption. In the second article, a research team examines how climate change, pandemics, inflation and war influence our life satisfaction. The third article challenges a common assumption: that women are considered to be better integrated into society than men. However, this does not seem to apply to all age groups, as a recent study we present here shows. more
December 18, 2025
In the first article of this issue of Demografische Forschung aus Erster Hand, you will learn why family research should also focus more on relatives outside the nuclear family. The second article deals with the question of whether and when refugee women and men have children. The last article deals with palliative care for seriously ill people, which varies greatly depending on the illness. more
September 25, 2025
This issue of Demografische Forschung aus Erster Hand explains why it is important to assess poverty using different parameters to those used previously, and which parameters are most suitable. The second article deals with education and the pension system. The former can contribute to stabilising the latter. The final article discusses partnerships between people with and without a migration background. Such partnerships often lead to conflicts with parents. more
July 01, 2025
In this issue of Demografischen Forschung Aus Erster Hand, all three articles are dedicated to the topic of Family planning and health of migrants. more
April 02, 2025
In this issue of Demografischen Forschung Aus Erster Hand, all three articles are dedicated to the topic of inequality. more
December 18, 2024
In this issue of Demografischen Forschung Aus Erster Hand, all three articles are dedicated to the topic of migration. The first article examines the extent to which Russian women actually intend to leave their country following the Russian war against Ukraine. The second article looks at how people from wealthy societies fare when they emigrate. In the third article, you will find out how inter-ethnic partnerships differ in terms of the number of children compared to partnerships where both partners come from the same country. more
September 24, 2024
In this issue of Demografischen Forschung Aus Erster Hand , you can find out how to tackle an inequity in the pension system, why we need new terms to talk about childlessness, and how the unequal distribution of care work has a negative impact on maternal health. To mark the 20th anniversary of the Infoletter, we also conducted an interview with Wolfgang Lutz, one of the founders of Demografischen Forschung Aus Erster Hand. In the interview, he explains why it is particularly important in demography to educate and correct misinterpreted facts. more
June 26, 2024
In the current issue of Demografischen Forschung Aus Erster Hand you can read about new calculations on the decline in births in times of crisis, how family constellations influence well-being and what influence norms have on the decision to have a child. more
March 20, 2024
In the current issue of Demografischen Forschung Aus Erster Hand, you can find out which regions of the world will be hardest hit by climate change, where people in German-speaking countries live the longest, and how the proximity of fast-food outlets affects people's health. more