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1st Sustainable Ageing Conference (EAPS Working Group) - the program is online! eaps.nl/page/sustainab… 📍 Padua, Italy 📅 Sept 11–12 🎤 Keynote: Pearl Dykstra ⚡ 25 flash talks + posters Free registration (limited spots, first-come-first-served): forms.gle/kfmk1HFc8eVGu5…

My new Op-Ed argues for the crucial role of parents in building children’s skills, why we need to invest in helping parents read, talk, and engage in other open-ended learning time, and how promising solutions lie in the creative use of technology. usnews.com/opinion/articl…

#demography #fertility 📢HFD data series were updated for 🇮🇸 Iceland through 2023, for 🇫🇮Finland and 🇸🇪Sweden through 2024👇 humanfertility.org

A recent study by researchers @MPIDRnews and @NIDI_KNAW examined the limitations of theoretical and methodological approaches to understanding gender-specific migration trends. demogr.mpg.de/go/predicting-…

Family benefits represented 8.6% of the total spending on social protection benefits in 2022 in the EU. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦🏡 Highest shares in: 🇵🇱Poland (15.6% of total social benefits) 🇱🇺 Luxembourg (14.8%) Lowest in: 🇨🇾Cyprus (4.6%) 🇳🇱Netherlands (4.7%) Learn more👉europa.eu/!HbKvgB

Despite popular perception, there is no clear evidence of a broad rightward shift among young men. New large-scale study explores political divides btw young men and women - looking back as far as 1990 and using data from 32 EU countries. Read more: tinyurl.com/389b8mmx

I've tried to corroborate the WHO claim that 175,000 Europeans die from heat-related causes each year. I don't think this number is reliable or realistic. A first tell is that while WHO is citing the 175,000 as an estimate across its websites, I haven't found a link to a study or…

Assisted reproductive technologies - such as in-vitro fertilisation - are on the rise. How do they affect fertility rates? Read our latest #PopDigest by Jenny Chanfreau, Alice Goisis & Øystein Kravdal 🔗 tinyurl.com/2wkefabd

📢 Applications open for the National PhD Program in Life Course Research! 👉 12 positions in Demography & Social Statistics, promoting an interdisciplinary approach to studying life courses. 🗓 Deadline: August 7 ℹ️: phd-lcr.com 📄 To apply: tinyurl.com/8x2j35px

📢The 2025 Population Report of the Italian Association for Population Studies is now online! Edited by Daniele Vignoli and Anna Paterno, it challenges the dominant and often pessimistic narrative on Italy’s demography. Check it out: tinyurl.com/5x76z83d

📢 Call for papers! Join us at #ALPPOP2026 conference in Aosta Valley 🇮🇹 (🗓️ Jan 18–21, 2026). Confirmed keynotes by Martha Bailey and Arnout Van De Rijt @DondenaCentre @Unibocconi 📝 Send your paper here: bocconi.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6t…

In Germany, there is no relationship at all between parenthood status and environmental concerns. The results are robust against a bunch of different specifications.

Fantastic to see our Professor Jane Falkingham and @CPCpopulation academics in the news today, with research showing that tackling deprivation in older age can cut the rising cost of taxpayer-funded funerals. See more 👉 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

The executive summary of the latest @aisp_sis volume "Towards a positive Demography" is now available at @PopulationEU. Check it out here ⬇️⬇️⬇️ population-europe.eu/research/books…

📢Call for paper for #AlpPop 2026 is out with awesome #skinotes confirmed Martha Bailey and Arnot Van De Rijt. Please send your paper bocconi.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6t… by September 21. @Arnstein_Aassve @sissinicobalbo Seth Sanders @DondenaCentre

The population of EU countries on 1 January 2025 ranged from 83.6 million in 🇩🇪Germany to 0.6 million in 🇲🇹Malta. 🇩🇪Germany (19%), 🇫🇷France (15%) and 🇮🇹Italy (13%) comprised 47% of the total EU population on 1 January 2025. ➡️europa.eu/!yv7hfM #WorldPopulationDay2025

How can demography contribute to democratic resilience? This was the guiding question, we posed at our online workshop on 24 June. Find an extensive review of this event on our website: population-europe.eu/events/event-r…

In 2024, 49.8% of households with children in the EU had 1 child, 37.6% had 2 children, and 12.6% had 3 or more children.👨‍👩‍👧🏡 🔹The highest shares of households with children ranged from 18.0% in 🇫🇮Finland to 35.6% in 🇸🇰Slovakia. Learn more 👉europa.eu/!b6VgXg

📢 Don’t miss the free FReDA/GGS Autumn School at JGU Mainz, Sept 10–12, 2025! Learn to work with the #FReDA and #GGS dataset in hands-on sessions & expert-led workshops. 🗓️ Register by July 15: sozialstruktur.soziologie.uni-mainz.de/freda/ ℹ️ Info: freda-panel.de/EN/autumn-scho…

🎙️In Episode 2 of Dondena Decode, @pablogracia_twi discusses how young people are spending their time in today’s digital world! Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/2eamX2…