We study the structure and dynamics of populations and explore issues of political relevance, such as aging, fertility, and the redistribution of work over the life course, as well as digitization and the use of new data sources for the estimation of migration flows.
New Faces at the MPIDR | September 25, 2026
Welcome, Miriam Franchina!
The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)'s press department is happy to welcome Dr. Miriam Franchina to the team. Based in Berlin, Miriam will support the PR department in the area of science communication and also work for Population Europe. More
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Preparatory courses at the MPIDR
European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD)
The European Doctoral School of Demography is an eleven-month sponsored program that is offered every year aiming to provide students with an appropriate high-level education in demography to pursue their doctoral studies. Students will acquire a solid knowledge base on the causes and consequences of demographic change, population data, statistical and mathematical demography, as well as modeling, simulation, and forecasting. More
All Events
Recommended Readings | September 14, 2026
Comparison of Microsimulated and Register-based Kinship Data
IDEM 187 - Call for Application
Topics in Digital and Computational Demography
Introduction to our research groups
Family Demography in Sub-Saharan Africa
New Publication | September 24, 2026
Student Migration to the UK set to Decline by 2030
British universities face a potential funding crisis by 2030, as the number of international undergraduate students—is expected to stagnate or decline. This is the conclusion of a new study by University College London (UCL), the University of Liverpool, and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR). More
Selected Publications
Jasilionis, D.; van Raalte, A. A.; Klüsener, S.; Grigoriev, P.:
The underwhelming German life expectancy European Journal of Epidemiology 38:8, 839–850. (2023)
Andrade Santacruz, J. C.; Camarda, C. G.; Pifarré i Arolas, H.:
Cohort mortality forecasts indicate signs of deceleration in life expectancy gains Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122:35, e2519179122–e2519179122. (2025)
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Career
Open Positions
Anniversary
30 Years MPIDR in Rostock
Questions and Answers
Being a Researcher at the MPIDR
Working at MPIDR
Life & Research in Rostock
New Issue 2/2026 available | June 30, 2026
The Quarterly German Newsletter
A peer-reviewed, open-access journal of population sciences
MPIDR
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Doctoral Program
International Max Planck Research School for Population, Health and Data Science
News | September 22, 2026
When unemployment ripples across generations: Jobless children, worried parents
In India, parents of unemployed adult children face higher depression risk, especially in more unequal states, while strong social ties may offer some protection. More