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.
Press Release | September 28, 2026
Tracking Researchers in Ukraine Through War and Armed Conflict
A study based on publication data traces how researchers moved within Ukraine and across borders between 2009 and 2022, with conflict-affected regions losing scholars while others became increasingly important destinations. These shifts were already underway after Russia illegally annexed Crimea and fighting began in the Donbas in 2014, underscoring that scholarly mobility during conflict cannot simply be understood as a matter of free choice. More
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LabTalks@SocialDemography
Flavia Mazzeo from the Research Group: Gender Inequalities and Fertility gives a talk. More
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Recommended Readings | September 14, 2026
Comparison of Microsimulated and Register-based Kinship Data
Introduction to our research groups
Simulation of Socio-Demographic Systems
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
Anastasiadou, A.; Volgin, A.; Leasure, D. R.:
War and mobility: using Yandex web searches to characterize intentions to leave Russia after its invasion of Ukraine Demographic Research 50:8, 205–220. (2024)
Şanlitürk, A. E.; Billari, F. C.:
Search for a new home: refugee stock and Google search International Migration Review 59:1, 61–89. (2025)
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New Issue 2/2026 available | June 30, 2026
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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