demography

Mikko Myrskylä, director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR), received the 2026 Dirk J. Van de Kaa Award for Population Studies at the European Population Conference 2026 (EPC2026) closing ceremony in Bologna. Presented by the European Association for Population Studies (EAPS), the award honors outstanding scientific achievements in population studies.

In 1970, nearly half of all Black individuals in the U.S. resided in a large city. Over the past 50 years, that number has fallen to merely 25 percent, while the share living in the suburbs of large cities rose from 16 to 36 percent. This demographic shift is as large as the post-World War II wave of the Great Migration, according to Notre Dame economist Evan Mast, who set out study whether subur…

In 1970, nearly half of all Black individuals in the U.S. resided in a large city. Over the past 50 years, that number has fallen to merely 25 percent, while the share living in the suburbs of large cities rose from 16 to 36 percent. This demographic shift is as large as the post-World War II wave of the Great Migration, according to Notre Dame economist Evan Mast, who set out to study whether su…

Katharina J, Kerala University Introduction Kerala is a state with a long history of migration. Both international and inter-state migration has been going on since its formation in 1956. The state's economy and society have been greatly affected by this migration. Kerala's economy is significantly supported by the money expatriates bring in, which has resulted in the creation of a special develo…

Karin Östling Svensson of Riskbank notes that Sweden could face a housing surplus going forward: The population is growing more slowly than before – only 1.9 per cent is expected to be added by 2034, compared to 8.6 per cent in the last decade. Fewer births, more deaths and lower immigration contribute to this trend. […]

Older Student Parents More Likely to Face Evictions Joshua.Bay Wed, 06/03/2026 - 03:00 AM New America report finds older student parents face eviction filing rates double those of their nonstudent peers, highlighting the need for stronger housing and financial support. Byline(s) Joshua Bay

Background: The US labor force and economic dependency ratios are projected to change significantly through 2060, driven by demographic shifts and persistent inequalities across race, ethnicity, and gender. The United States has lower participation rates than other industrialized countries and large participation gaps between population groups. Methods: We use a dynamic microsimulation model, inc…

Tennessee Republicans eliminated the state’s one Democratic, Black-majority congressional district after the supreme court gutted part of the Voting Rights Act From the bridge on Poplar Avenue, above the railroad tracks that cut through the Memphis neighborhood of Binghampton, you can’t see the rupture at the heart of the city. You can’t see the people living rough under the bridge, either. Days …

Take Our Survey and Help Shape What Comes Next High-resolution data from WorldPop is uncovering critical demographic shifts in over 10,000 cities that national averages often hide. The study, led by Dr Andrew Zimmer and published in Nature Cities, provides a globally consistent view of urban change between 2000 and 2020.  Researchers used WorldPop’s anonymised and aggregated gridded population di…

Reform and Maga are correct that ageing populations are storing up huge social problems, but our prosperity still rests on the hard work of migrants A growing mountain of reports highlights one of the US’s most fascinating features: the fact that people in red states seem to breed far more than those in the blue ones, and are being newly encouraged to do so by high-profile figures who are despera…

In the 2024 U.S. Presidential election, Donald Trump slightly increased his vote total compared to 2020 while the Democratic ticket led by Kamala Harris received several million fewer votes than Joe Biden had received four years earlier. Since third-party voting remained relatively flat, most of the Democratic decrease seems to be explained by voters who previously supported Biden but abstained f…

Background: Parenting leave policies shape how caregiving and paid work can be reconciled around the time of childbirth. They have important implications for fertility, employment, and gender equality. Still, there are limited quantitative cross-country data capturing long-term policy changes that impact how long parents can temporarily be away from work to care for their children, and how leave …

The repatriation follows renewed demonstrations over illegal immigration in parts of South Africa, where frustrations over unemployment, crime and access to services have fueled tensions.

Figures raise questions over ministers’ plans to raise qualifying period for settled status from five years to 10 Higher-earning immigrants are less likely to remain in the UK long-term and could be further deterred from staying by the government’s planned crackdown on settlement rights, analysis has revealed. A report from the Migration Advisory Committee’s , Who Stays, Who Leaves?, follows abou…

This book constitutes the first review of the techniques of event history analysis in demography. During the 1971s, the amount of reliable data made available as a result of surveys increased enormously. At the same time, statistical and computational techniques developed to allow the new data to be handled. This treatment of the subject gives a detailed treatment of the techniques of event histo…

In Daniel Courgeau & Eva Lelièvre, Event history analysis in demography. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 9-28. 1992As an exhaustive census can only permit a limited number of questions about the event history, we will have to consider more general surveys, such as the 'triple biographic' survey.

Study, published as latest migration figures are released, shows incorrect perceptions driving immigration debate People mistakenly believe net migration is rising in Britain despite figures dropping to their lowest level in years, a leading thinktank has found. New research from British Future, published ahead of latest government figures on migration, has revealed a chasm between reality and pu…

While global population growth is projected to slow over the rest of the century, Africa stands out for its relatively young and growing population.

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Published online: 18 May 2026; doi:10.1057/s41599-026-07692-0 Housing expenditure pressure, gender preference and subsequent fertility intentions of young female migrants: evidence from China