Demographics

Researchers analyze the human toll of the ongoing conflict using a statistical model that takes data uncertainties into account more

Study with data from four countries shows: accelerated demographic change is creating significant differences in the number of relatives more

In the U.S., the monthly payments increase the longer one works—researchers have now examined whether delaying retirement is financially worthwhile. more

A study examines the relationship between gender roles and the desire to have children in Scandinavia more

New study predicts rise in twin births by 2100 more

Study examines how maternal age and multiple births affects stillbirth rates more

Study reveals how generational change and family events are associated with a person's wealth more

Researchers investigate health inequalities between migrants and non-migrants more

Core problem of urban-rural divide is not a lack of emergency care for heart attacks, but poorer disease prevention in rural areas more

Research project presents ways of overcoming future immigration challenges more

Does having children make us live longer? The numbers say yes, but the reasons are not yet understood. more

New demographic data show how diversely different species age – biologists cannot explain why more

During the last 100 years there has been a far greater drop in human mortality than there was when humans evolved from wild chimpanzees more

Species that use more energy live longer and have fewer children more

The satisfaction of young parents decreases with their number of children, while older parents are happier than their childless peers are more