Homepage Newsroom Keyword Collection Demographics Demographics All News Article Select type All News Article Gender role beliefs shape desire for parenthood April 03, 2025 Demographics Social Sciences A study examines the relationship between gender roles and the desire to have children in Scandinavia more Twin births: A growing trend in low-income countries February 14, 2025 Demographics Social Sciences New study predicts rise in twin births by 2100 more Understanding the increase in stillbirth rates in Germany amid European declines February 03, 2025 Demographics Social Sciences Study examines how maternal age and multiple births affects stillbirth rates more Women´s education influences fertility rates in Sub-Saharan Africa November 05, 2024 Demographics Social Sciences Research shows strong correlation between higher levels of female education and lower fertility rates in sub-Saharan Africa. more Family as a wealth factor October 23, 2024 Demographics Social Sciences Study reveals how generational change and family events are associated with a person's wealth more Happy and Healthy Within the Family Structure August 14, 2024 Demographics Psychology Our well-being partly depends on the family constellations we are embedded in. The intergenerational position is particularly decisive, a new study says. more New Partnerships Improve Life Satisfaction for Single Mothers July 22, 2024 Demographics Social Sciences Current study shows what a new partnership can mean for single mothers more Sharing is Caring – Open science in demographic research July 17, 2024 Demographics Open Access Scientific papers more and more openly available, software codes still shared on very low level more Unveiling the impact of job loss on the health of immigrants May 15, 2024 Demographics Social Sciences Researchers investigate health inequalities between migrants and non-migrants more More heart attacks in rural areas February 08, 2024 Demographics Medicine Core problem of urban-rural divide is not a lack of emergency care for heart attacks, but poorer disease prevention in rural areas more Show more Gender role beliefs shape desire for parenthood April 03, 2025 Demographics Social Sciences A study examines the relationship between gender roles and the desire to have children in Scandinavia more Twin births: A growing trend in low-income countries February 14, 2025 Demographics Social Sciences New study predicts rise in twin births by 2100 more Understanding the increase in stillbirth rates in Germany amid European declines February 03, 2025 Demographics Social Sciences Study examines how maternal age and multiple births affects stillbirth rates more Family as a wealth factor October 23, 2024 Demographics Social Sciences Study reveals how generational change and family events are associated with a person's wealth more Unveiling the impact of job loss on the health of immigrants May 15, 2024 Demographics Social Sciences Researchers investigate health inequalities between migrants and non-migrants more More heart attacks in rural areas February 08, 2024 Demographics Medicine Core problem of urban-rural divide is not a lack of emergency care for heart attacks, but poorer disease prevention in rural areas more The case for a facts-based migration policy December 11, 2020 Demographics Migration Social Sciences Research project presents ways of overcoming future immigration challenges more How children influence the life expectancy of their parents October 23, 2019 Ageing Demographics Social Sciences Does having children make us live longer? The numbers say yes, but the reasons are not yet understood. more Aging out of bounds December 08, 2013 Demographics New demographic data show how diversely different species age – biologists cannot explain why more The evolution of mortality October 16, 2012 Ageing Demographics 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 What the electric meter tells us about the birth rate July 03, 2012 Demographics Species that use more energy live longer and have fewer children more Older parents are happier with more children March 07, 2011 Demographics Social Sciences The satisfaction of young parents decreases with their number of children, while older parents are happier than their childless peers are more