Population Europe
@populationeu.bsky.social
The Network of Europe's Leading Demographic Research Centres: https://population-europe.eu
What demography can do: inform the future.
The foresight experts at @vdivde-it.bsky.social took some projections of demographic trends, and created a Qualitative Scenario Building exercise for our Policy Lab. The goal: to imagine Europe in 2045. Here are the results: futu-res.eu/european-res...
The foresight experts at @vdivde-it.bsky.social took some projections of demographic trends, and created a Qualitative Scenario Building exercise for our Policy Lab. The goal: to imagine Europe in 2045. Here are the results: futu-res.eu/european-res...
January 27, 2026 at 8:26 AM
What demography can do: inform the future.
The foresight experts at @vdivde-it.bsky.social took some projections of demographic trends, and created a Qualitative Scenario Building exercise for our Policy Lab. The goal: to imagine Europe in 2045. Here are the results: futu-res.eu/european-res...
The foresight experts at @vdivde-it.bsky.social took some projections of demographic trends, and created a Qualitative Scenario Building exercise for our Policy Lab. The goal: to imagine Europe in 2045. Here are the results: futu-res.eu/european-res...
📢 SLLS 2026 Conference | 1–3 July, Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Submit your paper by 13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT!
🔗 tinyurl.com/yh242mm2
Submit your paper by 13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT!
🔗 tinyurl.com/yh242mm2
January 19, 2026 at 9:04 AM
📢 SLLS 2026 Conference | 1–3 July, Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Submit your paper by 13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT!
🔗 tinyurl.com/yh242mm2
Submit your paper by 13 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT!
🔗 tinyurl.com/yh242mm2
Join us on Tuesday, 20 January for a discussion on youth in Europe.
Following a presentation on demographic trends in the near future, Prof. Aassve will lead a discussion on possible ways to strengthen the voice of young people.
Register here: tinyurl.com/28jv36du
Following a presentation on demographic trends in the near future, Prof. Aassve will lead a discussion on possible ways to strengthen the voice of young people.
Register here: tinyurl.com/28jv36du
January 12, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Join us on Tuesday, 20 January for a discussion on youth in Europe.
Following a presentation on demographic trends in the near future, Prof. Aassve will lead a discussion on possible ways to strengthen the voice of young people.
Register here: tinyurl.com/28jv36du
Following a presentation on demographic trends in the near future, Prof. Aassve will lead a discussion on possible ways to strengthen the voice of young people.
Register here: tinyurl.com/28jv36du
Register now and join us and the Age-It Programme in Brussels for a full-day, in-person event dedicated to the latest research on ageing!
When? 14 January 2026
🔗 tinyurl.com/yftxb3d6
When? 14 January 2026
🔗 tinyurl.com/yftxb3d6
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Register now and join us and the Age-It Programme in Brussels for a full-day, in-person event dedicated to the latest research on ageing!
When? 14 January 2026
🔗 tinyurl.com/yftxb3d6
When? 14 January 2026
🔗 tinyurl.com/yftxb3d6
In November, we brought together leading demographers, policymakers, and civil-society representatives to reflect on key challenges posed by demographic change.
This event review captures the main themes, evidence shared, and policy recommendations from the meeting:
🔗 tinyurl.com/29x777wr
This event review captures the main themes, evidence shared, and policy recommendations from the meeting:
🔗 tinyurl.com/29x777wr
December 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
In November, we brought together leading demographers, policymakers, and civil-society representatives to reflect on key challenges posed by demographic change.
This event review captures the main themes, evidence shared, and policy recommendations from the meeting:
🔗 tinyurl.com/29x777wr
This event review captures the main themes, evidence shared, and policy recommendations from the meeting:
🔗 tinyurl.com/29x777wr
Smoking, alcohol, and obesity drive mortality gaps—but how did their combined effect play out across educational groups over time?
Fanny Janssen and co-authors have the answer.
🔗 tinyurl.com/5sy9bsj8
Fanny Janssen and co-authors have the answer.
🔗 tinyurl.com/5sy9bsj8
November 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Smoking, alcohol, and obesity drive mortality gaps—but how did their combined effect play out across educational groups over time?
Fanny Janssen and co-authors have the answer.
🔗 tinyurl.com/5sy9bsj8
Fanny Janssen and co-authors have the answer.
🔗 tinyurl.com/5sy9bsj8
Older migrants from low- and middle-income countries in Swedish care settings typically enjoy a mortality advantage over the native-born population.
During the first year of Covid-19, they faced a higher risk of death.
Why? Read our latest #PopDigest!
🔗 tinyurl.com/5d38df7a
During the first year of Covid-19, they faced a higher risk of death.
Why? Read our latest #PopDigest!
🔗 tinyurl.com/5d38df7a
November 19, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Older migrants from low- and middle-income countries in Swedish care settings typically enjoy a mortality advantage over the native-born population.
During the first year of Covid-19, they faced a higher risk of death.
Why? Read our latest #PopDigest!
🔗 tinyurl.com/5d38df7a
During the first year of Covid-19, they faced a higher risk of death.
Why? Read our latest #PopDigest!
🔗 tinyurl.com/5d38df7a
📖 New study by Alessandro Gallo & Daniele Vignoli @florenceups.bsky.social shows that in #Italy, everyday housing expenses (such as bills, mortgages, rent payments, and maintenance costs) truly influence childbearing patterns.
Read it now - tinyurl.com/23pt2xt5
Read it now - tinyurl.com/23pt2xt5
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
📖 New study by Alessandro Gallo & Daniele Vignoli @florenceups.bsky.social shows that in #Italy, everyday housing expenses (such as bills, mortgages, rent payments, and maintenance costs) truly influence childbearing patterns.
Read it now - tinyurl.com/23pt2xt5
Read it now - tinyurl.com/23pt2xt5
Join our upcoming webinar - Demographic concerns and migration control: A look at debates and legal developments over the past 50 years
Tuesday 18. November 2025, 1 PM CET
Registration: tinyurl.com/48v7x33r
By Dana Schmalz, author of “Das Bevölkerungsargument” (The Population Argument)
Tuesday 18. November 2025, 1 PM CET
Registration: tinyurl.com/48v7x33r
By Dana Schmalz, author of “Das Bevölkerungsargument” (The Population Argument)
November 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Join our upcoming webinar - Demographic concerns and migration control: A look at debates and legal developments over the past 50 years
Tuesday 18. November 2025, 1 PM CET
Registration: tinyurl.com/48v7x33r
By Dana Schmalz, author of “Das Bevölkerungsargument” (The Population Argument)
Tuesday 18. November 2025, 1 PM CET
Registration: tinyurl.com/48v7x33r
By Dana Schmalz, author of “Das Bevölkerungsargument” (The Population Argument)
Call for papers!
Join the 16th Supercentenarians Seminar — one of the most inspiring events in our community, organised [email protected] .
Deadline: 20 December
More information: tinyurl.com/47cmvzjp
Join the 16th Supercentenarians Seminar — one of the most inspiring events in our community, organised [email protected] .
Deadline: 20 December
More information: tinyurl.com/47cmvzjp
November 7, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Call for papers!
Join the 16th Supercentenarians Seminar — one of the most inspiring events in our community, organised [email protected] .
Deadline: 20 December
More information: tinyurl.com/47cmvzjp
Join the 16th Supercentenarians Seminar — one of the most inspiring events in our community, organised [email protected] .
Deadline: 20 December
More information: tinyurl.com/47cmvzjp
We are proud to support the Age-It programme, led by Daniele Vignoli florenceups.bsky.social - driving socioeconomic, biomedical, and tech innovation for an inclusive ageing #Italy.
Explore highlights from our latest discussion on health, care, and tech: tinyurl.com/3pjts9ph
Explore highlights from our latest discussion on health, care, and tech: tinyurl.com/3pjts9ph
November 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
We are proud to support the Age-It programme, led by Daniele Vignoli florenceups.bsky.social - driving socioeconomic, biomedical, and tech innovation for an inclusive ageing #Italy.
Explore highlights from our latest discussion on health, care, and tech: tinyurl.com/3pjts9ph
Explore highlights from our latest discussion on health, care, and tech: tinyurl.com/3pjts9ph
Looking for career opportunities in demography? See the listings from our network! @mpidr.bsky.social is inviting applications for a PhD Studentship with the University of Hong Kong; and UCLouvain is looking to fill an Assistant or Associate Professorship.
population-europe.eu/study-career...
population-europe.eu/study-career...
October 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Looking for career opportunities in demography? See the listings from our network! @mpidr.bsky.social is inviting applications for a PhD Studentship with the University of Hong Kong; and UCLouvain is looking to fill an Assistant or Associate Professorship.
population-europe.eu/study-career...
population-europe.eu/study-career...
What are the links between demography and democracy? Join this year’s Berlin Demography Days on the topic of “Demography and Democracy”
📅 27 + 28 October, 2025 (online or in Person)
Register here: lnkd.in/esXJ4Xqa
📅 27 + 28 October, 2025 (online or in Person)
Register here: lnkd.in/esXJ4Xqa
October 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
What are the links between demography and democracy? Join this year’s Berlin Demography Days on the topic of “Demography and Democracy”
📅 27 + 28 October, 2025 (online or in Person)
Register here: lnkd.in/esXJ4Xqa
📅 27 + 28 October, 2025 (online or in Person)
Register here: lnkd.in/esXJ4Xqa
What’s a “longevity society”? It’s not just about having more older people around — it’s about how we live longer lives
A true longevity society invests in prevention, digital health, and tackling loneliness so everyone can thrive at every age
Here’s what experts recommend 👇
tinyurl.com/ypycc3v6
A true longevity society invests in prevention, digital health, and tackling loneliness so everyone can thrive at every age
Here’s what experts recommend 👇
tinyurl.com/ypycc3v6
October 14, 2025 at 7:44 AM
What’s a “longevity society”? It’s not just about having more older people around — it’s about how we live longer lives
A true longevity society invests in prevention, digital health, and tackling loneliness so everyone can thrive at every age
Here’s what experts recommend 👇
tinyurl.com/ypycc3v6
A true longevity society invests in prevention, digital health, and tackling loneliness so everyone can thrive at every age
Here’s what experts recommend 👇
tinyurl.com/ypycc3v6
Early childhood, graduation, mid-career, retirement—life stages are full of opportunity and vulnerability.
Our new #Mapineq White Paper shows how to tackle inequalities across the life course.
By @janierola.net , Daniela Vono, @elinakilpi.bsky.social & the Mapineq team.
🔗 mapineq.eu/white-paper/
Our new #Mapineq White Paper shows how to tackle inequalities across the life course.
By @janierola.net , Daniela Vono, @elinakilpi.bsky.social & the Mapineq team.
🔗 mapineq.eu/white-paper/
October 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Early childhood, graduation, mid-career, retirement—life stages are full of opportunity and vulnerability.
Our new #Mapineq White Paper shows how to tackle inequalities across the life course.
By @janierola.net , Daniela Vono, @elinakilpi.bsky.social & the Mapineq team.
🔗 mapineq.eu/white-paper/
Our new #Mapineq White Paper shows how to tackle inequalities across the life course.
By @janierola.net , Daniela Vono, @elinakilpi.bsky.social & the Mapineq team.
🔗 mapineq.eu/white-paper/
New #PopDigest!
Do partners always see family planning the same way?
A new study using @ggp.bsky.social data by @mussino.eu and Caroline Uggla suggests: not always—especially when their migration backgrounds differ.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4ztcn727
Do partners always see family planning the same way?
A new study using @ggp.bsky.social data by @mussino.eu and Caroline Uggla suggests: not always—especially when their migration backgrounds differ.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4ztcn727
September 23, 2025 at 7:04 AM
New #PopDigest!
Do partners always see family planning the same way?
A new study using @ggp.bsky.social data by @mussino.eu and Caroline Uggla suggests: not always—especially when their migration backgrounds differ.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4ztcn727
Do partners always see family planning the same way?
A new study using @ggp.bsky.social data by @mussino.eu and Caroline Uggla suggests: not always—especially when their migration backgrounds differ.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4ztcn727
New #PopDigest! Retirement migration is a thing nowadays.
Ever wonder how many actually return home sooner than planned?
New Dutch research shows: Way more than expected! Health issues & family ties are the main reasons.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/2seve35w
Ever wonder how many actually return home sooner than planned?
New Dutch research shows: Way more than expected! Health issues & family ties are the main reasons.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/2seve35w
September 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
New #PopDigest! Retirement migration is a thing nowadays.
Ever wonder how many actually return home sooner than planned?
New Dutch research shows: Way more than expected! Health issues & family ties are the main reasons.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/2seve35w
Ever wonder how many actually return home sooner than planned?
New Dutch research shows: Way more than expected! Health issues & family ties are the main reasons.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/2seve35w
Do you know somebody who isn't yet a fan of #demography? Send them episode 1 of "Certain Futures": a new podcast with our amazing experts from "FutuRes" project.
certain-futures.podigee.io
With: Jakub Bijak, U Southampton, Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, Miguel Sánchez-Romero, TU Wien. Host: Dan Stern
certain-futures.podigee.io
With: Jakub Bijak, U Southampton, Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, Miguel Sánchez-Romero, TU Wien. Host: Dan Stern
August 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Do you know somebody who isn't yet a fan of #demography? Send them episode 1 of "Certain Futures": a new podcast with our amazing experts from "FutuRes" project.
certain-futures.podigee.io
With: Jakub Bijak, U Southampton, Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, Miguel Sánchez-Romero, TU Wien. Host: Dan Stern
certain-futures.podigee.io
With: Jakub Bijak, U Southampton, Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, Miguel Sánchez-Romero, TU Wien. Host: Dan Stern
Proud to announce this year's European Demographer Awards!
They go to Julia Hellstrand @juliahellstrand.bsky.social (Helsinki), Cosmo Strozza @cosmostrozza.bsky.social (Odense) and Éva Beaujouan @fertdem.bsky.social (Vienna).
More: population-europe.eu/network/news...
Congratulations!
They go to Julia Hellstrand @juliahellstrand.bsky.social (Helsinki), Cosmo Strozza @cosmostrozza.bsky.social (Odense) and Éva Beaujouan @fertdem.bsky.social (Vienna).
More: population-europe.eu/network/news...
Congratulations!
August 5, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Proud to announce this year's European Demographer Awards!
They go to Julia Hellstrand @juliahellstrand.bsky.social (Helsinki), Cosmo Strozza @cosmostrozza.bsky.social (Odense) and Éva Beaujouan @fertdem.bsky.social (Vienna).
More: population-europe.eu/network/news...
Congratulations!
They go to Julia Hellstrand @juliahellstrand.bsky.social (Helsinki), Cosmo Strozza @cosmostrozza.bsky.social (Odense) and Éva Beaujouan @fertdem.bsky.social (Vienna).
More: population-europe.eu/network/news...
Congratulations!
Acquiring citizenship is often seen as a milestone of integration.
For once because it is assumed to lead to better job prospects. A new study on #Italy challenges this assumption.
Read our #PopDigest led by scholars at @csisunitn.bsky.social
🔗https://tinyurl.com/mxd4rdk
For once because it is assumed to lead to better job prospects. A new study on #Italy challenges this assumption.
Read our #PopDigest led by scholars at @csisunitn.bsky.social
🔗https://tinyurl.com/mxd4rdk
July 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Acquiring citizenship is often seen as a milestone of integration.
For once because it is assumed to lead to better job prospects. A new study on #Italy challenges this assumption.
Read our #PopDigest led by scholars at @csisunitn.bsky.social
🔗https://tinyurl.com/mxd4rdk
For once because it is assumed to lead to better job prospects. A new study on #Italy challenges this assumption.
Read our #PopDigest led by scholars at @csisunitn.bsky.social
🔗https://tinyurl.com/mxd4rdk
Europe is ageing — fast and unevenly. As our societies grow more diverse, how do we make fairness across generations a reality?
Read our newest Policy Briefing by Age-It scholars Agar Brugiavini, Vincenzo Galasso and Andrea Ungar
🔗 tinyurl.com/yr6nv8z4
Read our newest Policy Briefing by Age-It scholars Agar Brugiavini, Vincenzo Galasso and Andrea Ungar
🔗 tinyurl.com/yr6nv8z4
July 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Europe is ageing — fast and unevenly. As our societies grow more diverse, how do we make fairness across generations a reality?
Read our newest Policy Briefing by Age-It scholars Agar Brugiavini, Vincenzo Galasso and Andrea Ungar
🔗 tinyurl.com/yr6nv8z4
Read our newest Policy Briefing by Age-It scholars Agar Brugiavini, Vincenzo Galasso and Andrea Ungar
🔗 tinyurl.com/yr6nv8z4
Despite popular perception, there is no clear evidence of a broad rightward shift among young men.
New study by @nennstielr.bsky.social & @hudde.bsky.social explores political divides btw young men and women - looking back as far as 1990 and using data from 32 EU countries.
tinyurl.com/389b8mmx
New study by @nennstielr.bsky.social & @hudde.bsky.social explores political divides btw young men and women - looking back as far as 1990 and using data from 32 EU countries.
tinyurl.com/389b8mmx
July 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Despite popular perception, there is no clear evidence of a broad rightward shift among young men.
New study by @nennstielr.bsky.social & @hudde.bsky.social explores political divides btw young men and women - looking back as far as 1990 and using data from 32 EU countries.
tinyurl.com/389b8mmx
New study by @nennstielr.bsky.social & @hudde.bsky.social explores political divides btw young men and women - looking back as far as 1990 and using data from 32 EU countries.
tinyurl.com/389b8mmx
Assisted reproductive technologies - such as in-vitro fertilisation - are on the rise.
How do they affect fertility rates?
Read our latest #PopDigest by @jenchanfreau.bsky.social , Alice Goisis & Øystein Kravdal
🔗 tinyurl.com/2wkefabd
How do they affect fertility rates?
Read our latest #PopDigest by @jenchanfreau.bsky.social , Alice Goisis & Øystein Kravdal
🔗 tinyurl.com/2wkefabd
July 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Assisted reproductive technologies - such as in-vitro fertilisation - are on the rise.
How do they affect fertility rates?
Read our latest #PopDigest by @jenchanfreau.bsky.social , Alice Goisis & Øystein Kravdal
🔗 tinyurl.com/2wkefabd
How do they affect fertility rates?
Read our latest #PopDigest by @jenchanfreau.bsky.social , Alice Goisis & Øystein Kravdal
🔗 tinyurl.com/2wkefabd
📢The 2025 Population Report of the Italian Association for Population Studies is now online!
Edited by Daniele Vignoli and Anna Paterno, it challenges the dominant and often pessimistic narrative on Italy’s demography.
Check it out: tinyurl.com/5x76z83d
Edited by Daniele Vignoli and Anna Paterno, it challenges the dominant and often pessimistic narrative on Italy’s demography.
Check it out: tinyurl.com/5x76z83d
July 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM
📢The 2025 Population Report of the Italian Association for Population Studies is now online!
Edited by Daniele Vignoli and Anna Paterno, it challenges the dominant and often pessimistic narrative on Italy’s demography.
Check it out: tinyurl.com/5x76z83d
Edited by Daniele Vignoli and Anna Paterno, it challenges the dominant and often pessimistic narrative on Italy’s demography.
Check it out: tinyurl.com/5x76z83d
How can demography contribute to democratic resilience?
This was the guiding question, we posed at our online workshop on 24 June.
Find an extensive review of this event on our website:
population-europe.eu/events/event...
This was the guiding question, we posed at our online workshop on 24 June.
Find an extensive review of this event on our website:
population-europe.eu/events/event...
July 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
How can demography contribute to democratic resilience?
This was the guiding question, we posed at our online workshop on 24 June.
Find an extensive review of this event on our website:
population-europe.eu/events/event...
This was the guiding question, we posed at our online workshop on 24 June.
Find an extensive review of this event on our website:
population-europe.eu/events/event...