Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

Research Funding | November 05, 2025

Six Million Euros for MigScene!

Mikko Myrskylä, the director of the MPIDR and professor at the University of Helsinki, and his colleagues, Wolfgang Lutz, the founding director of the Wittgenstein Center for Demography, Mirkka Danielsbacka, professor at the University of Turku, and Anna Rotkirch, research professor at Family Federation of Finland, will receive six million euros over the next six years to do research on population projections for migration scenarios, human capital development, and sustainable integration (MigScene).  More

Marriage or Separation | October 29, 2025

How Age and Cohabitation Duration Modulate Partnerships Transitions

Scientists have developed a model to analyze transitions from non-marital cohabitation to either marriage or separation considering two-time scales simultaneously: the age of the individuals and the duration of the cohabitation.  More

Germany

35 Years of Reunification

Thirty-five years after German reunification, various demographic indicators suggest that the country is still not united. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) summarise the current situation in Eastern and Western Germany in a series of short quotes. They answer questions about what unites and divides people in Germany in terms of their lifestyles, life expectancy, health, fertility and mobility.  More