Since the launch of DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH in 1999, our journal has been emphasizing diversity and openness, encouraging submissions that employ a variety of methods and approaches. https://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3muyintmtnc2uIncreases in #childlessness played a larger relative role in cohort #fertility change in countries which experienced large #declines. 📄👉 https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/55/1508 Sep 2026 07:26 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyintmtnc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mujh2hlnz225How much does uncertainty about future mortality contribute to uncertainty about how long an individual will live? Surprisingly little: Forecast variance accounts for less than 10% of total cohort lifespan variance in most cases. 👉 https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/55/14 @jschoeley.com02 Sep 2026 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujh2hlnz225https://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mugrnkknpk23This study examines cohort trends in childlessness and the number of children ever born among Chinese women, focusing on fertility postponement, recuperation, and the effects of structural changes. Read more! 👇 https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/55/13/01 Sep 2026 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugrnkknpk23https://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mtxsvmo45k2oThe recent decline in women’s fertility intentions in Canada: The shift in the intention schedule and the puzzle for family policy: https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/55/1226 Aug 2026 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxsvmo45k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mtvhad4pks2u“Argentina's centenarian counts are surprisingly reliable. Our indirect estimates align closely with the 2001, 2010 & 2022 Censuses – a stark contrast to neighboring Brazil.” 📄👉 https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/55/1125 Aug 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvhad4pks2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3msuk5dbksk22"Families increasingly share a home to support aging parents. New research shows adult children caring for parents 80+ are more than twice as likely to face financial strain when they live together—a hidden cost common in Mexican-American families." https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/55/1012 Aug 2026 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuk5dbksk22https://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mss6i2ingc2o“Mexico has seen an increase in the number of centenarians and improvements in their data sources over the past decades, with marked differences in longevity and data quality across the country.” Full opne-access paper: https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/55/9/11 Aug 2026 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mss6i2ingc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mscz34ywz225“Developmental disparities associated with a forced migration background emerge early and persist beyond parental mental health, indicating that individual family resources do not fully explain these inequalities.” https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/55/8/05 Aug 2026 07:31 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mscz34ywz225https://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3msae53ick22hThis study uses a data-driven approach to map the uneven alignment across women’s empowerment dimensions and, in the global pursuit of gender equity, raises the broader question of what actually constitutes an empowered woman. 👉 https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/55/7/04 Aug 2026 06:11 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msae53ick22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mrrki5hzgk2kSara Yeatman talked with Tom Pullum to gain his personal perspective on the history of the World Fertility Survey and The Demographic and Health Surveys Program – and we are pleased to announce that this interview was published today! 🥳😍 https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/55/6/29 Jul 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrrki5hzgk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mqt5bfww5s2fTiming of first labor migration relative to marriage & childbearing changed rapidly among rural Chinese individuals: negative links btwn first labor migration & marriage as well as childbearing have grown stronger over birth cohorts btwn 1951 and 2000. https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/55/5/17 Jul 2026 06:38 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqt5bfww5s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mqllxxqbs22cCounterintuitively, our study shows that in Quebec, residential mobility following union dissolution is delayed among non-immigrants, but occurs immediately among immigrants. https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/55/4/ #Quebec #Immigration #ResidentialMobility #Familytransitions #Demography14 Jul 2026 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqllxxqbs22chttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mqbkxsc42s2nWhy do working-class children have more behavioural difficulties? New study uses Ireland's Great Recession to show that class gaps in child behavioral difficulties largely reflect financial strain and parental depression, not stable cultural values. https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/55/310 Jul 2026 06:55 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqbkxsc42s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mq73bq5nak2uFocusing on #China, we find #EducationalCompetition (proxied by private tutoring centers within 800m of schools) correlates with a 0.04-child reduction in #FamilySize — this link is striking for low-to-middle income households. #PopulationResearch 📄👇 https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/55/2/09 Jul 2026 07:09 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq73bq5nak2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mq2gc5nyxk2hAfter an economic crisis, some children grow up to provide more comfort and support to other people. But speaking of resilience hides a web of market pressures, gender norms and care needs, argues @gmari.bsky.social 📄👉https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/55/107 Jul 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2gc5nyxk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3momqa3iczs2hHow reliable are web surveys for studying family structure & relationships? Comparing #KINMATRIX survey with demographic projections/surveys/registers for 10 Western countries reveals the potential & limits of nonprobability data in family demography. https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/54/42/19 Jun 2026 06:38 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3momqa3iczs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mokj2zk4hs2kIn countries with limited civil registration, household surveys do not include questions on HIV-related mortality. This study added HIV questions to the standard module on adult and maternal mortality used in household surveys. Results 👉 https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/54/41/18 Jun 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mokj2zk4hs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mohsehv5q226The birth squeeze, the effect on male and female birth rates from the population’s age-sex composition, is found to approximate the product of the population growth rate and the difference between male and female mean ages of fertility. 📄 https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/54/4017 Jun 2026 07:33 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mohsehv5q226https://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mof7rdb65s2lChina’s life expectancy rose sharply, yet regional dynamics mattered. Mortality decreased across the country. However, internal migration and population changes partially offset these improvements in certain regions. https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/54/39/16 Jun 2026 06:55 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mof7rdb65s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mnymj6vwmk2eAre partnership trajectories associated with fertility recuperation? @cristinasuero.bsky.social shows that women with multiple partners are more likely to recuperate births by shortening birth intervals, particularly the highly educated. 📄Full paper: https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/54/38/11 Jun 2026 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnymj6vwmk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mnw5ovvinc2fIn this new publication, @ariellekuperberg.bsky.social and colleagues find that dating and long-term relationships stayed steady in college over COVID even as campuses closed, as students shifted to meeting online instead. 📄👉 https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/54/37/10 Jun 2026 07:08 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnw5ovvinc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mntn7ghkfc2uUsing the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study for England and Wales, we are one of the few studies that examines the long-term residential mobility and housing tenure patterns among migrant origin groups and generations in the UK context. https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/54/36/09 Jun 2026 07:08 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mntn7ghkfc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mnjin3w5bk2g👀Looking to measure gender more inclusively without sacrificing data quality? 👀 (1/2)05 Jun 2026 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnjin3w5bk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mngzzdkqdk2aEconomically insecure conditions may be driving young people’s decisions to delay, forgo, or reduce childbearing. The authors provide new experimental evidence about whether economic resources and parity interact to predict preferred family scenarios. 👉 https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/54/34/04 Jun 2026 06:52 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mngzzdkqdk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mnekhw3b5k2uEqualizing labor force participation between genders and demographic groups could add millions to US labor force by 2060, potentially offsetting the effects of #aging. #LaborForce #Inclusion 📄👉 https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/54/33/ @jku-economics.bsky.social @wifo.bsky.social03 Jun 2026 07:09 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnekhw3b5k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mnbztp2s4222Despite shifting gender norms, full-time employment remains a critical factor shaping women’s ability to leave a union. Full paper by Konrad Turek & Matthijs Kalmijn: 👉https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/54/32/02 Jun 2026 07:06 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnbztp2s4222https://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mmy5ao7mks2b📣We are excited to share another Call for Papers. This time for a special issue on 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺: 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴, 𝘋𝘺𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴. Submissions are possible from 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 15 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐜 15, 2026. ℹ️CfP with all the info here: https://www.demographic-research.org/files/20260526_cfp_Kinship_Demography.pdf29 May 2026 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmy5ao7mks2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mmvdr2e3hs2yHow long can parents take leave, and how can they share it? The new EPLP Dataset tracks parenting leave in 21 European countries, 1970-2024, with 33 variables on duration, benefits, flexibility, and incentives for sharing https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/54/31/ eplp-dataset.org28 May 2026 05:59 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvdr2e3hs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/demresjournal.bsky.social/post/3mmsxaxopl22wNew by Spoorenberg & Skirbekk: "Is your country producing too many or too few births to keep its population size stable? We introduce a simple ratio that captures the immediate numerical balance between births and deaths, Bₒ/Bₙ.” #Demography #OpenAccess https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/54/30/27 May 2026 07:10 +0000at://did:plc:ed45yo4aprcmgrekudxm5ipp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmsxaxopl22w