Das Leben im Kloster kann viel über die Lebenserwartung der Bevölkerung aussagen.

Die Kinderzahl pro Frau in Österreich liegt bei 1,29 – erneut ein historisches Tief. Die Politik will gegensteuern, aber was hilft? Und wie groß ist das Problem tatsächlich?

Francesco Billari nimmt bei einer Karl Popper-Lecture an der ÖAW die hyperdiverse Welt in den Blick und analysiert die komplexen Einflussfaktoren, die für die zunehmende Diversität von Bevölkerungen v...

This study tests the “longevity hypothesis,” which posits that women’s greater number of years spent in poor health is primarily a direct consequence of their longer survival. We analyse gender differ...

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The demographic future of the planet has rarely been as questioned as it is today. For much of the 20th century, the demographic transition theory provided a clear narrative: With modernization and de...

OeAW - Discovering the futureAs a central non-university institution for science and research, the Austrian Academy of Sciences - OeAW has the task of "promoting science in every respect". F...

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The Vienna Yearbook of Population Research is an open access journal that features contributions addressing population trends as well as a broad range of theoretical and methodological issues in popul...

This article introduces a comprehensive framework for defining and quantifying lifespan inequity within a population, grounded in the capability approach. Lifespan inequity (i.e., unfair inequality) i...