Insecure jobs linked to higher fertility intentions among some migrant groups, according to a new study in demography by Mimmi Lounela, PhD student at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social www.su.se/english/divi... @mimmilou.bsky.social

Larmen om att vi har en befolkningskris i Sverige saknar grund. Det skriver Martin Kolk, forskare i demografi, i en debattartikel i Dagens Nyheter. www.dn.se/kultur/marti...

New model for population estimates gives more reliable results. E.g. it shows that the employment rate among people with foreign backgrounds in Sweden is higher than previously calculated by Statistics Sweden. www.su.se/english/divi... The model is developed by @mussino.bsky.social et. al.

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Workplace culture affects fathers' parental leave outtake in Sweden, according to a new study by @floredebruyne.bsky.social from Stockholm University. www.su.se/english/divi...

Son preference remains stable in many low- and middle-income countries, despite recent development toward gender equality and urbanisation, a new doctoral thesis in demography reveales. www.su.se/english/divi...

I Sverige är intensivt föräldraskap normen i samhället. Men mammor som avfärdar dessa attityder mår bättre än andra, enligt en ny studie från Stockholms universitet. Hur hänger det ihop? Sunnee Billingsley, professor i sociologi, berättar mer. www.su.se/sociologiska...

Migrants from low-income countries living in care settings in Sweden were more likely to die from Covid-19 than people born in the country during the first year of the pandemic, according to a new study in demography, published in the European Journal of Public Health. www.su.se/department-o...

Couples’ views on having children often diverge. In Sweden, Eleonora Mussino and Caroline Uggla find that native-migrant pairs are the most divided, revealing hidden dynamics behind the country’s low birth rates. @mussino.eu population-europe.eu/research/pop...

A new research project about sexual and reproductive outcomes of violent crime in Mexico is recruiting two PhD students. The project is lead by Signe Svallfors who has received the five year starting grant from European Research Council. www.su.se/department-o... @signesvallfors.bsky.social

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Individuals who pursue careers in health and education tend to have more children than those in other fields, according to a new study by Mark Gortfelder, Gunnar Andersson and Gerda Neyer. This is the case regardless of gender and education level. www.su.se/department-o...

High income is increasingly associated with stable marriages among older people, according to a new study by Linda Kridahl, Sofi Ohlsson-Wijk and Ann-Zofie Duvander. www.su.se/department-o...

Politikbyrån tar upp den stora demografiska frågan just nu - varför föds det så få barn idag? Gunnar Andersson, professor i demografi medverkar. www.svtplay.se/video/jxgkxE...

Internal migration in China does not lead to greater gender equality in families, a new doctoral thesis reveals. This challenges the common belief that simply moving from rural to urban areas makes family structures of migrants more egalitarian, says Weiwen Lai, PhD. www.su.se/department-o...

Immigrants are more likely to adapt to Swedish childbearing norms if they move to Sweden at a young age, according to a new study by Ben Wilson, researcher in demography. This seems to be the case regardless of their gender or country of birth. www.su.se/department-o...

Researchers in demography have developed a new model that provides more accurate estimates of population sizes. This method has the potential to affect policy decisions, according to @mussino.eu, one of the researchers behind the study. www.su.se/department-o...

New study says children of immigrants in Sweden at high risk of being overqualified for their jobs. @wooseongkim.bsky.social talks about his recent doctoral thesis on Radio Sweden. www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/new-...