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I gave an interview in the latest issue of the New Yorker on self-reinforcing mechanisms driving global fertility decline www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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Concern over sharp surge in Pakistan's population "... 26 million children are out of school, 3.3 million are involved in child labor, 1.2 million beg on the streets" www.geo.tv/latest/58978...

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Concern over sharp surge in Pakistan's population "... 26 million children are out of school, 3.3 million are involved in child labor, 1.2 million beg on the streets" www.geo.tv/latest/58978...

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Education is key to sustainable development; it addresses aging-related challenges, maximises demographic dividends, and fosters long-term inclusive economic growth. enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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"As the Chinese economy progresses towards a higher level of urbanization, population policies aimed at encouraging larger families will become less effective, as fertility norms will have permanently altered in tandem with rising costs of urban living." www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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From 2007 to 2019 intended births fell by 8.5 percent, while unintended births fell by 22 percent in the US jhr.uwpress.org/content/60/1...

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Japanese 70–75-year-old participants who had positive images of social relations in old age prefer to live longer journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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Opinion piece on fertility decline thedispatch.com/article/pare...

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The Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program is the gold standard for data on health, nutrition, and socioeconomic development across the world. As with so many other critical data collection endeavors, it is currently “on pause”.

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Kashmir population set to decrease www.greaterkashmir.com/front-page-2...

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More British than French for the first time www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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Being childless, having one child, or having four or more children may influence the risk of dementia Study in BMC Neurology "Number of children and dementia risk: a causal mediation analysis using data from the HUNT study linked with national registries in Norway" link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Europe projected to have more births than the US or China this century - UN medium variant projections (assuming Chinese TFR rises to 1.35 children per woman, US TFR rises to 1.65 and European TFR to 1.58)

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Low fertility in Indian state of Telangana Telangana’s population growth nearing zero: Shocking decline in birth rates and fertility by 2035-Telangana Today telanganatoday.com/telanganas-p...

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Births in Thailand plummet from 1.2 million in 1971 to fewer than 500,000 in 2024, reflecting rapid changes in urbanization, economic development, contraceptive use, education, and the role of women. www.msn.com/en-xl/news/o...

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Dear all, Thank you so much for participating/attending the HOMME seminar last week! Please see the link to the HOMME event website: www.sv.uio.no/psi/english/...

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👋 #AcademicSky and especially #demography We are delighted to join bsky 🙌 Danish Demography Society was established in 1972 and was reborn in 2022 after almost a decade of inactivity 🇩🇰 This summer we are honored to host Nordic Demographic Symposium, please apply 🔗 demografi.dk/aktiviteter/...

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Already 120+ registrations! Sign up for Tuesday's opening seminar of my ERC Advanced Grant project HOMME (Health, Cognition, Family, and Employment among Men) January 7th, 2025, 12 - 16, Oslo. Join us in person or online, but you must register using the following link: lnkd.in/dss7hUC3 Program:

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In Nigeria fertility drops to 4.8 children per woman, but varies from 3.3 to 6.1 children according to region. newtelegraphng.com/nigerias-fer... Belief systems strongly relate to fertility differences: cambridge.org/core/journal... OA version here pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/13...

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Good news rarely make the headlines. Case in point:

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Cohort fertility in Greenland still above replacement fertility. Women born in 1985 had two children already by the early 30s. bank.stat.gl/Resources/PX...

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"Read this book: it will change how you look at the world!” - Alicia H. Munnell, Boston College, USA. Decline and Prosper available here: bit.ly/3JZd0jv

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Reposting feature interview in 'The Economist' on low fertility

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While China's low fertility and population aging pose a number of challenges, it doesn't mean the world is going to fall apart. Inhale. Exhale. www.wired.com/story/china-...

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57% prefer less than two kids in China according to survey. 11% prefer not to have children & 46% prefer to have one child www.globaltimes.cn/page/202411/...

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While overall life expectancy increased, the expected years receiving home help decreased somewhat among the Norwegian population aged 70 years and older 1995–2017. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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I am delighted to invite you to the opening seminar of my ERC Advanced Grant project HOMME (Health, Cognition, Family, and Employment among Men) on Tuesday, January 7th, 2025, 12 - 16, Oslo. Join us in person or online, but you must register using the following link: lnkd.in/dss7hUC3 Program:

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I am delighted to invite you to the opening seminar of my ERC Advanced Grant project HOMME (Health, Cognition, Family, and Employment among Men) on Tuesday, January 7th, 2025, 12 - 16, Oslo. Join us in person or online, but you must register using the following link: lnkd.in/dss7hUC3 Program:

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The double-edged sword of becoming a caregiver: dynamic impact on four dimensions of well-being in Norway link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Low fertility may lower conflict potential in the longer term www.businessinsider.com/asia-countri...

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China is urging colleges and universities to implement “love education” classes. www.vice.com/en/article/l...

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Polio cases in US states, before and after introduction of the polio vaccine graphics.wsj.com/infectious-d...

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Fewer US grandparents are taking care of grandchildren, according to new data apnews.com/article/cens...

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- If you want to be a grandparent, make parenting easier www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comm...

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air pollution and fertility www.jagonews24.com/en/feature/n...

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Surprised that this could happen

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Sub-Saharan Africa's teen births surge: 12% in 1950 → 47% in 2020. By 2035, 67% of global teen births expected to take place in this region. Contraception & education key reasons for this trend. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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How can we better communicate science to policymakers? www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Commentary: Why falling fertility is not a crisis - https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/birth-rates-population-shrink-tfr-crisis-4777846

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UN population always forecasts fertility rates increasing starting tomorrow. What difference does it make? The "median variant," which has TFR rising from .72 to 1.3, adds 4.8 million to the projected population for 2100, compared with TFR just staying at .72. #demography

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Good news! We received a scientific excellent prize for our recent study in Neurology on work trajectories and cognitive impairment and ADRD in later life - study was led by Trine Edwin www.neurology.org/doi/abs/10.1... www.oslo-universitetssykehus.no/om-oss/nyhet...

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Honoured to have been invited to deliver one of the plenary session talks at the Asian Population Association meeting in Kathmandu - a very interesting conference! kathmandupost.com/national/202...

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Over 17 thousand more deaths than births in Scotland in 2023 news.stv.tv/scotland/dea...

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Nepal and Norway top the list in Electric Vehicle adoption worldwide. Fascinating to see how countries at different stages of development lead the charge in sustainable transportation! 🚗⚡ #EVs #CleanMobility www.theautopian.com/why-one-of-t...

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Demographic aging is not destiny Demographically older nations often have a lower dependency ratio than demograpically younger nations -- as old age starts later due to a later onset of disease www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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Can reduced conflict boost fertility? jhr.uwpress.org/content/earl...

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Demographic aging is not destiny Demographically older nations often have a lower dependency ratio than demograpically younger nations -- as old age starts later due to a later onset of disease www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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