Department of Demography
Demography is the scientific study of how populations grow, shrink, and evolve over time. It analyses and mathematically models the various structures of human populations by age, sex, place of residence, level of education and other key demography characteristics. It focuses on fertility, mortality and migration as determinants of population size and structure, and on the mechanisms driving their change. By linking past, present and future population dynamics to society, the economy and the environment, demography plays a crucial role in understanding the changes shaping today’s global world.
The Department of Demography combines demographic research and teaching within the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Vienna. It also serves as the university-based pillar of the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, OeAW, University of Vienna), which holds an international reputation in the field.
