Vegard Skirbekk
@vegardskirbekk.bsky.social
Global Demography, Fertility, Aging, Cognition, Productivity, Religion. Interdisciplinarity.
Professor Columbia & Oslo - PI @theCEFH
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Global Demography, Fertility, Aging, Cognition, Productivity, Religion. Interdisciplinarity.
Professor Columbia & Oslo - PI @theCEFH
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Vegard Skirbekk is a Norwegian population economist and social scientist specializing in demographic analysis and cohort studies. He is a senior researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and also Professor of Population and Family Health at the Columbia Aging Center at Columbia University. .. more
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Decline and Prosper!
This book considers the historical context as well as the full breadth of factors that drive fertility rates across the globe.
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My book, "Decline and Prosper!", presents a comprehensive and evidence-based overview of the causes and consequences of global fertility decline.
I argue that low fertility is inevitable, yet also has positive effects. We should help people have the children they want bit.ly/35Hm3Yk
I argue that low fertility is inevitable, yet also has positive effects. We should help people have the children they want bit.ly/35Hm3Yk
Changes in survival probabilities and mortality risks among population living with Down syndrome born 1967–2018: a Norwegian registry-based study
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New study on rapidly decreasing mortality among those with Down syndrome
Is Religiosity Related to the Risk of Technology-Induced Job Loss?
This study tests a hypothesis that religious individuals are less likely than non-religious
individuals to work in occupations associated with a risk of technology-induced job
loss due to a general te...
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Is Religiosity Related to the Risk of Technology-Induced Job Loss?
New study with Morten Blekesaune using large scale population data on the relationship between job loss risk and religiosity
www.scup.com/doi/abs/10.1...
New study with Morten Blekesaune using large scale population data on the relationship between job loss risk and religiosity
www.scup.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Asia and Africa have similar aging burden as the west
In a study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center researchers have devised a new metric, the “Health-Adjusted Dependency Ratio” (HADR) as...
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There is no young continent. Asia and Africa have similar aging burden as the west www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
<em>Population and Development Review</em> | Population Council Journal | Wiley Online Library
This study documents the concentration of childbearing to later reproductive ages, analyzing global patterns of fertility postponement from 1950 to 2040. We study late fertility (ages 30+) and very l....
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We study late fertility (ages 30+) and very late fertility (ages 35+) trends at the global, subregional, and national levels. Globally, more than one out of three births in 2023 occurs to women aged 30 and above, compared to only one in four in 1990.
doi.org/10.1111/padr...
doi.org/10.1111/padr...
Is World Population Peaking Now?
I think population decline will be a relief, like an escape valve in a pressure cooker. As we shrink in numbers we will grow in other areas, like resources per capita and free time.
www.resilience.org
Interview on global population change with Chris Bystroff, a Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in New York, where he heads a lab funded by NSF:
Bystroff concludes:
"I believe we will Decline and Prosper (book by Vegard Skirbekk)."
www.resilience.org/stories/2024...
Bystroff concludes:
"I believe we will Decline and Prosper (book by Vegard Skirbekk)."
www.resilience.org/stories/2024...
Population growth at 2.55 per cent is shaping Pakistan’s future
Population growth, when unaccompanied by strong human development, traps an economy in a cycle of low productivity and low investment.
www.dawn.com
Population growth at 2.55 per cent is shaping Pakistan’s future - Pakistan - DAWN.COM www.dawn.com/news/1957907
Glad and honoured to have been invited to give a keynote in Taiwan November 2025 titled 'Embracing the inevitable - Effectively adapting to the demographic transition'.
The conference theme was ‘Foreseeing the Future: Educational Reforms in Response to Declining Birth Rates’
Vis oversettelse
The conference theme was ‘Foreseeing the Future: Educational Reforms in Response to Declining Birth Rates’
Vis oversettelse
The Interdisciplinary Centre on Population Dynamics (CPop) will host an ERC Workshop on "A Unified Perspective on Formation and Dissolution Processes in Demography," 9-11 March 2026, at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense.
Abstract deadline: 19 December 2025.
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
Abstract deadline: 19 December 2025.
www.sdu.dk/en/forskning...
Orphaned adolescent girls in Africa & Asia face higher risks of early sexual debut & teenage pregnancy, which is linked to wealth and education gaps. New study with Anjali Singh, Dil Bahadur Rahut and Tetsushi Sonobe
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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MC Compans
@mccompans.bsky.social
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Time to birth for spontaneous and ART births among infertile groups - PubMed
While assisted reproductive technologies enable individuals facing infertility issues to achieve a live birth, they require more time to succeed. However, since the 2000s, time to ART births has decreased, with the shortest observed among those initiating conception attempts in their late thirties. …
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🎉 New research out with @fertdem.bsky.social and @vegardskirbekk.bsky.social !
💡 Time to ART birth decreased since the 2000s, and is shorter for those in their late 30s — likely reflecting improved treatment efficiency and faster access to care.
👉 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41152834/
💡 Time to ART birth decreased since the 2000s, and is shorter for those in their late 30s — likely reflecting improved treatment efficiency and faster access to care.
👉 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41152834/
RI Govt adds Rp330 bln for expanding contraception access: Minister
Indonesia’s Ministry of Population and Family Development has increased funding for the Family Planning (KB) Program by Rp330 billion (US$19.2 million) ...
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Indonesian Govt adds Rp330 bln for expanding contraception access: Minister - ANTARA News en.antaranews.com/news/387585/...
Alarming population growth
Pakistan is in the process of formulating a National Health and Population Policy (2025–2034) with an emphasis on...
www.brecorder.com
Many regions of the world seek to reduce fertility - lower fertility argued to be the reason why
"... GDP per capita in Indonesia is USD 4,925 and in Bangladesh USD 2,593, compared to only USD 1,581 in Pakistan"
www.brecorder.com/news/4038893...
"... GDP per capita in Indonesia is USD 4,925 and in Bangladesh USD 2,593, compared to only USD 1,581 in Pakistan"
www.brecorder.com/news/4038893...
APA PsycNet
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Our study finds that higher social interaction at work (ages 30–65) linked to lower dementia risk & better cognitive health later in life based on population level data. #BrainHealth #DementiaPrevention psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
Last week UFMG hosted Semana do Conhecimento. In the event, students present the research they worked under the supervision of a faculty member.
Gustavo Freitas presented the project, with @vegardskirbekk.bsky.social, proposing an index of aging preparedness for countries in the world.
Gustavo Freitas presented the project, with @vegardskirbekk.bsky.social, proposing an index of aging preparedness for countries in the world.
Great to work with you, Gustavo and Bernardo!
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Last week UFMG hosted Semana do Conhecimento. In the event, students present the research they worked under the supervision of a faculty member.
Gustavo Freitas presented the project, with @vegardskirbekk.bsky.social, proposing an index of aging preparedness for countries in the world.
Gustavo Freitas presented the project, with @vegardskirbekk.bsky.social, proposing an index of aging preparedness for countries in the world.