Demography

Demography is an interdisciplinary science that focuses on the study of the population, its size, composition and change.

Populations change over time through the interaction of three central demographic processes: fertility, mortality and migration. In demographic research, this focus is expanded to include processes related to family dynamics, health and integration. Demography is a quantitative science in which advanced statistical methods are used to analyze large data sources, often register data. In addition, the subject of demography at Stockholm University often has a sociological focus, in the sense that our research focuses on the relationship between population processes and various social, economic, cultural and political factors.