Scientists from the Population and Just Societies Program will present and discuss the latest IIASA research at the 30th International Population Conference (IPC 2025) in Brisbane Australia.

The IUSSP International Population Conference (IPC) is the world’s largest scientific gathering on population and demography, bringing together global experts, researchers, and policymakers to discuss current population issues. IPC 2025 will offer opportunities to engage with leading scholars, collaborate internationally, explore recent research, and enhance professional development through workshops and meetings.

Researchers from IIASA’s Population and Just Societies Program will share and discuss new findings through presentations and poster sessions at this key event.

For more information about this conference, please visit the event website.

IIASA’s Contributions to the Conference:

 

Monday, July 14
 

Session 17 Fertility Trends and Determinants in Europe
Muslim Migrant Fertility in Europe: What Does It Tell Us about Islam and Fertility? 10:30 - 12:00
Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi, Tomas Sobotka, Meimanat Hosseini Chavoshi

Session 12 Family and Household Dynamics
Projecting Households under the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways Using a Life Course Approach 10:30 - 12:00
Orlando Olaya Bucaro, Samir KC

Tuesday, July 15
 

Innovative Data and Methods in Assessing Climate-Conflict-Population Relationships 8:30 - 10:00
Chair: Roman Hoffmann

Session 40 Ideational Change, Politics, Social Media and Fertility 8:30 - 10:00
Chair: Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi

P2 Poster session 2 12:00 - 13:30
A Glimpse into the Future: The World’s Population in 2100 and beyond
Anne Goujon, Samir KC

Session 71 Population Trends and Estimation
Population Heterogeneity under Ssps at the Sub-National Level in India 15:30 - 17:00
Samir KC, Moradhvaj Dhakad

76 Mental and Cognitive Health 17:15 -18:45
Chair: Aayushma KC

Wednesday, July 16
 

Session 92 Population Disparities in Health, Gender, Mortality and Wealth 8:30 - 10:00
Chair: Samir KC

102 Population Policies
Demography’s End-of-History Moment: Are Population Projections Losing Its Foresight Capacity for Policymaking in Post-Transition Countries? 10:30 - 12:00
Rossella Icardi, Philipp Ueffing, Anne Goujon, Fabrizio Natale, Nicholas Gailey

Session109 Exploring Cognitive Health and Mental Well-Being Among Older Adults
Exploring Trends in Cognitive Abilities between 2007-2015 in India's Adult Population - Evidence of the Flynn Effect 13:30 - 15:00
Aayushma KC

Thursday, July 17
 

IUSSP Plenary on Crises, Shocks and Resilient Populations: Coping with Harsh Realities 13:30 - 15:00
Chair: Mohammad Jalal Abbasi-Shavazi
IUSSP Council Panelist: Roman Hoffmann

Session 157 Research Leader Session on World Population Prospects: Recent Innovations, User Experiences and Future Developments, Organized by the United Nations Population Division 15:30 - 17:00
Chair: John R. Wilmoth
Vladimir Canudas-Romo, Jamaica Corker, Patrick Gerland, Anne Goujon, Reiko Hayashi, Vladimira Kantorova, Soumaila Ouegraogo

Session 158 Population Projections and Estimation 15:30 - 17:00
Chair: Anne Goujon

Session 167 Innovative Forecasting 17:15 - 18:45
Chair: Anne Goujon

Friday, July 18
 

Migration, Climate and the Environment 08:30 - 10:00
Chair: Roman Hoffmann

Session 194 Climate and Fertility
Climate Change, Environmental Shocks, and Fertility: Global Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries 13:30 - 15:00
Côme Cheritel, Roman Hoffmann, Raya Muttarak

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