Invitation: European Day of Demography | 04.02.2025Generational Issues: On the Past and Future of Demography

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Every year on February 4, we celebrate the European Day of Demography and the first known demographic study, “Natural and Political Observations ... Made Upon the Bills of Mortality”, published in 1662. With this ground-breaking report, John Graunt, a London textile merchant and member of the Royal Society, became a pioneer of demography and epidemiology.

This year, please join us for a panel discussion on how population studies were developed over 350 years ago. The panellists will also discuss demographic topics of particular interest to society now and in the coming years, including the ageing of our societies and the shortage of skilled workers. The future place of youth in society and the issue of intergenerational fairness will also be a theme. Join us for the discussion!

Participants in the discussion round:

• Andreas Edel, Executive Secretary of Population Europe, the network of leading European demographic research institutes, and author of the current biography “Between Plague and Fire. John Graunt (1620-1674): the man behind the numbers” (in German language)

• C. Katharina Spieß, Director of the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), Wiesbaden, and Professor of Population Economics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

• Deša Srsen, Member of the Cabinet of the European Commissioner for Intergenerational Equality, Youth, Culture and Sport Glenn Micallef

  
  

• Elmar Stracke, producer of the German podcast “Alter, was geht?” on the history and present of age and ageing (moderator)