Federal Institute for Population Research

Fertility in the Context of Migration and Integration

Content and Objectives

The project "Fertility in the Context of Migration and Integration" is the continuation of the project "International and Intercultural Comparison of Fertility"; it represents a focus on ethnic and religious diversity resulting from the immigration movements of the past decades and differential demographic developments in population groups with and without a migration background. The focus will not only be on the comparison of persons with and without a migration background, but the diversity of fertility patterns within migrant/ethnic/religious minority groups will also be examined from a so-called intersectionality perspective. This includes comparing women and men, examining educational groups or religious affiliation and regions of origin. The analysis of fertility behaviour is complemented by the topics of attitudes and family planning. Initial studies in this project show that migrant groups differ from the majority population not only in family formation patterns and birth rates, but also in attitudes towards family planning and knowledge about reproductive health.

Data and Methods

The analyses are based on the internationally comparable studies available for secondary analyses FReDA, pairfam, GGS, SOEP as well as microcensus.

Duration

1/2020–12/2024

Partners

  • Prof. Dr. Sonja Haug, Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule (OTH) Regensburg, Germany
  • Prof. Dr. Helen Baykara-Krumme, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany
  • Dr. Sandra Krapf, Staatsinstitut für Familienforschung (ifb), Bamberg, Germany
  • Dr. Mirko Braack, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, Germany
  • Annegret Gawron, University Rostock, Germany
  • Dr. Alicia Adsera, Princeton University, New Jersey
  • Prof. Dr. Sarah Carol, University College Dublin
  • Dr. Eleonora Mussino, Stockholm University, Sweden

Selected Publications

Gawron, Annegret; Milewski, Nadja (2024):

European Journal of Population 40(24).

Bujard, Martin; Milewski, Nadja; Passet-Wittig, Jasmin (2023):

In: Arránz Becker, Oliver; Hank, Karsten; Steinbach, Anja (Eds.): Handbuch Familiensoziologie. Wiesbaden: Springer VS.

Milewski, Nadja; Adserà, Alicia (Eds.) (2023):

Special Issue in Journal of International Migration and Integration 24(1).

Milewski, Nadja; Baykara‑Krumme; Helen (2023):

Journal of International Migration and Integration 24(S-1): 115–136.

Milewski, Nadja; Haug, Sonja (2022):

Reproductive Biomedicine & Society Online 14: 226–238.

More Publications

Milewski, Nadja; Adserà, Alicia (Eds.) (2023):

Special Issue in Journal of International Migration and Integration 24(1).

Bujard, Martin; Diehl, Claudia; Kreyenfeld, Michaela; Leyendecker, Birgit; Spieß, C. Katharina (2020):

Sozialer Fortschritt 69(8-9): 561–577.

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