Electronic Publication/s

Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2026

Special Issue: Delayed reproduction

Guest editors: Éva Beaujouan, Marie-Caroline Compans, Alice Goisis, Jasmin Passet-Wittig

The 2026 volume of the Vienna Yearbook of Population Research brings together a diverse set of contributions examining delayed reproduction as a defining feature of contemporary demographic change. The papers explore how later transitions to parenthood reshape reproductive trajectories, fertility intentions and birth outcomes for individuals and societies. Particular emphasis is placed on heterogeneities and inequalities by educational background, migration status, and place of residence. Using both quantitative and qualitative approaches and drawing on data from Europe, the Americas, and Asia, the issue highlights that delayed reproduction is a lasting trend with significant consequences for future fertility and societies more broadly.
Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2026

Details

ISSN1728-4414
ISSN Online1728-5305
ISBN-13978-3-7001-5156-2
ISBN-13 Online978-3-7001-5157-9
Subject AreaSociology and Economics
Quality reviewrefereed - online
doi10.1553/populationyearbook2026

Online first

Marta Seiz ORCID

Educational differences in the impact of maternal age on perinatal health in Spain: A population-based study

doi: 10.1553/p-67f8-9f5p

Anna Rotkirch ORCID

“Think about it all the time”. Reproductive cues in a late and low fertility setting

doi: 10.1553/p-m272-kafe

Katherine I. Tierney ORCID, Arthur L. Greil ORCID

Delayed childbearing and reproductive justice

doi: 10.1553/p-mmcd-m5hf

Robin Cavagnoud ORCID

Educational differences and changing reproductive trajectories across three family generations of women in Peru

doi: 10.1553/p-k8p6-ckb7

Guido Pennings ORCID

Delayed reproduction: A small step in the right direction

doi: 10.1553/p-caeb-6gbj