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An open-access journal with a focus on population trends.

The Vienna Yearbook of Population Research (VYPR) is an open-access journal that features contributions addressing population trends as well as a broad range of theoretical and methodological issues in population research.

Each volume is devoted to a selected theme following special calls, fostering timely contributions on topics of central importance to population research.

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Special issue on Delayed reproduction

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

The first articles of the special issue has been published online first. The 2026 volume of the Vienna Yearbook of Population Research focusses on demographic patterns, challenges and prospects of delayed reproduction.

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Call for papers

The Vienna Yearbook of Population Research welcomes submissions for a Special Issue on Demographic perspectives on migration.

Guest editors: Michaela Potančoková, Roman Hoffmann, Dilek Yildiz,
Eleonora Mussino, James Raymer, Claudia Masferrer and Gregor Zens.

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Articles are published online on a rolling basis. Full text PDFs are freely and immediately available for download from our journal website.

RESEARCH ARTICLE

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

R. Cavagnoud

DEBATE

Delayed reproduction: A small step in the right direction

G. Pennings

INTRODUCTION

Population inequality matters

M. Kreyenfeld, V. G. di Lego, I. Permanyer, M. Potancoková, M. Sanchez Romero

The Vienna Yearbook of Population Research is an open access journal

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