Mikko Myrskylä

Mikko Myrskylä is Director at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) and Professor of Social Data Science at the University of Helsinki. Previously, he served as Professor of Demography at the London School of Economics. His academic training includes a PhD in Demography from the University of Pennsylvania and a PhD in Statistics from the University of Helsinki.

His research focuses on population health, fertility dynamics, and demographic forecasting. Key areas include:

• Low fertility determinants through the ERC Synergy project BIOSFER
• Social inequalities in health via the Max Planck-University of Helsinki Center
• Labor demography and population aging

He leads MPIDR's Laboratory of Population Health, Laboratory of Fertility and Well-Being, and Research Group Labor Demography.

Myrskylä's recent publications show strong emphasis on:

• Fertility trends under economic uncertainty
• Health disparities across migration/life course stages
• Family dynamics and aging societies
• Methodological innovations in demographic analysis

Work frequently employs large-scale register data and cross-national comparisons, particularly in Nordic contexts.

He leads major collaborative initiatives including:

• ERC Synergy project BIOSFER (low fertility causes)
• MaxHel Center (social inequalities in health)

with extensive interdisciplinary teams across Europe.