Richard Gisser

Richard Gisser is an Austrian demographer affiliated with the Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) at the Austrian Academy of Sciences. He previously served as director of the Population Statistics Department at Statistik Austria (1985–2001), deputy director of VID (until 2017), and head of the Research Group on Demography of Austria. He holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Vienna (1975) and passed the Staatsexamen in official statistics in 1976.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Sociology, University of Vienna, 1975 (thesis: Migration to Vienna)
• Staatsexamen in Official Statistics, 1976

Research Focus: Historical demography of Austria, demographic and social statistics, population trends/projections, and policy implications. Active in fertility research and population policy analysis.

Affiliations:

• Member of Austrian Statistical Society (organizes Demography working group)
• Former editor-in-chief of Statistische Nachrichten
• International collaborations: Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (since 2011)

Professional Contributions: Served as Austrian government delegate to the European Population Committee (1977–2005), organized international expert meetings, and published widely in demographic journals.