The Berkeley Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging (CEDA) is part of a nationwide network of research centers supported by the National Institute on Aging.
A PopSci sister center, the Bixby Center for Population, Health, and Sustainability is dedicated to helping achieve slower population growth within a human right framework by addressing the unmet need for family planning.
Bixby Center
Demographic and Population-Based Research at UC Berkeley
The Population Sciences at Berkeley website provides an overview of leading population research at Berkeley, and an integrated home for the websites of the Berkeley Population Center and the Center on the Economics and Demography of Aging (CEDA). These two complementary centers provide support and infrastructure with which to foster innovative, meaningful and transformative population research. UC Berkeley is renowned for its leadership in research on the causes and consequences of population change. The core components of demography – fertility, mortality and migration – as well as the subfields are covered by the faculty and researchers affiliated with our Centers. Accordingly, this research is conducted across a broad set of university departments and disciplines, particularly the social, biological, health and data sciences.
We welcome you to explore the website to learn about the research conducted at Berkeley, the scholars among our affiliated members, and the resources available to anyone on campus engaging in population research.
October 5, 2026 Congratulations to Kristen Harknett and Will Dow! Two valued members of our community have been elected to leadership positions in the Population Association of America. Kristen Harknett, Professor of Sociology and Berkeley Population Center (BPC) affiliate, was elected to the PAA Board of Directors, with her term beginning January 1, 2027. William Dow, Professor of […]
