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Kindergruppe hält eine Weltkugel (refer to: World Population Day: End of Demographic and Health Survey threatens sustainable development worldwide) | Source: © Alistair Berg via Getty Images

Press releaseWorld Population Day: End of Demographic and Health Survey threatens sustainable development worldwide

Cuts in US development funding threaten knowledge about the global population and progress in global health.

Journal ArticlesSubjektives Wohlbefinden und demografische Ereignisse im Lebenslauf

Cihlar, Volker; Genoni, Andreas; Milewski, Nadja; Spiess, C. Katharina; Stawarz, Nico (2023)

WISTA 6/2023. Wiesbaden: Statistisches Bundesamt: 69–80

What role does subjective well-being play as an indicator to describe the quality of life of individuals and societal wealth? After a brief introduction to the topic, the article discusses the relationship between subjective well-being and demographic events and processes, like fertility behaviour, international migration and ageing, from an international perspective. In addition to its importance as an indicator of wealth, subjective well-being supports evidence-based policies aimed at ensuring societal wealth. This requires the representative and differentiated collection and analysis of indicators on subjective well-being.