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Investigate the longitudinal relationship between national demographic structures—specifically population aging and immigration—and global democratic progress or decline.

August 18, 2026Population and Development Review

Demographic Structure and Democracy: Population Aging and Immigration in Global Perspective

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YLYao LuFermi National Accelerator Laboratory ZLZhirui LuoNational Institutes of Health

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Longitudinal study demonstrates nonlinear associations between population aging, immigration, and democratic decline across 153 countries, indicating demography is conditioned by broader contexts.

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Investigate the longitudinal relationship between national demographic structures—specifically population aging and immigration—and global democratic progress or decline.
Evaluated an original longitudinal dataset comprising 153 countries observed from 1975 to 2020.
Tested theoretical mechanisms linking structural demographic factors to democratic outcomes across economic, ideological, and representational dimensions.
Population aging and immigration levels are generally associated with lower levels of democracy across countries.
The negative association between immigration and democracy exhibits a nonlinear pattern, weakening significantly as immigrant shares increase.
The observed relationships between demographic factors and democratic health depend substantially on underlying economic and political contexts.

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Lu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ab4845bb9b738a5ea6d8541 https://doi.org/10.1111/padr.70083

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Longitudinal study demonstrates nonlinear associations between population aging, immigration, and democratic decline across 153 countries, indicating demography is conditioned by broader contexts.

Demographic Structure and Democracy: Population Aging and Immigration in Global Perspective

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Demographic Structure and Democracy: Population Aging and Immigration in Global Perspective

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