Erik

Carlsson

I am a senior researcher in demography at the University of Turku, where I study fertility behavior and preferences using both survey and register data. My recent and current work examine how fertility links to factors such as mental health, political orientation, housing situation, and personality.

I completed my PhD in sociological demography at Stockholm University in 2023 with a thesis entitled Fertility behavior and preferences among immigrants and children of immigrants in Sweden. After a year as a postdoctoral researcher at Stockholm University Demography Unit, I joined the University of Turku in summer 2024.

Since 2025, I have also been a member of the reference group for the Committee for a Future with Children, the Swedish government's commission of inquiry into the causes and consequences of the country's low and declining fertility.