How are working from home and housing shortages changing our lives?

In the BiB podcast “Population Research—Demographic Insights into Social Change,” researchers from the Federal Institute for Population Research discuss their studies and findings.

Working from home, difficulties finding housing, and demographic change are transforming the way we live and work in terms of research. Sociologists PD Dr. Heiko Rüger (BiB) and Prof. Dr. Knut Petzold from the Faculty of Social Sciences in the podcast.

For example, the number of single-person households has been rising for years. It is highly unlikely that baby boomers—whether living alone or as a couple—will downsize their living space in the future. This, in turn, makes it more difficult for young families to find suitable housing, as they, in particular, need more living space. In addition, the trend of moving from cities to suburban and rural areas has recently slowed down again.