Marília Nepomuceno
Research Scientist
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR)
nepomuceno@demogr.mpg.de
Field of Study: Demography
Specialization: Age and Sex Structure, Ageing, Applied Demography, Mathematical Demography, Mortality, Health, and Longevity
Regional focus: Latin America and the Caribbean, Western Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa
Education: Doctorate (Ph.D, or MD), Federal University of Minas Gerais, Demography, 2017
Working languages: English
Portuguese, ItalianOther association membership in population or related fields: European Association for Population Studies (EAPS), Latin American Population Association (ALAP), Population Association of America (PAA)
Other association membership in population or related fieldsAssociação Brasileira de Estudos Populacionais (ABEP)
Curriculum Vitae:
Professional Summary:
Marília R. Nepomuceno is a research scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. She is an actuary and holds a Master’s and a PhD in Demography from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Her main research interests focus on advancing demographic methods and knowledge on mortality and health at older ages, addressing multiple dimensions of demographic analysis, including age, gender, education, and spatial dimensions. Marília’s research interests include data quality, the centenarian population, lifespan inequalities, mortality shocks, and seasonal mortality.
Research grants:
Marília R. Nepomuceno was awarded a €1.5 million ERC Starting Grant for a project on human longevity in low- and middle-income countries beginning in 2026.