XII Congress of the Latin American Population Association (ALAP)

San José, Costa Rica, 24-28 August 2026

The Latin American Population Association (ALAP) held its XII Congress from 26 to 28 August 2026, in San José, Costa Rica. Pre-Congress training workshops were conducted in Puntarenas, on the Pacific Coast. The programme included more than 100 sessions, including regular sessions, round tables, book presentations, and plenary sessions, thanks to approximately 400 participants from the Latin American and the Caribbean Region, and colleagues from Europe and North America. 

Conference papers focused on a wide range of demographic topics, including ultra-low fertility; the simultaneity of chronic diseases and new infectious disease epidemics; population ageing; labour markets; the challenges facing young people; and the new determinants of migration. The Congress’s main theme was how modern technologies are shaping democratic access to statistical information.

There was also an election of the new Council (“Consejo Directivo”). The 2027-2028 ALAP Council will include: 

• President: Silvia Giorguli (Mexico)
• Vice President: Wanda Cabella (Uruguay)
• Secretary General: Jéssica Nájera (Mexico)
• Finance Secretary: Carlos Grushka (Argentina)
• Council members: Igor Cavallini (Brazil), Jorge Rodríguez (Chile); Victoria Prieto (Uruguay); Gisella Zapata (Brazil); Mario Martínez (Mexico); Gabriela Cabezas (Ecuador).

• For more information on the ALAP congress, visit the ALAP 2026 Website.