Population Association of America

2026 Annual Meeting

Location

St. Louis, Missouri
America's Center

Date

May 6 – 9, 2026

Announcements

Government employee who did not get a chance to submit? Submit by Dec. 8 to be considered for a poster.

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Top 5 Reasons to Attend

The PAA Annual Meeting is essential for people at all career stages, but especially important for early career demographers, as you can hear directly from colleagues in these videos

Feedback - Receive feedback on your research and methods that will help you develop and get published.
Networking - Meet scholars from across the field to learn from and collaborate with.
Community - Intimate and collegial conference setting provides opportunity to connect.
Interdisciplinary - The community is full of scholars from different fields with professional interest in population research.
Research - Hear unique perspectives and get new ideas.

Hear from some of them below:

About the PAA Annual Meeting

The Population Association of America’s annual meeting is the premier conference of demographers and social and health scientists from the United States and abroad. Here demographers at all career stages are afforded the opportunity to present their research in oral and poster sessions, hear others’ findings, and network with their peers.

Since PAA’s first conference in 1932, much important research has been presented on topics ranging from migration to reproductive health to race and gender issues.

The PAA Annual Meeting is for anyone with professional interests in population research or the application of the knowledge generated through scientific study:

Demographers
Sociologists
Economists
Public Health Professionals
Students
Policymakers and Media

Connect with colleagues, share research, receive and give feedback with your peers. Meet us at the America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri in May 2026. The PAA meeting is the premier conference of demographers and social and health scientists from the United States and abroad.

The PAA Annual Meeting is scheduled out years in advance. PAA 2027 is in Seattle, Washington. Future meetings will be announced soon. You can keep up with the dates, locations and programs of future and past meetings on this page.

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