ISDI aims to:

• provide research, consulting and expertise services;
• devlopment of the strategies and action plans for national and local level in the interest of policy-making institutions;
• address challenges, analyze demographic trends (natural movements and migration) and make population forecasts;
• investigate the causes that lead to the problem, social changes and behavior;
• contribute to educational and technological activities;
• increase international cooperation;
• provide training/retraining programs;
• driven by social issues, scientific curiosity and the demand for knowledge is interdisciplinary and international;
• integrates basic and applied studies;