Eastern Africa Population Pyramid (1950–2100)
Eastern Africa in 2026
In 2026, Eastern Africa has an estimated population of 526,382,563 people. That is 29.7% more than in 2016, when the population stood at 405,752,451. With a median age of 19.6 years, Eastern Africa has a youth dependency ratio of 70.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.4 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
Eastern Africa population pyramids by year: 1950 · 1960 · 1970 · 1980 · 1990 · 2000 · 2010 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026 · 2030 · 2040 · 2050 · 2060 · 2070 · 2080 · 2090 · 2100





