Eastern Africa Population Pyramid 1961
Eastern Africa in 1961
In 1961, Eastern Africa had a total population of 85,217,376 people. That is 26.8% more than in 1951, when the population stood at 67,183,442.
With a median age of 17.7 years, Eastern Africa had a youth dependency ratio of 85.0 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.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.
7,783,278 immigrants live in Eastern Africa.
| South Sudan | 1,483,453 |
| D.R. Congo | 1,421,580 |
| Somalia | 961,177 |
| Sudan | 849,309 |
| Uganda | 530,911 |
13,218,610 people born in Eastern Africa live in other countries.
| Sudan | 2,023,501 |
| South Africa | 1,916,549 |
| Uganda | 1,208,054 |
| Ethiopia | 1,016,925 |
| Kenya | 876,427 |





