Eastern Africa Population Pyramid 1978
Eastern Africa in 1978
As of 1978, Eastern Africa counted 138,021,512 inhabitants. That is 33.2% more than in 1968, when the population stood at 103,611,189.
The median age was 16.5 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 93.2 children under 15 and 5.7 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 |





