Eastern Africa Population Pyramid 2024

Eastern Africa
2024
Population: 500,703,845

Year

-5 -1   2024  +1 +5

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Eastern Africa in 2024

As of 2024, Eastern Africa counted 500,703,846 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 30.0%, up from 385,230,737 in 2014.

With a median age of 19.2 years, Eastern Africa had a youth dependency ratio of 72.1 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.3 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.

Population
500,703,846
Median age
19.2
0-14 %
40.6%
65+ %
3.0%
Child dependency
72.1
Old-age dependency
5.3
Pyramid shape
Births per woman

The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.

Life expectancy at birth

The World Bank does not publish this indicator for regions or continents.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
255075100
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

7,783,278 immigrants live in Eastern Africa.

South Sudan1,483,453
D.R. Congo1,421,580
Somalia961,177
Sudan849,309
Uganda530,911
Where emigrants live (2024)

13,218,610 people born in Eastern Africa live in other countries.

Sudan2,023,501
South Africa1,916,549
Uganda1,208,054
Ethiopia1,016,925
Kenya876,427
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Immigration statistics

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

How many people lived in Eastern Africa in 2024?
In 2024, Eastern Africa's population was 500,703,846.
How old is the population of Eastern Africa?
Eastern Africa's median age is 19.2 years.
How many children and older people live in Eastern Africa?
In Eastern Africa, 40.6% of people are under 15 and 3.0% are 65 or older.
What type of population pyramid does Eastern Africa have?
Eastern Africa has an expansive pyramid: a wide base of young cohorts reflecting high fertility and continued population growth.

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