Eastern Africa Population Pyramid 2055
Eastern Africa in 2055
In 2055, Eastern Africa is projected to have a population of 923,684,595 people. Ten years before, in 2045, the projected population is 786,169,372 — 17.5% lower.
Half of the population would be younger than 26.0 years, with 30.0% children under 15 and 5.6% aged 65 or older. 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 |





