Eastern Africa Population Pyramid 2070
Eastern Africa in 2070
By 2070, the population of Eastern Africa is expected to reach 1,115,143,099. Compared with 2060, when the projection stands at 990,405,543, that represents growth of 12.6% over ten years.
With a projected median age of 29.7 years, Eastern Africa would have a youth dependency ratio of 39.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 12.8 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 |





