Eastern Europe Population Pyramid 1972
Eastern Europe in 1972
As of 1972, Eastern Europe counted 279,541,598 inhabitants. That is 7.7% more than in 1962, when the population stood at 259,438,769.
Half of the population was younger than 31.3 years; 24.5% were children under 15 and 8.9% were 65 or older. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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.
17,722,338 immigrants live in Eastern Europe.
| Ukraine | 5,303,438 |
| Russian Federation | 4,174,274 |
| Kazakhstan | 1,641,929 |
| Uzbekistan | 1,024,432 |
| Belarus | 575,344 |
32,476,805 people born in Eastern Europe live in other countries.
| Germany | 6,301,571 |
| Ukraine | 3,787,310 |
| Russian Federation | 3,319,457 |
| United Kingdom | 1,889,958 |
| Italy | 1,771,059 |





