Eastern Europe Population Pyramid 1978
Eastern Europe in 1978
As of 1978, Eastern Europe counted 291,319,121 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 6.9%, up from 272,413,954 in 1968.
Half of the population was younger than 31.5 years; 22.6% were children under 15 and 10.5% were 65 or older. 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.
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 |





