Eastern Europe Population Pyramid 1981
Eastern Europe in 1981
The population of Eastern Europe in 1981 was 296,353,670. That is 6.7% more than in 1971, when the population stood at 277,648,918.
The median age was 31.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 34.0 children under 15 and 16.0 people aged 65 or over. 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 |





