Eastern Europe Population Pyramid 2008
Eastern Europe in 2008
The population of Eastern Europe in 2008 was 295,964,183. A decade earlier, in 1998, the population was still 307,056,026; it has declined by 3.6% since.
With a median age of 38.2 years, Eastern Europe had a youth dependency ratio of 20.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 19.9 per 100 people of working age. The narrow base of the pyramid marks a constrictive age structure: fertility below replacement level and a rising share of older people.
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 |





