Eastern Africa

Largest Countries:: Ethiopia, Tanzania
Number of Countries:: 20
Land Area:: 6.4M km² (4.29%)

Eastern Africa is a sub-continent located in Africa. Eastern Africa comprises 4.29% of the world's land area, along with 6.19% of the world's current population. The estimated population for Eastern Africa is 513,951,673.

Eastern Africa Population by Country

< 1M

1M - 10M

10M - 50M

50M - 100M

100M - 300M

> 300M

20 countries

Country	Population ↓	Density /km²
Ethiopia	138,902,185	126
Tanzania	72,563,780	77
Kenya	58,636,412	101
Uganda	52,761,469	218
Mozambique	36,639,851	46
Madagascar	33,522,052	57
Malawi	22,785,535	192
Zambia	22,521,915	30
Somalia	20,305,907	32
Zimbabwe	17,273,580	44
Rwanda	14,889,693	565
Burundi	14,729,157	529
Eritrea	3,682,669	31
Mauritius	1,265,059	620
Djibouti	1,199,459	52
Comoros	899,010	483
Reunion	886,298	353
Mayotte	347,536	929
Seychelles	134,959	299
Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	5,147	0.19

Eastern Africa's Population Growth

Eastern Africa Population

Historical

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Year ↓	Population	Change	Density /km²
2026	513,951,673	2.52%	80
2025	501,302,104	2.62%	78
2020	440,509,816	2.77%	69
2015	384,228,739	2.75%	60
2010	335,538,479	2.85%	53
2005	291,526,840	2.84%	46
2000	253,465,154	2.93%	40
1995	219,362,228	2.72%	34
1990	191,815,818	3.05%	30
1985	165,050,596	3.06%	26
1980	141,936,999	2.93%	22
1975	122,830,111	2.92%	19
1970	106,380,558	2.96%	17
1965	91,961,005	2.81%	14
1960	80,063,993	2.46%	13
1955	70,897,861	2.31%	11
1950	63,247,577	1.47%	9.9
1945	58,789,422	1.2%	9.2
1940	55,394,216	0.97%	8.7
1935	52,795,285	0.92%	8.3
1930	50,428,304	0.97%	7.9
1925	48,050,339	0.84%	7.5
1920	46,091,127	0.04%	7.2
1915	45,996,712	-0.14%	7.2
1910	46,331,052	-0.32%	7.3
1905	47,084,865	-0.35%	7.4
1900	47,917,862	0%	7.5

Year ↑	Population	Change	Density /km²
2026	513,951,673	2.52%	80
2030	565,687,682	2.43%	89
2035	632,249,870	2.25%	99
2040	700,310,449	2.07%	110
2045	768,887,148	1.89%	120
2050	837,115,350	1.71%	131
2055	904,328,880	1.56%	142
2060	970,101,455	1.41%	152
2065	1,033,342,900	1.27%	162
2070	1,093,156,350	1.13%	171
2075	1,149,216,044	1.01%	180
2080	1,201,013,089	0.89%	188
2085	1,247,863,706	0.77%	195
2090	1,289,901,988	0.66%	202
2095	1,326,716,029	0.56%	208