Eastern Europe Population (LIVE)

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Eastern Europe Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

Countries in Eastern Europe

Country Population
(2025)
Russia 144,820,423
Poland 38,539,201
Ukraine 37,860,221
Romania 19,015,088
Czechia 10,735,859
Hungary 9,676,135
Belarus 9,056,696
Bulgaria 6,757,689
Slovakia 5,506,760
Moldova 3,034,961
  • The current population of Eastern Europe is 284,595,029 as of Friday, March 28, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
  • Eastern Europe population is equivalent to 3.46% of the total world population.
  • Eastern Europe ranks number 1 in Europe among subregions ranked by Population.
  • The population density in Eastern Europe is 16 per Km² (41 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 18,052,768 Km² (6,970,210 sq. miles).
  • 71.5% of the population is urban (203,359,676 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Eastern Europe is 41.3 years.

Population of Eastern Europe (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Eastern Europe's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Eastern Europe
Rank
2025 284,452,005 −0.19% −551,026 895,033 41.3 1.4 16 71.5% 203,359,676 3.46% 8,231,613,070 1
2024 285,003,031 −0.37% −1,044,414 580,785 41 1.4 16 71.4% 203,361,155 3.49% 8,161,972,572 1
2023 286,047,445 −1.04% −3,003,532 −284,682 40.7 1.39 16 71.1% 203,354,916 3.54% 8,091,734,930 1
2022 289,050,977 −0.8% −2,336,077 −3,305,420 40.3 1.37 16 70.3% 203,341,314 3.60% 8,021,407,192 1
2020 293,723,131 −0.08% −248,519 301,287 39.8 1.46 16 69.2% 203,295,841 3.72% 7,887,001,292
2015 294,965,725 −0.02% −69,605 306,803 38.5 1.63 16 68.9% 203,146,396 3.95% 7,470,491,872 1
2010 295,313,750 −0.22% −656,313 269,141 37.5 1.53 16 68.7% 202,919,567 4.21% 7,021,732,148 1
2005 298,595,317 −0.4% −1,203,532 −77,070 36.6 1.29 17 68.2% 203,671,943 4.53% 6,586,970,132 1
2000 304,612,977 −0.35% −1,064,943 322,914 35.6 1.22 17 68% 207,280,016 4.94% 6,171,702,993 1
1995 309,937,693 −0.1% −300,009 430,896 34 1.4 17 68.1% 210,975,598 5.38% 5,758,878,982 1
1990 311,437,739 0.51% 1,557,032 117,820 32.4 1.91 17 67.6% 210,662,943 5.85% 5,327,803,110 1
1985 303,652,579 0.6% 1,786,934 177,002 31.3 2.12 17 66.1% 200,775,209 6.24% 4,868,943,465 1
1980 294,717,910 0.64% 1,862,829 −11,943 30.4 2.02 16 63.8% 188,022,653 6.63% 4,447,606,236 1
1975 285,403,763 0.67% 1,885,901 23,121 30.4 2.14 16 60.4% 172,321,424 7.01% 4,070,735,277 1
1970 275,974,257 0.7% 1,894,086 −341,459 30 2.14 15 56.7% 156,375,221 7.47% 3,694,683,794 1
1965 266,503,827 1.01% 2,611,924 −168,920 28.1 2.14 15 52.9% 141,086,249 7.99% 3,334,533,703 1
1960 253,444,207 1.41% 3,420,946 −253,129 27.1 2.56 14 48.9% 123,882,857 8.40% 3,015,470,894 1
1955 236,339,478 1.4% 3,166,797 −34,485 25.9 2.81 13 44.6% 105,318,203 8.62% 2,740,213,792 1

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Eastern Europe Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Eastern Europe's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Eastern Europe
Rank
2030 279,068,025 −0.38% −1,076,796 265,530 43.2 1.42 15 72.8% 203,271,118 3.26% 8,569,124,911 1
2035 272,866,590 −0.45% −1,240,287 283,914 45 1.44 15 74.5% 203,286,298 3.07% 8,885,210,181 1
2040 266,849,870 −0.44% −1,203,344 296,526 46.1 1.46 15 76.4% 203,812,350 2.91% 9,177,190,203 1
2045 261,271,918 −0.42% −1,115,590 316,875 45.8 1.48 14 78.3% 204,645,379 2.77% 9,439,639,668 1
2050 255,659,220 −0.43% −1,122,540 301,460 45.1 1.49 14 80.3% 205,314,042 2.65% 9,664,378,587 1

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Notes

The Eastern Europe Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Eastern Europe delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Eastern Europe (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the region as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the countries within Eastern Europe, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Eastern Europe’s Share of World Pop: Total population as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Eastern Europe in the list of all regions worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

See also