Eastern Europe

Largest Countries:: Russia, Ukraine
Number of Countries:: 12
Land Area:: 18.8M km² (12.65%)

Eastern Europe is a sub-continent located in Europe. Eastern Europe comprises 12.65% of the world's land area, along with 3.44% of the world's current population. The estimated population for Eastern Europe is 285,086,820.

Eastern Europe Population by Country

< 1M

1M - 10M

10M - 50M

50M - 100M

100M - 300M

> 300M

11 countries

Country	Population ↓	Density /km²
Russia	143,394,000	8.4
Ukraine	39,535,800	66
Poland	37,843,200	121
Romania	18,800,600	79
Czechia	10,527,800	133
Hungary	9,585,820	103
Belarus	8,937,020	43
Bulgaria	6,667,660	60
Slovakia	5,451,340	111
Moldova	2,961,250	87
Cyprus	1,382,330	149

Note: Population and density of Russia above uses a "split" Russia: Europe & Eastern Europe use "Western Russia", with an approximate population percentage of 80% of Russia's total and an approximate area of 4M km². Similarly, "Eastern Russia" is used for Asia, with an approximate population percentage of 20% of Russia's total and an approximate area of 13.1M km².

Eastern Europe Overview

Most Populous Countries in Eastern Europe

Russia

143,394,000

Ukraine

39,535,800

Least Populous Countries in Eastern Europe

Cyprus

1,382,330

Moldova

2,961,250

Eastern Europe's Population Growth

Eastern Europe Population

Historical

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Year ↓	Population	Change	Density /km²
2026	285,086,820	-0.47%	15
2025	285,822,290	-0.63%	15
2020	295,025,050	-0.08%	16
2015	296,185,560	-0.02%	16
2010	296,441,140	-0.21%	16
2005	299,631,710	-0.39%	16
2000	305,560,967	-0.34%	16
1995	310,799,955	-0.09%	16
1990	312,226,641	0.51%	17
1985	304,383,517	0.6%	16
1980	295,401,456	0.64%	16
1975	286,063,155	0.67%	15
1970	276,621,406	0.7%	15
1965	267,121,356	1.01%	14
1960	254,030,600	1.41%	13
1955	236,873,335	1.4%	13
1950	220,999,081	0.41%	12
1945	216,562,671	0.42%	11
1940	212,098,019	0.81%	11
1935	203,667,869	0.88%	11
1930	194,945,197	1.02%	10
1925	185,281,739	1%	9.8
1920	176,311,110	0.55%	9.4
1915	171,580,200	0.56%	9.1
1910	166,855,892	0.81%	8.9
1905	160,257,753	0.85%	8.5
1900	153,612,393	0%	8.2

Year ↑	Population	Change	Density /km²
2026	285,086,820	-0.47%	15
2030	280,489,940	-0.38%	15
2035	274,326,120	-0.44%	15
2040	268,334,890	-0.44%	14
2045	262,771,760	-0.42%	14
2050	257,167,940	-0.43%	14
2055	250,825,100	-0.5%	13
2060	243,913,640	-0.56%	13
2065	236,871,590	-0.58%	13
2070	230,093,940	-0.58%	12
2075	223,855,650	-0.55%	12
2080	218,396,110	-0.49%	12
2085	213,634,080	-0.44%	11
2090	209,380,820	-0.4%	11
2095	205,411,710	-0.38%	11