Quick facts

20 countries are included in the definition of the region.

• The current population of Eastern Europe is 292,316,781 as of Thursday, October 27, 2016, based on the latest United Nations estimates.

• Its GDP is about 1.273 trillion US$.

• Eastern Europe population is equivalent to 3.99% 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 (42 people per mi2).

• The total land area is 18,053,770 Km2 (6,970,597 sq. miles)

• 69.3 % of the population is urban (202,722,961 people in 2016)

• The median age in Eastern Europe is 39.8 years.

• It is the region of Europe with more diferent languages within it, and so, with most variety of cultures.

References:

http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/eastern-europe-population/