Total population that are 65 or older in Australia

Period	Retirement age population	Change
2021	4,294,906	+127,736
2020	4,167,170	+127,282
2019	4,039,888	+125,937
2018	3,913,951	+122,488
2017	3,791,463	+119,566
2016	3,671,897	+116,753
2015	3,555,144	+113,387
2014	3,441,757	+113,455
2013	3,328,302	+117,693
2012	3,210,609	+117,023
2011	3,093,586	+106,420
2010	2,987,166	+95,582
2009	2,891,584	+85,508
2008	2,806,076	+75,208
2007	2,730,868	+67,825
2006	2,663,043	+60,412
2005	2,602,631	+54,522
2004	2,548,109	+51,175
2003	2,496,934	+48,758
2002	2,448,176	+48,137
2001	2,400,039	+47,790
2000	2,352,249	+42,009
1999	2,310,240	+39,245
1998	2,270,995	+41,191
1997	2,229,804	+43,288
1996	2,186,516	+46,083
1995	2,140,433	+45,850
1994	2,094,583	+46,824
1993	2,047,759	+49,610
1992	1,998,149	+53,023
1991	1,945,126	+55,562
1990	1,889,564	+52,423
1989	1,837,141	+52,125
1988	1,785,016	+54,633
1987	1,730,383	+56,445
1986	1,673,938	+54,635
1985	1,619,303	+46,152
1984	1,573,151	+39,000
1983	1,534,151	+37,361
1982	1,496,790	+40,173
1981	1,456,617	+42,126
1980	1,414,491	+42,680
1979	1,371,811	+41,986
1978	1,329,825	+39,147
1977	1,290,678	+36,470
1976	1,254,208	+35,871
1975	1,218,337	+32,738
1974	1,185,599	+29,953
1973	1,155,646	+29,580
1972	1,126,066	+32,318
1971	1,093,748	+33,560
1970	1,060,188	+24,023
1969	1,036,165	+14,844
1968	1,021,321	+13,767
1967	1,007,554	+15,227
1966	992,327	+17,345
1965	974,982	+17,840
1964	957,142	+17,531
1963	939,611	+18,761
1962	920,850	+19,343
1961	901,507	+19,260
1960	882,247	+18,596
1959	863,651	+19,464
1958	844,187	+21,628
1957	822,559	+22,491
1956	800,068	+22,974
1955	777,094	+23,445
1954	753,649	+23,287
1953	730,362	+22,293
1952	708,069	+20,416
1951	687,653	+19,920
1950	667,733