Total male population that are 65 or older in Ireland

Period	Male retirement age population	Change
2021	348,707	+9,975
2020	338,732	+11,041
2019	327,691	+11,614
2018	316,077	+11,388
2017	304,689	+10,592
2016	294,097	+9,962
2015	284,135	+8,877
2014	275,258	+9,718
2013	265,540	+11,415
2012	254,125	+11,091
2011	243,034	+10,333
2010	232,701	+9,317
2009	223,384	+8,685
2008	214,699	+7,365
2007	207,334	+5,221
2006	202,113	+3,608
2005	198,505	+4,003
2004	194,502	+4,320
2003	190,182	+3,285
2002	186,897	+2,942
2001	183,955	+2,737
2000	181,218	+1,733
1999	179,485	+1,106
1998	178,379	+1,355
1997	177,024	+1,122
1996	175,902	+913
1995	174,989	+841
1994	174,148	+339
1993	173,809	+262
1992	173,547	+433
1991	173,114	+216
1990	172,898	+230
1989	172,668	+696
1988	171,972	+1,154
1987	170,818	+1,231
1986	169,587	+1,276
1985	168,311	+1,619
1984	166,692	+885
1983	165,807	-352
1982	166,159	+201
1981	165,958	+1,132
1980	164,826	+1,261
1979	163,565	+1,112
1978	162,453	+1,660
1977	160,793	+2,705
1976	158,088	+3,259
1975	154,829	+2,225
1974	152,604	+616
1973	151,988	+8
1972	151,980	+549
1971	151,431	+1,002
1970	150,429	+31
1969	150,398	-595
1968	150,993	-341
1967	151,334	-283
1966	151,617	+1,478
1965	150,139	+1,984
1964	148,155	-252
1963	148,407	-1,338
1962	149,745	-1,134
1961	150,879	-25
1960	150,904	-302
1959	151,206	-1,214
1958	152,420	-1,165
1957	153,585	-244
1956	153,829	-61
1955	153,890	-760
1954	154,650	-473
1953	155,123	-78
1952	155,201	-918
1951	156,119	-809
1950	156,928