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