Total population that are between the ages of 15 and 64 in Ireland

Period	Working age population	Change
2021	3,254,095	25,370
2020	3,228,725	31,671
2019	3,197,054	39,574
2018	3,157,480	38,929
2017	3,118,551	33,682
2016	3,084,869	27,729
2015	3,057,140	22,421
2014	3,034,719	10,386
2013	3,024,333	3,507
2012	3,027,840	11,634
2011	3,039,474	16,939
2010	3,056,413	14,410
2009	3,070,823	7,679
2008	3,063,144	53,297
2007	3,009,847	94,481
2006	2,915,366	94,287
2005	2,821,079	72,207
2004	2,748,872	56,446
2003	2,692,426	51,537
2002	2,640,889	56,725
2001	2,584,164	54,980
2000	2,529,184	47,966
1999	2,481,218	44,341
1998	2,436,877	44,843
1997	2,392,034	44,510
1996	2,347,524	42,763
1995	2,304,761	38,024
1994	2,266,737	31,481
1993	2,235,256	31,248
1992	2,204,008	33,520
1991	2,170,488	30,700
1990	2,139,788	17,656
1989	2,122,132	2,894
1988	2,119,238	161
1987	2,119,077	8,874
1986	2,110,203	16,703
1985	2,093,500	18,539
1984	2,074,961	18,742
1983	2,056,219	20,398
1982	2,035,821	21,386
1981	2,014,435	23,759
1980	1,990,676	27,350
1979	1,963,326	33,084
1978	1,930,242	35,213
1977	1,895,029	31,268
1976	1,863,761	29,411
1975	1,834,350	29,540
1974	1,804,810	30,557
1973	1,774,253	31,745
1972	1,742,508	28,835
1971	1,713,673	17,127
1970	1,696,546	10,333
1969	1,686,213	11,762
1968	1,674,451	13,055
1967	1,661,396	11,344
1966	1,650,052	3,319
1965	1,646,733	1,415
1964	1,648,148	5,254
1963	1,642,894	12,320
1962	1,630,574	10,019
1961	1,620,555	2,458
1960	1,623,013	13,301
1959	1,636,314	15,826
1958	1,652,140	18,721
1957	1,670,861	23,813
1956	1,694,674	25,243
1955	1,719,917	20,277
1954	1,740,194	16,040
1953	1,756,234	12,745
1952	1,768,979	2,837
1951	1,766,142	11,158
1950	1,754,984