Total population that are 65 or older in Ireland

Period	Retirement age population	Change
2021	739,454	+20,075
2020	719,379	+22,049
2019	697,330	+23,287
2018	674,043	+22,418
2017	651,625	+20,454
2016	631,171	+19,209
2015	611,962	+17,131
2014	594,831	+18,674
2013	576,157	+21,752
2012	554,405	+20,987
2011	533,418	+20,034
2010	513,384	+18,213
2009	495,171	+16,172
2008	478,999	+13,416
2007	465,583	+8,580
2006	457,003	+4,954
2005	452,049	+6,456
2004	445,593	+7,476
2003	438,117	+5,798
2002	432,319	+5,836
2001	426,483	+5,559
2000	420,924	+3,186
1999	417,738	+1,890
1998	415,848	+2,612
1997	413,236	+1,909
1996	411,327	+1,251
1995	410,076	+1,679
1994	408,397	+1,233
1993	407,164	+1,540
1992	405,624	+2,352
1991	403,272	+2,287
1990	400,985	+2,199
1989	398,786	+2,821
1988	395,965	+3,933
1987	392,032	+4,145
1986	387,887	+4,341
1985	383,546	+5,146
1984	378,400	+3,528
1983	374,872	+902
1982	373,970	+1,869
1981	372,101	+3,470
1980	368,631	+4,263
1979	364,368	+4,267
1978	360,101	+4,696
1977	355,405	+5,964
1976	349,441	+6,393
1975	343,048	+4,537
1974	338,511	+1,912
1973	336,599	+1,122
1972	335,477	+2,225
1971	333,252	+3,179
1970	330,073	+1,416
1969	328,657	+6
1968	328,651	+362
1967	328,289	+715
1966	327,574	+4,599
1965	322,975	+5,397
1964	317,578	+593
1963	316,985	-1,271
1962	318,256	-741
1961	318,997	+1,065
1960	317,932	+474
1959	317,458	-1,171
1958	318,629	-1,288
1957	319,917	+387
1956	319,530	+742
1955	318,788	-487
1954	319,275	+475
1953	318,800	+1,249
1952	317,551	-909
1951	318,460	-1,110
1950	319,570