Ireland (2025)
995,962
number of persons
+2.1% YoY
YoY Change
+2.1%
number of persons
Trend
up
Series length
21
years of data

Data

Ireland Pre-Retirement Population (50–64) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year number of persons YoY Change
2025 995,962 +2.1%
2024 975,920 +2.8%
2023 949,042 +3.0%
2022 921,564 +3.0%
2021 894,426 +2.5%
2020 872,606 +2.5%
2019 851,147 +2.3%
2018 832,260 +1.8%
2017 817,834 +2.4%
2016 798,661 +2.1%
2015 782,443 +1.9%
2014 767,675 +1.8%
2013 754,443 +1.6%
2012 742,817 +1.7%
2011 730,141 +1.9%
2010 716,783 +2.1%
2009 701,725 +2.4%
2008 685,463 +2.9%
2007 666,311 +3.0%
2006 647,060 +2.4%

About this Dataset

Ireland recorded 995,962 number of persons in 2025. The latest change was +2.1%. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 631,921 in 2005 to 995,962 in 2025.

This page tracks the pre-retirement population aged 50-64 in Ireland from 2005 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the pre-retirement population aged 50-64 in Ireland from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).

The series peaked at 995,962 number of persons in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 631,921 in 2005. The latest reading of 995,962 in 2025 represents a change of +2.1%.