Ireland (2025)
995,962
number of persons
+2.1% YoY
YoY Change
+2.1%
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 number of persons in 2005 to 995,962 number of persons in 2025.

This page tracks the pre-retirement population aged 50-64 in Ireland.

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. 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 is at its highest recorded level, 995,962 number of persons in 2025, up from a low of 631,921 number of persons in 2005. The latest change was +2.1%.