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Population aged 65 and over in Ireland

Latest: 16.2%
Previous: 15.9%
Change: +0.32 (+2.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Population aged 65 and over over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Population aged 65 and over in Ireland
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	11.2%
Dec 31, 1967	11.2%
Dec 31, 1968	11.2%
Dec 31, 1969	11.1%
Dec 31, 1970	11.1%
Dec 31, 1971	11.1%
Dec 31, 1972	11.0%
Dec 31, 1973	10.9%
Dec 31, 1974	10.7%
Dec 31, 1975	10.7%
Dec 31, 1976	10.7%
Dec 31, 1977	10.7%
Dec 31, 1978	10.8%
Dec 31, 1979	10.8%
Dec 31, 1980	10.8%
Dec 31, 1981	10.7%
Dec 31, 1982	10.7%
Dec 31, 1983	10.7%
Dec 31, 1984	10.7%
Dec 31, 1985	10.8%
Dec 31, 1986	10.9%
Dec 31, 1987	11.0%
Dec 31, 1988	11.2%
Dec 31, 1989	11.3%
Dec 31, 1990	11.4%
Dec 31, 1991	11.4%
Dec 31, 1992	11.4%
Dec 31, 1993	11.4%
Dec 31, 1994	11.4%
Dec 31, 1995	11.4%
Dec 31, 1996	11.4%
Dec 31, 1997	11.4%
Dec 31, 1998	11.3%
Dec 31, 1999	11.3%
Dec 31, 2000	11.2%
Dec 31, 2001	11.1%
Dec 31, 2002	11.1%
Dec 31, 2003	11.1%
Dec 31, 2004	11.1%
Dec 31, 2005	11.0%
Dec 31, 2006	10.9%
Dec 31, 2007	10.8%
Dec 31, 2008	10.8%
Dec 31, 2009	11.1%
Dec 31, 2010	11.4%
Dec 31, 2011	11.7%
Dec 31, 2012	12.1%
Dec 31, 2013	12.4%
Dec 31, 2014	12.8%
Dec 31, 2015	13.1%
Dec 31, 2016	13.4%
Dec 31, 2017	13.7%
Dec 31, 2018	14.0%
Dec 31, 2019	14.2%
Dec 31, 2020	14.6%
Dec 31, 2021	14.9%
Dec 31, 2022	15.2%
Dec 31, 2023	15.5%
Dec 31, 2024	15.9%
Dec 31, 2025	16.2%

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