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Table 3 Age distribution of Irish population aged 50+ in 2011 Censusa

From: The NEIL Memory Research Unit: psychosocial, biological, physiological and lifestyle factors associated with healthy ageing: study protocol

Age group

N

% of population aged 50+

50-59

518,908

40.76

60-69

392,424

30.82

70-79

233,226

18.32

80+

128,529

10.10

Total population aged 50+

1,273,087

 

Total population

4,588,252

 
  1. aData for these calculations was taken from the “Profile 2: Older and Younger” report of the 2011 Census of Ireland (Central Statistics Office 2011)