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The total of live EI licences as at June 30 each year:
2005 - 1583
2006 - 1549
2007 - 1494
2008 - 1495
2016 - 1801
2017 - 1836
2018 - 1868
2019 - 1924
2020 - 1945
2021 - 2014
2022 - 2102
2023 - 2149
2024 - 2216
2025 - 2243
Source pre-2009 ComReg Annual Reports
Source post-2016 ComReg Statistics page and archive.org
The EI licence total appear to be cummulative from 2009 when the Lifetime licence was introduced. Although revalidation is required every 5 years nothing seems to happen if this doesn't take place. It is unclear if an effective mechanism exists to ensure that the licences of all amateurs who have died are revoked.
IRTS Membership as at December 31 each year:
2018 - 919
2019 - 921
2020 - 983
2021 - 1077
Note the membership figure includes amateurs in the UK and around the world, IRTS even has some members in Australia and Japan. The number of EI licence holders who are members has not been published.