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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.