Objective To explore the risk factors for recurrent （≥ 2 times） pneumonia in elderlykidney transplant recipients after surgery. Methods Retrospective analysis was performed from the clinical data of 119 elderly kidney transplant recipients who underwent kidney transplantation at the Eighth Medical Center of the People's Liberation Army General Hospital from January 2010 to January 2024. According to whether pneumonia occurs repeatedly （≥ 2 times） after kidney transplantation， elderly recipients were divided into two groups， with 11 cases in the recurrent pneumonia group and 108 cases in the non-recurrent pneumonia group. Relevant clinical data were compared between the two groups， including the general basic information of the recipient （gender， age， height， weight， smoking history，etc.）， as well as the relevant clinical data （the time of dialysis before kidney transplantation， the maintenance treatment plan of immunosuppressant after surgery， whether there was delayed recovery of kidney function after transplantation， whether there was a decrease in white blood cells after transplantation， serum creatinine level at discharge， whether there was diabetes before and after surgery， and whether there was viral hepatitis B infection， etc.）. We conducted univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression analysis to explore the risk factors for recurrent pneumonia in elderly kidneytransplant recipients after surgery. Results The incidence of recurrent pneumonia in elderly kidney transplant recipientsafter surgery was 9.24% （11/119）， and one patient in the case group died from severe pneumonia， with a mortality rate of 9.1% （1/11）. Smoking history （OR ＝ 13.15，95% CI ＝ 2.406 ～ 71.91，P ＝ 0.003） and postoperative leukopenia （OR ＝ 6.050，95% CI ＝ 1.248 ～ 29.32，P ＝ 0.025） were risk factors for recurrent pneumonia in elderly kidney transplant recipients. Conclusion Smoking history and postoperative leukopenia increase the risk of recurrent pneumonia in elderly kidney transplant recipients. So we should strengthen postoperative health education for elderly kidney transplant recipients， encourage smoking cessation， and prevent and treat postoperative leukopenia.