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Covered Workers and Beneficiaries

Updated May 1, 2006

Historical Period Intermediate Assumptions Low Cost Assumptions High Cost Assumptions

Table IV.B2.- Covered Workers and Beneficiaries
Calendar Years 1945-2080
Calendar year   Covered
workers 1
(in thousands)		   Beneficiaries 2 (in thousands)   Covered
workers per
OASDI
beneficiary		   OASDI
beneficiaries
per 100
covered
workers
OASI   DI   OASDI

Historical:
1945   46,390   1,106   -   1,106   41.9   2
1950   48,280   2,930   -   2,930   16.5   6
1955   65,200   7,564   -   7,564   8.6   12
1956   67,610   8,374   -   8,374   8.1   12
1957   70,590   10,342   -   10,342   6.8   15
1958   69,770   11,705   200   11,905   5.9   17
1959   71,700   12,820   361   13,181   5.4   18
1960   72,530   13,740   522   14,262   5.1   20
1961   72,820   14,726   898   15,624   4.7   21
1962   74,280   16,129   1,152   17,280   4.3   23
1963   75,540   17,226   1,382   18,608   4.1   25
1964   77,430   17,954   1,516   19,470   4.0   25
1965   80,680   18,509   1,648   20,157   4.0   25
1966   84,600   19,851   1,887   21,737   3.9   26
1967   87,040   20,419   2,060   22,479   3.9   26
1968   89,380   21,161   2,258   23,419   3.8   26
1969   92,060   21,836   2,407   24,243   3.8   26
1970   93,090   22,618   2,568   25,186   3.7   27
1971   93,340   23,415   2,788   26,203   3.6   28
1972   96,240   24,308   3,091   27,399   3.5   28
1973   99,830   25,273   3,416   28,690   3.5   29
1974   101,330   26,218   3,691   29,909   3.4   30
1975   100,200   26,998   4,125   31,123   3.2   31
1976   102,620   27,739   4,533   32,272   3.2   31
1977   105,839   28,429   4,733   33,161   3.2   31
1978   110,488   29,063   4,861   33,924   3.3   31
1979   112,789   29,789   4,826   34,615   3.3   31
1980   113,649   30,384   4,734   35,117   3.2   31
1981   112,931   31,073   4,636   35,709   3.2   32
1982   111,929   31,207   4,184   35,391   3.2   32
1983   113,178   31,833   3,893   35,726   3.2   32
1984   118,205   32,250   3,789   36,039   3.3   30
1985   120,575   32,776   3,874   36,650   3.3   30
1986   123,415   33,350   3,972   37,322   3.3   30
1987   126,282   33,917   4,034   37,952   3.3   30
1988   130,072   34,343   4,077   38,420   3.4   30
1989   132,473   34,754   4,105   38,859   3.4   29
1990   133,692   35,266   4,204   39,471   3.4   30
1991   132,989   35,786   4,388   40,174   3.3   30
1992   133,920   36,313   4,716   41,029   3.3   31
1993   136,137   36,757   5,083   41,840   3.3   31
1994   138,804   37,082   5,435   42,517   3.3   31
1995   141,107   37,376   5,731   43,107   3.3   31
1996   143,576   37,521   5,977   43,498   3.3   30
1997   146,445   37,705   6,087   43,792   3.3   30
1998   149,421   37,825   6,250   44,075   3.4   29
1999   152,152   37,934   6,433   44,366   3.4   29
2000   155,046   38,560   6,606   45,166   3.4   29
2001   155,416   38,888   6,780   45,668   3.4   29
2002   154,818   39,116   7,060   46,176   3.4   30
2003   154,946   39,314   7,438   46,752   3.3   30
2004   156,986   39,557   7,810   47,367   3.3   30
2005   159,147   39,961   8,172   48,133   3.3   30

Intermediate:
2006   161,593   40,383   8,496   48,878   3.3   30
2007   163,344   40,868   8,834   49,702   3.3   30
2008   165,078   41,529   9,134   50,663   3.3   31
2009   166,486   42,399   9,380   51,778   3.2   31
2010   167,774   43,329   9,596   52,925   3.2   32
2011   168,918   44,290   9,807   54,096   3.1   32
2012   169,672   45,415   9,985   55,400   3.1   33
2013   170,304   46,709   10,125   56,834   3.0   33
2014   171,054   48,077   10,260   58,337   2.9   34
2015   171,938   49,488   10,406   59,894   2.9   35
2016   172,865   51,030   10,611   61,641   2.8   36
2017   173,614   52,544   10,764   63,308   2.7   36
2018   174,473   54,079   10,905   64,984   2.7   37
2019   175,393   55,630   11,028   66,658   2.6   38
2020   176,415   57,219   11,132   68,350   2.6   39
2021   177,218   58,765   11,270   70,036   2.5   40
2022   177,718   60,254   11,457   71,712   2.5   40
2023   178,319   61,737   11,646   73,384   2.4   41
2024   178,845   63,192   11,834   75,026   2.4   42
2025   179,417   64,619   12,021   76,640   2.3   43
2026   180,089   66,021   12,204   78,225   2.3   43
2027   180,526   67,449   12,316   79,765   2.3   44
2028   181,055   68,848   12,353   81,201   2.2   45
2029   181,536   70,120   12,383   82,503   2.2   45
2030   182,093   71,300   12,410   83,710   2.2   46
2031   182,744   72,428   12,433   84,861   2.2   46
2032   183,228   73,499   12,465   85,964   2.1   47
2033   183,815   74,447   12,519   86,966   2.1   47
2034   184,363   75,239   12,591   87,830   2.1   48
2035   185,004   75,906   12,670   88,576   2.1   48
2036   185,679   76,503   12,737   89,240   2.1   48
2037   186,225   77,059   12,784   89,843   2.1   48
2038   186,863   77,538   12,833   90,372   2.1   48
2039   187,445   77,924   12,912   90,836   2.1   48
2040   188,119   78,249   13,022   91,271   2.1   49
2041   188,875   78,564   13,144   91,707   2.1   49
2042   189,556   78,899   13,265   92,164   2.1   49
2043   190,232   79,231   13,388   92,619   2.1   49
2044   190,788   79,549   13,509   93,058   2.1   49
2045   191,409   79,861   13,618   93,479   2.0   49
2046   192,102   80,182   13,708   93,890   2.0   49
2047   192,719   80,531   13,771   94,303   2.0   49
2048   193,337   80,889   13,823   94,712   2.0   49
2049   193,847   81,232   13,880   95,113   2.0   49
2050   194,424   81,568   13,950   95,518   2.0   49
2051   195,076   81,921   14,030   95,951   2.0   49
2052   195,674   82,310   14,108   96,418   2.0   49
2053   196,277   82,716   14,182   96,897   2.0   49
2054   196,776   83,124   14,255   97,380   2.0   49
2055   197,329   83,546   14,323   97,869   2.0   50
2056   197,960   83,997   14,374   98,370   2.0   50
2057   198,565   84,474   14,405   98,880   2.0   50
2058   199,177   84,950   14,434   99,384   2.0   50
2059   199,674   85,407   14,468   99,874   2.0   50
2060   200,201   85,851   14,509   100,361   2.0   50
2061   200,809   86,299   14,557   100,856   2.0   50
2062   201,403   86,776   14,608   101,384   2.0   50
2063   202,009   87,282   14,668   101,949   2.0   50
2064   202,551   87,789   14,738   102,527   2.0   51
2065   203,122   88,302   14,815   103,117   2.0   51
2066   203,711   88,813   14,890   103,703   2.0   51
2067   204,250   89,320   14,947   104,267   2.0   51
2068   204,776   89,852   14,984   104,836   2.0   51
2069   205,327   90,392   15,013   105,405   1.9   51
2070   205,908   90,927   15,035   105,963   1.9   51
2071   206,492   91,428   15,076   106,504   1.9   52
2072   207,093   91,888   15,140   107,028   1.9   52
2073   207,672   92,347   15,204   107,551   1.9   52
2074   208,243   92,803   15,269   108,073   1.9   52
2075   208,816   93,256   15,334   108,591   1.9   52
2076   209,373   93,711   15,400   109,111   1.9   52
2077   209,936   94,172   15,463   109,635   1.9   52
2078   210,500   94,637   15,525   110,163   1.9   52
2079   211,068   95,108   15,586   110,694   1.9   52
2080   211,631   95,581   15,644   111,225   1.9   53

Low Cost:
2006   161,874   40,378   8,452   48,830   3.3   30
2007   163,703   40,863   8,688   49,551   3.3   30
2008   165,628   41,524   8,858   50,382   3.3   30
2009   167,375   42,388   8,963   51,351   3.3   31
2010   168,984   43,310   9,036   52,346   3.2   31
2011   170,597   44,260   9,101   53,362   3.2   31
2012   171,904   45,371   9,138   54,509   3.2   32
2013   173,177   46,644   9,145   55,789   3.1   32
2014   174,454   47,986   9,152   57,139   3.1   33
2015   175,593   49,368   9,176   58,544   3.0   33
2016   176,771   50,795   9,227   60,022   2.9   34
2017   177,753   52,251   9,289   61,540   2.9   35
2018   178,854   53,726   9,345   63,071   2.8   35
2019   179,982   55,212   9,391   64,603   2.8   36
2020   181,170   56,728   9,424   66,152   2.7   37
2021   182,203   58,198   9,492   67,690   2.7   37
2022   182,938   59,609   9,604   69,214   2.6   38
2023   183,806   61,011   9,721   70,732   2.6   38
2024   184,593   62,377   9,838   72,216   2.6   39
2025   185,428   63,707   9,956   73,663   2.5   40
2026   186,392   65,007   10,073   75,080   2.5   40
2027   187,157   66,326   10,134   76,461   2.4   41
2028   188,037   67,605   10,138   77,743   2.4   41
2029   188,923   68,750   10,142   78,892   2.4   42
2030   189,840   69,797   10,148   79,945   2.4   42
2031   190,883   70,788   10,155   80,943   2.4   42
2032   191,803   71,720   10,173   81,892   2.3   43
2033   192,855   72,531   10,212   82,744   2.3   43
2034   193,923   73,192   10,270   83,462   2.3   43
2035   195,069   73,730   10,334   84,064   2.3   43
2036   196,273   74,194   10,392   84,586   2.3   43
2037   197,411   74,612   10,436   85,048   2.3   43
2038   198,648   74,954   10,484   85,438   2.3   43
2039   199,903   75,213   10,556   85,769   2.3   43
2040   201,229   75,422   10,655   86,077   2.3   43
2041   202,647   75,626   10,764   86,390   2.3   43
2042   204,028   75,857   10,874   86,731   2.4   43
2043   205,413   76,098   10,986   87,084   2.4   42
2044   206,757   76,335   11,097   87,432   2.4   42
2045   208,157   76,572   11,201   87,773   2.4   42
2046   209,632   76,825   11,289   88,114   2.4   42
2047   211,089   77,110   11,357   88,467   2.4   42
2048   212,556   77,409   11,416   88,826   2.4   42
2049   213,982   77,700   11,482   89,181   2.4   42
2050   215,474   77,989   11,559   89,548   2.4   42
2051   217,018   78,303   11,645   89,948   2.4   41
2052   218,550   78,661   11,731   90,392   2.4   41
2053   220,088   79,047   11,815   90,863   2.4   41
2054   221,578   79,447   11,901   91,348   2.4   41
2055   223,126   79,863   11,984   91,847   2.4   41
2056   224,734   80,303   12,056   92,359   2.4   41
2057   226,343   80,769   12,115   92,884   2.4   41
2058   227,971   81,229   12,174   93,403   2.4   41
2059   229,566   81,667   12,241   93,908   2.4   41
2060   231,201   82,089   12,316   94,406   2.4   41
2061   232,893   82,508   12,399   94,906   2.5   41
2062   234,612   82,948   12,486   95,434   2.5   41
2063   236,369   83,414   12,584   95,998   2.5   41
2064   238,133   83,885   12,691   96,576   2.5   41
2065   239,925   84,363   12,805   97,169   2.5   40
2066   241,734   84,835   12,921   97,756   2.5   40
2067   243,531   85,297   13,028   98,325   2.5   40
2068   245,336   85,784   13,123   98,907   2.5   40
2069   247,216   86,281   13,214   99,495   2.5   40
2070   249,130   86,779   13,305   100,085   2.5   40
2071   251,033   87,260   13,414   100,674   2.5   40
2072   252,951   87,726   13,541   101,267   2.5   40
2073   254,882   88,209   13,670   101,879   2.5   40
2074   256,826   88,710   13,801   102,511   2.5   40
2075   258,778   89,232   13,932   103,164   2.5   40
2076   260,737   89,783   14,063   103,845   2.5   40
2077   262,705   90,361   14,193   104,554   2.5   40
2078   264,683   90,966   14,322   105,289   2.5   40
2079   266,671   91,598   14,451   106,049   2.5   40
2080   268,666   92,257   14,578   106,835   2.5   40

High Cost:
2006   159,837   40,385   8,580   48,965   3.3   31
2007   160,558   40,875   9,088   49,963   3.2   31
2008   162,442   41,542   9,566   51,108   3.2   31
2009   163,012   42,421   9,990   52,411   3.1   32
2010   163,064   43,366   10,379   53,745   3.0   33
2011   165,117   44,345   10,756   55,100   3.0   33
2012   166,286   45,492   11,090   56,583   2.9   34
2013   166,971   46,816   11,374   58,190   2.9   35
2014   167,837   48,220   11,643   59,863   2.8   36
2015   168,855   49,674   11,916   61,589   2.7   36
2016   169,646   51,342   12,152   63,494   2.7   37
2017   170,285   52,926   12,404   65,330   2.6   38
2018   171,003   54,538   12,635   67,173   2.5   39
2019   171,811   56,176   12,840   69,016   2.5   40
2020   172,764   57,861   13,014   70,876   2.4   41
2021   173,473   59,504   13,222   72,727   2.4   42
2022   173,865   61,089   13,481   74,570   2.3   43
2023   174,318   62,676   13,738   76,414   2.3   44
2024   174,722   64,236   13,990   78,226   2.2   45
2025   175,173   65,775   14,236   80,011   2.2   46
2026   175,697   67,296   14,475   81,771   2.1   47
2027   175,981   68,864   14,624   83,488   2.1   47
2028   176,326   70,423   14,682   85,106   2.1   48
2029   176,609   71,865   14,730   86,595   2.0   49
2030   176,892   73,225   14,771   87,996   2.0   50
2031   177,270   74,544   14,805   89,349   2.0   50
2032   177,441   75,808   14,847   90,655   2.0   51
2033   177,697   76,949   14,913   91,862   1.9   52
2034   177,912   77,934   15,001   92,935   1.9   52
2035   178,166   78,797   15,094   93,892   1.9   53
2036   178,483   79,597   15,172   94,769   1.9   53
2037   178,632   80,362   15,223   95,586   1.9   54
2038   178,820   81,052   15,275   96,327   1.9   54
2039   178,903   81,645   15,362   97,007   1.8   54
2040   179,018   82,174   15,486   97,660   1.8   55
2041   179,280   82,690   15,624   98,314   1.8   55
2042   179,450   83,221   15,760   98,981   1.8   55
2043   179,573   83,743   15,898   99,641   1.8   55
2044   179,549   84,241   16,032   100,272   1.8   56
2045   179,523   84,721   16,152   100,873   1.8   56
2046   179,600   85,205   16,246   101,451   1.8   56
2047   179,547   85,716   16,306   102,022   1.8   57
2048   179,478   86,231   16,351   102,583   1.7   57
2049   179,301   86,723   16,401   103,125   1.7   58
2050   179,132   87,197   16,465   103,662   1.7   58
2051   179,122   87,681   16,539   104,220   1.7   58
2052   179,051   88,196   16,608   104,804   1.7   59
2053   178,961   88,722   16,670   105,392   1.7   59
2054   178,727   89,244   16,729   105,973   1.7   59
2055   178,477   89,776   16,778   106,554   1.7   60
2056   178,364   90,335   16,803   107,138   1.7   60
2057   178,187   90,925   16,801   107,725   1.7   60
2058   177,996   91,512   16,791   108,303   1.6   61
2059   177,703   92,080   16,785   108,865   1.6   61
2060   177,391   92,636   16,786   109,422   1.6   62
2061   177,187   93,194   16,790   109,984   1.6   62
2062   176,937   93,781   16,796   110,577   1.6   62
2063   176,699   94,401   16,809   111,210   1.6   63
2064   176,335   95,020   16,832   111,852   1.6   63
2065   175,919   95,645   16,858   112,502   1.6   64
2066   175,615   96,268   16,876   113,144   1.6   64
2067   175,248   96,887   16,869   113,755   1.5   65
2068   174,883   97,531   16,829   114,360   1.5   65
2069   174,550   98,179   16,772   114,951   1.5   66
2070   174,173   98,816   16,700   115,516   1.5   66
2071   173,821   99,403   16,646   116,050   1.5   67
2072   173,466   99,929   16,621   116,550   1.5   67
2073   173,087   100,436   16,594   117,030   1.5   68
2074   172,702   100,919   16,568   117,487   1.5   68
2075   172,279   101,376   16,543   117,919   1.5   68
2076   171,851   101,814   16,517   118,331   1.5   69
2077   171,416   102,236   16,489   118,725   1.4   69
2078   170,995   102,640   16,460   119,101   1.4   70
2079   170,612   103,025   16,430   119,455   1.4   70
2080   170,212   103,391   16,398   119,789   1.4   70
1 Workers who are paid at some time during the year for employment on which OASDI taxes are due.
2 Beneficiaries with monthly benefits in current-payment status as of June 30.

Notes:
1. The number of beneficiaries does not include uninsured individuals who receive benefits under Section 228 of the Social Security Act. Costs are reimbursed from the General Fund of the Treasury for most of these individuals.
2. Historical covered worker data are subject to revision.
3. Totals do not necessarily equal the sums of rounded components.

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