Annual Statistical Supplement, 2011

Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance

Benefits in Current-Payment Status

International Agreements

Table 5.M1 Number of beneficiaries and average monthly benefit under U.S. totalization agreements, by country and type of benefit, December 1983–2010, selected years
Year and country Total Retired workers Disabled workers Wives and husbands Widow(er)s a Children
Number
1983 1,541 970 97 266 109 99
1984 2,717 1,664 254 435 202 162
1985 7,857 4,773 404 1,730 578 372
1990 27,662 17,432 1,609 5,801 2,078 742
1995 54,806 35,925 2,428 10,974 4,431 1,048
1996 59,455 39,085 2,514 11,917 4,893 1,046
1997 63,842 42,163 2,662 12,583 5,342 1,092
1998 68,748 45,632 2,708 13,376 5,926 1,106
1999 74,933 50,018 2,749 14,421 6,636 1,109
2000 82,404 55,398 2,687 15,806 7,302 1,211
2001 88,770 59,713 2,859 17,013 7,917 1,268
2002 94,350 63,418 2,992 18,032 8,585 1,323
2003 99,728 67,055 2,986 19,171 9,190 1,326
2004 106,096 71,782 2,826 20,308 9,835 1,345
2005 112,910 76,590 2,974 21,554 10,443 1,349
2006 127,978 85,862 2,956 26,495 11,273 1,392
2007 146,199 96,970 2,752 32,484 12,525 1,468
2008 155,242 102,806 2,639 34,925 13,396 1,476
2009 163,866 108,591 2,538 37,106 14,171 1,460
2010 173,865 115,219 2,481 39,563 15,086 1,516
Australia 2,376 1,819 100 388 50 19
Austria 1,483 1,090 42 246 76 29
Belgium 890 610 4 181 82 13
Canada 51,686 33,404 1,144 10,317 6,395 426
Chile 133 101 0 24 8 0
Czech Republic 18 14 0 0 b b
Denmark 238 166 b 62 b 0
Finland 352 240 16 67 21 8
France 5,316 3,760 25 1,031 435 65
Germany 21,637 15,906 492 3,580 1,429 230
Greece 4,051 2,807 123 719 347 55
Ireland 2,530 1,789 14 541 152 34
Italy 9,799 6,177 70 1,980 1,452 120
Japan 32,607 18,803 13 12,100 1,561 130
Luxembourg 75 53 4 13 b b
Netherlands 3,059 2,134 7 675 211 32
Norway 4,286 2,812 51 894 497 32
Poland 1,810 1,228 4 502 65 11
Portugal 2,154 1,413 102 310 299 30
South Korea 1,246 835 b 384 20 b
Spain 3,085 1,953 67 647 361 57
Sweden 2,976 2,162 27 625 127 35
Switzerland 4,602 3,294 37 946 283 42
United Kingdom 17,456 12,649 133 3,331 1,200 143
Average monthly benefit (dollars)
1983 62.61 68.77 145.68 24.01 49.27 40.16
1984 79.29 90.32 144.07 25.64 51.61 42.90
1985 73.52 86.52 147.43 32.04 60.94 38.79
1990 108.07 122.87 223.71 44.37 88.01 63.88
1995 134.13 155.20 271.21 51.27 108.60 69.88
1996 138.89 160.65 287.11 52.80 112.45 74.22
1997 143.69 165.94 298.78 54.24 115.62 74.27
1998 146.37 169.15 305.43 55.08 117.87 73.49
1999 151.22 174.94 312.05 56.58 123.64 78.56
2000 157.03 182.39 324.60 59.01 127.96 79.70
2001 162.05 188.04 340.20 60.96 131.50 83.98
2002 165.18 191.74 345.58 62.45 134.02 86.28
2003 168.89 196.31 355.12 64.04 138.42 89.42
2004 173.70 202.10 367.43 66.37 142.91 96.73
2005 180.95 209.68 392.57 69.85 149.14 104.17
2006 188.44 220.28 411.64 78.79 155.37 106.01
2007 193.20 227.54 431.37 84.79 165.36 114.49
2008 204.94 241.97 456.78 91.10 177.16 121.37
2009 205.89 243.24 461.52 92.41 179.16 126.38
2010 206.62 244.34 463.95 93.32 181.74 123.36
Australia 211.87 220.52 524.14 96.77 209.43 96.89
Austria 212.50 240.38 372.12 82.08 180.70 123.24
Belgium 207.25 244.60 668.25 85.30 185.72 146.69
Canada 184.44 215.09 414.18 79.32 156.91 123.54
Chile 204.03 226.39 0 93.04 254.75 0
Czech Republic 163.39 162.43 0 0 b b
Denmark 184.94 211.73 b 95.85 b 0
Finland 208.92 229.15 486.13 92.49 180.19 98.13
France 224.10 265.00 536.80 92.04 184.67 96.55
Germany 234.83 267.95 498.34 78.05 185.37 127.70
Greece 188.66 208.14 439.06 82.85 172.05 122.60
Ireland 212.88 248.50 683.75 86.85 221.52 111.06
Italy 192.82 231.71 601.01 81.70 164.47 129.30
Japan 210.30 266.77 470.54 116.87 259.07 126.09
Luxembourg 263.64 302.55 273.25 87.85 b b
Netherlands 197.16 231.59 728.71 87.04 195.44 118.72
Norway 197.60 226.35 402.81 90.06 209.49 164.06
Poland 130.10 150.57 259.75 71.65 192.35 97.09
Portugal 218.02 228.66 553.07 85.13 198.61 144.37
South Korea 200.15 240.08 b 104.05 318.95 b
Spain 186.84 214.81 538.06 80.30 170.65 127.84
Sweden 179.92 204.72 335.41 88.16 197.34 103.26
Switzerland 193.84 224.06 514.38 82.74 184.25 108.38
United Kingdom 257.29 304.40 580.65 90.46 204.07 121.76
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes nondisabled and disabled widow(er)s, mothers and fathers, and parents.
b. Suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
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