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Covered Workers and Beneficiaries

Single-Year Tables

Intermediate Assumptions Low-Cost Assumptions High-Cost Assumptions

Table IV.B2.- Covered Workers and Beneficiaries,
Calendar Years 1945-2086
Calendar year   Covered
workers a
(in thousands)		   Beneficiaries b (in thousands)   Covered
workers per
OASDI
beneficiary		   OASDI
beneficiaries
per 100
covered
workers
OASI   DI   OASDI

Historical data:
1945   46,390   1,106   —   1,106   41.9   2
1950   48,280   2,930   —   2,930   16.5   6
1955   65,065   7,564   —   7,564   8.6   12
1956   67,595   8,374   —   8,374   8.1   12
1957   70,679   10,342   —   10,342   6.8   15
1958   69,826   11,705   200   11,905   5.9   17
1959   71,432   12,820   361   13,181   5.4   18
1960   72,370   13,740   522   14,262   5.1   20
1961   72,598   14,726   898   15,624   4.6   22
1962   74,190   16,129   1,152   17,280   4.3   23
1963   75,453   17,226   1,382   18,608   4.1   25
1964   77,397   17,954   1,516   19,470   4.0   25
1965   80,533   18,509   1,648   20,157   4.0   25
1966   84,585   19,851   1,887   21,737   3.9   26
1967   86,599   20,419   2,060   22,479   3.9   26
1968   89,404   21,161   2,258   23,419   3.8   26
1969   92,326   21,836   2,407   24,243   3.8   26
1970   92,905   22,618   2,568   25,186   3.7   27
1971   93,153   23,415   2,788   26,203   3.6   28
1972   96,083   24,308   3,091   27,399   3.5   29
1973   99,768   25,273   3,416   28,690   3.5   29
1974   101,209   26,218   3,691   29,909   3.4   30
1975   100,191   26,998   4,125   31,123   3.2   31
1976   102,789   27,739   4,533   32,272   3.2   31
1977   105,949   28,429   4,733   33,161   3.2   31
1978   109,426   29,063   4,861   33,924   3.2   31
1979   112,059   29,789   4,826   34,615   3.2   31
1980   112,640   30,384   4,734   35,117   3.2   31
1981   112,809   31,073   4,636   35,709   3.2   32
1982   111,318   31,207   4,184   35,391   3.1   32
1983   112,439   31,833   3,893   35,726   3.1   32
1984   116,661   32,238   3,789   36,026   3.2   31
1985   120,223   32,763   3,874   36,636   3.3   30
1986   122,741   33,346   3,972   37,318   3.3   30
1987   125,847   33,914   4,034   37,948   3.3   30
1988   129,777   34,336   4,077   38,413   3.4   30
1989   132,098   34,741   4,105   38,846   3.4   29
1990   133,065   35,255   4,204   39,459   3.4   30
1991   132,451   35,773   4,388   40,161   3.3   30
1992   133,363   36,299   4,716   41,014   3.3   31
1993   135,526   36,743   5,083   41,826   3.2   31
1994   138,592   37,070   5,435   42,504   3.3   31
1995   140,847   37,364   5,731   43,096   3.3   31
1996   143,274   37,509   5,977   43,486   3.3   30
1997   146,097   37,696   6,087   43,783   3.3   30
1998   149,031   37,818   6,250   44,068   3.4   30
1999   151,702   37,926   6,433   44,359   3.4   29
2000   154,493   38,556   6,606   45,162   3.4   29
2001   154,808   38,888   6,780   45,668   3.4   29
2002   154,218   39,117   7,060   46,176   3.3   30
2003   154,467   39,315   7,438   46,753   3.3   30
2004   156,211   39,558   7,810   47,368   3.3   30
2005   158,610   39,961   8,172   48,133   3.3   30
2006   161,052   40,435   8,428   48,863   3.3   30
2007   162,905   40,863   8,739   49,603   3.3   30
2008   162,387   41,355   9,065   50,420   3.2   31
2009   157,606   42,385   9,475   51,860   3.0   33
2010   156,725   43,440   9,958   53,398   2.9   34

Intermediate:
2011   157,752   44,543   10,436   54,979   2.9   35
2012   159,746   45,758   10,856   56,613   2.8   35
2013   162,251   47,145   11,136   58,281   2.8   36
2014   164,928   48,627   11,307   59,934   2.8   36
2015   167,403   50,171   11,437   61,607   2.7   37
2016   169,597   51,778   11,536   63,314   2.7   37
2017   171,342   53,422   11,620   65,042   2.6   38
2018   172,589   55,097   11,696   66,793   2.6   39
2019   173,566   56,806   11,773   68,579   2.5   40
2020   174,353   58,541   11,852   70,394   2.5   40
2021   175,110   59,937   12,058   71,995   2.4   41
2022   175,859   61,536   12,215   73,751   2.4   42
2023   176,662   63,120   12,364   75,484   2.3   43
2024   177,520   64,670   12,506   77,177   2.3   43
2025   178,251   66,182   12,642   78,824   2.3   44
2026   178,902   67,637   12,769   80,406   2.2   45
2027   179,700   69,099   12,827   81,926   2.2   46
2028   180,507   70,536   12,815   83,351   2.2   46
2029   181,259   71,842   12,797   84,639   2.1   47
2030   182,066   73,033   12,776   85,810   2.1   47
2031   183,001   74,159   12,749   86,908   2.1   47
2032   183,946   75,225   12,733   87,958   2.1   48
2033   184,855   76,181   12,746   88,927   2.1   48
2034   185,781   77,007   12,775   89,782   2.1   48
2035   186,683   77,727   12,805   90,532   2.1   48
2036   187,603   78,397   12,820   91,216   2.1   49
2037   188,549   79,012   12,818   91,830   2.1   49
2038   189,598   79,523   12,831   92,354   2.1   49
2039   190,634   79,923   12,883   92,806   2.1   49
2040   191,614   80,244   12,971   93,215   2.1   49
2041   192,633   80,535   13,073   93,608   2.1   49
2042   193,670   80,828   13,181   94,009   2.1   49
2043   194,679   81,123   13,300   94,423   2.1   49
2044   195,683   81,433   13,418   94,851   2.1   48
2045   196,669   81,762   13,530   95,292   2.1   48
2046   197,652   82,118   13,629   95,747   2.1   48
2047   198,596   82,503   13,710   96,213   2.1   48
2048   199,544   82,891   13,789   96,681   2.1   48
2049   200,494   83,284   13,869   97,153   2.1   48
2050   201,445   83,689   13,953   97,641   2.1   48
2051   202,388   84,125   14,038   98,163   2.1   49
2052   203,326   84,609   14,119   98,728   2.1   49
2053   204,263   85,120   14,200   99,320   2.1   49
2054   205,191   85,644   14,282   99,926   2.1   49
2055   206,136   86,189   14,357   100,546   2.1   49
2056   207,063   86,762   14,414   101,176   2.0   49
2057   208,008   87,347   14,458   101,805   2.0   49
2058   208,962   87,917   14,505   102,422   2.0   49
2059   209,937   88,464   14,561   103,026   2.0   49
2060   210,941   88,997   14,626   103,624   2.0   49
2061   211,952   89,524   14,700   104,225   2.0   49
2062   212,972   90,056   14,783   104,839   2.0   49
2063   214,003   90,587   14,875   105,462   2.0   49
2064   215,032   91,114   14,975   106,089   2.0   49
2065   216,051   91,654   15,077   106,731   2.0   49
2066   217,077   92,220   15,176   107,396   2.0   49
2067   218,117   92,808   15,271   108,079   2.0   50
2068   219,154   93,407   15,372   108,779   2.0   50
2069   220,175   94,022   15,479   109,500   2.0   50
2070   221,196   94,653   15,582   110,235   2.0   50
2071   222,212   95,281   15,681   110,961   2.0   50
2072   223,225   95,915   15,778   111,693   2.0   50
2073   224,229   96,583   15,864   112,448   2.0   50
2074   225,244   97,267   15,941   113,208   2.0   50
2075   226,253   97,933   16,026   113,959   2.0   50
2076   227,261   98,576   16,128   114,703   2.0   50
2077   228,260   99,235   16,221   115,456   2.0   51
2078   229,250   99,915   16,301   116,216   2.0   51
2079   230,231   100,594   16,386   116,980   2.0   51
2080   231,214   101,281   16,470   117,752   2.0   51
2081   232,191   101,978   16,553   118,531   2.0   51
2082   233,170   102,683   16,635   119,318   2.0   51
2083   234,140   103,395   16,715   120,110   1.9   51
2084   235,104   104,114   16,792   120,906   1.9   51
2085   236,079   104,840   16,869   121,708   1.9   52
2086   237,051   105,570   16,943   122,513   1.9   52

Low-cost:
2011   158,184   44,542   10,369   54,911   2.9   35
2012   161,059   45,754   10,649   56,403   2.9   35
2013   164,701   47,134   10,776   57,910   2.8   35
2014   168,413   48,596   10,789   59,386   2.8   35
2015   171,687   50,109   10,762   60,871   2.8   35
2016   174,034   51,675   10,713   62,388   2.8   36
2017   175,553   53,269   10,670   63,939   2.7   36
2018   176,718   54,888   10,641   65,529   2.7   37
2019   177,773   56,535   10,625   67,160   2.6   38
2020   178,712   58,202   10,615   68,817   2.6   39
2021   179,638   59,525   10,693   70,218   2.6   39
2022   180,563   61,049   10,739   71,788   2.5   40
2023   181,546   62,552   10,782   73,333   2.5   40
2024   182,570   64,013   10,821   74,834   2.4   41
2025   183,460   65,428   10,857   76,284   2.4   42
2026   184,250   66,782   10,887   77,669   2.4   42
2027   185,143   68,129   10,861   78,990   2.3   43
2028   186,040   69,436   10,780   80,216   2.3   43
2029   186,933   70,605   10,700   81,306   2.3   43
2030   187,895   71,653   10,620   82,274   2.3   44
2031   188,983   72,630   10,539   83,169   2.3   44
2032   190,112   73,549   10,473   84,022   2.3   44
2033   191,235   74,359   10,436   84,794   2.3   44
2034   192,384   75,035   10,417   85,452   2.3   44
2035   193,559   75,604   10,404   86,008   2.3   44
2036   194,784   76,117   10,385   86,502   2.3   44
2037   196,060   76,573   10,357   86,931   2.3   44
2038   197,468   76,928   10,345   87,272   2.3   44
2039   198,904   77,178   10,367   87,545   2.3   44
2040   200,301   77,356   10,421   87,777   2.3   44
2041   201,772   77,510   10,488   87,998   2.3   44
2042   203,282   77,674   10,563   88,237   2.3   43
2043   204,799   77,850   10,647   88,497   2.3   43
2044   206,335   78,050   10,733   88,782   2.3   43
2045   207,877   78,277   10,815   89,092   2.3   43
2046   209,440   78,534   10,890   89,424   2.3   43
2047   210,997   78,828   10,954   89,782   2.4   43
2048   212,582   79,140   11,017   90,158   2.4   42
2049   214,190   79,461   11,083   90,544   2.4   42
2050   215,813   79,798   11,153   90,951   2.4   42
2051   217,462   80,171   11,226   91,398   2.4   42
2052   219,139   80,594   11,298   91,892   2.4   42
2053   220,838   81,045   11,370   92,415   2.4   42
2054   222,553   81,511   11,445   92,956   2.4   42
2055   224,275   81,998   11,516   93,514   2.4   42
2056   226,017   82,507   11,577   94,084   2.4   42
2057   227,789   83,024   11,630   94,655   2.4   42
2058   229,591   83,523   11,688   95,211   2.4   41
2059   231,427   83,997   11,756   95,753   2.4   41
2060   233,310   84,456   11,832   96,288   2.4   41
2061   235,228   84,906   11,918   96,824   2.4   41
2062   237,169   85,357   12,012   97,369   2.4   41
2063   239,148   85,804   12,116   97,921   2.4   41
2064   241,150   86,247   12,228   98,475   2.4   41
2065   243,188   86,699   12,344   99,043   2.5   41
2066   245,251   87,176   12,460   99,636   2.5   41
2067   247,355   87,673   12,575   100,247   2.5   41
2068   249,490   88,179   12,696   100,875   2.5   40
2069   251,637   88,703   12,824   101,527   2.5   40
2070   253,820   89,238   12,952   102,191   2.5   40
2071   256,030   89,763   13,080   102,844   2.5   40
2072   258,254   90,290   13,210   103,500   2.5   40
2073   260,493   90,848   13,335   104,183   2.5   40
2074   262,764   91,426   13,457   104,883   2.5   40
2075   265,065   92,002   13,589   105,591   2.5   40
2076   267,375   92,574   13,738   106,312   2.5   40
2077   269,692   93,178   13,886   107,064   2.5   40
2078   272,018   93,822   14,027   107,850   2.5   40
2079   274,362   94,494   14,172   108,666   2.5   40
2080   276,722   95,200   14,316   109,516   2.5   40
2081   279,084   95,944   14,458   110,402   2.5   40
2082   281,459   96,721   14,600   111,322   2.5   40
2083   283,856   97,531   14,742   112,273   2.5   40
2084   286,249   98,374   14,882   113,256   2.5   40
2085   288,645   99,248   15,021   114,269   2.5   40
2086   291,074   100,150   15,159   115,309   2.5   40

High-cost:
2011   157,184   44,547   10,503   55,049   2.9   35
2012   158,351   45,768   11,070   56,838   2.8   36
2013   160,065   47,168   11,510   58,679   2.7   37
2014   161,913   48,671   11,841   60,512   2.7   37
2015   163,700   50,247   12,128   62,375   2.6   38
2016   165,475   51,898   12,375   64,273   2.6   39
2017   167,055   53,599   12,590   66,189   2.5   40
2018   168,198   55,341   12,777   68,118   2.5   40
2019   169,074   57,125   12,945   70,070   2.4   41
2020   169,813   58,943   13,102   72,045   2.4   42
2021   170,499   60,444   13,362   73,806   2.3   43
2022   171,092   62,145   13,616   75,762   2.3   44
2023   171,740   63,839   13,861   77,699   2.2   45
2024   172,442   65,507   14,096   79,602   2.2   46
2025   173,038   67,143   14,323   81,466   2.1   47
2026   173,548   68,733   14,538   83,272   2.1   48
2027   174,253   70,346   14,672   85,018   2.0   49
2028   175,001   71,950   14,723   86,673   2.0   50
2029   175,628   73,431   14,764   88,196   2.0   50
2030   176,318   74,807   14,799   89,606   2.0   51
2031   177,110   76,120   14,823   90,943   1.9   51
2032   177,896   77,377   14,855   92,232   1.9   52
2033   178,616   78,528   14,913   93,441   1.9   52
2034   179,322   79,547   14,986   94,533   1.9   53
2035   179,975   80,463   15,055   95,518   1.9   53
2036   180,618   81,332   15,099   96,431   1.9   53
2037   181,279   82,151   15,120   97,270   1.9   54
2038   181,989   82,866   15,150   98,016   1.9   54
2039   182,653   83,463   15,224   98,687   1.9   54
2040   183,237   83,972   15,338   99,310   1.8   54
2041   183,835   84,445   15,466   99,911   1.8   54
2042   184,416   84,915   15,599   100,514   1.8   55
2043   184,946   85,378   15,742   101,120   1.8   55
2044   185,448   85,844   15,883   101,726   1.8   55
2045   185,901   86,319   16,013   102,332   1.8   55
2046   186,309   86,812   16,126   102,938   1.8   55
2047   186,680   87,326   16,215   103,541   1.8   55
2048   187,030   87,831   16,299   104,130   1.8   56
2049   187,371   88,330   16,382   104,713   1.8   56
2050   187,684   88,835   16,468   105,303   1.8   56
2051   187,942   89,364   16,555   105,919   1.8   56
2052   188,183   89,935   16,636   106,571   1.8   57
2053   188,433   90,526   16,715   107,241   1.8   57
2054   188,645   91,124   16,795   107,919   1.7   57
2055   188,826   91,741   16,862   108,603   1.7   58
2056   188,997   92,386   16,903   109,289   1.7   58
2057   189,179   93,044   16,924   109,968   1.7   58
2058   189,365   93,683   16,946   110,629   1.7   58
2059   189,564   94,301   16,976   111,277   1.7   59
2060   189,774   94,909   17,012   111,921   1.7   59
2061   189,965   95,512   17,056   112,568   1.7   59
2062   190,159   96,119   17,107   113,226   1.7   60
2063   190,339   96,725   17,167   113,893   1.7   60
2064   190,508   97,333   17,233   114,565   1.7   60
2065   190,648   97,954   17,297   115,251   1.7   60
2066   190,765   98,607   17,354   115,961   1.6   61
2067   190,866   99,291   17,403   116,693   1.6   61
2068   190,962   99,989   17,455   117,443   1.6   62
2069   191,018   100,705   17,512   118,217   1.6   62
2070   191,047   101,437   17,561   118,998   1.6   62
2071   191,067   102,165   17,601   119,766   1.6   63
2072   191,058   102,902   17,634   120,536   1.6   63
2073   191,026   103,679   17,648   121,327   1.6   64
2074   190,988   104,469   17,643   122,113   1.6   64
2075   190,933   105,231   17,641   122,872   1.6   64
2076   190,867   105,955   17,653   123,608   1.5   65
2077   190,781   106,685   17,645   124,331   1.5   65
2078   190,680   107,413   17,618   125,031   1.5   66
2079   190,561   108,111   17,595   125,706   1.5   66
2080   190,440   108,787   17,571   126,358   1.5   66
2081   190,310   109,435   17,546   126,981   1.5   67
2082   190,167   110,062   17,521   127,583   1.5   67
2083   190,018   110,665   17,495   128,161   1.5   67
2084   189,871   111,249   17,469   128,718   1.5   68
2085   189,726   111,811   17,441   129,252   1.5   68
2086   189,573   112,349   17,413   129,762   1.5   68
a Workers who are paid at some time during the year for employment on which OASDI taxes are due.
b 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 and beneficiary data are subject to revision.
3. Totals do not necessarily equal the sums of rounded components.
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