Table IV.B2.--Covered Workers and Beneficiaries
Calendar Years 1945-2003
Historical Period
Calendar
year		 Covered
workers 1
(in thousands) 		Beneficiaries 2 (in thousands)
 Covered
workers per
OASDI
beneficiary		 Beneficiaries
per 100
covered
workers
OASI DI OASDI
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 35,118 3.2 31
1981 112,916 31,073 4,636 35,709 3.2 32
1982 111,919 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 120,565 32,776 3,874 36,650 3.3 30
1986 123,400 33,350 3,972 37,322 3.3 30
1987 126,287 33,917 4,034 37,952 3.3 30
1988 130,142 34,343 4,077 38,421 3.4 30
1989 132,478 34,754 4,105 38,859 3.4 29
1990 133,672 35,266 4,204 39,470 3.4 30
1991 132,969 35,785 4,388 40,172 3.3 30
1992 133,890 36,314 4,716 41,029 3.3 31
1993 136,117 36,758 5,083 41,840 3.3 31
1994 138,197 37,082 5,435 42,516 3.3 31
1995 141,027 37,376 5,731 43,108 3.3 31
1996 143,415 37,521 5,977 43,498 3.3 30
1997 146,135 37,705 6,087 43,793 3.3 30
1998 148,896 37,826 6,250 44,076 3.4 30
1999 151,333 37,934 6,433 44,367 3.4 29
2000 153,691 38,560 6,606 45,166 3.4 29
2001 153,716 38,888 6,780 45,668 3.4 30
2002 153,837 39,116 7,060 46,176 3.3 30
2003 154,309 39,314 7,438 46,752 3.3 30
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 certain uninsured persons, most of whom both attained age 72 before 1968 and have fewer than 3 quarters of coverage, in which cases the costs are reimbursed by the general fund of the Treasury.
2. Historical covered worker data are subject to revision.
3. Totals do not necessarily equal the sums of rounded components.

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