Covered Workers and Beneficiaries — 2017 OASDI Trustees Report

Table IV.B3.- Covered Workers and Beneficiaries,
Calendar Years 1945-2095
Historical data:
Calendar year	Covered workers^a (in thousands)	Beneficiaries^b (in thousands)			Covered workers per OASDI beneficiary	OASDI beneficiaries per 100 covered workers
Calendar year	Covered workers^a (in thousands)	OASI	DI	OASDI ^c	Covered workers per OASDI beneficiary	OASDI beneficiaries per 100 covered workers
1945	46,390	1,106	—	1,106	41.9	2
1946	48,845	1,502	—	1,502	32.5	3
1947	48,908	1,832	—	1,832	26.7	4
1948	49,018	2,163	—	2,163	22.7	4
1949	46,800	2,554	—	2,554	18.3	5
1950	48,280	2,930	—	2,930	16.5	6
1951	57,933	4,034	—	4,034	14.4	7
1952	59,526	4,594	—	4,594	13.0	8
1953	60,554	5,574	—	5,574	10.9	9
1954	59,395	6,469	—	6,469	9.2	11
1955	65,066	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	72,371	13,740	522	14,262	5.1	20
1961	72,599	14,726	898	15,624	4.6	22
1962	74,190	16,129	1,152	17,280	4.3	23
1963	75,454	17,226	1,382	18,608	4.1	25
1964	77,400	17,954	1,516	19,470	4.0	25
1965	80,539	18,509	1,648	20,157	4.0	25
1966	84,596	19,851	1,887	21,737	3.9	26
1967	86,636	20,419	2,060	22,479	3.9	26
1968	89,440	21,161	2,258	23,419	3.8	26
1969	92,382	21,836	2,407	24,243	3.8	26
1970	92,963	22,618	2,568	25,186	3.7	27
1971	93,155	23,415	2,788	26,203	3.6	28
1972	96,087	24,308	3,091	27,399	3.5	29
1973	99,771	25,273	3,416	28,690	3.5	29
1974	101,212	26,218	3,691	29,909	3.4	30
1975	100,193	26,998	4,125	31,123	3.2	31
1976	102,792	27,739	4,533	32,272	3.2	31
1977	105,953	28,429	4,733	33,161	3.2	31
1978	109,432	29,063	4,861	33,924	3.2	31
1979	112,069	29,789	4,826	34,615	3.2	31
1980	112,651	30,384	4,734	35,117	3.2	31
1981	112,924	31,073	4,636	35,709	3.2	32
1982	111,425	31,207	4,184	35,391	3.1	32
1983	112,499	31,833	3,893	35,726	3.1	32
1984	116,855	32,238	3,789	36,026	3.2	31
1985	120,407	32,763	3,874	36,636	3.3	30
1986	122,953	33,346	3,972	37,318	3.3	30
1987	125,960	33,914	4,034	37,948	3.3	30
1988	129,759	34,336	4,077	38,413	3.4	30
1989	132,005	34,741	4,105	38,846	3.4	29
1990	132,994	35,255	4,204	39,459	3.4	30
1991	132,408	35,773	4,388	40,161	3.3	30
1992	133,328	36,299	4,716	41,014	3.3	31
1993	135,513	36,743	5,083	41,826	3.2	31
1994	138,511	37,070	5,435	42,504	3.3	31
1995	140,775	37,364	5,731	43,096	3.3	31
1996	143,212	37,509	5,977	43,486	3.3	30
1997	146,050	37,696	6,087	43,783	3.3	30
1998	149,021	37,818	6,250	44,068	3.4	30
1999	151,724	37,926	6,433	44,359	3.4	29
2000	154,604	38,556	6,606	45,162	3.4	29
2001	155,012	38,888	6,780	45,668	3.4	29
2002	154,466	39,117	7,060	46,176	3.3	30
2003	154,708	39,315	7,438	46,753	3.3	30
2004	156,511	39,558	7,810	47,368	3.3	30
2005	158,974	39,961	8,172	48,133	3.3	30
2006	161,488	40,435	8,428	48,863	3.3	30
2007	163,247	40,863	8,739	49,603	3.3	30
2008	162,636	41,355	9,065	50,420	3.2	31
2009	157,653	42,385	9,475	51,860	3.0	33
2010	157,035	43,440	9,958	53,398	2.9	34
2011	158,573	44,388	10,428	54,816	2.9	35
2012	160,775	45,377	10,799	56,176	2.9	35
2013	163,130	46,517	10,954	57,471	2.8	35
2014	165,586	47,603	10,971	58,574	2.8	35
2015	168,430	48,663	10,881	59,543	2.8	35
2016	170,828	49,811	10,728	60,539	2.8	35
Intermediate:
2017	172,791	51,073	10,577	61,650	2.8	36
2018	174,456	52,578	10,594	63,172	2.8	36
2019	176,124	54,182	10,634	64,815	2.7	37
2020	177,690	55,857	10,680	66,537	2.7	37
2021	179,131	57,283	10,802	68,085	2.6	38
2022	180,340	58,816	10,874	69,690	2.6	39
2023	181,238	60,372	10,972	71,344	2.5	39
2024	182,122	62,224	10,963	73,187	2.5	40
2025	182,970	63,767	11,064	74,830	2.4	41
2026	183,758	65,271	11,170	76,441	2.4	42
2027	184,541	66,484	11,327	77,811	2.4	42
2028	185,268	68,043	11,346	79,389	2.3	43
2029	185,969	69,491	11,382	80,872	2.3	43
2030	186,565	70,840	11,432	82,272	2.3	44
2031	187,140	72,102	11,494	83,595	2.2	45
2032	187,738	73,263	11,580	84,843	2.2	45
2033	188,337	74,303	11,699	86,003	2.2	46
2034	188,995	75,218	11,834	87,052	2.2	46
2035	189,738	76,009	11,970	87,979	2.2	46
2036	190,517	76,704	12,097	88,801	2.1	47
2037	191,355	77,318	12,198	89,516	2.1	47
2038	192,280	77,808	12,291	90,099	2.1	47
2039	193,281	78,162	12,412	90,573	2.1	47
2040	194,291	78,422	12,561	90,983	2.1	47
2041	195,327	78,628	12,723	91,351	2.1	47
2042	196,407	78,817	12,887	91,705	2.1	47
2043	197,484	79,006	13,054	92,061	2.1	47
2044	198,547	79,223	13,211	92,435	2.1	47
2045	199,608	79,468	13,359	92,827	2.2	47
2046	200,661	79,727	13,499	93,226	2.2	46
2047	201,682	80,030	13,620	93,650	2.2	46
2048	202,691	80,353	13,734	94,087	2.2	46
2049	203,697	80,677	13,847	94,524	2.2	46
2050	204,692	81,018	13,961	94,979	2.2	46
2051	205,667	81,385	14,083	95,468	2.2	46
2052	206,612	81,813	14,198	96,011	2.2	46
2053	207,548	82,289	14,308	96,597	2.1	47
2054	208,484	82,795	14,414	97,210	2.1	47
2055	209,411	83,343	14,508	97,851	2.1	47
2056	210,332	83,933	14,582	98,515	2.1	47
2057	211,242	84,561	14,634	99,196	2.1	47
2058	212,138	85,206	14,678	99,884	2.1	47
2059	213,020	85,844	14,725	100,569	2.1	47
2060	213,907	86,474	14,782	101,256	2.1	47
2061	214,792	87,098	14,851	101,949	2.1	47
2062	215,685	87,724	14,928	102,653	2.1	48
2063	216,598	88,350	15,014	103,364	2.1	48
2064	217,531	88,968	15,106	104,074	2.1	48
2065	218,482	89,599	15,197	104,796	2.1	48
2066	219,459	90,253	15,285	105,538	2.1	48
2067	220,455	90,927	15,368	106,295	2.1	48
2068	221,473	91,617	15,452	107,069	2.1	48
2069	222,509	92,317	15,543	107,860	2.1	48
2070	223,560	93,032	15,629	108,661	2.1	49
2071	224,634	93,736	15,708	109,443	2.1	49
2072	225,734	94,412	15,780	110,192	2.0	49
2073	226,848	95,070	15,840	110,910	2.0	49
2074	227,968	95,706	15,886	111,592	2.0	49
2075	229,092	96,297	15,930	112,227	2.0	49
2076	230,220	96,816	15,993	112,809	2.0	49
2077	231,351	97,262	16,081	113,343	2.0	49
2078	232,484	97,651	16,190	113,841	2.0	49
2079	233,627	98,008	16,315	114,324	2.0	49
2080	234,773	98,359	16,453	114,812	2.0	49
2081	235,917	98,718	16,601	115,319	2.0	49
2082	237,062	99,104	16,756	115,860	2.0	49
2083	238,202	99,534	16,914	116,448	2.0	49
2084	239,333	100,024	17,062	117,085	2.0	49
2085	240,457	100,578	17,199	117,776	2.0	49
2086	241,572	101,192	17,322	118,515	2.0	49
2087	242,681	101,855	17,432	119,287	2.0	49
2088	243,780	102,560	17,526	120,086	2.0	49
2089	244,867	103,299	17,607	120,906	2.0	49
2090	245,940	104,061	17,675	121,737	2.0	49
2091	247,009	104,832	17,739	122,571	2.0	50
2092	248,067	105,598	17,806	123,403	2.0	50
2093	249,122	106,354	17,876	124,231	2.0	50
2094	250,179	107,102	17,952	125,053	2.0	50
2095	251,241	107,845	18,030	125,875	2.0	50
Low-cost:
2017	173,336	51,056	10,530	61,585	2.8	36
2018	175,947	52,531	10,435	62,966	2.8	36
2019	178,336	54,102	10,354	64,456	2.8	36
2020	180,126	55,740	10,277	66,017	2.7	37
2021	181,562	57,130	10,279	67,409	2.7	37
2022	182,816	58,619	10,236	68,855	2.7	38
2023	184,038	60,126	10,219	70,345	2.6	38
2024	185,339	61,912	10,104	72,016	2.6	39
2025	186,626	63,399	10,101	73,499	2.5	39
2026	187,641	64,841	10,109	74,950	2.5	40
2027	188,569	66,004	10,137	76,141	2.5	40
2028	189,436	67,460	10,065	77,525	2.4	41
2029	190,282	68,802	10,013	78,814	2.4	41
2030	191,025	70,042	9,978	80,020	2.4	42
2031	191,750	71,194	9,956	81,150	2.4	42
2032	192,512	72,251	9,959	82,209	2.3	43
2033	193,296	73,191	9,993	83,183	2.3	43
2034	194,161	74,000	10,042	84,042	2.3	43
2035	195,146	74,680	10,093	84,773	2.3	43
2036	196,214	75,261	10,137	85,397	2.3	44
2037	197,375	75,761	10,161	85,922	2.3	44
2038	198,658	76,139	10,182	86,320	2.3	43
2039	200,051	76,380	10,230	86,610	2.3	43
2040	201,495	76,529	10,306	86,834	2.3	43
2041	203,003	76,622	10,396	87,019	2.3	43
2042	204,589	76,705	10,491	87,196	2.3	43
2043	206,207	76,793	10,591	87,385	2.4	42
2044	207,830	76,911	10,686	87,597	2.4	42
2045	209,473	77,058	10,777	87,835	2.4	42
2046	211,116	77,226	10,864	88,090	2.4	42
2047	212,724	77,441	10,939	88,380	2.4	42
2048	214,326	77,682	11,012	88,695	2.4	41
2049	215,923	77,933	11,087	89,020	2.4	41
2050	217,511	78,206	11,166	89,372	2.4	41
2051	219,076	78,515	11,253	89,768	2.4	41
2052	220,613	78,889	11,338	90,226	2.4	41
2053	222,139	79,319	11,420	90,739	2.4	41
2054	223,666	79,785	11,502	91,286	2.5	41
2055	225,184	80,294	11,576	91,869	2.5	41
2056	226,703	80,846	11,637	92,483	2.5	41
2057	228,217	81,434	11,686	93,120	2.5	41
2058	229,727	82,038	11,730	93,768	2.4	41
2059	231,234	82,637	11,780	94,417	2.4	41
2060	232,760	83,230	11,840	95,069	2.4	41
2061	234,303	83,816	11,910	95,727	2.4	41
2062	235,874	84,403	11,990	96,394	2.4	41
2063	237,488	84,988	12,078	97,066	2.4	41
2064	239,144	85,565	12,172	97,737	2.4	41
2065	240,843	86,152	12,268	98,420	2.4	41
2066	242,595	86,759	12,363	99,122	2.4	41
2067	244,395	87,381	12,457	99,838	2.4	41
2068	246,243	88,014	12,554	100,568	2.4	41
2069	248,136	88,657	12,658	101,315	2.4	41
2070	250,069	89,311	12,760	102,071	2.4	41
2071	252,057	89,947	12,859	102,806	2.5	41
2072	254,096	90,550	12,955	103,505	2.5	41
2073	256,178	91,125	13,044	104,170	2.5	41
2074	258,289	91,670	13,126	104,797	2.5	41
2075	260,428	92,166	13,211	105,376	2.5	40
2076	262,586	92,589	13,311	105,901	2.5	40
2077	264,758	92,946	13,433	106,379	2.5	40
2078	266,947	93,254	13,575	106,829	2.5	40
2079	269,149	93,544	13,733	107,277	2.5	40
2080	271,357	93,842	13,905	107,747	2.5	40
2081	273,565	94,167	14,087	108,254	2.5	40
2082	275,773	94,540	14,279	108,818	2.5	39
2083	277,971	94,986	14,474	109,460	2.5	39
2084	280,157	95,525	14,661	110,186	2.5	39
2085	282,330	96,161	14,840	111,001	2.5	39
2086	284,487	96,897	15,007	111,903	2.5	39
2087	286,630	97,723	15,162	112,884	2.5	39
2088	288,758	98,629	15,303	113,932	2.5	39
2089	290,874	99,601	15,432	115,033	2.5	40
2090	292,978	100,626	15,549	116,176	2.5	40
2091	295,082	101,693	15,658	117,350	2.5	40
2092	297,181	102,780	15,764	118,544	2.5	40
2093	299,286	103,876	15,870	119,746	2.5	40
2094	301,399	104,977	15,976	120,954	2.5	40
2095	303,529	106,079	16,085	122,164	2.5	40
High-cost:
2017	172,783	51,089	10,625	61,715	2.8	36
2018	172,540	52,623	10,750	63,373	2.7	37
2019	172,297	54,256	10,909	65,165	2.6	38
2020	173,689	55,966	11,073	67,039	2.6	39
2021	175,190	57,426	11,310	68,736	2.5	39
2022	176,394	59,005	11,491	70,496	2.5	40
2023	177,438	60,614	11,701	72,314	2.5	41
2024	178,376	62,539	11,796	74,335	2.4	42
2025	179,232	64,148	11,999	76,147	2.4	42
2026	179,893	65,724	12,204	77,928	2.3	43
2027	180,559	67,048	12,516	79,564	2.3	44
2028	181,172	68,707	12,638	81,345	2.2	45
2029	181,765	70,261	12,772	83,032	2.2	46
2030	182,253	71,722	12,916	84,638	2.2	46
2031	182,718	73,103	13,068	86,171	2.1	47
2032	183,201	74,387	13,243	87,631	2.1	48
2033	183,670	75,551	13,452	89,003	2.1	48
2034	184,172	76,590	13,675	90,266	2.0	49
2035	184,719	77,509	13,898	91,408	2.0	49
2036	185,260	78,336	14,110	92,447	2.0	50
2037	185,814	79,089	14,288	93,378	2.0	50
2038	186,407	79,722	14,454	94,177	2.0	51
2039	187,033	80,217	14,649	94,867	2.0	51
2040	187,640	80,615	14,875	95,490	2.0	51
2041	188,254	80,957	15,112	96,070	2.0	51
2042	188,900	81,281	15,348	96,629	2.0	51
2043	189,533	81,601	15,582	97,183	2.0	51
2044	190,141	81,945	15,799	97,744	1.9	51
2045	190,742	82,310	16,000	98,311	1.9	52
2046	191,320	82,685	16,187	98,872	1.9	52
2047	191,844	83,099	16,347	99,445	1.9	52
2048	192,334	83,524	16,497	100,021	1.9	52
2049	192,800	83,947	16,643	100,590	1.9	52
2050	193,245	84,379	16,790	101,169	1.9	52
2051	193,656	84,830	16,944	101,774	1.9	53
2052	194,035	85,333	17,087	102,420	1.9	53
2053	194,406	85,876	17,220	103,096	1.9	53
2054	194,777	86,442	17,347	103,789	1.9	53
2055	195,135	87,045	17,456	104,501	1.9	54
2056	195,489	87,690	17,537	105,227	1.9	54
2057	195,825	88,377	17,588	105,964	1.8	54
2058	196,145	89,079	17,624	106,702	1.8	54
2059	196,440	89,769	17,662	107,431	1.8	55
2060	196,734	90,447	17,707	108,154	1.8	55
2061	197,011	91,116	17,763	108,879	1.8	55
2062	197,284	91,784	17,828	109,612	1.8	56
2063	197,564	92,452	17,898	110,350	1.8	56
2064	197,849	93,113	17,974	111,087	1.8	56
2065	198,128	93,788	18,046	111,834	1.8	56
2066	198,412	94,487	18,110	112,597	1.8	57
2067	198,697	95,212	18,164	113,376	1.8	57
2068	198,985	95,956	18,216	114,172	1.7	57
2069	199,273	96,715	18,274	114,989	1.7	58
2070	199,556	97,495	18,323	115,818	1.7	58
2071	199,845	98,267	18,360	116,627	1.7	58
2072	200,142	99,014	18,383	117,397	1.7	59
2073	200,433	99,749	18,386	118,136	1.7	59
2074	200,720	100,473	18,367	118,840	1.7	59
2075	201,000	101,155	18,340	119,495	1.7	59
2076	201,264	101,762	18,332	120,094	1.7	60
2077	201,518	102,294	18,351	120,646	1.7	60
2078	201,763	102,765	18,392	121,157	1.7	60
2079	202,009	103,192	18,448	121,640	1.7	60
2080	202,254	103,598	18,512	122,111	1.7	60
2081	202,498	103,994	18,581	122,575	1.7	61
2082	202,738	104,391	18,653	123,044	1.6	61
2083	202,972	104,798	18,725	123,523	1.6	61
2084	203,199	105,225	18,788	124,013	1.6	61
2085	203,422	105,674	18,842	124,516	1.6	61
2086	203,643	106,140	18,885	125,025	1.6	61
2087	203,864	106,621	18,917	125,538	1.6	62
2088	204,080	107,113	18,938	126,051	1.6	62
2089	204,291	107,609	18,948	126,557	1.6	62
2090	204,497	108,103	18,949	127,052	1.6	62
2091	204,697	108,584	18,947	127,531	1.6	62
2092	204,889	109,046	18,945	127,991	1.6	62
2093	205,084	109,482	18,946	128,428	1.6	63
2094	205,278	109,893	18,949	128,841	1.6	63
2095	205,471	110,281	18,955	129,236	1.6	63

^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.
^c This column is the sum of OASI and DI beneficiaries. A small number of beneficiaries receive benefits from both funds.

Notes:
1. The number of beneficiaries does not include uninsured individuals who received benefits under Section 228 of the Social Security Act. The General Fund of the Treasury reimbursed the trust funds for the costs of 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.