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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 1945-2085
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   64,975   7,564   -   7,564   8.6   12
1956   67,504   8,374   -   8,374   8.1   12
1957   70,581   10,342   -   10,342   6.8   15
1958   69,740   11,705   200   11,905   5.9   17
1959   71,349   12,820   361   13,181   5.4   18
1960   72,293   13,740   522   14,262   5.1   20
1961   72,528   14,726   898   15,624   4.6   22
1962   74,116   16,129   1,152   17,280   4.3   23
1963   75,380   17,226   1,382   18,608   4.1   25
1964   77,314   17,954   1,516   19,470   4.0   25
1965   80,437   18,509   1,648   20,157   4.0   25
1966   84,478   19,851   1,887   21,737   3.9   26
1967   86,491   20,419   2,060   22,479   3.8   26
1968   89,293   21,161   2,258   23,419   3.8   26
1969   92,210   21,836   2,407   24,243   3.8   26
1970   92,788   22,618   2,568   25,186   3.7   27
1971   93,128   23,415   2,788   26,203   3.6   28
1972   96,046   24,308   3,091   27,399   3.5   29
1973   99,720   25,273   3,416   28,690   3.5   29
1974   101,169   26,218   3,691   29,909   3.4   30
1975   100,164   26,998   4,125   31,123   3.2   31
1976   102,760   27,739   4,533   32,272   3.2   31
1977   105,924   28,429   4,733   33,161   3.2   31
1978   109,401   29,063   4,861   33,924   3.2   31
1979   112,044   29,789   4,826   34,615   3.2   31
1980   112,623   30,384   4,734   35,117   3.2   31
1981   112,792   31,073   4,636   35,709   3.2   32
1982   111,300   31,207   4,184   35,391   3.1   32
1983   112,419   31,833   3,893   35,726   3.1   32
1984   116,640   32,238   3,789   36,026   3.2   31
1985   120,201   32,763   3,874   36,636   3.3   30
1986   122,719   33,346   3,972   37,318   3.3   30
1987   125,825   33,914   4,034   37,948   3.3   30
1988   129,754   34,336   4,077   38,413   3.4   30
1989   132,075   34,741   4,105   38,846   3.4   29
1990   133,040   35,255   4,204   39,459   3.4   30
1991   132,426   35,773   4,388   40,161   3.3   30
1992   133,338   36,299   4,716   41,014   3.3   31
1993   135,500   36,743   5,083   41,826   3.2   31
1994   138,562   37,070   5,435   42,504   3.3   31
1995   140,818   37,364   5,731   43,096   3.3   31
1996   143,243   37,509   5,977   43,486   3.3   30
1997   146,065   37,696   6,087   43,783   3.3   30
1998   148,998   37,818   6,250   44,068   3.4   30
1999   151,680   37,926   6,433   44,359   3.4   29
2000   154,481   38,556   6,606   45,162   3.4   29
2001   154,798   38,888   6,780   45,668   3.4   30
2002   154,220   39,117   7,060   46,176   3.3   30
2003   154,417   39,315   7,438   46,753   3.3   30
2004   156,159   39,558   7,810   47,368   3.3   30
2005   158,511   39,961   8,172   48,133   3.3   30
2006   160,944   40,435   8,428   48,863   3.3   30
2007   163,057   40,863   8,739   49,603   3.3   30
2008   162,485   41,355   9,065   50,420   3.2   31
2009   156,021   42,385   9,475   51,860   3.0   33

Intermediate:
2010   155,170   43,527   9,967   53,494   2.9   34
2011   157,116   44,606   10,492   55,098   2.9   35
2012   160,112   45,812   10,913   56,724   2.8   35
2013   163,229   47,169   11,184   58,353   2.8   36
2014   166,151   48,600   11,339   59,939   2.8   36
2015   168,734   50,078   11,454   61,533   2.7   36
2016   171,083   51,613   11,547   63,160   2.7   37
2017   172,879   53,199   11,624   64,823   2.7   37
2018   174,179   54,828   11,691   66,520   2.6   38
2019   175,050   56,500   11,757   68,258   2.6   39
2020   175,961   57,978   11,885   69,863   2.5   40
2021   176,757   59,576   12,009   71,585   2.5   40
2022   177,554   61,103   12,177   73,280   2.4   41
2023   178,421   62,624   12,335   74,958   2.4   42
2024   179,345   64,113   12,484   76,597   2.3   43
2025   180,105   65,561   12,624   78,185   2.3   43
2026   180,893   66,952   12,756   79,708   2.3   44
2027   181,713   68,350   12,813   81,163   2.2   45
2028   182,535   69,731   12,797   82,528   2.2   45
2029   183,312   70,998   12,777   83,775   2.2   46
2030   184,128   72,196   12,756   84,952   2.2   46
2031   185,040   73,334   12,739   86,073   2.1   47
2032   185,942   74,391   12,739   87,129   2.1   47
2033   186,809   75,353   12,760   88,113   2.1   47
2034   187,696   76,192   12,793   88,985   2.1   47
2035   188,600   76,930   12,824   89,754   2.1   48
2036   189,565   77,608   12,847   90,455   2.1   48
2037   190,540   78,217   12,868   91,085   2.1   48
2038   191,570   78,730   12,901   91,631   2.1   48
2039   192,584   79,146   12,960   92,106   2.1   48
2040   193,550   79,493   13,041   92,533   2.1   48
2041   194,543   79,804   13,131   92,935   2.1   48
2042   195,551   80,104   13,229   93,334   2.1   48
2043   196,558   80,396   13,337   93,733   2.1   48
2044   197,567   80,692   13,445   94,137   2.1   48
2045   198,564   80,997   13,551   94,548   2.1   48
2046   199,556   81,314   13,653   94,966   2.1   48
2047   200,515   81,646   13,748   95,395   2.1   48
2048   201,478   81,989   13,843   95,832   2.1   48
2049   202,462   82,343   13,938   96,281   2.1   48
2050   203,425   82,715   14,034   96,749   2.1   48
2051   204,371   83,120   14,133   97,253   2.1   48
2052   205,324   83,573   14,230   97,803   2.1   48
2053   206,268   84,061   14,327   98,388   2.1   48
2054   207,207   84,578   14,419   98,996   2.1   48
2055   208,147   85,123   14,502   99,624   2.1   48
2056   209,097   85,695   14,572   100,266   2.1   48
2057   210,064   86,281   14,633   100,914   2.1   48
2058   211,053   86,864   14,693   101,557   2.1   48
2059   212,057   87,443   14,756   102,199   2.1   48
2060   213,052   88,021   14,822   102,843   2.1   48
2061   214,042   88,600   14,894   103,494   2.1   48
2062   215,031   89,182   14,975   104,156   2.1   48
2063   216,026   89,768   15,060   104,828   2.1   49
2064   217,047   90,360   15,148   105,508   2.1   49
2065   218,064   90,965   15,239   106,204   2.1   49
2066   219,082   91,588   15,333   106,921   2.0   49
2067   220,103   92,228   15,429   107,657   2.0   49
2068   221,120   92,880   15,531   108,410   2.0   49
2069   222,130   93,553   15,635   109,188   2.0   49
2070   223,144   94,241   15,733   109,974   2.0   49
2071   224,140   94,928   15,827   110,754   2.0   49
2072   225,150   95,626   15,917   111,543   2.0   50
2073   226,158   96,340   16,002   112,342   2.0   50
2074   227,175   97,058   16,085   113,144   2.0   50
2075   228,171   97,761   16,177   113,938   2.0   50
2076   229,157   98,462   16,269   114,731   2.0   50
2077   230,136   99,174   16,356   115,529   2.0   50
2078   231,087   99,888   16,442   116,330   2.0   50
2079   232,046   100,606   16,529   117,135   2.0   50
2080   233,014   101,329   16,616   117,945   2.0   51
2081   233,975   102,059   16,701   118,760   2.0   51
2082   234,936   102,796   16,784   119,580   2.0   51
2083   235,884   103,537   16,866   120,402   2.0   51
2084   236,831   104,282   16,945   121,227   2.0   51
2085   237,784   105,031   17,022   122,053   1.9   51

Low-cost:
2010   155,853   43,525   9,923   53,448   2.9   34
2011   158,828   44,599   10,282   54,881   2.9   35
2012   162,681   45,797   10,542   56,339   2.9   35
2013   166,581   47,137   10,645   57,782   2.9   35
2014   170,113   48,543   10,636   59,179   2.9   35
2015   173,296   49,987   10,592   60,580   2.9   35
2016   175,700   51,480   10,535   62,015   2.8   35
2017   177,340   53,015   10,486   63,501   2.8   36
2018   178,409   54,587   10,450   65,036   2.7   36
2019   179,081   56,197   10,424   66,621   2.7   37
2020   180,241   57,530   10,510   68,040   2.6   38
2021   181,255   59,054   10,521   69,574   2.6   38
2022   182,278   60,500   10,575   71,075   2.6   39
2023   183,370   61,927   10,624   72,551   2.5   40
2024   184,506   63,311   10,669   73,980   2.5   40
2025   185,449   64,645   10,711   75,356   2.5   41
2026   186,415   65,915   10,751   76,666   2.4   41
2027   187,421   67,182   10,732   77,914   2.4   42
2028   188,441   68,423   10,656   79,079   2.4   42
2029   189,431   69,545   10,581   80,126   2.4   42
2030   190,463   70,593   10,511   81,103   2.3   43
2031   191,602   71,577   10,450   82,026   2.3   43
2032   192,761   72,472   10,408   82,880   2.3   43
2033   193,935   73,273   10,388   83,661   2.3   43
2034   195,159   73,952   10,383   84,335   2.3   43
2035   196,411   74,529   10,381   84,911   2.3   43
2036   197,741   75,048   10,377   85,425   2.3   43
2037   199,117   75,498   10,374   85,872   2.3   43
2038   200,589   75,849   10,383   86,233   2.3   43
2039   202,078   76,109   10,416   86,524   2.3   43
2040   203,547   76,301   10,467   86,768   2.3   43
2041   205,080   76,458   10,528   86,986   2.4   42
2042   206,663   76,607   10,598   87,205   2.4   42
2043   208,267   76,757   10,677   87,433   2.4   42
2044   209,899   76,922   10,757   87,680   2.4   42
2045   211,541   77,108   10,839   87,947   2.4   42
2046   213,203   77,313   10,917   88,230   2.4   41
2047   214,874   77,543   10,993   88,536   2.4   41
2048   216,579   77,788   11,070   88,858   2.4   41
2049   218,293   78,050   11,149   89,198   2.4   41
2050   220,029   78,336   11,230   89,566   2.5   41
2051   221,793   78,657   11,314   89,971   2.5   41
2052   223,581   79,024   11,398   90,422   2.5   40
2053   225,377   79,430   11,483   90,913   2.5   40
2054   227,181   79,868   11,567   91,434   2.5   40
2055   229,003   80,338   11,645   91,983   2.5   40
2056   230,847   80,836   11,716   92,552   2.5   40
2057   232,717   81,347   11,784   93,131   2.5   40
2058   234,612   81,857   11,853   93,710   2.5   40
2059   236,549   82,363   11,926   94,289   2.5   40
2060   238,494   82,864   12,006   94,870   2.5   40
2061   240,469   83,361   12,091   95,452   2.5   40
2062   242,484   83,855   12,185   96,040   2.5   40
2063   244,535   84,348   12,286   96,634   2.5   40
2064   246,611   84,843   12,391   97,234   2.5   39
2065   248,722   85,347   12,500   97,847   2.5   39
2066   250,880   85,864   12,614   98,478   2.5   39
2067   253,071   86,392   12,733   99,124   2.6   39
2068   255,292   86,928   12,857   99,785   2.6   39
2069   257,540   87,480   12,985   100,465   2.6   39
2070   259,817   88,044   13,112   101,157   2.6   39
2071   262,101   88,609   13,239   101,848   2.6   39
2072   264,415   89,185   13,368   102,552   2.6   39
2073   266,761   89,776   13,497   103,273   2.6   39
2074   269,130   90,379   13,628   104,007   2.6   39
2075   271,509   90,979   13,769   104,748   2.6   39
2076   273,907   91,592   13,915   105,506   2.6   39
2077   276,301   92,236   14,058   106,293   2.6   38
2078   278,706   92,907   14,203   107,110   2.6   38
2079   281,142   93,605   14,349   107,955   2.6   38
2080   283,584   94,334   14,497   108,830   2.6   38
2081   286,034   95,094   14,643   109,737   2.6   38
2082   288,508   95,884   14,789   110,673   2.6   38
2083   290,991   96,707   14,932   111,639   2.6   38
2084   293,477   97,562   15,074   112,636   2.6   38
2085   295,972   98,447   15,216   113,663   2.6   38

High-cost:
2010   154,769   43,529   10,012   53,541   2.9   35
2011   156,184   44,613   10,700   55,313   2.8   35
2012   158,235   45,831   11,273   57,104   2.8   36
2013   160,226   47,209   11,710   58,919   2.7   37
2014   162,458   48,670   12,037   60,707   2.7   37
2015   164,564   50,189   12,318   62,507   2.6   38
2016   166,580   51,776   12,561   64,337   2.6   39
2017   168,164   53,427   12,767   66,194   2.5   39
2018   169,491   55,132   12,947   68,079   2.5   40
2019   170,853   56,884   13,116   69,999   2.4   41
2020   171,634   58,562   13,357   71,919   2.4   42
2021   172,250   60,257   13,584   73,841   2.3   43
2022   172,816   61,885   13,854   75,739   2.3   44
2023   173,464   63,517   14,110   77,627   2.2   45
2024   174,199   65,132   14,352   79,484   2.2   46
2025   174,766   66,715   14,581   81,296   2.1   47
2026   175,372   68,251   14,796   83,047   2.1   47
2027   176,041   69,808   14,921   84,729   2.1   48
2028   176,695   71,363   14,957   86,320   2.0   49
2029   177,277   72,809   14,984   87,793   2.0   50
2030   177,903   74,193   15,004   89,198   2.0   50
2031   178,601   75,527   15,023   90,550   2.0   51
2032   179,253   76,787   15,056   91,843   2.0   51
2033   179,850   77,956   15,107   93,063   1.9   52
2034   180,477   78,998   15,166   94,164   1.9   52
2035   181,081   79,935   15,220   95,155   1.9   53
2036   181,677   80,814   15,261   96,075   1.9   53
2037   182,278   81,626   15,294   96,919   1.9   53
2038   182,931   82,338   15,337   97,675   1.9   53
2039   183,520   82,954   15,408   98,363   1.9   54
2040   184,009   83,497   15,503   99,001   1.9   54
2041   184,503   83,997   15,608   99,606   1.9   54
2042   185,003   84,481   15,722   100,203   1.8   54
2043   185,459   84,950   15,844   100,793   1.8   54
2044   185,875   85,413   15,965   101,378   1.8   55
2045   186,237   85,877   16,082   101,959   1.8   55
2046   186,585   86,344   16,191   102,535   1.8   55
2047   186,905   86,817   16,291   103,108   1.8   55
2048   187,210   87,286   16,390   103,676   1.8   55
2049   187,478   87,759   16,486   104,245   1.8   56
2050   187,692   88,245   16,584   104,829   1.8   56
2051   187,872   88,757   16,685   105,442   1.8   56
2052   188,052   89,311   16,784   106,095   1.8   56
2053   188,200   89,895   16,880   106,775   1.8   57
2054   188,323   90,499   16,967   107,466   1.8   57
2055   188,470   91,126   17,038   108,164   1.7   57
2056   188,607   91,777   17,090   108,867   1.7   58
2057   188,746   92,439   17,126   109,565   1.7   58
2058   188,878   93,096   17,158   110,255   1.7   58
2059   189,012   93,753   17,190   110,943   1.7   59
2060   189,146   94,409   17,224   111,634   1.7   59
2061   189,273   95,068   17,263   112,331   1.7   59
2062   189,387   95,734   17,307   113,041   1.7   60
2063   189,478   96,400   17,356   113,755   1.7   60
2064   189,568   97,072   17,404   114,476   1.7   60
2065   189,635   97,764   17,452   115,215   1.6   61
2066   189,680   98,478   17,500   115,978   1.6   61
2067   189,688   99,211   17,549   116,760   1.6   62
2068   189,676   99,962   17,600   117,562   1.6   62
2069   189,636   100,741   17,649   118,389   1.6   62
2070   189,588   101,536   17,686   119,222   1.6   63
2071   189,503   102,335   17,711   120,046   1.6   63
2072   189,400   103,148   17,728   120,875   1.6   64
2073   189,299   103,971   17,734   121,705   1.6   64
2074   189,207   104,792   17,729   122,521   1.5   65
2075   189,096   105,585   17,728   123,313   1.5   65
2076   188,965   106,358   17,723   124,081   1.5   66
2077   188,818   107,124   17,707   124,831   1.5   66
2078   188,652   107,867   17,689   125,556   1.5   67
2079   188,452   108,586   17,669   126,255   1.5   67
2080   188,243   109,281   17,648   126,929   1.5   67
2081   188,057   109,948   17,625   127,573   1.5   68
2082   187,857   110,595   17,601   128,196   1.5   68
2083   187,640   111,225   17,574   128,799   1.5   69
2084   187,421   111,832   17,546   129,377   1.4   69
2085   187,225   112,411   17,516   129,927   1.4   69
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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