Annual Statistical Supplement, 2003

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 1983–2002, 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
Austria 776 572 63 89 34 18
Belgium 560 406 6 98 41 9
Canada 38,801 23,875 1,512 8,406 4,497 511
Chile 2 b b b b b
Finland 170 124 9 25 6 6
France 3,260 2,361 38 581 222 58
Germany 14,374 10,828 644 1,925 789 188
Greece 2,097 1,412 94 423 127 41
Ireland 1,086 786 29 182 68 21
Italy 7,556 4,831 101 1,432 1,076 116
Luxembourg 30 b b b b b
Netherlands 1,793 1,265 11 380 111 26
Norway 3,082 1,983 96 622 340 41
Portugal 1,717 1,116 102 281 176 42
Spain 1,783 1,094 65 389 190 45
Sweden 1,284 957 25 227 53 22
Switzerland 3,016 2,219 30 592 136 39
United Kingdom 12,963 9,569 165 2,375 716 138
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
Austria 200.41 225.86 219.73 62.79 163.38 74.22
Belgium 166.74 194.02 382.50 58.28 151.04 44.67
Canada 138.93 159.03 333.56 58.93 122.20 87.52
Chile 146.50 b b b b b
Finland 172.06 173.48 462.78 63.12 207.17 125.33
France 175.76 203.73 387.55 67.67 154.30 63.28
Germany 211.09 237.11 335.02 63.75 143.09 81.69
Greece 143.02 153.49 376.95 62.95 135.72 94.76
Ireland 187.92 206.30 519.41 73.93 176.03 68.33
Italy 151.01 179.28 432.93 60.45 124.81 89.25
Luxembourg 196.96 b b b b b
Netherlands 159.78 186.13 617.09 66.71 149.84 87.23
Norway 162.11 179.98 403.20 69.76 165.03 109.85
Portugal 156.44 166.52 354.69 64.68 138.54 95.93
Spain 143.48 161.86 330.51 59.65 150.11 123.02
Sweden 153.49 170.40 308.32 65.87 171.04 103.68
Switzerland 156.07 179.24 416.42 63.12 149.35 71.26
United Kingdom 206.69 242.44 365.29 70.09 170.27 77.61
a. Includes nondisabled and disabled widow(er)s and mothers and fathers.
b. Not shown to avoid disclosure of information regarding particular individuals.
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
CONTACT: Dana N. Mercer (410) 966-6377 or Robert L. Hackendorf (410) 965-5536.