Annual Statistical Supplement, 2005

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 1983–2004, 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
2003 99,728 67,055 2,986 19,171 9,190 1,326
2004 106,096 71,782 2,826 20,308 9,835 1,345
Australia 661 480 27 133 10 11
Austria 917 667 64 120 43 23
Belgium 625 440 4 112 55 14
Canada 42,515 26,495 1,382 9,072 5,084 482
Chile 57 42 b 12 b b
Finland 203 150 10 31 7 5
France 3,632 2,616 36 648 272 60
Germany 16,599 12,468 582 2,427 911 211
Greece 2,648 1,821 104 504 172 47
Ireland 1,309 936 30 229 91 23
Italy 8,155 5,251 99 1,537 1,155 113
Korea 4 2 b b b b
Luxembourg 42 25 4 8 b b
Netherlands 2,124 1,492 7 456 140 29
Norway 3,383 2,197 90 676 384 36
Portugal 1,831 1,195 103 293 204 36
Spain 2,019 1,259 67 428 222 43
Sweden 1,554 1,155 29 286 64 20
Switzerland 3,401 2,486 32 685 162 36
United Kingdom 14,417 10,605 156 2,650 853 153
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
2003 168.89 196.31 355.12 64.04 138.42 89.42
2004 173.70 202.10 367.43 66.37 142.91 96.73
Australia 171.10 180.50 456.74 82.09 209.70 100.82
Austria 201.62 227.46 247.73 63.84 166.84 107.78
Belgium 173.78 205.32 247.00 63.38 161.66 92.57
Canada 148.50 171.63 351.54 62.83 130.18 100.58
Chile 181.66 206.27 b 94.08 b b
Finland 180.03 178.76 536.10 63.77 211.43 183.00
France 187.22 218.17 422.81 70.34 162.32 71.18
Germany 211.72 239.50 354.65 65.72 157.12 91.38
Greece 152.48 164.01 395.82 67.57 145.24 104.11
Ireland 196.76 218.46 565.37 77.12 183.19 77.96
Italy 161.09 191.45 457.09 64.56 132.99 91.44
Korea 227.25 261.50 b b b b
Luxembourg 210.94 241.54 392.75 79.25 b b
Netherlands 168.47 197.63 721.14 69.19 170.39 86.90
Norway 169.98 190.16 401.80 72.89 175.30 125.72
Portugal 169.47 179.08 413.39 69.14 147.30 94.75
Spain 154.22 176.08 352.72 62.44 154.24 118.30
Sweden 156.83 174.49 298.86 70.50 173.74 111.15
Switzerland 165.20 190.08 427.44 67.93 160.03 88.19
United Kingdom 216.61 254.75 395.21 74.61 173.26 92.01
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes nondisabled and disabled widow(er)s and mothers and fathers.
b. Not shown to avoid disclosure of information regarding particular individuals.
CONTACT: Dana N. Mercer (410) 966-6377.