Annual Statistical Supplement, 2006

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 1983–2005, 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
2005 112,910 76,590 2,974 21,554 10,443 1,349
Australia 901 659 53 157 18 14
Austria 1,035 760 63 143 46 23
Belgium 663 466 5 121 59 12
Canada 44,513 27,977 1,396 9,338 5,326 476
Chile 72 55 b 14 b b
Finland 233 169 10 41 8 5
France 3,875 2,781 39 691 303 61
Germany 17,890 13,363 598 2,711 1,006 212
Greece 2,921 2,004 134 535 197 51
Ireland 1,470 1,040 32 271 101 26
Italy 8,545 5,478 111 1,634 1,203 119
Korea 9 7 b b b b
Luxembourg 47 27 5 b 4 b
Netherlands 2,352 1,661 9 502 150 30
Norway 3,590 2,326 96 729 401 38
Portugal 1,868 1,212 114 294 216 32
Spain 2,190 1,370 77 453 245 45
Sweden 1,782 1,322 33 332 69 26
Switzerland 3,653 2,670 36 733 174 40
United Kingdom 15,301 11,243 163 2,844 914 137
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
2005 180.95 209.68 392.57 69.85 149.14 104.17
Australia 185.91 189.81 451.49 82.96 233.28 90.64
Austria 207.05 232.87 270.73 67.76 179.72 100.00
Belgium 182.27 213.92 348.80 68.43 166.79 108.00
Canada 156.05 180.02 372.35 66.25 135.36 105.60
Chile 190.97 213.18 b 86.86 b b
Finland 181.57 189.61 513.10 69.44 199.13 138.00
France 194.55 226.50 421.58 73.88 169.99 81.33
Germany 215.38 243.15 387.41 68.93 163.26 99.77
Greece 160.29 170.83 394.61 71.11 151.34 100.37
Ireland 202.06 225.43 617.03 76.96 194.38 90.31
Italy 169.28 201.07 482.69 68.47 139.47 99.18
Korea 263.89 299.00 b b b b
Luxembourg 209.65 240.43 330.80 b 212.75 b
Netherlands 175.20 203.64 704.11 73.51 183.25 103.13
Norway 176.51 197.45 405.17 76.61 185.26 140.84
Portugal 180.09 188.24 444.17 71.92 153.77 102.16
Spain 162.15 185.08 372.62 65.47 154.68 117.62
Sweden 162.44 180.65 327.82 73.20 182.18 113.73
Switzerland 172.03 197.52 445.85 70.88 165.68 105.60
United Kingdom 224.80 263.82 444.56 78.18 179.15 109.43
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes nondisabled and disabled widow(er)s, mothers and fathers, and parents.
b. Not shown to avoid disclosure of information regarding particular individuals.
CONTACT: Dana N. Mercer (410) 966-6377.