Annual Statistical Supplement, 2007

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 1983–2006, 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
2006 127,978 85,862 2,956 26,495 11,273 1,392
Australia 1,065 769 76 182 19 19
Austria 1,135 825 66 169 49 26
Belgium 711 492 5 138 64 12
Canada 45,840 28,853 1,367 9,567 5,588 465
Chile 86 66 b 15 b b
Finland 247 177 13 43 9 5
France 4,204 3,013 37 747 336 71
Germany 18,921 14,046 580 2,993 1,097 205
Greece 3,172 2,183 140 571 230 48
Ireland 1,657 1,160 28 326 111 32
Italy 8,831 5,627 110 1,697 1,275 122
Japan 9,587 5,652 b 3,788 140 b
Korea 190 142 b 47 b b
Luxembourg 55 31 8 9 b b
Netherlands 2,520 1,783 7 538 166 26
Norway 3,738 2,436 88 758 416 40
Portugal 1,947 1,254 123 308 229 33
Spain 2,378 1,490 76 483 273 56
Sweden 1,955 1,450 35 362 77 31
Switzerland 3,878 2,828 40 767 203 40
United Kingdom 15,861 11,585 156 2,987 982 151
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
2006 188.44 220.28 411.64 78.79 155.37 106.01
Australia 196.08 201.02 438.49 82.92 228.32 78.16
Austria 206.89 231.78 303.63 68.52 175.69 129.69
Belgium 188.39 221.97 451.00 73.12 173.70 106.33
Canada 163.02 189.05 383.31 69.31 139.72 108.27
Chile 201.22 221.33 b 90.47 b b
Finland 188.01 196.32 475.38 72.13 188.44 142.60
France 202.64 236.06 464.41 78.48 174.50 87.65
Germany 219.64 248.68 426.12 70.64 166.71 104.33
Greece 168.16 180.27 405.78 73.24 157.99 101.90
Ireland 204.53 232.24 663.14 81.02 197.49 81.66
Italy 175.99 208.90 520.52 71.88 146.39 105.46
Japan 199.65 255.06 b 115.00 256.46 b
Korea 221.30 254.45 b 118.85 b b
Luxembourg 224.37 227.69 394.50 81.89 b b
Netherlands 181.33 211.82 701.14 76.15 185.23 101.81
Norway 180.95 203.75 409.28 78.15 190.93 134.55
Portugal 188.86 196.36 462.82 74.47 164.03 122.45
Spain 169.36 193.82 390.75 70.33 160.39 115.84
Sweden 166.11 184.91 349.31 75.29 178.23 110.48
Switzerland 177.36 203.75 445.63 72.36 169.43 97.05
United Kingdom 232.24 273.93 467.79 80.73 183.99 100.70
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.
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