Annual Statistical Supplement, 2008

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 1983–2007, 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
2007 146,199 96,970 2,752 32,484 12,525 1,468
Australia 1,201 866 90 208 20 17
Austria 1,249 919 53 191 54 32
Belgium 752 517 6 147 68 14
Canada 47,193 29,876 1,274 9,725 5,859 459
Chile 98 77 b 17 b b
Finland 271 187 16 52 11 5
France 4,498 3,206 24 824 371 73
Germany 19,926 14,785 521 3,228 1,168 224
Greece 3,371 2,311 147 598 260 55
Ireland 1,846 1,296 25 376 120 29
Italy 9,075 5,792 102 1,770 1,293 118
Japan 22,520 13,012 b 8,669 773 b
Korea 432 307 b 119 6 b
Luxembourg 58 35 7 10 b b
Netherlands 2,676 1,878 6 587 177 28
Norway 3,907 2,546 76 816 432 37
Portugal 2,009 1,308 111 318 238 34
Spain 2,531 1,592 72 516 299 52
Sweden 2,197 1,623 29 422 94 29
Switzerland 4,168 3,006 43 842 229 48
United Kingdom 16,221 11,831 149 3,049 1,046 146
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
2007 193.20 227.54 431.37 84.79 165.36 114.49
Australia 207.73 214.39 444.33 85.57 242.30 69.35
Austria 208.22 237.64 293.88 70.93 165.14 113.50
Belgium 192.58 226.05 543.50 77.86 174.11 100.57
Canada 169.04 196.56 396.18 71.87 145.03 112.61
Chile 202.10 221.85 b 88.94 b b
Finland 196.69 207.10 493.69 79.53 170.45 133.00
France 207.32 243.50 489.98 81.61 175.78 104.51
Germany 223.65 253.74 455.77 73.56 175.04 114.62
Greece 174.63 188.08 413.53 74.71 164.33 105.95
Ireland 209.35 239.50 647.46 83.60 210.29 110.69
Italy 180.43 214.49 529.47 74.37 151.86 110.70
Japan 193.70 246.41 b 110.12 247.16 b
Korea 203.54 239.11 b 110.60 226.57 b
Luxembourg 255.12 270.69 441.86 81.50 b b
Netherlands 186.80 218.39 965.83 79.26 189.81 136.43
Norway 186.70 211.61 432.33 81.97 198.78 137.49
Portugal 194.07 203.04 486.24 75.91 174.75 135.74
Spain 174.56 200.47 426.10 73.09 160.79 119.25
Sweden 170.95 190.68 412.72 77.92 184.76 133.83
Switzerland 181.61 209.16 463.21 75.55 174.70 96.96
United Kingdom 239.19 281.83 510.31 83.40 190.29 110.92
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: Karyn Foley (410) 965-9047 or supplement@ssa.gov.