Annual Statistical Supplement, 2010

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 1983–2009, 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
2008 155,242 102,806 2,639 34,925 13,396 1,476
2009 163,866 108,591 2,538 37,106 14,171 1,460
Australia 1,930 1,462 90 323 41 14
Austria 1,411 1,038 46 226 71 30
Belgium 848 580 5 177 73 13
Canada 50,130 32,183 1,158 10,132 6,226 431
Chile 112 87 b 18 b 0
Czech Republic 4 b b b b b
Denmark 134 93 0 38 3 0
Finland 315 215 16 61 18 5
France 5,048 3,572 23 969 417 67
Germany 21,047 15,533 497 3,451 1,338 228
Greece 3,809 2,628 136 678 317 50
Ireland 2,279 1,598 13 491 145 32
Italy 9,536 6,032 85 1,904 1,397 118
Japan 29,712 17,139 12 11,160 1,288 113
Luxembourg 66 b b b 4 b
Netherlands 2,921 2,037 9 653 195 27
Norway 4,195 2,746 60 889 468 32
Poland 142 112 0 b b 0
Portugal 2,114 1,377 112 311 278 36
South Korea 1,035 710 b 308 b b
Spain 2,894 1,835 65 592 346 56
Sweden 2,691 1,978 24 542 112 35
Switzerland 4,506 3,232 41 930 266 37
United Kingdom 16,987 12,358 138 3,215 1,145 131
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
2008 204.94 241.97 456.78 91.10 177.16 121.37
2009 205.89 243.24 461.52 92.41 179.16 126.38
Australia 209.50 217.72 501.09 93.90 226.06 95.00
Austria 215.64 244.37 350.48 83.27 176.00 105.83
Belgium 203.52 239.52 644.20 82.80 190.05 147.15
Canada 182.53 213.11 413.53 78.22 155.21 125.68
Chile 202.10 218.82 b 92.22 b 0
Czech Republic 180.00 b b b b b
Denmark 177.47 207.67 0 105.13 157.67 0
Finland 206.94 220.18 528.06 87.66 189.72 127.20
France 222.96 263.23 517.13 92.40 184.90 100.40
Germany 234.54 267.36 485.70 77.69 183.59 124.68
Greece 186.55 202.98 443.30 81.34 174.42 128.74
Ireland 215.22 251.78 683.88 88.90 219.85 116.19
Italy 192.49 229.66 607.48 80.99 164.22 126.92
Japan 207.44 263.19 531.00 116.09 259.68 142.58
Luxembourg 276.10 b b b 249.50 b
Netherlands 196.78 230.75 768.11 86.64 195.01 119.26
Norway 197.75 226.81 412.17 89.44 208.38 155.53
Poland 139.94 155.36 0 b b 0
Portugal 214.71 222.73 546.60 83.83 197.27 140.81
South Korea 200.35 240.92 b 104.76 b b
Spain 184.71 211.53 516.26 79.27 169.78 127.91
Sweden 181.51 204.89 389.44 86.71 204.32 112.71
Switzerland 192.16 221.51 517.05 80.96 185.05 113.65
United Kingdom 255.45 301.27 573.89 89.82 201.64 133.40
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
a. Includes nondisabled and disabled widow(er)s, mothers and fathers, and parents.
b. Suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
CONTACT: Boris Shargorodsky (410) 965-2832 or supplement@ssa.gov.