Annual Statistical Supplement, 2016

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 1983–2015, selected years
Year and country Total Retired workers Disabled workers Spouses 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
2010 173,865 115,219 2,481 39,563 15,086 1,516
2011 183,798 121,864 2,473 41,871 16,042 1,548
2012 192,954 127,751 2,490 44,283 16,880 1,550
2013 202,820 133,945 2,347 47,039 17,955 1,534
2014 213,330 140,134 2,283 50,261 19,098 1,554
2015 220,954 144,702 2,207 52,488 19,973 1,584
Australia 4,576 3,615 103 710 120 28
Austria 1,729 1,297 39 264 101 28
Belgium 1,036 714 5 211 98 8
Canada 53,879 36,079 749 9,942 6,790 319
Chile 292 215 (X) 51 19 (X)
Czech Republic 118 90 (X) 8 (X) 11
Denmark 638 446 (X) 166 (X) (X)
Finland 452 309 19 86 33 5
France 6,760 4,726 12 1,402 560 60
Germany 23,278 16,683 586 3,902 1,874 233
Greece 5,350 3,742 86 940 528 54
Ireland 3,356 2,348 22 713 229 44
Italy 10,295 6,420 45 2,124 1,577 129
Japan 52,208 29,719 33 19,226 3,024 206
Luxembourg 81 (X) (X) (X) (X) 0
Netherlands 3,675 2,580 13 794 257 31
Norway 4,358 2,838 37 891 558 34
Poland 12,958 7,691 58 3,823 1,329 57
Portugal 2,346 1,599 105 295 317 30
Slovak Republic 8 (X) 0 (X) 0 0
South Korea 2,348 1,547 5 750 40 6
Spain 3,894 2,496 97 795 437 69
Sweden 4,037 2,851 19 921 199 47
Switzerland 4,547 3,222 29 911 353 32
United Kingdom 18,735 13,402 129 3,549 1,509 146
  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
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
2010 206.62 244.34 463.95 93.32 181.74 123.36
2011 216.66 256.68 489.41 97.86 189.21 128.21
2012 220.98 261.65 500.87 100.79 195.16 134.07
2013 224.39 266.12 514.31 103.48 199.06 141.53
2014 229.68 272.90 534.34 107.75 204.02 143.88
2015 231.97 275.76 536.46 110.56 207.07 144.91
Australia 232.25 245.69 602.85 105.73 278.83 141.00
Austria 235.45 265.64 382.59 92.87 195.56 120.39
Belgium 241.78 284.95 701.40 106.43 206.68 101.75
Canada 216.45 252.26 499.54 92.84 178.86 154.06
Chile 253.94 292.38 (X) 102.51 221.05 (X)
Czech Republic 272.82 291.12 (X) 114.50 (X) 82.55
Denmark 219.80 256.16 (X) 116.71 (X) (X)
Finland 236.75 265.11 488.11 104.65 184.45 146.20
France 249.53 297.12 556.83 109.79 205.88 112.40
Germany 256.81 293.65 545.38 87.13 206.02 143.48
Greece 214.54 240.74 520.28 96.99 197.69 123.02
Ireland 233.40 269.04 835.95 98.47 247.17 145.05
Italy 213.35 258.36 561.58 92.02 189.01 146.95
Japan 249.07 315.57 617.72 140.78 286.44 153.99
Luxembourg 273.95 (X) (X) (X) (X) . . .
Netherlands 226.14 264.86 604.69 100.58 214.79 154.45
Norway 221.35 252.67 491.08 105.11 234.48 144.06
Poland 125.63 148.48 326.03 66.28 156.43 100.56
Portugal 257.91 275.67 644.90 91.87 207.79 118.90
Slovak Republic 233.88 (X) . . . (X) . . . . . .
South Korea 217.50 263.42 632.20 117.52 272.08 168.50
Spain 215.64 252.37 500.46 91.96 184.32 109.93
Sweden 204.10 234.77 459.00 101.77 223.37 164.57
Switzerland 217.44 250.49 640.30 94.07 206.12 143.47
United Kingdom 293.97 349.76 658.54 104.39 224.42 178.36
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data.
NOTES: (X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals; . . . = not applicable.
a. Includes nondisabled and disabled widow(er)s, mothers and fathers, and parents.
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