Annual Statistical Supplement, 2021
Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance
Benefits in Current-Payment Status
International Agreements
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 |
2016 | 226,924 | 147,861 | 2,083 | 54,484 | 20,919 | 1,577 |
2017 | 232,910 | 151,282 | 2,021 | 56,228 | 21,855 | 1,524 |
2018 | 236,668 | 153,212 | 1,924 | 57,508 | 22,499 | 1,525 |
2019 | 240,365 | 155,356 | 1,827 | 58,360 | 23,332 | 1,490 |
2020 | 242,932 | 156,613 | 1,728 | 58,875 | 24,248 | 1,468 |
Australia | 5,558 | 4,450 | 65 | 835 | 193 | 15 |
Austria | 1,779 | 1,328 | 30 | 256 | 139 | 26 |
Belgium | 1,154 | 784 | 4 | 232 | 126 | 8 |
Brazil | 65 | 51 | 0 | 10 | (X) | (X) |
Canada | 51,702 | 35,311 | 521 | 8,845 | 6,772 | 253 |
Chile | 384 | 278 | 4 | 76 | 22 | 4 |
Czech Republic | 200 | 163 | 7 | 19 | 4 | 7 |
Denmark | 975 | 662 | 8 | 256 | 45 | 4 |
Finland | 541 | 382 | 13 | 98 | 39 | 9 |
France | 7,569 | 5,264 | 11 | 1,571 | 669 | 54 |
Germany | 22,482 | 15,967 | 494 | 3,592 | 2,219 | 210 |
Greece | 6,226 | 4,309 | 48 | 1,105 | 701 | 63 |
Hungary | 85 | 71 | (X) | 9 | 0 | (X) |
Iceland | 7 | (X) | 0 | (X) | 0 | (X) |
Ireland | 3,811 | 2,676 | 33 | 762 | 300 | 40 |
Italy | 10,004 | 6,156 | 26 | 2,071 | 1,627 | 124 |
Japan | 69,712 | 38,813 | 29 | 25,623 | 5,043 | 204 |
Luxembourg | 92 | 71 | (X) | 15 | (X) | (X) |
Netherlands | 3,659 | 2,544 | 16 | 766 | 313 | 20 |
Norway | 4,118 | 2,633 | 32 | 830 | 578 | 45 |
Poland | 15,743 | 9,019 | 69 | 4,440 | 2,138 | 77 |
Portugal | 2,407 | 1,673 | 71 | 296 | 340 | 27 |
Slovakia | 60 | 44 | (X) | 11 | (X) | 0 |
Slovenia | 15 | (X) | 0 | (X) | 0 | 0 |
South Korea | 3,969 | 2,505 | 9 | 1,339 | 109 | 7 |
Spain | 4,223 | 2,700 | 85 | 822 | 534 | 82 |
Sweden | 4,551 | 3,158 | 18 | 1,059 | 266 | 50 |
Switzerland | 4,187 | 2,961 | 19 | 775 | 408 | 24 |
United Kingdom | 17,603 | 12,578 | 110 | 3,153 | 1,654 | 108 |
Uruguay | 51 | 45 | 0 | (X) | (X) | 0 |
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 |
2016 | 234.38 | 279.13 | 542.45 | 113.22 | 209.71 | 144.61 |
2017 | 241.85 | 288.10 | 570.27 | 118.01 | 216.41 | 149.09 |
2018 | 251.44 | 299.97 | 585.33 | 123.80 | 225.07 | 156.33 |
2019 | 257.96 | 307.34 | 609.43 | 128.31 | 231.97 | 163.41 |
2020 | 264.10 | 314.57 | 628.46 | 132.56 | 237.30 | 169.51 |
Australia | 257.90 | 277.10 | 727.12 | 116.13 | 276.67 | 177.67 |
Austria | 263.40 | 293.17 | 501.50 | 110.98 | 228.14 | 157.19 |
Belgium | 267.85 | 314.28 | 787.88 | 122.81 | 241.07 | 84.88 |
Brazil | 284.35 | 311.85 | . . . | 162.40 | (X) | (X) |
Canada | 253.15 | 293.71 | 641.41 | 107.72 | 204.08 | 189.74 |
Chile | 290.25 | 326.40 | 963.75 | 132.82 | 243.41 | 353.50 |
Czech Republic | 279.20 | 295.12 | 619.86 | 113.26 | 152.75 | 90.29 |
Denmark | 256.73 | 302.48 | 573.38 | 132.52 | 243.04 | 155.75 |
Finland | 270.51 | 304.73 | 604.46 | 123.02 | 205.27 | 224.22 |
France | 277.69 | 328.02 | 709.77 | 128.74 | 233.87 | 159.43 |
Germany | 279.54 | 319.21 | 601.22 | 98.90 | 225.10 | 171.61 |
Greece | 235.21 | 267.25 | 609.46 | 107.01 | 224.57 | 125.46 |
Hungary | 238.57 | 254.54 | (X) | 68.33 | . . . | (X) |
Iceland | 256.43 | (X) | . . . | (X) | . . . | (X) |
Ireland | 256.67 | 293.85 | 800.15 | 108.19 | 259.45 | 128.73 |
Italy | 232.47 | 280.46 | 616.81 | 103.16 | 214.90 | 159.92 |
Japan | 287.93 | 364.32 | 675.16 | 166.68 | 318.96 | 161.33 |
Luxembourg | 318.91 | 345.95 | (X) | 132.60 | (X) | (X) |
Netherlands | 260.65 | 304.61 | 634.25 | 117.35 | 238.80 | 200.65 |
Norway | 246.86 | 283.51 | 579.16 | 117.35 | 251.85 | 190.78 |
Poland | 141.66 | 168.57 | 404.41 | 70.33 | 168.90 | 110.73 |
Portugal | 290.57 | 322.85 | 659.15 | 106.88 | 224.98 | 160.93 |
Slovakia | 266.08 | 275.36 | (X) | 128.55 | (X) | . . . |
Slovenia | 358.20 | (X) | . . . | (X) | . . . | . . . |
South Korea | 247.11 | 301.43 | 585.28 | 135.52 | 344.80 | 199.71 |
Spain | 244.96 | 285.57 | 603.17 | 102.45 | 211.16 | 185.37 |
Sweden | 234.71 | 270.89 | 554.44 | 119.19 | 254.03 | 178.76 |
Switzerland | 252.56 | 291.33 | 810.68 | 110.09 | 219.29 | 194.29 |
United Kingdom | 336.64 | 399.83 | 726.04 | 120.89 | 250.90 | 193.14 |
Uruguay | 221.76 | 233.08 | . . . | (X) | (X) | . . . |
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Master Beneficiary Record, 100 percent data. | ||||||
NOTES: A totalization agreement coordinates the Social Security provisions of the United States and another country for a worker who has accrued qualifying earnings in both countries. | ||||||
(X) = suppressed to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals; . . . = not applicable. | ||||||
a. Comprises nondisabled and disabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers, and parents. | ||||||
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