Annual Statistical Supplement, 2024

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 type of benefit, December 1983–2023, selected years, with detail by country for 2023
Year and country Total Retired workers Disabled workers Spouses Survivors 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
2021 243,379 156,253 1,627 59,065 25,025 1,409
2022 244,222 155,900 1,478 59,546 25,925 1,373
2023 242,439 154,312 1,349 59,305 26,160 1,313
Australia 5,275 4,240 52 758 215 10
Austria 1,640 1,227 23 234 137 19
Belgium 1,217 834 5 237 123 18
Brazil 178 137 0 28 8 5
Canada 47,586 32,769 394 7,785 6,413 225
Chile 419 306 3 78 29 3
Czechia 233 196 3 18 6 10
Denmark 1,049 713 (X) 273 53 (X)
Finland 580 410 15 111 37 7
France 7,379 5,117 9 1,523 693 37
Germany 19,789 14,081 379 3,070 2,105 154
Greece 6,270 4,267 36 1,119 792 56
Hungary 132 106 (X) 16 5 (X)
Iceland 15 12 0 3 0 0
Ireland 3,900 2,774 28 745 315 38
Italy 9,533 5,829 20 1,975 1,600 109
Japan 77,694 42,482 25 28,262 6,699 226
Luxembourg 90 68 (X) 15 (X) (X)
Netherlands 3,541 2,446 15 726 331 23
Norway 3,719 2,356 35 721 568 39
Poland 15,893 8,919 49 4,280 2,584 61
Portugal 2,498 1,785 42 313 332 26
Slovakia 83 64 (X) 12 3 (X)
Slovenia 34 27 0 (X) 0 (X)
South Korea 4,823 2,952 8 1,709 148 6
Spain 4,249 2,719 71 810 564 85
Sweden 4,535 3,151 14 1,033 298 39
Switzerland 3,706 2,617 16 652 403 18
United Kingdom 16,304 11,641 91 2,787 1,695 90
Uruguay 75 67 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
2021 283.11 337.41 672.41 143.20 254.91 177.69
2022 310.98 370.84 736.71 159.14 281.49 197.90
2023 325.68 388.66 759.73 167.70 296.00 205.60
Australia 315.04 338.88 893.08 138.68 331.61 215.60
Austria 322.62 358.53 555.33 135.27 299.48 196.11
Belgium 330.21 383.91 875.40 160.40 293.20 178.83
Brazil 341.30 385.60 . . . 167.36 340.50 102.80
Canada 316.17 365.88 785.96 134.14 257.40 227.95
Chile 366.18 417.37 1,139.67 165.94 276.21 446.67
Czechia 337.29 358.97 751.33 152.94 175.00 217.30
Denmark 317.46 373.28 (X) 162.90 298.72 (X)
Finland 322.66 367.16 539.33 146.47 279.32 274.86
France 337.12 396.35 785.19 159.46 289.41 243.05
Germany 337.39 386.84 700.81 120.08 269.90 175.68
Greece 283.29 323.86 713.14 128.53 273.72 142.98
Hungary 326.16 360.30 (X) 147.94 178.80 (X)
Iceland 491.40 557.08 . . . 228.67 . . . . . .
Ireland 310.20 354.91 874.54 131.61 307.66 152.42
Italy 279.67 335.91 744.70 123.21 267.67 198.03
Japan 356.63 451.14 839.03 207.97 388.00 199.74
Luxembourg 389.34 423.17 (X) 162.73 (X) (X)
Netherlands 321.93 375.56 768.91 147.86 290.62 271.83
Norway 300.16 340.16 772.37 142.02 309.34 249.64
Poland 174.11 208.94 458.57 83.66 199.52 123.92
Portugal 357.40 401.12 856.45 128.31 286.32 215.04
Slovakia 336.09 345.98 (X) 144.92 255.00 (X)
Slovenia 325.15 367.52 . . . (X) . . . (X)
South Korea 299.57 369.68 779.13 168.88 386.21 250.67
Spain 304.60 358.16 769.32 127.29 255.13 221.11
Sweden 291.32 335.98 624.29 149.34 297.25 278.28
Switzerland 310.35 355.49 1,050.41 139.16 268.62 223.61
United Kingdom 411.72 487.79 915.79 149.77 302.66 228.68
Uruguay 262.47 277.55 . . . (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 disabled widow(er)s, nondisabled widow(er)s, widowed mothers and fathers caring for a deceased worker's child, and parents of deceased workers.
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