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Covered Workers and Beneficiaries

Historical Period Intermediate Assumptions Low Cost Assumptions High Cost Assumptions

Table IV.B2.- Covered Workers and Beneficiaries
Calendar Years 1945-2085
Calendar year   Covered
workers 1
(in thousands)		   Beneficiaries 2 (in thousands)   Covered
workers per
OASDI
beneficiary		   OASDI
beneficiaries
per 100
covered
workers
OASI   DI   OASDI

Historical data:
1945   46,390   1,106   -   1,106   41.9   2
1950   48,280   2,930   -   2,930   16.5   6
1955   64,975   7,564   -   7,564   8.6   12
1956   67,504   8,374   -   8,374   8.1   12
1957   70,581   10,342   -   10,342   6.8   15
1958   69,740   11,705   200   11,905   5.9   17
1959   71,349   12,820   361   13,181   5.4   18
1960   72,293   13,740   522   14,262   5.1   20
1961   72,528   14,726   898   15,624   4.7   21
1962   74,116   16,129   1,152   17,280   4.3   23
1963   75,380   17,226   1,382   18,608   4.1   25
1964   77,314   17,954   1,516   19,470   4.0   25
1965   80,437   18,509   1,648   20,157   4.0   25
1966   84,478   19,851   1,887   21,737   3.9   26
1967   86,491   20,419   2,060   22,479   3.9   26
1968   89,293   21,161   2,258   23,419   3.8   26
1969   92,210   21,836   2,407   24,243   3.8   26
1970   92,788   22,618   2,568   25,186   3.7   27
1971   93,177   23,415   2,788   26,203   3.6   28
1972   96,097   24,308   3,091   27,399   3.5   28
1973   99,767   25,273   3,416   28,690   3.5   29
1974   101,205   26,218   3,691   29,909   3.4   30
1975   100,198   26,998   4,125   31,123   3.2   31
1976   102,795   27,739   4,533   32,272   3.2   31
1977   105,965   28,429   4,733   33,161   3.2   31
1978   109,453   29,063   4,861   33,924   3.3   31
1979   112,083   29,789   4,826   34,615   3.3   31
1980   112,659   30,384   4,734   35,117   3.2   31
1981   112,830   31,073   4,636   35,709   3.2   32
1982   111,329   31,207   4,184   35,391   3.1   32
1983   112,443   31,833   3,893   35,726   3.1   32
1984   116,665   32,238   3,789   36,026   3.2   31
1985   120,234   32,763   3,874   36,636   3.3   30
1986   122,754   33,346   3,972   37,318   3.3   30
1987   125,858   33,914   4,034   37,948   3.3   30
1988   129,915   34,336   4,077   38,413   3.4   30
1989   132,357   34,741   4,105   38,846   3.4   29
1990   133,247   35,255   4,204   39,459   3.4   30
1991   132,656   35,773   4,388   40,161   3.3   30
1992   133,569   36,299   4,716   41,014   3.3   31
1993   135,678   36,743   5,083   41,826   3.2   31
1994   138,763   37,070   5,435   42,504   3.3   31
1995   141,030   37,364   5,731   43,096   3.3   31
1996   143,446   37,509   5,977   43,486   3.3   30
1997   146,305   37,696   6,087   43,783   3.3   30
1998   149,268   37,818   6,250   44,068   3.4   30
1999   151,907   37,926   6,433   44,359   3.4   29
2000   154,624   38,556   6,606   45,162   3.4   29
2001   154,830   38,888   6,780   45,668   3.4   29
2002   154,310   39,117   7,060   46,176   3.3   30
2003   154,576   39,315   7,438   46,753   3.3   30
2004   156,250   39,558   7,810   47,368   3.3   30
2005   158,913   39,961   8,172   48,133   3.3   30
2006   161,209   40,435   8,428   48,863   3.3   30
2007   163,177   40,863   8,739   49,603   3.3   30

Intermediate:
2008   164,421   41,342   9,061   50,403   3.3   31
2009   166,143   42,170   9,363   51,532   3.2   31
2010   167,817   43,165   9,615   52,780   3.2   31
2011   169,058   44,228   9,882   54,110   3.1   32
2012   170,136   45,454   10,127   55,581   3.1   33
2013   171,117   46,860   10,325   57,185   3.0   33
2014   172,117   48,319   10,506   58,826   2.9   34
2015   173,056   49,804   10,688   60,492   2.9   35
2016   174,040   51,334   10,862   62,196   2.8   36
2017   175,034   52,896   11,025   63,921   2.7   37
2018   175,913   54,216   11,112   65,327   2.7   37
2019   176,732   55,861   11,244   67,105   2.6   38
2020   177,542   57,519   11,362   68,881   2.6   39
2021   178,346   59,101   11,513   70,614   2.5   40
2022   179,122   60,603   11,698   72,301   2.5   40
2023   179,845   62,090   11,869   73,959   2.4   41
2024   180,584   63,540   12,033   75,573   2.4   42
2025   181,299   64,947   12,191   77,138   2.4   43
2026   182,028   66,295   12,341   78,637   2.3   43
2027   182,747   67,650   12,417   80,067   2.3   44
2028   183,467   69,029   12,420   81,448   2.3   44
2029   184,220   70,338   12,419   82,757   2.2   45
2030   184,974   71,547   12,421   83,968   2.2   45
2031   185,764   72,669   12,429   85,098   2.2   46
2032   186,569   73,703   12,457   86,159   2.2   46
2033   187,414   74,619   12,507   87,126   2.2   46
2034   188,288   75,404   12,568   87,972   2.1   47
2035   189,166   76,084   12,628   88,712   2.1   47
2036   190,038   76,701   12,681   89,381   2.1   47
2037   190,924   77,250   12,731   89,982   2.1   47
2038   191,833   77,711   12,793   90,504   2.1   47
2039   192,771   78,085   12,879   90,964   2.1   47
2040   193,724   78,396   12,985   91,381   2.1   47
2041   194,678   78,679   13,099   91,779   2.1   47
2042   195,649   78,958   13,220   92,179   2.1   47
2043   196,623   79,231   13,349   92,580   2.1   47
2044   197,614   79,510   13,476   92,986   2.1   47
2045   198,583   79,801   13,601   93,402   2.1   47
2046   199,543   80,109   13,718   93,827   2.1   47
2047   200,492   80,439   13,826   94,265   2.1   47
2048   201,445   80,779   13,930   94,709   2.1   47
2049   202,386   81,132   14,032   95,163   2.1   47
2050   203,318   81,506   14,134   95,640   2.1   47
2051   204,240   81,911   14,239   96,150   2.1   47
2052   205,189   82,354   14,344   96,698   2.1   47
2053   206,152   82,827   14,449   97,275   2.1   47
2054   207,117   83,327   14,550   97,878   2.1   47
2055   208,081   83,857   14,643   98,500   2.1   47
2056   209,024   84,415   14,720   99,135   2.1   47
2057   209,981   84,991   14,786   99,777   2.1   48
2058   210,950   85,571   14,848   100,419   2.1   48
2059   211,938   86,150   14,912   101,062   2.1   48
2060   212,909   86,724   14,979   101,703   2.1   48
2061   213,875   87,297   15,052   102,348   2.1   48
2062   214,853   87,871   15,131   103,002   2.1   48
2063   215,835   88,443   15,215   103,658   2.1   48
2064   216,832   89,016   15,303   104,319   2.1   48
2065   217,825   89,602   15,394   104,996   2.1   48
2066   218,804   90,201   15,487   105,688   2.1   48
2067   219,789   90,806   15,581   106,388   2.1   48
2068   220,787   91,406   15,681   107,087   2.1   49
2069   221,771   92,009   15,781   107,791   2.1   49
2070   222,734   92,628   15,877   108,505   2.1   49
2071   223,695   93,257   15,971   109,228   2.0   49
2072   224,682   93,889   16,067   109,956   2.0   49
2073   225,668   94,524   16,167   110,691   2.0   49
2074   226,648   95,163   16,266   111,430   2.0   49
2075   227,634   95,810   16,364   112,174   2.0   49
2076   228,599   96,462   16,462   112,924   2.0   49
2077   229,570   97,122   16,558   113,680   2.0   50
2078   230,522   97,790   16,653   114,444   2.0   50
2079   231,479   98,468   16,746   115,214   2.0   50
2080   232,426   99,154   16,837   115,991   2.0   50
2081   233,385   99,845   16,925   116,770   2.0   50
2082   234,346   100,544   17,011   117,555   2.0   50
2083   235,297   101,250   17,095   118,344   2.0   50
2084   236,238   101,960   17,176   119,136   2.0   50
2085   237,182   102,672   17,256   119,928   2.0   51

Low Cost:
2008   165,072   41,340   9,003   50,343   3.3   30
2009   167,273   42,162   9,184   51,345   3.3   31
2010   169,371   43,150   9,298   52,449   3.2   31
2011   171,111   44,204   9,422   53,626   3.2   31
2012   172,609   45,417   9,523   54,940   3.1   32
2013   173,879   46,803   9,581   56,384   3.1   32
2014   175,086   48,239   9,625   57,864   3.0   33
2015   176,193   49,693   9,676   59,369   3.0   34
2016   177,213   51,188   9,726   60,914   2.9   34
2017   178,319   52,709   9,770   62,479   2.9   35
2018   179,359   53,964   9,852   63,815   2.8   36
2019   180,344   55,549   9,853   65,403   2.8   36
2020   181,320   57,140   9,848   66,988   2.7   37
2021   182,283   58,651   9,878   68,530   2.7   38
2022   183,212   60,081   9,943   70,024   2.6   38
2023   184,089   61,489   10,001   71,490   2.6   39
2024   184,967   62,856   10,057   72,913   2.5   39
2025   185,847   64,171   10,116   74,288   2.5   40
2026   186,738   65,419   10,177   75,596   2.5   40
2027   187,641   66,657   10,185   76,842   2.4   41
2028   188,582   67,905   10,140   78,044   2.4   41
2029   189,565   69,075   10,099   79,174   2.4   42
2030   190,581   70,137   10,065   80,203   2.4   42
2031   191,648   71,107   10,044   81,150   2.4   42
2032   192,761   71,986   10,042   82,028   2.3   43
2033   193,931   72,751   10,061   82,813   2.3   43
2034   195,163   73,385   10,094   83,479   2.3   43
2035   196,431   73,913   10,128   84,041   2.3   43
2036   197,740   74,375   10,160   84,534   2.3   43
2037   199,086   74,768   10,192   84,961   2.3   43
2038   200,494   75,075   10,236   85,311   2.4   43
2039   201,971   75,301   10,300   85,601   2.4   42
2040   203,488   75,468   10,382   85,850   2.4   42
2041   205,040   75,613   10,471   86,085   2.4   42
2042   206,636   75,756   10,567   86,323   2.4   42
2043   208,260   75,902   10,670   86,571   2.4   42
2044   209,904   76,065   10,773   86,838   2.4   41
2045   211,562   76,250   10,875   87,125   2.4   41
2046   213,231   76,458   10,971   87,430   2.4   41
2047   214,926   76,692   11,062   87,754   2.4   41
2048   216,647   76,943   11,150   88,094   2.5   41
2049   218,396   77,210   11,238   88,448   2.5   40
2050   220,158   77,498   11,327   88,826   2.5   40
2051   221,940   77,825   11,420   89,245   2.5   40
2052   223,744   78,194   11,513   89,708   2.5   40
2053   225,567   78,594   11,609   90,203   2.5   40
2054   227,417   79,021   11,705   90,725   2.5   40
2055   229,281   79,480   11,795   91,275   2.5   40
2056   231,152   79,970   11,877   91,847   2.5   40
2057   233,050   80,477   11,953   92,429   2.5   40
2058   234,972   80,985   12,028   93,013   2.5   40
2059   236,923   81,490   12,107   93,598   2.5   40
2060   238,906   81,991   12,191   94,182   2.5   39
2061   240,930   82,489   12,281   94,770   2.5   39
2062   242,987   82,986   12,378   95,364   2.5   39
2063   245,072   83,474   12,482   95,956   2.6   39
2064   247,190   83,961   12,590   96,550   2.6   39
2065   249,329   84,459   12,702   97,162   2.6   39
2066   251,503   84,971   12,819   97,790   2.6   39
2067   253,720   85,484   12,938   98,422   2.6   39
2068   255,967   85,989   13,064   99,053   2.6   39
2069   258,225   86,496   13,194   99,690   2.6   39
2070   260,491   87,015   13,323   100,339   2.6   39
2071   262,806   87,543   13,456   100,999   2.6   38
2072   265,150   88,079   13,593   101,672   2.6   38
2073   267,505   88,626   13,738   102,363   2.6   38
2074   269,878   89,193   13,885   103,079   2.6   38
2075   272,255   89,788   14,034   103,822   2.6   38
2076   274,641   90,412   14,183   104,595   2.6   38
2077   277,053   91,070   14,333   105,403   2.6   38
2078   279,479   91,765   14,482   106,248   2.6   38
2079   281,912   92,496   14,631   107,127   2.6   38
2080   284,348   93,262   14,777   108,039   2.6   38
2081   286,793   94,061   14,923   108,984   2.6   38
2082   289,249   94,892   15,067   109,959   2.6   38
2083   291,711   95,754   15,210   110,964   2.6   38
2084   294,179   96,647   15,351   111,998   2.6   38
2085   296,658   97,564   15,492   113,056   2.6   38

High Cost:
2008   162,590   41,345   9,119   50,464   3.2   31
2009   163,522   42,179   9,542   51,721   3.2   32
2010   165,703   43,183   9,933   53,116   3.1   32
2011   166,295   44,257   10,343   54,600   3.0   33
2012   166,157   45,498   10,731   56,230   3.0   34
2013   167,984   46,925   11,070   57,996   2.9   35
2014   169,232   48,411   11,388   59,799   2.8   35
2015   170,017   49,926   11,700   61,626   2.8   36
2016   170,839   51,494   11,999   63,492   2.7   37
2017   171,613   53,099   12,281   65,380   2.6   38
2018   172,337   54,529   12,370   66,899   2.6   39
2019   172,996   56,260   12,613   68,872   2.5   40
2020   173,672   58,010   12,836   70,847   2.5   41
2021   174,351   59,683   13,095   72,778   2.4   42
2022   175,011   61,273   13,390   74,663   2.3   43
2023   175,639   62,852   13,666   76,519   2.3   44
2024   176,299   64,400   13,930   78,329   2.3   44
2025   176,930   65,906   14,181   80,086   2.2   45
2026   177,545   67,356   14,416   81,772   2.2   46
2027   178,134   68,829   14,558   83,387   2.1   47
2028   178,717   70,339   14,608   84,947   2.1   48
2029   179,312   71,784   14,645   86,429   2.1   48
2030   179,866   73,139   14,678   87,817   2.0   49
2031   180,420   74,417   14,711   89,128   2.0   49
2032   180,975   75,612   14,761   90,372   2.0   50
2033   181,513   76,691   14,833   91,524   2.0   50
2034   182,047   77,640   14,916   92,557   2.0   51
2035   182,565   78,492   14,994   93,487   2.0   51
2036   183,065   79,287   15,060   94,347   1.9   52
2037   183,545   80,017   15,120   95,136   1.9   52
2038   184,007   80,656   15,189   95,846   1.9   52
2039   184,459   81,203   15,286   96,490   1.9   52
2040   184,903   81,680   15,406   97,086   1.9   53
2041   185,311   82,124   15,534   97,658   1.9   53
2042   185,701   82,556   15,669   98,226   1.9   53
2043   186,088   82,979   15,812   98,790   1.9   53
2044   186,464   83,400   15,953   99,353   1.9   53
2045   186,828   83,827   16,090   99,917   1.9   53
2046   187,132   84,268   16,216   100,483   1.9   54
2047   187,402   84,724   16,329   101,053   1.9   54
2048   187,629   85,181   16,436   101,617   1.8   54
2049   187,815   85,645   16,538   102,183   1.8   54
2050   187,986   86,128   16,641   102,769   1.8   55
2051   188,137   86,640   16,746   103,386   1.8   55
2052   188,300   87,186   16,848   104,034   1.8   55
2053   188,494   87,751   16,947   104,698   1.8   56
2054   188,699   88,332   17,040   105,372   1.8   56
2055   188,862   88,938   17,118   106,056   1.8   56
2056   189,004   89,572   17,174   106,746   1.8   56
2057   189,137   90,225   17,213   107,438   1.8   57
2058   189,254   90,883   17,244   108,127   1.8   57
2059   189,348   91,543   17,273   108,816   1.7   57
2060   189,419   92,205   17,303   109,508   1.7   58
2061   189,471   92,871   17,336   110,207   1.7   58
2062   189,532   93,541   17,374   110,914   1.7   59
2063   189,583   94,206   17,416   111,621   1.7   59
2064   189,618   94,876   17,457   112,333   1.7   59
2065   189,617   95,565   17,499   113,064   1.7   60
2066   189,596   96,271   17,540   113,811   1.7   60
2067   189,556   96,987   17,578   114,565   1.7   60
2068   189,477   97,700   17,618   115,317   1.6   61
2069   189,393   98,419   17,654   116,073   1.6   61
2070   189,280   99,156   17,680   116,836   1.6   62
2071   189,178   99,896   17,698   117,594   1.6   62
2072   189,067   100,632   17,712   118,344   1.6   63
2073   188,968   101,364   17,726   119,090   1.6   63
2074   188,837   102,088   17,735   119,822   1.6   63
2075   188,684   102,797   17,736   120,533   1.6   64
2076   188,519   103,487   17,735   121,223   1.6   64
2077   188,343   104,162   17,731   121,893   1.5   65
2078   188,161   104,819   17,723   122,542   1.5   65
2079   187,963   105,457   17,713   123,171   1.5   66
2080   187,731   106,075   17,701   123,776   1.5   66
2081   187,505   106,675   17,686   124,362   1.5   66
2082   187,300   107,256   17,670   124,926   1.5   67
2083   187,119   107,816   17,652   125,468   1.5   67
2084   186,932   108,354   17,633   125,987   1.5   67
2085   186,740   108,867   17,612   126,479   1.5   68
1 Workers who are paid at some time during the year for employment on which OASDI taxes are due.
2 Beneficiaries with monthly benefits in current-payment status as of June 30.

Notes:
1. The number of beneficiaries does not include uninsured individuals who receive benefits under Section 228 of the Social Security Act. Costs are reimbursed from the General Fund of the Treasury for most of these individuals.
2. Historical covered worker data are subject to revision.
3. Totals do not necessarily equal the sums of rounded components.
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