Annual Statistical Supplement, 2023

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 1983–2022, selected years, with detail by country for 2022
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
Australia 5,487 4,410 54 796 217 10
Austria 1,725 1,281 26 251 144 23
Belgium 1,200 818 6 236 125 15
Brazil 127 97 0 21 6 3
Canada 49,175 33,735 441 8,136 6,621 242
Chile 410 300 (X) 76 28 (X)
Czechia 223 186 3 20 6 8
Denmark 1,026 698 (X) 263 55 (X)
Finland 563 398 16 103 40 6
France 7,487 5,187 10 1,544 702 44
Germany 20,940 14,876 424 3,273 2,193 174
Greece 6,296 4,307 42 1,118 763 66
Hungary 108 91 (X) 12 (X) (X)
Iceland 13 (X) 0 (X) 0 0
Ireland 3,888 2,756 30 763 301 38
Italy 9,785 6,005 21 2,011 1,630 118
Japan 75,483 41,423 25 27,620 6,200 215
Luxembourg 95 72 (X) 16 (X) (X)
Netherlands 3,640 2,513 16 753 332 26
Norway 3,900 2,479 32 769 581 39
Poland 15,848 8,918 51 4,326 2,487 66
Portugal 2,482 1,751 50 309 344 28
Slovakia 77 55 (X) 14 4 (X)
Slovenia 28 (X) 0 (X) 0 0
South Korea 4,653 2,875 8 1,630 134 6
Spain 4,272 2,713 76 828 568 87
Sweden 4,607 3,210 13 1,055 290 39
Switzerland 3,903 2,751 17 699 416 20
United Kingdom 16,708 11,895 98 2,891 1,733 91
Uruguay 73 66 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
Australia 301.98 324.74 891.04 132.21 318.74 232.70
Austria 306.83 341.36 582.53 129.88 277.67 185.39
Belgium 308.95 358.07 724.50 151.43 280.32 180.93
Brazil 347.42 393.97 . . . 169.57 288.00 206.33
Canada 301.23 348.90 749.61 127.24 245.15 222.38
Chile 348.64 396.36 (X) 158.38 263.79 (X)
Czechia 318.19 344.03 728.00 138.40 169.50 124.88
Denmark 303.20 354.82 (X) 154.29 299.55 (X)
Finland 315.57 356.60 616.44 141.72 245.72 242.00
France 323.83 381.71 860.49 152.92 271.69 208.32
Germany 324.63 371.46 691.11 115.91 259.60 173.49
Greece 273.63 312.86 690.57 124.41 259.59 138.24
Hungary 289.00 304.05 (X) 128.50 (X) (X)
Iceland 490.92 (X) . . . (X) . . . . . .
Ireland 296.96 339.77 838.50 126.47 301.39 152.97
Italy 268.80 322.97 680.33 119.10 254.49 187.73
Japan 340.46 430.99 810.64 198.35 371.80 194.99
Luxembourg 364.72 399.95 (X) 164.06 (X) (X)
Netherlands 306.74 358.45 763.99 140.39 274.37 258.81
Norway 285.14 323.98 638.69 135.93 298.65 267.03
Poland 166.43 199.13 494.10 80.74 192.48 129.80
Portugal 341.49 382.66 813.38 124.28 269.67 203.43
Slovakia 298.72 308.89 (X) 138.43 257.00 (X)
Slovenia 336.61 (X) . . . (X) . . . . . .
South Korea 288.82 355.20 754.88 161.72 385.06 242.83
Spain 289.80 340.13 741.37 122.64 244.33 213.44
Sweden 275.83 318.00 599.46 141.44 289.89 228.26
Switzerland 296.94 341.09 963.58 132.02 258.99 211.30
United Kingdom 392.33 464.92 896.92 142.71 291.32 214.26
Uruguay 245.04 259.48 . . . (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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