Estimated number a of workers insured in the event of disability,
by age group and sex, on December 31, 1970-2023
[In thousands]

Year Total Under 20 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-66
1970 75,387 3,954 12,771 10,046 7,369 6,834 7,448 7,830 7,191 6,499 5,446 -
1971 77,117 3,975 12,997 10,726 7,665 6,921 7,434 7,801 7,417 6,639 5,542 -
1972 78,828 3,973 12,920 11,475 8,217 7,046 7,394 7,844 7,576 6,704 5,680 -
1973 81,409 4,393 13,432 12,062 8,743 7,282 7,344 7,858 7,704 6,838 5,754 -
1974 84,318 4,941 14,173 12,800 9,127 7,494 7,336 7,804 7,859 6,868 5,917 -
1975 86,303 5,064 14,596 13,500 9,439 7,694 7,341 7,788 7,872 6,979 6,029 -
1976 87,816 4,864 14,754 13,972 10,087 7,946 7,401 7,737 7,785 7,165 6,107 -
1977 89,754 4,862 15,042 14,211 10,829 8,457 7,495 7,648 7,804 7,266 6,142 -
1978 94,156 5,933 16,302 14,791 11,473 8,977 7,741 7,579 7,788 7,351 6,221 -
1979 97,868 6,506 17,166 15,545 12,264 9,416 7,977 7,567 7,733 7,476 6,218 -
1980 100,508 6,355 17,553 16,305 13,107 9,807 8,262 7,582 7,736 7,501 6,301 -
1981 102,343 5,803 17,393 16,943 13,747 10,556 8,590 7,694 7,700 7,440 6,477 -
1982 103,738 5,120 16,854 17,377 14,146 11,463 9,217 7,850 7,646 7,472 6,595 -
1983 104,726 4,356 16,276 17,683 14,641 12,105 9,771 8,143 7,582 7,487 6,680 -
1984 106,319 3,941 16,018 17,866 15,257 12,867 10,216 8,369 7,577 7,413 6,796 -
1985 108,857 4,118 15,999 18,109 15,925 13,658 10,580 8,643 7,604 7,422 6,801 -
1986 111,071 4,249 15,796 18,287 16,459 14,198 11,305 8,951 7,708 7,385 6,734 -
1987 113,246 4,370 15,420 18,432 16,966 14,508 12,107 9,531 7,836 7,328 6,749 -
1988 115,350 4,675 15,146 18,432 17,319 14,950 12,676 10,064 8,087 7,265 6,737 -
1989 117,567 4,834 15,106 18,385 17,585 15,506 13,393 10,506 8,306 7,281 6,666 -
1990 119,500 4,590 15,187 18,171 17,854 16,115 14,170 10,836 8,574 7,312 6,692 -
1991 120,775 4,084 14,947 17,797 18,071 16,640 14,712 11,560 8,883 7,422 6,661 -
1992 121,996 3,698 14,460 17,343 18,310 17,172 14,977 12,392 9,466 7,552 6,626 -
1993 123,396 3,499 14,084 16,889 18,418 17,632 15,452 12,996 10,031 7,805 6,592 -
1994 125,146 3,555 13,771 16,574 18,413 17,970 16,021 13,735 10,475 8,023 6,610 -
1995 127,108 3,800 13,505 16,549 18,136 18,266 16,603 14,493 10,817 8,280 6,659 -
1996 129,118 4,059 13,332 16,575 17,728 18,464 17,090 14,992 11,517 8,597 6,764 -
1997 131,176 4,216 13,542 16,456 17,286 18,607 17,534 15,191 12,324 9,137 6,885 -
1998 133,403 4,479 13,845 16,295 16,911 18,657 17,919 15,617 12,904 9,681 7,095 -
1999 135,772 4,702 14,223 16,043 16,721 18,659 18,245 16,165 13,613 10,090 7,311 -
2000 138,067 4,766 14,710 15,653 16,784 18,450 18,582 16,758 14,384 10,422 7,560 -
2001 140,036 4,664 15,019 15,396 16,876 18,127 18,818 17,280 14,892 11,102 7,863 -
2002 141,314 4,231 15,001 15,458 16,767 17,720 18,979 17,746 15,120 11,907 8,385 -
2003 142,434 3,780 14,817 15,595 16,561 17,357 19,021 18,139 15,532 12,508 8,901 223
2004 143,801 3,525 14,672 15,823 16,255 17,131 18,957 18,413 16,054 13,197 9,301 475
2005 145,492 3,462 14,670 16,187 15,806 17,160 18,664 18,673 16,615 13,897 9,591 766
2006 147,261 3,523 14,824 16,549 15,457 17,168 18,255 18,805 17,067 14,348 10,208 1,056
2007 148,876 3,552 14,936 16,840 15,482 16,967 17,745 18,870 17,472 14,547 10,963 1,504
2008 149,904 3,437 14,912 17,071 15,597 16,700 17,300 18,834 17,801 14,909 11,498 1,845
2009 149,582 2,956 14,472 17,068 15,795 16,299 17,006 18,704 18,026 15,403 12,101 1,751
2010 148,925 2,323 13,836 16,944 16,083 15,794 16,963 18,352 18,226 15,905 12,741 1,757
2011 148,954 1,998 13,570 16,802 16,368 15,421 16,920 17,914 18,325 16,347 13,165 2,126
2012 149,487 1,964 13,755 16,748 16,596 15,397 16,725 17,415 18,357 16,729 13,366 2,435
2013 149,899 2,041 14,001 16,846 16,765 15,467 16,437 16,952 18,305 17,047 13,697 2,340
2014 150,670 2,134 14,306 17,148 16,830 15,652 16,066 16,672 18,152 17,228 14,163 2,319
2015 151,665 2,260 14,493 17,569 16,858 16,005 15,589 16,638 17,832 17,418 14,640 2,365
2016 152,894 2,534 14,686 17,991 16,922 16,342 15,263 16,633 17,426 17,520 15,066 2,509
2017 153,889 2,695 14,825 18,312 17,098 16,614 15,272 16,475 16,960 17,585 15,444 2,610
2018 154,939 2,829 14,979 18,536 17,404 16,901 15,425 16,257 16,577 17,576 15,792 2,664
2019 156,292 2,980 15,127 18,640 17,867 17,154 15,742 15,992 16,395 17,535 16,057 2,804
2020 156,751 2,986 15,057 18,492 18,348 17,330 16,170 15,580 16,411 17,261 16,245 2,872
2021 157,573 2,895 14,986 18,217 18,772 17,558 16,578 15,307 16,484 16,982 16,330 3,464
2022 158,908 2,816 15,175 18,110 19,137 17,760 17,007 15,323 16,491 16,644 16,412 4,034
2023 159,802 2,788 15,219 18,039 19,316 18,045 17,302 15,479 16,315 16,303 16,472 4,524
Male
1970 50,196 2,603 7,746 6,586 5,381 5,006 5,237 5,251 4,682 4,199 3,504 -
1971 50,880 2,591 7,818 6,941 5,528 5,028 5,182 5,204 4,786 4,256 3,548 -
1972 51,575 2,551 7,747 7,328 5,834 5,075 5,100 5,209 4,857 4,259 3,615 -
1973 52,730 2,773 7,973 7,603 6,143 5,180 5,015 5,187 4,914 4,303 3,640 -
1974 54,018 3,059 8,300 7,949 6,332 5,285 4,964 5,112 4,999 4,293 3,725 -
1975 54,780 3,071 8,464 8,272 6,458 5,370 4,950 5,073 4,992 4,351 3,782 -
1976 55,236 2,882 8,496 8,425 6,787 5,481 4,958 5,007 4,931 4,450 3,819 -
1977 55,934 2,831 8,600 8,442 7,155 5,763 4,988 4,902 4,926 4,513 3,816 -
1978 57,924 3,446 9,171 8,655 7,419 6,046 5,078 4,813 4,895 4,559 3,843 -
1979 59,429 3,734 9,534 8,963 7,753 6,235 5,169 4,757 4,823 4,631 3,831 -
1980 60,331 3,590 9,677 9,295 8,113 6,374 5,261 4,737 4,792 4,616 3,877 -
1981 60,826 3,244 9,545 9,569 8,338 6,729 5,376 4,766 4,724 4,564 3,972 -
1982 61,054 2,826 9,232 9,749 8,433 7,129 5,661 4,806 4,629 4,563 4,026 -
1983 61,174 2,391 8,940 9,851 8,603 7,389 5,944 4,905 4,548 4,541 4,062 -
1984 61,680 2,157 8,777 9,914 8,864 7,731 6,141 4,996 4,501 4,469 4,132 -
1985 62,687 2,253 8,721 10,006 9,178 8,088 6,293 5,094 4,500 4,441 4,114 -
1986 63,479 2,308 8,555 10,044 9,422 8,320 6,648 5,209 4,539 4,380 4,056 -
1987 64,253 2,351 8,324 10,058 9,644 8,403 7,047 5,491 4,587 4,297 4,051 -
1988 65,052 2,497 8,166 10,037 9,767 8,593 7,293 5,772 4,672 4,237 4,019 -
1989 65,934 2,593 8,143 9,983 9,855 8,840 7,625 5,966 4,764 4,211 3,954 -
1990 66,709 2,460 8,197 9,855 9,963 9,140 7,966 6,107 4,865 4,217 3,941 -
1991 67,100 2,174 8,058 9,647 10,023 9,399 8,203 6,466 4,984 4,263 3,884 -
1992 67,472 1,936 7,779 9,406 10,114 9,664 8,295 6,871 5,268 4,310 3,828 -
1993 67,992 1,832 7,539 9,165 10,178 9,860 8,516 7,145 5,564 4,409 3,784 -
1994 68,694 1,858 7,367 8,961 10,148 10,008 8,811 7,491 5,766 4,511 3,774 -
1995 69,483 1,979 7,180 8,917 9,979 10,145 9,125 7,834 5,916 4,614 3,794 -
1996 70,284 2,095 7,039 8,883 9,740 10,227 9,382 8,064 6,270 4,734 3,850 -
1997 71,123 2,173 7,091 8,785 9,489 10,256 9,620 8,134 6,670 5,010 3,895 -
1998 72,042 2,310 7,203 8,628 9,256 10,283 9,790 8,348 6,943 5,301 3,982 -
1999 73,038 2,430 7,359 8,449 9,100 10,254 9,948 8,638 7,274 5,494 4,092 -
2000 73,999 2,445 7,597 8,195 9,090 10,110 10,110 8,974 7,630 5,655 4,195 -
2001 74,798 2,384 7,732 8,036 9,081 9,923 10,206 9,246 7,868 5,997 4,326 -
2002 75,259 2,149 7,728 8,024 8,992 9,677 10,261 9,496 7,955 6,386 4,592 -
2003 75,663 1,912 7,619 8,068 8,824 9,467 10,287 9,668 8,160 6,674 4,866 120
2004 76,247 1,761 7,558 8,176 8,635 9,314 10,256 9,803 8,426 6,996 5,060 263
2005 77,012 1,717 7,545 8,357 8,368 9,310 10,097 9,938 8,741 7,316 5,198 426
2006 77,798 1,746 7,593 8,527 8,178 9,276 9,888 9,999 8,981 7,525 5,505 579
2007 78,527 1,757 7,663 8,675 8,135 9,167 9,617 10,028 9,197 7,595 5,875 820
2008 78,918 1,703 7,647 8,785 8,165 8,983 9,389 10,021 9,338 7,766 6,117 1,007
2009 78,537 1,442 7,390 8,782 8,246 8,739 9,196 9,953 9,446 8,009 6,392 943
2010 78,006 1,116 7,024 8,682 8,398 8,425 9,159 9,757 9,542 8,288 6,680 934
2011 77,880 972 6,877 8,574 8,539 8,211 9,087 9,526 9,588 8,506 6,873 1,127
2012 78,068 971 7,010 8,532 8,649 8,143 8,972 9,259 9,591 8,708 6,945 1,287
2013 78,179 996 7,174 8,581 8,727 8,170 8,767 9,026 9,568 8,839 7,100 1,232
2014 78,471 1,046 7,333 8,725 8,767 8,247 8,548 8,850 9,491 8,922 7,333 1,207
2015 78,861 1,102 7,422 8,946 8,754 8,427 8,259 8,827 9,315 9,007 7,589 1,214
2016 79,417 1,250 7,517 9,178 8,756 8,602 8,074 8,775 9,113 9,050 7,804 1,298
2017 79,853 1,321 7,586 9,339 8,842 8,741 8,039 8,685 8,878 9,076 7,993 1,354
2018 80,314 1,393 7,663 9,450 8,990 8,891 8,101 8,526 8,693 9,084 8,140 1,383
2019 80,928 1,457 7,730 9,497 9,220 9,030 8,249 8,378 8,568 9,073 8,271 1,454
2020 81,095 1,457 7,707 9,425 9,452 9,099 8,479 8,132 8,565 8,931 8,353 1,496
2021 81,367 1,404 7,682 9,291 9,664 9,193 8,684 7,963 8,581 8,778 8,353 1,775
2022 81,934 1,374 7,756 9,226 9,856 9,263 8,897 7,955 8,569 8,597 8,386 2,055
2023 82,314 1,360 7,777 9,169 9,976 9,398 9,031 7,994 8,472 8,414 8,427 2,297
Female
1970 25,192 1,351 5,026 3,460 1,988 1,828 2,211 2,579 2,509 2,300 1,942 -
1971 26,237 1,385 5,180 3,785 2,137 1,894 2,252 2,598 2,631 2,383 1,993 -
1972 27,253 1,422 5,174 4,147 2,383 1,970 2,293 2,635 2,718 2,445 2,066 -
1973 28,679 1,620 5,459 4,458 2,600 2,102 2,329 2,671 2,790 2,535 2,115 -
1974 30,300 1,882 5,873 4,851 2,795 2,209 2,372 2,693 2,859 2,575 2,192 -
1975 31,522 1,994 6,132 5,228 2,982 2,324 2,392 2,715 2,881 2,628 2,247 -
1976 32,581 1,982 6,257 5,547 3,300 2,465 2,443 2,730 2,854 2,715 2,288 -
1977 33,820 2,031 6,442 5,769 3,675 2,693 2,507 2,746 2,878 2,754 2,326 -
1978 36,232 2,487 7,130 6,136 4,054 2,932 2,663 2,766 2,893 2,792 2,379 -
1979 38,438 2,772 7,632 6,582 4,511 3,181 2,808 2,811 2,910 2,845 2,387 -
1980 40,177 2,765 7,876 7,010 4,993 3,433 3,001 2,845 2,944 2,885 2,424 -
1981 41,517 2,558 7,848 7,374 5,409 3,828 3,215 2,928 2,976 2,876 2,505 -
1982 42,685 2,294 7,622 7,627 5,713 4,333 3,557 3,044 3,016 2,910 2,569 -
1983 43,552 1,965 7,336 7,833 6,038 4,716 3,827 3,238 3,035 2,946 2,618 -
1984 44,640 1,785 7,241 7,953 6,393 5,136 4,074 3,374 3,076 2,945 2,663 -
1985 46,170 1,864 7,278 8,103 6,747 5,571 4,287 3,548 3,105 2,981 2,686 -
1986 47,592 1,941 7,241 8,243 7,037 5,879 4,657 3,741 3,169 3,005 2,678 -
1987 48,993 2,020 7,096 8,375 7,322 6,105 5,059 4,041 3,249 3,031 2,698 -
1988 50,299 2,178 6,980 8,395 7,552 6,357 5,383 4,292 3,415 3,028 2,718 -
1989 51,633 2,240 6,962 8,401 7,730 6,666 5,767 4,540 3,543 3,070 2,712 -
1990 52,790 2,130 6,990 8,316 7,891 6,975 6,204 4,729 3,709 3,095 2,751 -
1991 53,675 1,910 6,890 8,151 8,048 7,241 6,508 5,093 3,899 3,159 2,777 -
1992 54,524 1,761 6,681 7,937 8,196 7,507 6,682 5,521 4,198 3,243 2,798 -
1993 55,404 1,667 6,545 7,724 8,239 7,772 6,936 5,852 4,467 3,396 2,808 -
1994 56,453 1,697 6,404 7,613 8,266 7,962 7,209 6,244 4,709 3,512 2,836 -
1995 57,625 1,821 6,326 7,632 8,157 8,121 7,479 6,659 4,900 3,666 2,865 -
1996 58,834 1,964 6,293 7,692 7,987 8,237 7,708 6,927 5,247 3,863 2,915 -
1997 60,053 2,042 6,451 7,671 7,797 8,351 7,914 7,057 5,654 4,127 2,989 -
1998 61,361 2,169 6,642 7,667 7,655 8,375 8,129 7,269 5,962 4,381 3,113 -
1999 62,734 2,272 6,863 7,595 7,620 8,405 8,298 7,527 6,339 4,596 3,219 -
2000 64,068 2,321 7,113 7,459 7,694 8,340 8,472 7,783 6,754 4,767 3,366 -
2001 65,238 2,280 7,287 7,360 7,795 8,204 8,612 8,034 7,024 5,105 3,537 -
2002 66,055 2,083 7,273 7,435 7,775 8,043 8,718 8,251 7,165 5,521 3,793 -
2003 66,770 1,868 7,198 7,527 7,737 7,890 8,735 8,471 7,372 5,834 4,036 103
2004 67,554 1,764 7,114 7,647 7,620 7,817 8,701 8,610 7,628 6,201 4,240 212
2005 68,480 1,745 7,126 7,830 7,438 7,850 8,567 8,735 7,875 6,581 4,394 341
2006 69,463 1,777 7,231 8,023 7,279 7,892 8,366 8,806 8,086 6,824 4,703 476
2007 70,349 1,795 7,273 8,165 7,347 7,800 8,128 8,842 8,275 6,952 5,088 684
2008 70,986 1,734 7,265 8,286 7,433 7,717 7,911 8,812 8,464 7,144 5,381 838
2009 71,045 1,514 7,083 8,286 7,549 7,560 7,811 8,751 8,580 7,395 5,709 808
2010 70,920 1,208 6,812 8,262 7,685 7,369 7,804 8,595 8,684 7,618 6,061 823
2011 71,074 1,026 6,693 8,227 7,829 7,210 7,833 8,388 8,737 7,841 6,291 999
2012 71,419 993 6,745 8,216 7,947 7,254 7,753 8,155 8,766 8,022 6,421 1,147
2013 71,720 1,045 6,827 8,266 8,038 7,297 7,670 7,927 8,737 8,208 6,597 1,108
2014 72,199 1,088 6,973 8,423 8,063 7,405 7,518 7,822 8,661 8,306 6,830 1,111
2015 72,804 1,158 7,070 8,623 8,104 7,578 7,330 7,811 8,518 8,411 7,051 1,151
2016 73,477 1,283 7,169 8,814 8,167 7,740 7,188 7,858 8,314 8,471 7,262 1,211
2017 74,036 1,374 7,240 8,973 8,256 7,873 7,233 7,791 8,083 8,509 7,451 1,256
2018 74,625 1,436 7,315 9,086 8,414 8,011 7,323 7,731 7,884 8,492 7,652 1,281
2019 75,364 1,523 7,397 9,142 8,647 8,124 7,493 7,614 7,827 8,463 7,786 1,350
2020 75,655 1,529 7,350 9,067 8,896 8,230 7,691 7,448 7,846 8,330 7,892 1,377
2021 76,206 1,492 7,305 8,926 9,109 8,365 7,895 7,344 7,902 8,204 7,977 1,689
2022 76,974 1,442 7,419 8,884 9,281 8,497 8,110 7,368 7,922 8,047 8,026 1,979
2023 77,488 1,427 7,442 8,871 9,339 8,647 8,271 7,485 7,844 7,889 8,045 2,227
      a Figures are subject to revision.

     Note: Figures exclude people at or above normal (or full) retirement age because they are not eligible to receive disability benefits.

 Source: Social Security Administration, estimates from the 2023 Trustees Report based in part on the Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.