Estimated number a of workers insured in the event of disability,
by age group and sex, on December 31, 1970-2026
[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 75,386 3,954 12,771 10,046 7,369 6,834 7,448 7,829 7,191 6,499 5,445 -
1971 77,116 3,976 12,997 10,726 7,665 6,921 7,434 7,801 7,417 6,639 5,541 -
1972 78,827 3,974 12,920 11,475 8,217 7,046 7,394 7,844 7,575 6,703 5,680 -
1973 81,408 4,393 13,432 12,062 8,743 7,282 7,344 7,858 7,704 6,838 5,754 -
1974 84,318 4,942 14,173 12,800 9,128 7,494 7,336 7,804 7,858 6,868 5,917 -
1975 86,303 5,066 14,596 13,500 9,439 7,694 7,341 7,788 7,872 6,978 6,029 -
1976 87,816 4,866 14,752 13,972 10,087 7,945 7,401 7,737 7,784 7,164 6,107 -
1977 89,754 4,864 15,041 14,210 10,829 8,457 7,495 7,648 7,803 7,266 6,141 -
1978 94,157 5,933 16,304 14,790 11,473 8,977 7,741 7,579 7,788 7,351 6,221 -
1979 97,868 6,504 17,171 15,544 12,264 9,416 7,977 7,568 7,732 7,475 6,218 -
1980 100,508 6,354 17,558 16,304 13,106 9,807 8,261 7,582 7,735 7,501 6,300 -
1981 102,343 5,798 17,403 16,940 13,746 10,556 8,590 7,694 7,699 7,440 6,477 -
1982 103,736 5,115 16,862 17,375 14,145 11,463 9,217 7,849 7,645 7,471 6,594 -
1983 104,720 4,353 16,280 17,685 14,639 12,105 9,771 8,142 7,582 7,486 6,678 -
1984 106,311 3,938 16,019 17,870 15,255 12,866 10,215 8,368 7,576 7,411 6,794 -
1985 108,847 4,114 16,000 18,112 15,922 13,657 10,579 8,641 7,603 7,420 6,799 -
1986 111,060 4,246 15,792 18,296 16,454 14,197 11,304 8,950 7,707 7,384 6,731 -
1987 113,233 4,368 15,415 18,439 16,963 14,506 12,105 9,530 7,835 7,325 6,746 -
1988 115,337 4,672 15,142 18,436 17,319 14,948 12,675 10,063 8,085 7,262 6,735 -
1989 117,559 4,831 15,102 18,386 17,590 15,504 13,392 10,505 8,305 7,280 6,664 -
1990 119,494 4,588 15,184 18,172 17,859 16,112 14,169 10,836 8,573 7,311 6,691 -
1991 120,771 4,082 14,945 17,794 18,082 16,635 14,711 11,559 8,882 7,421 6,660 -
1992 121,993 3,696 14,458 17,341 18,318 17,170 14,976 12,392 9,466 7,552 6,625 -
1993 123,394 3,497 14,082 16,887 18,423 17,633 15,450 12,996 10,030 7,804 6,591 -
1994 125,147 3,553 13,770 16,573 18,417 17,976 16,019 13,735 10,474 8,022 6,609 -
1995 127,109 3,798 13,505 16,547 18,139 18,272 16,601 14,492 10,816 8,279 6,658 -
1996 129,119 4,058 13,332 16,574 17,726 18,477 17,086 14,991 11,516 8,596 6,763 -
1997 131,177 4,214 13,542 16,455 17,285 18,617 17,532 15,190 12,323 9,136 6,884 -
1998 133,406 4,477 13,845 16,295 16,910 18,664 17,921 15,615 12,904 9,681 7,094 -
1999 135,775 4,700 14,223 16,044 16,719 18,664 18,251 16,163 13,612 10,089 7,311 -
2000 138,073 4,765 14,710 15,655 16,784 18,454 18,588 16,756 14,383 10,421 7,559 -
2001 140,046 4,663 15,020 15,398 16,877 18,126 18,831 17,275 14,891 11,101 7,863 -
2002 141,325 4,231 15,002 15,461 16,769 17,719 18,990 17,745 15,119 11,906 8,385 -
2003 142,448 3,780 14,819 15,597 16,563 17,357 19,029 18,141 15,531 12,508 8,901 223
2004 143,808 3,525 14,673 15,825 16,258 17,129 18,960 18,418 16,051 13,196 9,300 475
2005 145,501 3,461 14,671 16,190 15,810 17,160 18,666 18,679 16,613 13,896 9,591 766
2006 147,274 3,524 14,825 16,551 15,461 17,170 18,252 18,819 17,062 14,347 10,208 1,056
2007 148,892 3,553 14,937 16,842 15,488 16,969 17,744 18,879 17,470 14,544 10,962 1,504
2008 149,923 3,439 14,912 17,073 15,602 16,704 17,300 18,840 17,803 14,908 11,497 1,845
2009 149,602 2,959 14,473 17,070 15,798 16,306 17,006 18,708 18,031 15,401 12,101 1,751
2010 148,947 2,326 13,836 16,946 16,088 15,801 16,965 18,355 18,232 15,903 12,739 1,757
2011 148,979 2,000 13,571 16,804 16,372 15,428 16,925 17,912 18,337 16,342 13,163 2,125
2012 149,514 1,967 13,756 16,751 16,600 15,404 16,730 17,414 18,367 16,728 13,364 2,435
2013 149,930 2,044 14,002 16,849 16,769 15,473 16,444 16,953 18,313 17,049 13,696 2,340
2014 150,705 2,138 14,307 17,149 16,834 15,658 16,074 16,673 18,158 17,234 14,162 2,319
2015 151,706 2,265 14,495 17,570 16,862 16,011 15,598 16,641 17,837 17,425 14,638 2,365
2016 152,940 2,540 14,689 17,993 16,926 16,348 15,270 16,639 17,428 17,536 15,062 2,509
2017 153,943 2,702 14,828 18,314 17,102 16,621 15,280 16,483 16,963 17,597 15,444 2,609
2018 155,014 2,836 14,983 18,540 17,410 16,910 15,435 16,269 16,584 17,588 15,795 2,664
2019 156,405 2,990 15,139 18,647 17,874 17,167 15,755 16,008 16,406 17,547 16,068 2,804
2020 156,973 3,005 15,088 18,510 18,364 17,353 16,192 15,605 16,434 17,282 16,266 2,874
2021 158,285 3,277 15,158 18,419 18,779 17,533 16,605 15,325 16,463 16,922 16,399 3,407
2022 160,415 3,779 15,576 18,374 19,084 17,804 16,997 15,408 16,361 16,539 16,494 4,000
2023 162,118 3,968 15,975 18,416 19,256 18,134 17,337 15,609 16,178 16,211 16,516 4,518
2024 163,342 3,754 16,317 18,474 19,270 18,558 17,562 15,827 15,929 16,033 16,515 5,104
2025 164,001 3,502 16,342 18,564 19,112 18,950 17,701 16,199 15,509 16,125 16,250 5,746
2026 164,143 3,261 16,305 18,582 18,883 19,294 17,866 16,541 15,132 16,172 15,827 6,279
Male
1970 50,195 2,604 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 5,203 4,786 4,256 3,548 -
1972 51,575 2,552 7,747 7,328 5,834 5,075 5,101 5,208 4,857 4,259 3,615 -
1973 52,731 2,774 7,973 7,604 6,143 5,180 5,015 5,187 4,914 4,303 3,640 -
1974 54,019 3,060 8,300 7,949 6,332 5,285 4,964 5,112 4,999 4,293 3,725 -
1975 54,782 3,072 8,464 8,272 6,458 5,370 4,950 5,073 4,992 4,351 3,782 -
1976 55,237 2,885 8,495 8,425 6,787 5,481 4,958 5,007 4,931 4,450 3,819 -
1977 55,936 2,833 8,600 8,442 7,155 5,763 4,988 4,902 4,926 4,513 3,816 -
1978 57,927 3,447 9,174 8,655 7,419 6,046 5,078 4,813 4,894 4,559 3,842 -
1979 59,432 3,734 9,538 8,963 7,753 6,235 5,169 4,757 4,823 4,631 3,831 -
1980 60,334 3,590 9,681 9,295 8,114 6,374 5,260 4,737 4,791 4,615 3,877 -
1981 60,828 3,242 9,552 9,567 8,338 6,729 5,376 4,766 4,723 4,563 3,972 -
1982 61,054 2,824 9,238 9,748 8,433 7,129 5,661 4,805 4,629 4,562 4,026 -
1983 61,173 2,390 8,942 9,853 8,602 7,389 5,944 4,904 4,548 4,540 4,062 -
1984 61,676 2,155 8,777 9,916 8,863 7,730 6,141 4,995 4,501 4,467 4,131 -
1985 62,682 2,252 8,720 10,007 9,176 8,087 6,292 5,094 4,500 4,440 4,113 -
1986 63,474 2,307 8,551 10,049 9,419 8,319 6,647 5,209 4,538 4,380 4,055 -
1987 64,247 2,349 8,322 10,062 9,642 8,402 7,047 5,490 4,587 4,296 4,050 -
1988 65,045 2,495 8,163 10,037 9,768 8,592 7,293 5,771 4,672 4,236 4,018 -
1989 65,930 2,592 8,141 9,984 9,858 8,839 7,625 5,965 4,763 4,210 3,953 -
1990 66,708 2,459 8,196 9,854 9,966 9,139 7,965 6,107 4,864 4,216 3,941 -
1991 67,099 2,173 8,058 9,643 10,030 9,396 8,203 6,466 4,983 4,263 3,884 -
1992 67,472 1,936 7,779 9,405 10,120 9,663 8,295 6,871 5,268 4,310 3,827 -
1993 67,992 1,831 7,539 9,164 10,181 9,861 8,516 7,145 5,564 4,409 3,783 -
1994 68,696 1,857 7,367 8,959 10,150 10,012 8,811 7,491 5,766 4,511 3,773 -
1995 69,485 1,978 7,180 8,916 9,981 10,150 9,124 7,834 5,916 4,614 3,793 -
1996 70,287 2,094 7,038 8,883 9,738 10,236 9,380 8,064 6,270 4,734 3,849 -
1997 71,125 2,172 7,090 8,785 9,488 10,262 9,619 8,134 6,670 5,010 3,895 -
1998 72,046 2,310 7,202 8,628 9,255 10,287 9,793 8,348 6,943 5,301 3,981 -
1999 73,042 2,429 7,359 8,449 9,099 10,258 9,951 8,637 7,274 5,494 4,092 -
2000 74,005 2,444 7,596 8,195 9,090 10,113 10,114 8,973 7,630 5,655 4,195 -
2001 74,805 2,384 7,732 8,037 9,083 9,922 10,216 9,243 7,868 5,996 4,326 -
2002 75,266 2,148 7,727 8,024 8,994 9,677 10,269 9,495 7,954 6,386 4,592 -
2003 75,672 1,912 7,619 8,068 8,826 9,467 10,292 9,669 8,160 6,674 4,866 120
2004 76,252 1,761 7,557 8,176 8,636 9,313 10,258 9,807 8,425 6,996 5,060 263
2005 77,016 1,716 7,544 8,357 8,369 9,310 10,098 9,943 8,740 7,316 5,198 426
2006 77,805 1,747 7,594 8,526 8,180 9,277 9,886 10,009 8,978 7,524 5,506 579
2007 78,536 1,758 7,663 8,674 8,137 9,169 9,616 10,034 9,197 7,594 5,875 820
2008 78,928 1,704 7,647 8,784 8,165 8,986 9,389 10,025 9,339 7,765 6,117 1,007
2009 78,546 1,444 7,389 8,782 8,247 8,742 9,196 9,956 9,449 8,008 6,392 943
2010 78,015 1,118 7,023 8,683 8,399 8,428 9,160 9,758 9,547 8,287 6,680 934
2011 77,891 974 6,876 8,575 8,540 8,214 9,090 9,524 9,596 8,503 6,873 1,127
2012 78,079 973 7,009 8,533 8,649 8,145 8,974 9,258 9,597 8,708 6,945 1,288
2013 78,193 998 7,173 8,581 8,729 8,171 8,771 9,026 9,573 8,840 7,100 1,232
2014 78,486 1,049 7,331 8,725 8,769 8,250 8,552 8,850 9,496 8,925 7,333 1,207
2015 78,879 1,106 7,421 8,944 8,756 8,429 8,264 8,828 9,317 9,011 7,589 1,214
2016 79,437 1,254 7,516 9,176 8,757 8,605 8,079 8,779 9,112 9,059 7,802 1,298
2017 79,879 1,326 7,586 9,337 8,843 8,744 8,043 8,690 8,878 9,084 7,994 1,354
2018 80,355 1,399 7,665 9,449 8,992 8,895 8,107 8,534 8,697 9,092 8,142 1,383
2019 80,991 1,465 7,737 9,498 9,223 9,036 8,256 8,388 8,575 9,080 8,278 1,454
2020 81,227 1,470 7,725 9,434 9,459 9,113 8,490 8,149 8,579 8,944 8,367 1,497
2021 81,773 1,583 7,768 9,377 9,672 9,169 8,705 7,994 8,553 8,764 8,436 1,754
2022 82,690 1,812 7,941 9,358 9,811 9,287 8,896 7,992 8,492 8,563 8,472 2,066
2023 83,415 1,919 8,136 9,363 9,882 9,430 9,060 8,073 8,354 8,395 8,498 2,306
2024 83,914 1,799 8,317 9,379 9,916 9,642 9,135 8,155 8,215 8,294 8,453 2,610
2025 84,117 1,672 8,340 9,423 9,838 9,834 9,186 8,314 7,952 8,351 8,275 2,933
2026 84,109 1,554 8,332 9,438 9,726 9,979 9,271 8,505 7,728 8,349 8,047 3,180
Female
1970 25,191 1,350 5,025 3,460 1,987 1,828 2,211 2,579 2,509 2,300 1,942 -
1971 26,236 1,385 5,179 3,785 2,137 1,894 2,252 2,598 2,631 2,383 1,993 -
1972 27,252 1,422 5,173 4,147 2,383 1,970 2,293 2,635 2,718 2,444 2,066 -
1973 28,677 1,620 5,459 4,458 2,600 2,102 2,329 2,671 2,790 2,535 2,114 -
1974 30,300 1,882 5,873 4,851 2,795 2,209 2,372 2,693 2,859 2,575 2,192 -
1975 31,521 1,994 6,132 5,228 2,982 2,324 2,392 2,715 2,881 2,628 2,247 -
1976 32,579 1,981 6,257 5,547 3,300 2,464 2,443 2,730 2,854 2,714 2,288 -
1977 33,819 2,032 6,441 5,768 3,674 2,693 2,507 2,746 2,878 2,754 2,326 -
1978 36,230 2,487 7,130 6,136 4,054 2,932 2,663 2,766 2,893 2,792 2,379 -
1979 38,436 2,770 7,633 6,581 4,511 3,181 2,808 2,811 2,910 2,845 2,387 -
1980 40,175 2,764 7,878 7,009 4,993 3,433 3,001 2,845 2,944 2,885 2,423 -
1981 41,515 2,556 7,851 7,372 5,409 3,828 3,214 2,928 2,976 2,876 2,505 -
1982 42,682 2,292 7,624 7,627 5,712 4,333 3,556 3,044 3,016 2,909 2,568 -
1983 43,547 1,963 7,339 7,832 6,037 4,716 3,827 3,238 3,034 2,946 2,617 -
1984 44,635 1,783 7,242 7,954 6,392 5,135 4,074 3,373 3,076 2,944 2,662 -
1985 46,165 1,862 7,280 8,104 6,746 5,570 4,287 3,548 3,104 2,980 2,685 -
1986 47,586 1,940 7,240 8,247 7,035 5,878 4,656 3,741 3,169 3,004 2,676 -
1987 48,986 2,018 7,094 8,377 7,321 6,104 5,059 4,040 3,248 3,029 2,696 -
1988 50,292 2,177 6,979 8,398 7,551 6,356 5,382 4,292 3,414 3,027 2,716 -
1989 51,628 2,238 6,962 8,402 7,732 6,665 5,767 4,540 3,542 3,069 2,711 -
1990 52,786 2,129 6,988 8,318 7,893 6,973 6,204 4,729 3,709 3,094 2,750 -
1991 53,672 1,909 6,888 8,151 8,051 7,239 6,508 5,093 3,898 3,159 2,776 -
1992 54,521 1,760 6,679 7,937 8,199 7,507 6,681 5,521 4,198 3,242 2,798 -
1993 55,401 1,666 6,543 7,724 8,242 7,772 6,935 5,851 4,466 3,395 2,808 -
1994 56,451 1,696 6,403 7,613 8,267 7,964 7,208 6,244 4,708 3,512 2,836 -
1995 57,624 1,820 6,326 7,632 8,158 8,123 7,478 6,658 4,900 3,665 2,865 -
1996 58,833 1,964 6,294 7,691 7,988 8,240 7,706 6,927 5,246 3,863 2,914 -
1997 60,052 2,042 6,452 7,670 7,797 8,354 7,913 7,056 5,654 4,127 2,989 -
1998 61,360 2,168 6,643 7,667 7,655 8,377 8,129 7,268 5,961 4,380 3,113 -
1999 62,733 2,271 6,864 7,595 7,620 8,406 8,300 7,526 6,338 4,595 3,219 -
2000 64,069 2,321 7,114 7,460 7,693 8,341 8,474 7,783 6,753 4,766 3,365 -
2001 65,241 2,279 7,288 7,362 7,795 8,204 8,616 8,033 7,024 5,105 3,536 -
2002 66,059 2,083 7,275 7,436 7,775 8,042 8,721 8,250 7,165 5,520 3,792 -
2003 66,775 1,868 7,199 7,530 7,738 7,890 8,738 8,471 7,371 5,834 4,035 103
2004 67,556 1,764 7,115 7,649 7,622 7,816 8,702 8,612 7,626 6,200 4,239 212
2005 68,485 1,745 7,127 7,833 7,440 7,850 8,568 8,736 7,873 6,580 4,393 340
2006 69,470 1,777 7,232 8,026 7,282 7,892 8,366 8,810 8,084 6,823 4,702 476
2007 70,356 1,796 7,274 8,168 7,351 7,801 8,128 8,844 8,274 6,951 5,088 684
2008 70,995 1,735 7,266 8,289 7,437 7,719 7,911 8,815 8,464 7,142 5,381 838
2009 71,056 1,515 7,084 8,288 7,551 7,564 7,810 8,752 8,583 7,393 5,709 808
2010 70,931 1,208 6,813 8,263 7,689 7,373 7,805 8,597 8,686 7,616 6,060 823
2011 71,088 1,026 6,695 8,229 7,832 7,214 7,835 8,388 8,741 7,839 6,290 998
2012 71,435 994 6,747 8,218 7,950 7,258 7,756 8,155 8,770 8,020 6,419 1,147
2013 71,737 1,046 6,829 8,268 8,040 7,302 7,673 7,927 8,740 8,208 6,596 1,108
2014 72,219 1,089 6,976 8,424 8,066 7,408 7,522 7,822 8,662 8,309 6,828 1,111
2015 72,827 1,160 7,073 8,626 8,106 7,582 7,334 7,813 8,520 8,414 7,049 1,151
2016 73,502 1,286 7,172 8,817 8,169 7,744 7,192 7,860 8,316 8,476 7,260 1,211
2017 74,064 1,376 7,242 8,977 8,258 7,877 7,237 7,794 8,085 8,513 7,450 1,256
2018 74,659 1,436 7,318 9,091 8,418 8,015 7,329 7,735 7,887 8,497 7,653 1,281
2019 75,413 1,526 7,401 9,149 8,651 8,130 7,499 7,620 7,831 8,467 7,790 1,350
2020 75,746 1,534 7,364 9,076 8,905 8,240 7,702 7,457 7,855 8,338 7,899 1,377
2021 76,512 1,695 7,390 9,042 9,107 8,364 7,900 7,331 7,910 8,157 7,963 1,653
2022 77,726 1,967 7,635 9,016 9,273 8,518 8,101 7,415 7,869 7,976 8,022 1,933
2023 78,703 2,050 7,839 9,053 9,374 8,704 8,277 7,535 7,824 7,816 8,018 2,212
2024 79,427 1,955 8,000 9,095 9,354 8,917 8,426 7,672 7,714 7,739 8,062 2,495
2025 79,884 1,830 8,002 9,141 9,275 9,116 8,515 7,885 7,557 7,775 7,974 2,814
2026 80,034 1,707 7,973 9,144 9,157 9,315 8,595 8,036 7,405 7,823 7,780 3,099
      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 2026 Trustees Report based in part on the Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.