Covered Workers and Beneficiaries — 2014 OASDI Trustees Report

Table IV.B2.- Covered Workers and Beneficiaries,
Calendar Years 1945-2090
Historical data:
Calendar year	Covered workers^a (in thousands)	Beneficiaries^b (in thousands)			Covered workers per OASDI beneficiary	OASDI beneficiaries per 100 covered workers
Calendar year	Covered workers^a (in thousands)	OASI	DI	OASDI	Covered workers per OASDI beneficiary	OASDI beneficiaries per 100 covered workers
1945	46,390	1,106	—	1,106	41.9	2
1946	48,845	1,502	—	1,502	32.5	3
1947	48,908	1,832	—	1,832	26.7	4
1948	49,018	2,163	—	2,163	22.7	4
1949	46,800	2,554	—	2,554	18.3	5
1950	48,280	2,930	—	2,930	16.5	6
1951	57,933	4,034	—	4,034	14.4	7
1952	59,526	4,594	—	4,594	13.0	8
1953	60,554	5,574	—	5,574	10.9	9
1954	59,395	6,469	—	6,469	9.2	11
1955	65,066	7,564	—	7,564	8.6	12
1956	67,595	8,374	—	8,374	8.1	12
1957	70,679	10,342	—	10,342	6.8	15
1958	69,826	11,705	200	11,905	5.9	17
1959	71,432	12,820	361	13,181	5.4	18
1960	72,371	13,740	522	14,262	5.1	20
1961	72,599	14,726	898	15,624	4.6	22
1962	74,190	16,129	1,152	17,280	4.3	23
1963	75,454	17,226	1,382	18,608	4.1	25
1964	77,400	17,954	1,516	19,470	4.0	25
1965	80,539	18,509	1,648	20,157	4.0	25
1966	84,596	19,851	1,887	21,737	3.9	26
1967	86,636	20,419	2,060	22,479	3.9	26
1968	89,440	21,161	2,258	23,419	3.8	26
1969	92,382	21,836	2,407	24,243	3.8	26
1970	92,963	22,618	2,568	25,186	3.7	27
1971	93,155	23,415	2,788	26,203	3.6	28
1972	96,087	24,308	3,091	27,399	3.5	29
1973	99,771	25,273	3,416	28,690	3.5	29
1974	101,212	26,218	3,691	29,909	3.4	30
1975	100,193	26,998	4,125	31,123	3.2	31
1976	102,792	27,739	4,533	32,272	3.2	31
1977	105,953	28,429	4,733	33,161	3.2	31
1978	109,432	29,063	4,861	33,924	3.2	31
1979	112,069	29,789	4,826	34,615	3.2	31
1980	112,651	30,384	4,734	35,117	3.2	31
1981	112,876	31,073	4,636	35,709	3.2	32
1982	111,373	31,207	4,184	35,391	3.1	32
1983	112,498	31,833	3,893	35,726	3.1	32
1984	116,729	32,238	3,789	36,026	3.2	31
1985	120,312	32,763	3,874	36,636	3.3	30
1986	122,845	33,346	3,972	37,318	3.3	30
1987	125,951	33,914	4,034	37,948	3.3	30
1988	129,847	34,336	4,077	38,413	3.4	30
1989	132,136	34,741	4,105	38,846	3.4	29
1990	133,123	35,255	4,204	39,459	3.4	30
1991	132,515	35,773	4,388	40,161	3.3	30
1992	133,442	36,299	4,716	41,014	3.3	31
1993	135,643	36,743	5,083	41,826	3.2	31
1994	138,703	37,070	5,435	42,504	3.3	31
1995	140,976	37,364	5,731	43,096	3.3	31
1996	143,440	37,509	5,977	43,486	3.3	30
1997	146,295	37,696	6,087	43,783	3.3	30
1998	149,270	37,818	6,250	44,068	3.4	30
1999	152,026	37,926	6,433	44,359	3.4	29
2000	154,916	38,556	6,606	45,162	3.4	29
2001	155,320	38,888	6,780	45,668	3.4	29
2002	154,754	39,117	7,060	46,176	3.4	30
2003	154,976	39,315	7,438	46,753	3.3	30
2004	156,766	39,558	7,810	47,368	3.3	30
2005	159,212	39,961	8,172	48,133	3.3	30
2006	161,748	40,435	8,428	48,863	3.3	30
2007	163,521	40,863	8,739	49,603	3.3	30
2008	162,902	41,355	9,065	50,420	3.2	31
2009	157,940	42,385	9,475	51,860	3.0	33
2010	157,328	43,440	9,958	53,398	2.9	34
2011	158,988	44,388	10,428	54,816	2.9	34
2012	161,672	45,377	10,799	56,176	2.9	35
2013	163,221	46,517	10,954	57,471	2.8	35
Intermediate:
2014	165,446	47,866	11,031	58,896	2.8	36
2015	167,493	49,377	11,108	60,485	2.8	36
2016	169,624	50,997	11,206	62,203	2.7	37
2017	171,749	52,688	11,300	63,988	2.7	37
2018	173,970	54,412	11,375	65,787	2.6	38
2019	175,977	56,162	11,438	67,600	2.6	38
2020	177,705	57,923	11,489	69,412	2.6	39
2021	179,007	59,402	11,630	71,033	2.5	40
2022	179,976	60,955	11,757	72,711	2.5	40
2023	180,849	62,518	11,871	74,389	2.4	41
2024	181,756	63,942	11,949	75,890	2.4	42
2025	182,644	65,509	12,058	77,567	2.4	42
2026	183,460	67,023	12,166	79,189	2.3	43
2027	184,139	68,545	12,213	80,758	2.3	44
2028	184,756	70,064	12,202	82,266	2.2	45
2029	185,397	71,486	12,201	83,687	2.2	45
2030	186,049	72,809	12,213	85,022	2.2	46
2031	186,705	74,027	12,239	86,265	2.2	46
2032	187,393	75,138	12,287	87,425	2.1	47
2033	188,152	76,131	12,363	88,494	2.1	47
2034	188,952	77,000	12,454	89,454	2.1	47
2035	189,841	77,752	12,545	90,297	2.1	48
2036	190,796	78,415	12,622	91,038	2.1	48
2037	191,802	79,004	12,682	91,685	2.1	48
2038	192,869	79,494	12,743	92,236	2.1	48
2039	193,970	79,883	12,834	92,717	2.1	48
2040	195,100	80,187	12,963	93,149	2.1	48
2041	196,243	80,438	13,107	93,545	2.1	48
2042	197,366	80,671	13,256	93,927	2.1	48
2043	198,486	80,907	13,408	94,315	2.1	48
2044	199,618	81,160	13,556	94,715	2.1	47
2045	200,717	81,430	13,694	95,124	2.1	47
2046	201,807	81,723	13,816	95,538	2.1	47
2047	202,881	82,041	13,922	95,963	2.1	47
2048	203,936	82,371	14,022	96,393	2.1	47
2049	204,978	82,713	14,121	96,833	2.1	47
2050	205,991	83,072	14,223	97,295	2.1	47
2051	206,998	83,463	14,330	97,793	2.1	47
2052	207,973	83,906	14,435	98,341	2.1	47
2053	208,915	84,395	14,536	98,931	2.1	47
2054	209,845	84,918	14,634	99,552	2.1	47
2055	210,763	85,475	14,723	100,198	2.1	48
2056	211,668	86,071	14,794	100,865	2.1	48
2057	212,566	86,696	14,848	101,545	2.1	48
2058	213,464	87,330	14,896	102,226	2.1	48
2059	214,369	87,962	14,950	102,912	2.1	48
2060	215,272	88,588	15,016	103,605	2.1	48
2061	216,190	89,213	15,094	104,307	2.1	48
2062	217,130	89,837	15,183	105,021	2.1	48
2063	218,078	90,462	15,279	105,741	2.1	48
2064	219,045	91,094	15,375	106,469	2.1	49
2065	220,022	91,742	15,470	107,212	2.1	49
2066	221,014	92,416	15,558	107,974	2.0	49
2067	222,028	93,112	15,640	108,752	2.0	49
2068	223,063	93,815	15,726	109,541	2.0	49
2069	224,114	94,527	15,817	110,343	2.0	49
2070	225,171	95,245	15,903	111,148	2.0	49
2071	226,224	95,949	15,983	111,932	2.0	49
2072	227,294	96,622	16,058	112,680	2.0	50
2073	228,371	97,258	16,126	113,384	2.0	50
2074	229,448	97,862	16,186	114,049	2.0	50
2075	230,524	98,430	16,252	114,681	2.0	50
2076	231,600	98,947	16,337	115,284	2.0	50
2077	232,678	99,417	16,450	115,867	2.0	50
2078	233,759	99,850	16,594	116,444	2.0	50
2079	234,838	100,290	16,749	117,039	2.0	50
2080	235,909	100,766	16,899	117,665	2.0	50
2081	236,969	101,286	17,043	118,329	2.0	50
2082	238,020	101,858	17,178	119,036	2.0	50
2083	239,058	102,487	17,302	119,789	2.0	50
2084	240,081	103,168	17,412	120,580	2.0	50
2085	241,094	103,890	17,509	121,399	2.0	50
2086	242,099	104,648	17,593	122,241	2.0	50
2087	243,094	105,431	17,667	123,099	2.0	51
2088	244,080	106,233	17,734	123,967	2.0	51
2089	245,060	107,041	17,798	124,839	2.0	51
2090	246,038	107,850	17,860	125,710	2.0	51
Low-cost:
2014	165,996	47,861	10,977	58,838	2.8	35
2015	168,951	49,360	10,937	60,296	2.8	36
2016	171,988	50,960	10,900	61,860	2.8	36
2017	174,827	52,624	10,855	63,480	2.8	36
2018	177,402	54,313	10,798	65,110	2.7	37
2019	179,605	56,019	10,734	66,753	2.7	37
2020	181,302	57,729	10,667	68,396	2.7	38
2021	182,590	59,162	10,691	69,853	2.6	38
2022	183,685	60,660	10,704	71,364	2.6	39
2023	184,681	62,167	10,709	72,876	2.5	39
2024	185,716	63,525	10,682	74,206	2.5	40
2025	186,743	65,012	10,679	75,690	2.5	41
2026	187,687	66,442	10,679	77,121	2.4	41
2027	188,482	67,869	10,629	78,499	2.4	42
2028	189,213	69,284	10,533	79,817	2.4	42
2029	189,963	70,596	10,451	81,047	2.3	43
2030	190,730	71,805	10,385	82,190	2.3	43
2031	191,523	72,905	10,335	83,239	2.3	43
2032	192,366	73,895	10,308	84,202	2.3	44
2033	193,303	74,766	10,307	85,073	2.3	44
2034	194,302	75,517	10,321	85,838	2.3	44
2035	195,416	76,153	10,339	86,492	2.3	44
2036	196,620	76,697	10,352	87,048	2.3	44
2037	197,898	77,163	10,356	87,519	2.3	44
2038	199,267	77,530	10,367	87,898	2.3	44
2039	200,697	77,802	10,409	88,210	2.3	44
2040	202,184	77,996	10,483	88,480	2.3	44
2041	203,714	78,144	10,574	88,718	2.3	44
2042	205,254	78,280	10,672	88,952	2.3	43
2043	206,823	78,425	10,775	89,200	2.3	43
2044	208,436	78,590	10,878	89,468	2.3	43
2045	210,045	78,779	10,976	89,754	2.3	43
2046	211,664	78,991	11,063	90,054	2.4	43
2047	213,289	79,234	11,140	90,373	2.4	42
2048	214,923	79,497	11,214	90,711	2.4	42
2049	216,565	79,780	11,289	91,069	2.4	42
2050	218,205	80,087	11,367	91,454	2.4	42
2051	219,866	80,432	11,452	91,884	2.4	42
2052	221,519	80,837	11,536	92,373	2.4	42
2053	223,168	81,293	11,619	92,912	2.4	42
2054	224,842	81,786	11,701	93,487	2.4	42
2055	226,529	82,319	11,776	94,095	2.4	42
2056	228,224	82,889	11,840	94,729	2.4	42
2057	229,931	83,487	11,893	95,380	2.4	41
2058	231,655	84,095	11,945	96,039	2.4	41
2059	233,403	84,701	12,004	96,705	2.4	41
2060	235,171	85,302	12,074	97,376	2.4	41
2061	236,968	85,901	12,156	98,057	2.4	41
2062	238,806	86,503	12,248	98,751	2.4	41
2063	240,677	87,105	12,347	99,452	2.4	41
2064	242,589	87,708	12,450	100,158	2.4	41
2065	244,535	88,323	12,553	100,877	2.4	41
2066	246,520	88,959	12,655	101,614	2.4	41
2067	248,556	89,606	12,755	102,361	2.4	41
2068	250,641	90,256	12,860	103,116	2.4	41
2069	252,769	90,912	12,971	103,884	2.4	41
2070	254,931	91,572	13,082	104,655	2.4	41
2071	257,118	92,213	13,191	105,404	2.4	41
2072	259,350	92,819	13,300	106,119	2.4	41
2073	261,616	93,381	13,407	106,787	2.4	41
2074	263,914	93,902	13,511	107,414	2.5	41
2075	266,242	94,386	13,624	108,011	2.5	41
2076	268,594	94,826	13,755	108,582	2.5	40
2077	270,977	95,226	13,911	109,137	2.5	40
2078	273,384	95,605	14,094	109,699	2.5	40
2079	275,805	96,004	14,289	110,293	2.5	40
2080	278,237	96,455	14,485	110,940	2.5	40
2081	280,678	96,966	14,679	111,646	2.5	40
2082	283,125	97,556	14,868	112,424	2.5	40
2083	285,571	98,228	15,050	113,277	2.5	40
2084	288,015	98,976	15,221	114,197	2.5	40
2085	290,461	99,793	15,383	115,176	2.5	40
2086	292,908	100,674	15,536	116,210	2.5	40
2087	295,358	101,611	15,681	117,292	2.5	40
2088	297,813	102,590	15,822	118,412	2.5	40
2089	300,275	103,605	15,960	119,565	2.5	40
2090	302,748	104,648	16,098	120,746	2.5	40
High-cost:
2014	164,648	47,871	11,085	58,956	2.8	36
2015	165,331	49,395	11,284	60,679	2.7	37
2016	166,378	51,032	11,525	62,557	2.7	38
2017	167,742	52,747	11,764	64,511	2.6	38
2018	169,367	54,500	11,975	66,476	2.5	39
2019	170,908	56,289	12,164	68,453	2.5	40
2020	172,359	58,101	12,332	70,433	2.4	41
2021	173,877	59,630	12,585	72,214	2.4	42
2022	175,257	61,242	12,814	74,056	2.4	42
2023	176,345	62,869	13,022	75,891	2.3	43
2024	177,257	64,396	13,204	77,599	2.3	44
2025	178,063	66,046	13,425	79,470	2.2	45
2026	178,795	67,642	13,640	81,282	2.2	45
2027	179,399	69,257	13,783	83,040	2.2	46
2028	179,948	70,882	13,856	84,738	2.1	47
2029	180,525	72,417	13,937	86,353	2.1	48
2030	181,104	73,860	14,027	87,886	2.1	49
2031	181,666	75,203	14,126	89,329	2.0	49
2032	182,243	76,443	14,247	90,690	2.0	50
2033	182,869	77,564	14,398	91,963	2.0	50
2034	183,512	78,559	14,564	93,123	2.0	51
2035	184,214	79,439	14,724	94,162	2.0	51
2036	184,947	80,237	14,860	95,097	1.9	51
2037	185,700	80,966	14,969	95,935	1.9	52
2038	186,487	81,599	15,072	96,672	1.9	52
2039	187,278	82,125	15,209	97,334	1.9	52
2040	188,064	82,557	15,386	97,943	1.9	52
2041	188,835	82,930	15,579	98,510	1.9	52
2042	189,554	83,283	15,775	99,058	1.9	52
2043	190,237	83,632	15,969	99,601	1.9	52
2044	190,908	83,989	16,156	100,146	1.9	52
2045	191,522	84,360	16,330	100,690	1.9	53
2046	192,099	84,752	16,481	101,233	1.9	53
2047	192,636	85,162	16,611	101,773	1.9	53
2048	193,131	85,573	16,732	102,304	1.9	53
2049	193,588	85,991	16,847	102,838	1.9	53
2050	193,992	86,420	16,964	103,384	1.9	53
2051	194,372	86,873	17,086	103,959	1.9	53
2052	194,696	87,370	17,204	104,574	1.9	54
2053	194,962	87,902	17,315	105,217	1.9	54
2054	195,186	88,463	17,421	105,884	1.8	54
2055	195,378	89,056	17,513	106,570	1.8	55
2056	195,546	89,688	17,581	107,270	1.8	55
2057	195,690	90,352	17,625	107,977	1.8	55
2058	195,819	91,024	17,658	108,682	1.8	56
2059	195,939	91,691	17,695	109,386	1.8	56
2060	196,044	92,349	17,744	110,093	1.8	56
2061	196,148	93,002	17,805	110,807	1.8	56
2062	196,262	93,656	17,876	111,531	1.8	57
2063	196,367	94,309	17,951	112,260	1.7	57
2064	196,468	94,970	18,024	112,994	1.7	58
2065	196,561	95,652	18,090	113,742	1.7	58
2066	196,651	96,365	18,144	114,510	1.7	58
2067	196,743	97,108	18,188	115,295	1.7	59
2068	196,838	97,862	18,230	116,092	1.7	59
2069	196,934	98,630	18,275	116,906	1.7	59
2070	197,016	99,410	18,312	117,722	1.7	60
2071	197,078	100,177	18,334	118,511	1.7	60
2072	197,143	100,916	18,346	119,261	1.7	60
2073	197,199	101,628	18,343	119,970	1.6	61
2074	197,236	102,320	18,322	120,642	1.6	61
2075	197,253	102,978	18,302	121,280	1.6	61
2076	197,247	103,580	18,300	121,880	1.6	62
2077	197,227	104,122	18,327	122,449	1.6	62
2078	197,195	104,613	18,386	122,999	1.6	62
2079	197,143	105,094	18,453	123,547	1.6	63
2080	197,068	105,598	18,506	124,103	1.6	63
2081	196,979	106,121	18,547	124,668	1.6	63
2082	196,876	106,667	18,577	125,244	1.6	64
2083	196,755	107,238	18,593	125,831	1.6	64
2084	196,617	107,824	18,592	126,417	1.6	64
2085	196,467	108,419	18,577	126,997	1.5	65
2086	196,307	109,017	18,549	127,567	1.5	65
2087	196,135	109,610	18,512	128,122	1.5	65
2088	195,956	110,189	18,466	128,655	1.5	66
2089	195,770	110,745	18,417	129,162	1.5	66
2090	195,580	111,272	18,368	129,640	1.5	66

^a Workers who are paid at some time during the year for employment on which OASDI taxes are due.
^b 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. The General Fund of the Treasury reimburses the trust funds for the costs of most of these individuals.
2. Historical covered worker and beneficiary data are subject to revision.
3. Totals do not necessarily equal the sums of rounded components.