Single-Year Tables Consistent With the 2026 SSI Annual Report

Single-Year Tables Historical data Projected
Table IV.A1.—Historical and Projected Social Security Area Population
Based on the Intermediate Assumptions of the 2026 OASDI Trustees Report
As of July 1, 1974-2050
[In thousands]
Age groupsa
Year 0-17 18-34 35-49 50-64 65-74 75 or older Total, all ages

Historical data:
1974 70,864 59,751 36,388 32,806 13,894 8,937 222,641
1975 69,873 61,803 36,323 33,170 14,195 9,175 224,538
1976 68,808 63,772 36,423 33,460 14,513 9,436 226,413
1977 67,926 65,579 36,710 33,726 14,852 9,690 228,483
1978 67,155 66,977 37,403 33,952 15,198 9,943 230,628
1979 66,457 68,610 37,975 34,116 15,525 10,214 232,898
1980 65,938 70,168 38,528 34,236 15,820 10,495 235,184
1981 65,488 71,700 39,040 34,315 16,089 10,784 237,417
1982 65,138 72,082 40,771 34,276 16,360 11,102 239,728
1983 64,957 72,610 42,268 34,177 16,604 11,419 242,036
1984 64,924 72,915 43,812 34,050 16,830 11,731 244,263
1985 65,093 73,204 45,226 33,956 17,088 12,041 246,609
1986 65,373 73,307 46,803 33,780 17,393 12,339 248,995
1987 65,618 73,360 48,486 33,622 17,689 12,643 251,418
1988 65,874 73,405 50,130 33,609 17,923 12,949 253,890
1989 66,206 73,388 51,870 33,650 18,123 13,262 256,500
1990 67,093 72,999 53,703 33,726 18,330 13,596 259,447
1991 68,263 72,394 55,501 33,930 18,557 13,930 262,575
1992 69,451 71,577 57,315 34,313 18,765 14,267 265,688
1993 70,441 70,875 58,777 35,075 18,926 14,587 268,681
1994 71,387 70,116 60,414 35,709 19,030 14,898 271,553
1995 72,076 69,556 62,061 36,326 19,065 15,229 274,314
1996 72,643 68,964 63,862 36,876 19,052 15,589 276,986
1997 73,060 68,561 64,528 38,589 18,967 15,946 279,651
1998 73,323 68,329 65,453 40,061 18,849 16,273 282,289
1999 73,560 68,182 66,316 41,582 18,708 16,568 284,915
2000 73,836 68,290 67,008 42,985 18,653 16,848 287,619
2001 74,151 68,657 67,365 44,532 18,603 17,116 290,425
2002 74,525 69,007 67,552 46,157 18,594 17,361 293,196
2003 74,812 69,472 67,544 47,768 18,704 17,592 295,891
2004 75,132 69,889 67,526 49,450 18,874 17,813 298,685
2005 75,530 70,349 67,614 51,232 19,103 18,029 301,858
2006 75,994 70,795 67,782 53,001 19,439 18,244 305,255
2007 76,448 71,393 67,351 54,733 19,954 18,420 308,300
2008 76,648 71,924 66,556 56,072 20,812 18,554 310,565
2009 76,743 72,540 65,666 57,552 21,537 18,665 312,702
2010 76,690 73,293 65,000 59,186 22,141 18,876 315,185
2011 76,500 74,156 64,203 61,014 22,680 19,057 317,610
2012 76,333 74,780 63,617 61,722 24,207 19,242 319,901
2013 76,220 75,343 63,090 62,684 25,376 19,500 322,213
2014 76,267 75,961 62,862 63,591 26,555 19,771 325,006
2015 76,409 76,564 63,024 64,355 27,732 20,060 328,145
2016 76,490 76,949 63,311 64,766 28,949 20,411 330,876
2017 76,448 77,182 63,691 64,979 30,112 20,865 333,278
2018 76,269 77,350 64,145 65,013 31,096 21,575 335,448
2019 75,911 77,440 64,309 65,011 32,296 22,154 337,121
2020 75,487 77,284 64,424 64,959 33,472 22,616 338,242
2021 74,937 77,252 64,403 64,846 34,557 22,983 338,977
2022 74,606 77,653 64,834 64,338 34,937 24,250 340,617
2023 74,359 78,403 65,754 63,785 35,657 25,325 343,284
2024b 74,050 79,063 66,930 63,216 36,381 26,458 346,098
2025b 73,509 79,067 67,902 62,692 37,067 27,551 347,788

Projected:
2026 72,738 78,592 68,681 61,917 37,701 28,688 348,316
2027 72,105 78,083 69,262 61,371 38,185 29,846 348,852
2028 71,601 77,695 69,770 60,872 38,560 31,033 349,532
2029 71,162 77,471 70,135 60,549 38,808 32,243 350,367
2030 70,813 77,364 70,337 60,527 38,860 33,464 351,365
2031 70,499 77,427 70,477 60,742 38,712 34,657 352,513
2032 70,201 77,584 70,594 61,083 38,382 35,896 353,740
2033 69,909 77,787 70,693 61,503 38,004 37,078 354,974
2034 69,673 77,947 70,914 61,740 37,733 38,182 356,189
2035 69,557 77,937 71,092 61,989 37,573 39,224 357,372
2036 69,533 77,846 71,274 62,174 37,426 40,273 358,526
2037 69,622 77,734 71,396 62,634 37,074 41,188 359,647
2038 69,780 77,537 71,506 63,300 36,593 42,023 360,738
2039 70,116 77,125 71,571 64,158 36,068 42,761 361,799
2040 70,386 76,789 71,509 65,055 35,752 43,339 362,830
2041 70,720 76,368 71,490 66,000 35,525 43,725 363,827
2042 71,091 75,798 71,621 66,765 35,508 44,005 364,788
2043 71,434 75,225 71,872 67,424 35,543 44,206 365,704
2044 71,788 74,759 72,067 67,906 35,605 44,458 366,583
2045 72,133 74,387 72,210 68,196 35,717 44,773 367,417
2046 72,462 74,044 72,377 68,389 35,803 45,141 368,217
2047 72,766 73,753 72,501 68,541 36,167 45,231 368,958
2048 73,039 73,455 72,633 68,670 36,687 45,192 369,677
2049 73,274 73,143 72,770 68,909 37,195 45,067 370,358
2050 73,467 72,820 72,857 69,111 37,730 45,024 371,009
a Age as of last birthday.
b Estimated.
Notes:
  1. Components may not sum to totals because of rounding.
  2. Historical data are subject to revision.