Annual Statistical Supplement, 2022

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 1983–2021, selected years, with detail by country for 2021
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
Australia 5,539 4,445 63 815 203 13
Austria 1,773 1,326 24 257 142 24
Belgium 1,173 798 5 233 127 10
Brazil 89 66 0 17 (X) (X)
Canada 50,343 34,453 498 8,469 6,679 244
Chile 402 292 (X) 78 25 (X)
Czechia 209 170 7 20 6 6
Denmark 1,011 688 (X) 260 53 (X)
Finland 550 386 16 100 39 9
France 7,546 5,241 10 1,555 687 53
Germany 21,757 15,453 466 3,453 2,197 188
Greece 6,204 4,277 43 1,104 719 61
Hungary 86 74 (X) (X) (X) (X)
Iceland 9 (X) 0 (X) 0 0
Ireland 3,819 2,700 32 750 301 36
Italy 9,900 6,100 23 2,043 1,618 116
Japan 72,475 40,105 27 26,564 5,573 206
Luxembourg 95 72 (X) 16 (X) (X)
Netherlands 3,667 2,540 15 759 324 29
Norway 4,043 2,580 32 802 587 42
Poland 15,763 8,962 57 4,350 2,324 70
Portugal 2,454 1,716 62 296 351 29
Slovakia 67 49 3 12 3 0
Slovenia 26 (X) 0 (X) 0 0
South Korea 4,363 2,718 9 1,501 128 7
Spain 4,193 2,679 76 804 547 87
Sweden 4,605 3,200 14 1,058 285 48
Switzerland 4,041 2,858 20 728 413 22
United Kingdom 17,117 12,224 108 2,999 1,685 101
Uruguay 60 52 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
Australia 277.59 297.55 839.52 122.58 294.92 179.23
Austria 278.50 311.66 481.04 118.73 241.32 174.33
Belgium 286.65 334.05 780.60 133.89 259.49 161.90
Brazil 308.46 345.53 . . . 164.53 (X) (X)
Canada 272.54 316.02 680.10 115.18 219.78 206.42
Chile 315.40 356.75 (X) 143.55 245.88 (X)
Czechia 293.19 310.03 656.14 127.30 138.33 100.17
Denmark 274.42 321.25 (X) 139.77 268.45 (X)
Finland 284.35 320.87 583.75 128.17 216.52 215.11
France 295.85 349.39 718.51 138.50 248.24 155.40
Germany 298.02 341.19 619.09 106.21 239.20 164.84
Greece 250.13 284.89 659.07 113.98 238.10 130.57
Hungary 269.16 283.84 (X) (X) (X) (X)
Iceland 337.56 (X) . . . (X) . . . . . .
Ireland 273.42 312.07 836.38 115.42 277.81 129.47
Italy 247.32 297.62 644.00 108.88 232.37 170.55
Japan 308.94 391.06 772.19 179.15 339.75 164.16
Luxembourg 327.59 357.48 (X) 150.88 (X) (X)
Netherlands 278.71 325.47 671.47 127.10 253.39 230.76
Norway 262.59 300.43 597.28 123.96 270.99 212.43
Poland 151.69 180.67 463.49 74.39 177.91 119.47
Portugal 311.53 345.35 750.18 112.47 247.58 178.52
Slovakia 277.89 289.43 756.33 132.83 191.00 . . .
Slovenia 319.77 (X) . . . (X) . . . . . .
South Korea 264.44 324.15 630.68 145.99 362.64 211.57
Spain 263.42 308.16 656.18 111.08 224.06 198.13
Sweden 251.63 290.37 643.72 128.57 266.44 179.44
Switzerland 272.54 312.94 932.07 118.80 236.39 189.36
United Kingdom 359.82 426.65 801.21 129.83 265.43 202.44
Uruguay 225.34 240.98 . . . (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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