Number of retired workers and their dependents receiving benefits
on December 31, 1970-2023
Year |
Total |
Retired workersa |
Spousesb |
Childrenc |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Hus- bands |
Wives |
Total |
Minor |
Disabled |
Student |
1970 |
16,566,674 |
13,352,145 |
7,690,135 |
5,662,010 |
2,668,716 |
8,351 |
2,660,365 |
545,813 |
354,456 |
101,353 |
90,004 |
1971 |
17,188,035 |
13,925,444 |
7,950,322 |
5,975,122 |
2,697,350 |
8,132 |
2,689,218 |
565,241 |
362,090 |
104,585 |
98,566 |
1972 |
17,870,175 |
14,555,475 |
8,230,847 |
6,324,628 |
2,734,699 |
7,967 |
2,726,732 |
580,001 |
367,794 |
106,782 |
105,425 |
1973 |
18,793,039 |
15,364,044 |
8,608,469 |
6,755,575 |
2,808,395 |
7,902 |
2,800,493 |
620,600 |
393,473 |
112,006 |
115,121 |
1974 |
19,409,560 |
15,958,492 |
8,832,455 |
7,126,037 |
2,826,022 |
7,521 |
2,818,501 |
625,046 |
389,518 |
116,467 |
119,061 |
1975 |
20,140,731 |
16,588,174 |
9,163,776 |
7,424,398 |
2,867,421 |
7,263 |
2,860,158 |
685,136 |
412,650 |
124,328 |
148,158 |
1976 |
20,715,021 |
17,165,415 |
9,420,659 |
7,744,756 |
2,896,290 |
6,996 |
2,889,294 |
653,316 |
385,568 |
123,134 |
144,614 |
1977 |
21,476,517 |
17,832,484 |
9,723,815 |
8,108,669 |
2,964,287 |
33,006 |
2,931,281 |
679,746 |
399,553 |
127,961 |
152,232 |
1978 |
22,006,468 |
18,357,985 |
9,928,463 |
8,429,522 |
2,979,959 |
38,291 |
2,941,668 |
668,524 |
381,841 |
134,726 |
151,957 |
1979 |
22,617,898 |
18,970,172 |
10,192,475 |
8,777,697 |
2,991,340 |
39,176 |
2,952,164 |
656,386 |
368,610 |
138,756 |
149,020 |
1980 |
23,243,078 |
19,582,625 |
10,470,788 |
9,111,837 |
3,018,008 |
39,221 |
2,978,787 |
642,445 |
356,669 |
142,204 |
143,572 |
1981 |
23,859,047 |
20,195,362 |
10,766,981 |
9,428,381 |
3,030,815 |
38,559 |
2,992,256 |
632,870 |
340,356 |
143,633 |
148,881 |
1982 |
24,362,481 |
20,763,742 |
11,030,037 |
9,733,705 |
3,039,359 |
37,903 |
3,001,456 |
559,380 |
323,066 |
145,539 |
90,775 |
1983 |
24,971,472 |
21,418,860 |
11,358,411 |
10,060,449 |
3,039,186 |
37,357 |
3,001,829 |
513,426 |
310,598 |
149,555 |
53,273 |
1984 |
25,435,753 |
21,906,651 |
11,573,021 |
10,333,630 |
3,050,836 |
36,529 |
3,014,307 |
478,266 |
295,688 |
153,724 |
28,854 |
1985 |
25,958,585 |
22,432,103 |
11,817,087 |
10,615,016 |
3,069,074 |
35,753 |
3,033,321 |
457,408 |
284,610 |
157,989 |
14,809 |
1986 |
26,524,806 |
22,986,678 |
12,085,191 |
10,901,487 |
3,087,843 |
34,706 |
3,053,137 |
450,285 |
274,463 |
162,803 |
13,019 |
1987 |
26,970,080 |
23,439,839 |
12,295,151 |
11,144,688 |
3,089,987 |
33,742 |
3,056,245 |
440,254 |
261,828 |
166,567 |
11,859 |
1988 |
27,375,814 |
23,858,226 |
12,486,962 |
11,371,264 |
3,086,022 |
32,589 |
3,053,433 |
431,566 |
249,214 |
168,798 |
13,554 |
1989 |
27,842,330 |
24,326,604 |
12,718,425 |
11,608,179 |
3,093,075 |
31,796 |
3,061,279 |
422,651 |
239,100 |
170,960 |
12,591 |
1990 |
28,361,385 |
24,838,100 |
12,983,832 |
11,854,268 |
3,101,085 |
31,126 |
3,069,959 |
422,200 |
236,051 |
173,941 |
12,208 |
1991 |
28,818,483 |
25,288,719 |
13,222,776 |
12,065,943 |
3,104,235 |
30,578 |
3,073,657 |
425,529 |
235,792 |
177,395 |
12,342 |
1992 |
29,301,178 |
25,757,727 |
13,470,502 |
12,287,225 |
3,111,515 |
30,206 |
3,081,309 |
431,936 |
238,469 |
181,795 |
11,672 |
1993 |
29,635,117 |
26,104,305 |
13,645,386 |
12,458,919 |
3,094,447 |
30,025 |
3,064,422 |
436,365 |
239,620 |
185,154 |
11,591 |
1994 |
29,914,265 |
26,407,756 |
13,790,997 |
12,616,759 |
3,066,430 |
29,836 |
3,036,594 |
440,079 |
241,121 |
187,519 |
11,439 |
1995 |
30,140,418 |
26,672,806 |
13,913,531 |
12,759,275 |
3,026,012 |
29,741 |
2,996,271 |
441,600 |
241,756 |
188,965 |
10,879 |
1996 |
30,310,865 |
26,898,072 |
14,010,875 |
12,887,197 |
2,970,226 |
29,600 |
2,940,626 |
442,567 |
241,911 |
189,788 |
10,868 |
1997 |
30,637,863 |
27,274,572 |
14,116,818 |
13,157,754 |
2,922,170 |
29,786 |
2,892,384 |
441,121 |
240,031 |
189,780 |
11,310 |
1998 |
30,813,491 |
27,510,535 |
14,200,826 |
13,309,709 |
2,864,230 |
30,013 |
2,834,217 |
438,726 |
238,455 |
189,637 |
10,634 |
1999 |
31,027,701 |
27,774,677 |
14,321,468 |
13,453,209 |
2,811,008 |
30,535 |
2,780,473 |
442,016 |
240,899 |
189,815 |
11,302 |
2000 |
31,756,099 |
28,498,945 |
14,767,170 |
13,731,775 |
2,798,203 |
32,343 |
2,765,860 |
458,951 |
255,908 |
191,584 |
11,459 |
2001 |
32,045,800 |
28,836,774 |
14,930,081 |
13,906,693 |
2,741,962 |
33,678 |
2,708,284 |
467,064 |
262,509 |
191,809 |
12,746 |
2002 |
32,347,974 |
29,190,137 |
15,100,473 |
14,089,664 |
2,681,153 |
35,134 |
2,646,019 |
476,684 |
270,231 |
192,085 |
14,368 |
2003 |
32,633,335 |
29,531,611 |
15,247,841 |
14,283,770 |
2,621,691 |
36,523 |
2,585,168 |
480,033 |
273,646 |
191,704 |
14,683 |
2004 |
33,004,844 |
29,953,081 |
15,430,725 |
14,522,356 |
2,568,869 |
38,247 |
2,530,622 |
482,894 |
276,427 |
191,286 |
15,181 |
2005 |
33,467,225 |
30,455,298 |
15,646,409 |
14,808,889 |
2,523,750 |
40,051 |
2,483,699 |
488,177 |
281,485 |
191,871 |
14,821 |
2006 |
33,937,576 |
30,971,472 |
15,865,660 |
15,105,812 |
2,476,411 |
42,033 |
2,434,378 |
489,693 |
282,137 |
192,009 |
15,547 |
2007 |
34,450,034 |
31,525,098 |
16,109,553 |
15,415,545 |
2,430,763 |
44,231 |
2,386,532 |
494,173 |
281,770 |
195,975 |
16,428 |
2008 |
35,168,515 |
32,273,145 |
16,455,508 |
15,817,637 |
2,370,314 |
47,020 |
2,323,294 |
525,056 |
285,856 |
221,873 |
17,327 |
2009 |
36,416,781 |
33,512,913 |
17,066,760 |
16,446,153 |
2,343,000 |
51,414 |
2,291,586 |
560,868 |
300,797 |
240,805 |
19,266 |
2010 |
37,487,862 |
34,592,322 |
17,581,758 |
17,010,564 |
2,315,898 |
56,985 |
2,258,913 |
579,642 |
309,368 |
250,167 |
20,107 |
2011 |
38,484,666 |
35,599,046 |
18,042,684 |
17,556,362 |
2,291,443 |
63,219 |
2,228,224 |
594,177 |
314,858 |
259,011 |
20,308 |
2012 |
39,611,707 |
36,719,288 |
18,558,951 |
18,160,337 |
2,280,332 |
72,460 |
2,207,872 |
612,087 |
321,421 |
269,717 |
20,949 |
2013 |
40,801,365 |
37,891,025 |
19,098,526 |
18,792,499 |
2,285,248 |
84,462 |
2,200,786 |
625,092 |
325,690 |
278,960 |
20,442 |
2014 |
41,947,747 |
39,008,771 |
19,601,843 |
19,406,928 |
2,303,480 |
99,521 |
2,203,959 |
635,496 |
327,665 |
287,762 |
20,069 |
2015 |
43,073,398 |
40,089,061 |
20,089,856 |
19,999,205 |
2,335,807 |
118,268 |
2,217,539 |
648,530 |
330,546 |
298,666 |
19,318 |
2016 |
44,266,144 |
41,233,126 |
20,616,209 |
20,616,917 |
2,371,074 |
138,487 |
2,232,587 |
661,944 |
333,993 |
308,529 |
19,422 |
2017 |
45,497,828 |
42,446,992 |
21,175,568 |
21,271,424 |
2,375,575 |
154,477 |
2,221,098 |
675,261 |
336,703 |
319,162 |
19,396 |
2018 |
46,803,244 |
43,721,450 |
21,760,418 |
21,961,032 |
2,391,734 |
175,776 |
2,215,958 |
690,060 |
339,202 |
331,504 |
19,354 |
2019 |
48,227,020 |
45,094,245 |
22,385,009 |
22,709,236 |
2,430,526 |
204,550 |
2,225,976 |
702,249 |
343,125 |
340,683 |
18,441 |
2020 |
49,357,832 |
46,329,595 |
22,904,941 |
23,424,654 |
2,324,030 |
198,150 |
2,125,880 |
704,207 |
340,539 |
346,867 |
16,801 |
2021 |
50,146,111 |
47,292,977 |
23,261,401 |
24,031,576 |
2,165,865 |
171,590 |
1,994,275 |
687,269 |
327,091 |
344,714 |
15,464 |
2022 |
51,293,070 |
48,587,883 |
23,797,793 |
24,790,090 |
2,022,892 |
140,730 |
1,882,162 |
682,295 |
322,005 |
344,717 |
15,573 |
2023 |
52,729,819 |
50,147,679 |
24,479,758 |
25,667,921 |
1,896,329 |
109,583 |
1,786,746 |
685,811 |
321,677 |
348,913 |
15,221 |
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