Covered Workers and Beneficiaries, Historical

**Table IV.B2. Covered Workers and Beneficiaries, 1945-2000**
Calendar year	Covered workers ¹ (in thousands)	Beneficiaries² (in thousands)			Covered workers per OASDI beneficiary	Beneficiaries per 100 covered workers
Calendar year	Covered workers ¹ (in thousands)	OASI	DI	OASDI	Covered workers per OASDI beneficiary	Beneficiaries per 100 covered workers

1945	46,390	1,106	-	1,106	41.9	2
1950	48,280	2,930	-	2,930	16.5	6
1955	65,200	7,564	-	7,564	8.6	12
1956	67,610	8,374	-	8,374	8.1	12
1957	70,590	10,342	-	10,342	6.8	15
1958	69,770	11,705	200	11,905	5.9	17
1959	71,700	12,820	361	13,181	5.4	18
1960	72,530	13,740	522	14,262	5.1	20
1961	72,820	14,726	898	15,624	4.7	21
1962	74,280	16,129	1,152	17,280	4.3	23
1963	75,540	17,226	1,382	18,608	4.1	25
1964	77,430	17,954	1,516	19,470	4.0	25
1965	80,680	18,509	1,648	20,157	4.0	25
1966	84,600	19,851	1,887	21,737	3.9	26
1967	87,040	20,419	2,060	22,479	3.9	26
1968	89,380	21,161	2,258	23,419	3.8	26
1969	92,060	21,836	2,407	24,243	3.8	26
1970	93,090	22,618	2,568	25,186	3.7	27
1971	93,340	23,415	2,788	26,203	3.6	28
1972	96,240	24,308	3,091	27,399	3.5	28
1973	99,830	25,273	3,416	28,690	3.5	29
1974	101,330	26,218	3,691	29,909	3.4	30
1975	100,200	26,998	4,125	31,123	3.2	31
1976	102,620	27,739	4,533	32,272	3.2	31
1977	105,839	28,429	4,733	33,161	3.2	31
1978	110,488	29,063	4,861	33,924	3.3	31
1979	112,789	29,789	4,826	34,615	3.3	31
1980	113,649	30,384	4,734	35,118	3.2	31
1981	112,916	31,073	4,636	35,709	3.2	32
1982	111,919	31,207	4,184	35,391	3.2	32
1983	113,178	31,833	3,893	35,726	3.2	32
1984	118,205	32,250	3,789	36,039	3.3	30
1985	120,565	32,776	3,874	36,650	3.3	30
1986	123,400	33,350	3,972	37,322	3.3	30
1987	126,287	33,917	4,034	37,952	3.3	30
1988	130,142	34,343	4,077	38,421	3.4	30
1989	132,478	34,754	4,105	38,859	3.4	29
1990	133,672	35,266	4,204	39,470	3.4	30
1991	132,969	35,785	4,388	40,172	3.3	30
1992	133,890	36,314	4,716	41,029	3.3	31
1993	136,117	36,758	5,083	41,840	3.3	31
1994	138,192	37,082	5,435	42,516	3.3	31
1995	141,027	37,376	5,731	43,108	3.3	31
1996	143,505	37,521	5,977	43,498	3.3	30
1997	146,305	37,705	6,087	43,793	3.3	30
1998	149,096	37,826	6,250	44,076	3.4	30
1999	151,186	37,934	6,433	44,367	3.4	29
2000	152,903	38,560	6,606	45,166	3.4	30

¹ Workers who are paid at some time during the year for employment on which OASDI taxes are due. ² Beneficiaries with monthly benefits in current-payment status as of June 30. Notes: 1. The number of beneficiaries does not include certain uninsured persons, most of whom both attained age 72 before 1968 and have fewer than 3 quarters of coverage, in which cases the costs are reimbursed by the general fund of the Treasury. The number of such uninsured persons was 103 as of June 30, 2000. Totals do not necessarily equal the sums of rounded components. 2. Historical covered worker data are subject to revision.