In 2023, there were an average of ** million monthly recipients of social security benefits in the United States. This is an increase since 2022, and an increase of nearly *** million in the last ten years.In the United States, Social Security benefits can be paid to eligible retirees, widowers, disabled workers, and their families.

The number of retired workers receiving Social Security benefits increased from approximately ***** million in 2010 to ***** million in 2023. This figure has increased at the same rate year-on-year over the past decade and is likely to continue into the future. What is Social Security? Social Security benefits are payments, which are paid out by the U.S. government to qualified retirees and disabled people, as well as to their spouses, children and survivors. These payments are meant to provide them with partial replacement income. Social security expenditure is forecast to increase year-on-year over the next decade, as it has since the beginning of the 21st century. The impact of demographic change This is likely to the fact that the U.S. population is aging rapidly, which means that seniors will account for a greater proportion of the population in the future. This demographic change will put pressure on government resources, because the workforce whose tax dollars pay for social benefits will make up a smaller percentage of the population than now. Americans who are 65 years and older are the demographic group estimated to grow the most over the next 40 years, whereas the other groups will mostly remain the same.

This annual report provides program and demographic information on the people who receive Social Security Disability Insurance Program benefits. This edition presents a series of detailed tables on the three categories of beneficiaries: disabled workers, disabled widowers, and disabled adult children. Numbers presented in these tables may differ slightly from other published statistics because all tables, except those using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation, are based on 100 percent data files. Report for 2022.

Graph and download economic data for Expenditures: Pensions and Social Security by Number of Earners: Consumer Units of Two or More People, Two Earners (CXUPENSIONSLB0706M) from 1984 to 2023 about social, pension, social assistance, expenditures, consumer, persons, and USA.

This table shows actual key figures of benefits concerning labour disablement, unemployment, income support and national insurances.

Data available from: January 1998.

Status of the figures: The figures for the three most recent months are provisional, while the figures for the preceding months are definitive. The figures concerning income support of the three most recent months are based on an estimation and therefore provisional. After three month these figures will be replaced by definitive figures. The monthly and quarterly figures represent the situation at the end of a period; the annual figures are averages.

Changes as of 30th June 2025

Added are: - The provisional figures from April 2025;

The figures mentioned below have become final: - The figures from January 2025.

When will new figures be published? New figures will be published in July 2025.

This graph shows the number of social-security benefits for elderly people in France from 2011 to 2020. During the period studied, le number of social-security benefits for elderly people in France rose. In 2020, more than 1.45 million older people could receive social benefits.

In 2022, almost 65 million inhabitants in Mexico were considered vulnerable for lacking access to social security. This number is a decrease in comparison to the 65.97 million Mexicans reported in this conditions in 2020.

China Social Security Fund: Unemployment: Number of People Receiving Benefit: in the Year data was reported at 6,155.519 Person th in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 6,075.620 Person th for 2021. China Social Security Fund: Unemployment: Number of People Receiving Benefit: in the Year data is updated yearly, averaging 4,581.000 Person th from Dec 1994 (Median) to 2022, with 29 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,535.000 Person th in 2004 and a record low of 1,581.000 Person th in 1998. China Social Security Fund: Unemployment: Number of People Receiving Benefit: in the Year data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GT: Social Insurance: MOHRSS: No of Insured Person.

In 2024, there were ***** million people in Germany who were subject to social security contributions. This was a slight increase compared to the previous year. If employees earn money over a certain threshold, then they must make social security contributions.

Social Security Fund: Unemployment: Number of People Receiving Benefit: at the Year End: Jiangsu data was reported at 349.623 Person th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 282.930 Person th for 2022. Social Security Fund: Unemployment: Number of People Receiving Benefit: at the Year End: Jiangsu data is updated yearly, averaging 313.050 Person th from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2023, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 496.900 Person th in 2002 and a record low of 196.800 Person th in 2009. Social Security Fund: Unemployment: Number of People Receiving Benefit: at the Year End: Jiangsu data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GT: Social Insurance: MOHRSS: Unemployment: No of People Receiving Benefit: By Region.

Graph and download economic data for Income Before Taxes: Social Security, Private & Government Retirement by Number of Earners: Consumer Units of Two or More People, Three or More Earners (CXURETIRINCLB0707M) from 1984 to 2023 about social, retirement, social assistance, tax, government, consumer, private, income, persons, and USA.

Contains the count of new initial applications for the Social Security Administration’s SSDI and SSI disability benefit programs and the total number of initial applications that are still pending nationwide for each month.

The average elapsed time (in days) between the submission of an initial SSDI or SSI application and the decision for each month. Applications denied prior to a medical determination (i.e., a “technical denial”) are not included.

Graph and download economic data for Expenditures: Pensions and Social Security by Number of Earners: Consumer Units of Two or More People, No Earners (CXUPENSIONSLB0704M) from 1984 to 2021 about social, pension, social assistance, expenditures, consumer, persons, and USA.

Contains the total size of the Social Security Administration’s backlog of unprocessed initial applications for its disability benefit programs (SSDI and SSI) for 2019 and 2022 in each state. Calculations for percent change in backlog size between the two years by state and the average difference in backlog size per state on a monthly basis are also included.

Social Security Fund: Unemployment: Number of People Receiving Benefit: at the Year End: Chongqing data was reported at 105.769 Person th in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 83.560 Person th for 2022. Social Security Fund: Unemployment: Number of People Receiving Benefit: at the Year End: Chongqing data is updated yearly, averaging 47.300 Person th from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2023, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 105.769 Person th in 2023 and a record low of 28.100 Person th in 2012. Social Security Fund: Unemployment: Number of People Receiving Benefit: at the Year End: Chongqing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s Socio-Demographic – Table CN.GT: Social Insurance: MOHRSS: Unemployment: No of People Receiving Benefit: By Region.

Annual fact sheets providing statistics on the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs, including the number of people receiving benefits and the amount of total monthly payments, in each state, territory, and Congressional district. Report for 2003.

There were a total of roughly *** million recipients of minimum social security benefits in Germany in 2021. Out of these *** million, around *** million people receiving unemployment benefits.

This annual report provides program and demographic information on the people who receive Social Security Disability Insurance Program benefits. This edition presents a series of detailed tables on the three categories of beneficiaries: disabled workers, disabled widowers, and disabled adult children. Numbers presented in these tables may differ slightly from other published statistics because all tables, except those using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation, are based on 100 percent data files. Report for 2005.

The tables show key figures on the number of people with various benefits in the field of social security by the end of December 2007, 2012 and 2018. People receiving these enefits can both be resided in the Netherlands and in a foreign country.