U.S. number of retired Social Security beneficiaries 2023, by age

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Abigail Tierney
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Jul 5, 2024
There were approximately 18.93 million retired worker Social Security beneficiaries between the ages of 62 and 69 in the United States as of December 2023. A further 33.11 million were between the ages of 70 and 84 years old.

Number of retired workers receiving Social Security benefits in the United States in 2023, by age group (in 1,000s)

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Statistic: Number of retired workers receiving Social Security benefits in the United States in 2023, by age group (in 1,000s)

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January 2024

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United States

Survey time period

December 2023

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excludes adults who became disabled as children.

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