The required minimum distribution table (rmd table) for those who reach age 70 and the rmd table for beneficiaries are printed below. If you want to download this RMD table for an Excel spreadsheet, just highlight and copy the table and then in your spreadsheet select “paste special” and unicode text.
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This required minimum distribution table below is used by people who own IRAs.
Note that the RMD table starts a age 70 since there are no required minimum distributions prior to that age. How to use this required minimum distribution table.
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Age | Distribution Period | Age | Distribution Period |
70 | 27.4 | 93 | 9.6 |
71 | 26.5 | 94 | 9.1 |
72 | 25.6 | 95 | 8.6 |
73 | 24.7 | 96 | 8.1 |
74 | 23.8 | 97 | 7.6 |
75 | 22.9 | 98 | 7.1 |
76 | 22.0 | 99 | 6.7 |
77 | 21.2 | 100 | 6.3 |
78 | 20.3 | 101 | 5.9 |
79 | 19.5 | 102 | 5.5 |
80 | 18.7 | 103 | 5.2 |
81 | 17.9 | 104 | 4.9 |
82 | 17.1 | 105 | 4.5 |
83 | 16.3 | 106 | 4.2 |
84 | 15.5 | 107 | 3.9 |
85 | 14.8 | 108 | 3.7 |
86 | 14.1 | 109 | 3.4 |
87 | 13.4 | 110 | 3.1 |
88 | 12.7 | 111 | 2.9 |
89 | 12.0 | 112 | 2.6 |
90 | 11.4 | 113 | 2.4 |
91 | 10.8 | 114 | 2.1 |
92 | 10.2 | 115 and over |
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There is another table for IRA account holders with spouses 10 or more years younger where the spouse is name as the sole beneficiary. This table provides more favorable (i.e. slower) withdrawal factors. The table is very lengthy as it has every combination of ages for 10 spouses 10-years apart in age. You can find that table in the appendix here.
This next RMD table is used for people who inherit IRAs or qualified plan balances.
Since beneficiary of such a retirement plan could be an infant, this required minimum distribution table starts at age 0. Use of the RMD beneficiary table.
Single Life Expectancy
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Age of IRA or Plan Beneficiary |
Life Expectancy (in years) |
Age of IRA or Plan Beneficiary |
Life Expectancy (in years) |
Age of IRA or Plan Beneficiary |
Life Expectancy (in years) |
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
82.4 81.6 80.6 79.7 78.7 77.7 76.7 75.8 74.8 73.8 72.8 |
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 |
42.7 41.7 40.7 39.8 38.8 37.9 37.0 36.0 35.1 34.2 |
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 |
9.7 9.1 8.6 8.1 7.6 7.1 6.7 6.3 5.9 5.5 |
11 12 13 14 15 |
71.8 70.8 69.9 68.9 67.9 |
51 52 53 54 55 |
33.3 32.3 31.4 30.5 29.6 |
91 92 93 94 95 |
5.2 4.9 4.6 4.3 4.1 |
16 17 18 19 20 |
66.9 66.0 65.0 64.0 63.0 |
56 57 58 59 60 |
28.7 27.9 27.0 26.1 25.2 |
96 97 98 99 100 |
3.8 3.6 3.4 3.1 2.9 |
21 22 23 24 25 |
62.1 61.1 60.1 59.1 58.2 |
61 62 63 64 65 |
24.4 23.5 22.7 21.8 21.0 |
101 102 103 104 105
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2.7 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.9 |