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Persons legally recognised as being disabled. By type of disability

Persons legally recognised as being disabled. By type of disability Catalonia Value
Motor physical Non motor physical Visual Hearing Intellectual disability Mentally ill Multiple disability (physical and intellectual) Not stated Total
2022 217,940 133,234 34,910 35,643 78,784 124,925 7,728 27,243 660,476
2021 211,489 128,868 34,197 34,675 73,093 121,344 6,492 24,640 634,798
2020 205,621 126,329 34,078 33,825 68,780 118,642 5,942 22,835 616,052
2019 203,933 126,155 34,451 33,519 66,741 118,471 5,871 21,893 611,034
2018 195,544 118,295 33,826 32,315 62,748 113,886 5,000 20,413 582,027 (b) Break in time series
2017 188,861 114,826 33,432 31,320 57,647 110,332 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 15,021 551,439
2016 182,130 112,236 33,050 30,243 54,973 105,511 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 10,960 529,103
2015 178,403 (b) Break in time series 111,957 (b) Break in time series 33,091 (b) Break in time series 29,330 (b) Break in time series 53,147 (b) Break in time series 102,185 (b) Break in time series .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,773 (b) Break in time series 514,886 (b) Break in time series
2014 188,775 125,201 36,090 29,424 51,902 105,963 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 643 537,998
2013 180,164 119,355 35,002 28,126 49,975 100,576 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 660 513,858
2012 172,071 114,156 33,985 26,754 47,980 94,492 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 696 490,134
2011 158,993 105,383 31,993 24,737 46,138 86,953 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 717 454,914
2010 153,187 105,475 31,446 23,203 44,699 83,260 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 780 442,050
2009 142,575 98,921 29,799 21,423 43,166 77,009 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 780 413,673
2008 139,526 102,380 30,372 19,926 41,854 73,152 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 851 408,061
2007 131,098 97,212 28,994 18,604 40,854 67,548 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 863 385,173
2006 126,197 99,256 29,268 17,329 40,100 64,448 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 929 377,527
2005 117,745 95,028 28,078 15,838 39,164 59,701 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 976 356,530
2004 109,376 90,115 26,629 14,423 38,235 54,042 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 760 333,580
2003 99,940 83,967 24,961 12,939 37,006 48,458 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 789 308,060
2002 91,687 78,856 23,393 11,727 35,745 42,540 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 826 284,774
2001 84,749 76,268 22,409 10,680 35,011 37,994 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 877 267,988
2000 76,580 71,671 20,787 9,552 34,006 32,419 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 931 245,946
1999 68,877 65,461 19,027 8,642 33,120 28,333 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 976 224,436
1998 63,880 58,552 17,655 8,065 31,858 24,972 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,207 207,189
Source:
1998-2020: Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Families.
2021-2022: Departament de Drets Socials
(b) Break in time series.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: May 24, 2023.

REGDIS

These statistics have a specific section with all the information available: Statistics on People with Disabilities (REGDIS).

Methodological note

The data of the legal recognition of persons as being disabled is provided by the Catalan Institute of Assistance and Social Services. Obtaining the corresponding certification is an essential step for persons with certain degrees of disability towards receiving any benefits or advantages. The administrative source of this information defines its scope, but in any case, it constitutes a solid and irreplaceable reference.

These tables provide information regarding those who, as of 31 December, had a degree of disability higher than 32%.

The presentation of the data by type of disability is done according the typology normally used by the Ministry of Social Welfare and Family. It is based on the features of the main disability of the affected individual.