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Contributory Social Security pensions. Pensions. By type of pension and sex. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Contributory Social Security pensions. December. Pensions. By type of pension and sex. Total. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces 2012
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 1,038 6,340 2,470 281 12 10,141
Alt Empordà 1,763 15,132 6,059 596 15 23,565
Alt Penedès 2,527 13,517 5,390 626 23 22,083
Alt Urgell 439 2,876 1,331 116 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,765
Alta Ribagorça 87 455 265 25 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 832
Anoia 2,987 15,922 5,762 651 27 25,349
Aran 165 823 362 39 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,391
Bages 7,137 31,804 11,577 1,091 32 51,641
Baix Camp 3,213 21,052 8,517 1,099 34 33,915
Baix Ebre 1,306 11,403 4,506 461 25 17,701
Baix Empordà 1,939 16,206 6,380 576 7 25,108
Baix Llobregat 20,274 91,629 35,567 4,202 125 151,797
Baix Penedès 2,413 11,320 4,107 554 12 18,406
Barcelonès 44,133 343,959 133,573 12,218 697 534,580
Berguedà 2,098 8,481 3,127 237 9 13,952
Cerdanya 241 1,829 775 59 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,905
Conca de Barberà 400 3,456 1,390 135 6 5,387
Garraf 2,947 15,973 6,307 839 33 26,099
Garrigues 444 3,627 1,425 138 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,636
Garrotxa 1,061 10,523 3,653 261 5 15,503
Gironès 2,866 20,777 8,057 1,038 19 32,757
Maresme 9,233 54,977 20,053 2,275 64 86,602
Montsià 1,064 9,236 3,723 372 23 14,418
Noguera 894 5,679 2,571 205 4 9,353
Osona 4,202 23,233 8,180 819 15 36,449
Pallars Jussà 319 2,482 1,036 68 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,908
Pallars Sobirà 145 951 440 23 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,559
Pla d'Urgell 768 4,527 2,033 190 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,521
Pla de l'Estany 506 4,177 1,568 186 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,440
Priorat 129 1,865 669 68 4 2,735
Ribera d'Ebre 378 3,824 1,620 141 5 5,968
Ripollès 812 5,779 2,123 155 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 8,872
Segarra 516 2,849 1,245 104 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,716
Segrià 4,943 24,252 11,123 1,358 35 41,711
Selva 3,293 19,474 7,155 832 10 30,764
Solsonès 383 1,791 782 110 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,067
Tarragonès 4,354 25,265 10,287 1,352 52 41,310
Terra Alta 194 2,632 1,003 46 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,876
Urgell 755 5,256 2,220 237 5 8,473
Vallès Occidental 25,842 109,301 40,259 4,587 97 180,086
Vallès Oriental 9,950 45,033 16,757 2,001 36 73,777
Catalonia 168,158 999,687 385,447 40,371 1,455 1,595,118
Metropolità 109,432 644,899 246,209 25,283 1,019 1,026,842
Comarques Gironines 12,240 92,068 34,995 3,644 62 143,009
Camp de Tarragona 9,134 57,978 23,333 2,935 108 93,488
Terres de l'Ebre 2,942 27,095 10,852 1,020 54 41,963
Ponent 8,320 46,190 20,617 2,232 51 77,410
Comarques Centrals 13,820 65,309 23,666 2,257 57 105,109
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,396 9,416 4,209 330 9 15,360
Penedès 10,874 56,732 21,566 2,670 95 91,937
Barcelona 131,352 753,760 286,515 29,544 1,158 1,202,329
Girona 12,404 93,479 35,611 3,690 63 145,247
Lleida 9,913 56,055 25,029 2,628 60 93,685
Tarragona 14,489 96,393 38,292 4,509 174 153,857
Units: Pensiones.
Source: Idescat, based on data of Institut Nacional de la Seguretat Social.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Contributory Social Security pensions. December. Pensions. By type of pension and sex. Men. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces 2012
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 623 3,596 232 141 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,595
Alt Empordà 1,136 8,707 543 304 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 10,693
Alt Penedès 1,509 8,131 407 330 5 10,382
Alt Urgell 268 1,757 112 66 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,203
Alta Ribagorça 57 311 14 15 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 397
Anoia 1,729 8,497 591 357 9 11,183
Aran 96 492 28 21 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 637
Bages 3,480 15,811 1,284 573 5 21,153
Baix Camp 2,067 12,559 674 588 6 15,894
Baix Ebre 845 7,009 371 243 5 8,473
Baix Empordà 1,210 9,046 606 279 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 11,141
Baix Llobregat 11,676 57,867 2,211 2,230 26 74,010
Baix Penedès 1,467 7,143 347 293 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 9,253
Barcelonès 23,928 190,937 7,806 6,598 95 229,364
Berguedà 1,062 4,197 338 132 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,729
Cerdanya 157 1,060 78 33 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,329
Conca de Barberà 242 1,890 133 74 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,341
Garraf 1,748 9,625 451 445 6 12,275
Garrigues 278 2,230 125 71 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,705
Garrotxa 570 5,062 475 129 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,236
Gironès 1,634 11,088 710 547 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 13,982
Maresme 5,054 30,441 1,768 1,227 8 38,498
Montsià 697 5,973 336 196 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,204
Noguera 581 3,654 173 93 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,501
Osona 2,288 11,556 893 445 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 15,185
Pallars Jussà 196 1,388 111 32 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,727
Pallars Sobirà 97 532 57 7 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 693
Pla d'Urgell 501 2,941 132 93 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,668
Pla de l'Estany 288 2,263 177 96 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,824
Priorat 84 1,063 89 30 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,267
Ribera d'Ebre 249 2,342 161 71 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,823
Ripollès 358 2,760 262 83 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,463
Segarra 316 1,739 109 58 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,222
Segrià 3,009 14,620 787 701 7 19,124
Selva 1,946 11,359 664 447 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 14,417
Solsonès 221 1,100 56 49 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,426
Tarragonès 2,781 15,699 699 711 6 19,896
Terra Alta 132 1,583 144 24 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,883
Urgell 480 3,064 201 123 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,868
Vallès Occidental 13,601 60,066 3,451 2,402 20 79,540
Vallès Oriental 5,638 26,947 1,328 1,017 7 34,937
Catalonia 94,299 568,105 29,134 21,374 229 713,141
Metropolità 59,897 366,258 16,564 13,474 156 456,349
Comarques Gironines 7,142 50,285 3,437 1,885 7 62,756
Camp de Tarragona 5,797 34,807 1,827 1,544 18 43,993
Terres de l'Ebre 1,923 16,907 1,012 534 7 20,383
Ponent 5,165 28,248 1,527 1,139 9 36,088
Comarques Centrals 7,051 32,664 2,571 1,199 8 43,493
Alt Pirineu i Aran 871 5,540 400 174 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,986
Penedès 6,453 33,396 1,796 1,425 23 43,093
Barcelona 71,728 424,059 20,533 15,757 184 532,261
Girona 7,242 51,063 3,484 1,909 8 63,706
Lleida 6,142 34,126 1,931 1,337 9 43,545
Tarragona 9,187 58,857 3,186 2,371 28 73,629
Units: Pensiones.
Source: Idescat, based on data of Institut Nacional de la Seguretat Social.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Contributory Social Security pensions. December. Pensions. By type of pension and sex. Women. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces 2012
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 415 2,744 2,238 140 9 5,546
Alt Empordà 627 6,425 5,516 292 12 12,872
Alt Penedès 1,018 5,386 4,983 296 18 11,701
Alt Urgell 171 1,119 1,219 50 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,562
Alta Ribagorça 30 144 251 10 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 435
Anoia 1,258 7,425 5,171 294 18 14,166
Aran 69 331 334 18 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 754
Bages 3,657 15,993 10,293 518 27 30,488
Baix Camp 1,146 8,493 7,843 511 28 18,021
Baix Ebre 461 4,394 4,135 218 20 9,228
Baix Empordà 729 7,160 5,774 297 7 13,967
Baix Llobregat 8,598 33,762 33,356 1,972 99 77,787
Baix Penedès 946 4,177 3,760 261 9 9,153
Barcelonès 20,205 153,022 125,767 5,620 602 305,216
Berguedà 1,036 4,284 2,789 105 9 8,223
Cerdanya 84 769 697 26 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,576
Conca de Barberà 158 1,566 1,257 61 4 3,046
Garraf 1,199 6,348 5,856 394 27 13,824
Garrigues 166 1,397 1,300 67 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,931
Garrotxa 491 5,461 3,178 132 5 9,267
Gironès 1,232 9,689 7,347 491 16 18,775
Maresme 4,179 24,536 18,285 1,048 56 48,104
Montsià 367 3,263 3,387 176 21 7,214
Noguera 313 2,025 2,398 112 4 4,852
Osona 1,914 11,677 7,287 374 12 21,264
Pallars Jussà 123 1,094 925 36 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,181
Pallars Sobirà 48 419 383 16 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 866
Pla d'Urgell 267 1,586 1,901 97 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,853
Pla de l'Estany 218 1,914 1,391 90 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,616
Priorat 45 802 580 38 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,468
Ribera d'Ebre 129 1,482 1,459 70 5 3,145
Ripollès 454 3,019 1,861 72 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,409
Segarra 200 1,110 1,136 46 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,494
Segrià 1,934 9,632 10,336 657 28 22,587
Selva 1,347 8,115 6,491 385 9 16,347
Solsonès 162 691 726 61 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,641
Tarragonès 1,573 9,566 9,588 641 46 21,414
Terra Alta 62 1,049 859 22 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,993
Urgell 275 2,192 2,019 114 5 4,605
Vallès Occidental 12,241 49,235 36,808 2,185 77 100,546
Vallès Oriental 4,312 18,086 15,429 984 29 38,840
Catalonia 73,859 431,582 356,313 18,997 1,226 881,977
Metropolità 49,535 278,641 229,645 11,809 863 570,493
Comarques Gironines 5,098 41,783 31,558 1,759 55 80,253
Camp de Tarragona 3,337 23,171 21,506 1,391 90 49,495
Terres de l'Ebre 1,019 10,188 9,840 486 47 21,580
Ponent 3,155 17,942 19,090 1,093 42 41,322
Comarques Centrals 6,769 32,645 21,095 1,058 49 61,616
Alt Pirineu i Aran 525 3,876 3,809 156 8 8,374
Penedès 4,421 23,336 19,770 1,245 72 48,844
Barcelona 59,624 329,701 265,982 13,787 974 670,068
Girona 5,162 42,416 32,127 1,781 55 81,541
Lleida 3,771 21,929 23,098 1,291 51 50,140
Tarragona 5,302 37,536 35,106 2,138 146 80,228
Units: Pensiones.
Source: Idescat, based on data of Institut Nacional de la Seguretat Social.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: July 22, 2021.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Contributory Social Security pension
Pension, normally of indefinite duration, paid by Social Security through the National Social Security Institute (INSS) and the Social Marine Institute (ISM), dependent on previous legal relationship with Social Security and having met certain contributory requirements.
Pensions are classified according to the contingency class they cover.
Retirement pension
Economic benefit that consists of a lifelong, single and indefeasible benefit granted to a worker when he/she retires due to age.
Permanent disability pension
Benefit recognised for a worker who, after having received the prescribed treatment and having been given medical clearance, is seriously impaired anatomically or functionally in a foreseeably definitive manner, which reduces or annuls his/her capacity to work.
Widow's or widowers pension
Lifelong economic benefit awarded to those who have been married or were the recognised partner of the deceased satisfies the requirements.
Orphan's pension
Economic benefit granted to the children of the deceased and those of the deceased's spouse, and which satisfy the requirements.
Surviving relatives' pension
Economic benefit granted to relatives that have lived with and depended financially on the deceased and that satisfy the requirements.

Methodological aspects

The benefits are a set of measures taken by Social Security to anticipate, rectify or overcome specific unfortunate situations or specific situations of need, which usually lead to a loss of income or excessive costs for those who suffer from them.

The pensions are economic benefits given by the Social Security, paid periodically and normally lasting for life or until the beneficiary reaches a predetermined age. They can be contributive (when the right is acknowledged by virtue of contributions made) or non-contributive (when the person has no income or insufficient income and the remaining conditions established by the law are met).

The Statistics on Contributory Social Security Pensions are offered from two complementary perspectives: pensions by pensioner's municipality of residence and pensions by the province where the pension is registered.

The Statistics on Pensions and Pensioners by pensioner residence is the result of statistical processing by Idescat using the National Social Security Instituteand the Social Marine InstituteSocial Marine Institute's administrative pensions records, in accordance with a collaboration agreement with these two institutions in 2011. The aim is to obtain information as to the number and size of currently active pensions of the population residing in Catalan municipalities. This information is handled by the Provincial Directorates in Catalonia. Data is from 31 December.

Data for 2015 is not available.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.