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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 2016
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 1,068 6,562 2,451 314 12 10,407
Alt Empordà 1,888 15,970 6,119 700 10 24,687
Alt Penedès 2,515 14,644 5,402 693 22 23,276
Alt Urgell 486 3,001 1,296 123 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,908
Alta Ribagorça 99 472 242 27 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 840
Anoia 2,984 17,034 5,922 795 24 26,759
Aran 179 921 371 41 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,513
Bages 6,455 31,234 11,008 1,235 32 49,964
Baix Camp 3,442 22,846 8,804 1,319 32 36,443
Baix Ebre 1,342 11,894 4,500 526 26 18,288
Baix Empordà 1,986 17,150 6,411 696 6 26,249
Baix Llobregat 19,747 102,114 37,207 4,876 108 164,052
Baix Penedès 2,603 12,725 4,503 651 14 20,496
Barcelonès 41,693 357,543 130,775 13,945 632 544,588
Berguedà 1,946 8,530 3,101 252 5 13,834
Cerdanya 241 1,952 769 83 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,046
Conca de Barberà 402 3,489 1,344 136 6 5,377
Garraf 3,007 17,851 6,615 996 35 28,504
Garrigues 443 3,618 1,396 153 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,611
Garrotxa 1,074 10,652 3,602 299 5 15,632
Gironès 2,961 22,575 8,139 1,218 17 34,910
Lluçanès .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Maresme 8,790 60,597 20,792 2,688 61 92,928
Moianès 303 2,074 643 75 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,097
Montsià 1,150 9,552 3,714 438 20 14,874
Noguera 861 5,876 2,540 232 7 9,516
Osona 4,120 24,457 8,331 944 14 37,866
Pallars Jussà 299 2,478 999 86 6 3,868
Pallars Sobirà 165 940 430 27 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,562
Pla d'Urgell 831 4,711 2,024 235 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,803
Pla de l'Estany 465 4,380 1,528 220 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,595
Priorat 136 1,837 639 70 5 2,687
Ribera d'Ebre 395 3,841 1,557 165 7 5,965
Ripollès 713 5,841 2,024 172 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 8,753
Segarra 561 2,951 1,194 127 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,836
Segrià 4,958 25,905 11,083 1,580 39 43,565
Selva 3,325 21,178 7,532 968 12 33,015
Solsonès 411 1,923 788 114 4 3,240
Tarragonès 4,738 27,959 10,734 1,550 59 45,040
Terra Alta 170 2,631 967 53 5 3,826
Urgell 770 5,389 2,210 276 6 8,651
Vallès Occidental 24,672 120,122 41,220 5,300 105 191,419
Vallès Oriental 9,758 50,058 17,422 2,431 36 79,705
Catalonia 164,152 1,067,477 388,348 46,829 1,389 1,668,195
Metropolità 104,738 690,966 247,583 29,255 942 1,073,484
Comarques Gironines 12,412 97,746 35,355 4,273 55 149,841
Camp de Tarragona 9,786 62,693 23,972 3,389 114 99,954
Terres de l'Ebre 3,057 27,918 10,738 1,182 58 42,953
Ponent 8,424 48,450 20,447 2,603 58 79,982
Comarques Centrals 13,263 68,607 24,051 2,634 58 108,613
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,469 9,764 4,107 387 10 15,737
Penedès 11,003 61,333 22,095 3,106 94 97,631
Barcelona 126,011 806,210 288,395 34,229 1,076 1,255,921
Girona 12,571 99,242 36,003 4,337 56 152,209
Lleida 10,124 58,689 24,737 3,041 71 96,662
Tarragona 15,446 103,336 39,213 5,222 186 163,403
Units: Pensiones.
Source: Idescat, based on data of Institut Nacional de la Seguretat Social.
Note: Data for 2015 is not available.
(..) 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 2016
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 628 3,681 220 172 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,704
Alt Empordà 1,200 9,160 564 342 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 11,268
Alt Penedès 1,507 8,708 439 359 4 11,017
Alt Urgell 297 1,807 122 66 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,293
Alta Ribagorça 62 313 15 17 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 407
Anoia 1,739 9,162 599 436 11 11,947
Aran 105 542 32 23 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 702
Bages 3,341 15,635 1,266 665 9 20,916
Baix Camp 2,144 13,669 745 711 7 17,276
Baix Ebre 857 7,205 390 283 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 8,737
Baix Empordà 1,237 9,554 597 330 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 11,718
Baix Llobregat 11,392 62,852 2,544 2,599 29 79,416
Baix Penedès 1,574 7,911 405 354 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 10,246
Barcelonès 22,929 194,298 8,656 7,476 123 233,482
Berguedà 1,038 4,265 334 136 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,773
Cerdanya 151 1,130 79 44 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,405
Conca de Barberà 230 1,929 138 69 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,368
Garraf 1,779 10,607 506 543 10 13,445
Garrigues 272 2,227 128 79 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,707
Garrotxa 594 5,134 458 166 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,352
Gironès 1,716 11,939 789 639 4 15,087
Lluçanès .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Maresme 4,942 33,459 1,912 1,453 13 41,779
Moianès 179 1,060 74 31 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,344
Montsià 741 6,228 329 226 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,525
Noguera 553 3,704 191 114 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,562
Osona 2,361 12,173 919 493 5 15,951
Pallars Jussà 179 1,359 105 43 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,686
Pallars Sobirà 108 502 44 11 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 665
Pla d'Urgell 539 3,025 145 106 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,816
Pla de l'Estany 267 2,379 177 106 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,929
Priorat 83 1,079 89 29 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,281
Ribera d'Ebre 271 2,401 160 84 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,917
Ripollès 357 2,829 238 97 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,521
Segarra 350 1,778 117 72 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,318
Segrià 3,014 15,220 849 808 13 19,904
Selva 1,994 12,227 717 508 4 15,450
Solsonès 247 1,151 62 51 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,513
Tarragonès 2,935 17,156 778 822 14 21,705
Terra Alta 120 1,587 124 26 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,859
Urgell 489 3,143 218 141 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,991
Vallès Occidental 13,410 65,687 3,819 2,777 25 85,718
Vallès Oriental 5,583 29,618 1,493 1,233 9 37,936
Catalonia 93,514 599,493 31,586 24,740 303 749,636
Metropolità 58,309 386,184 18,439 15,541 199 478,672
Comarques Gironines 7,365 53,222 3,540 2,188 10 66,325
Camp de Tarragona 6,020 37,514 1,970 1,803 27 47,334
Terres de l'Ebre 1,989 17,421 1,003 619 6 21,038
Ponent 5,217 29,097 1,648 1,320 16 37,298
Comarques Centrals 7,180 34,546 2,672 1,388 16 45,802
Alt Pirineu i Aran 902 5,653 397 204 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,158
Penedès 6,532 35,856 1,917 1,677 27 46,009
Barcelona 70,208 447,526 22,563 18,204 238 558,739
Girona 7,467 54,031 3,597 2,220 11 67,326
Lleida 6,256 35,090 2,048 1,540 19 44,953
Tarragona 9,583 62,846 3,378 2,776 35 78,618
Units: Pensiones.
Source: Idescat, based on data of Institut Nacional de la Seguretat Social.
Note: Data for 2015 is not available.
(..) 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 2016
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 440 2,881 2,231 142 9 5,703
Alt Empordà 688 6,810 5,555 358 8 13,419
Alt Penedès 1,008 5,936 4,963 334 18 12,259
Alt Urgell 189 1,194 1,174 57 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,615
Alta Ribagorça 37 159 227 10 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 433
Anoia 1,245 7,872 5,323 359 13 14,812
Aran 74 379 339 18 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 811
Bages 3,114 15,599 9,742 570 23 29,048
Baix Camp 1,298 9,177 8,059 608 25 19,167
Baix Ebre 485 4,689 4,110 243 24 9,551
Baix Empordà 749 7,596 5,814 366 6 14,531
Baix Llobregat 8,355 39,262 34,663 2,277 79 84,636
Baix Penedès 1,029 4,814 4,098 297 12 10,250
Barcelonès 18,764 163,245 122,119 6,469 509 311,106
Berguedà 908 4,265 2,767 116 5 8,061
Cerdanya 90 822 690 39 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,641
Conca de Barberà 172 1,560 1,206 67 4 3,009
Garraf 1,228 7,244 6,109 453 25 15,059
Garrigues 171 1,391 1,268 74 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,904
Garrotxa 480 5,518 3,144 133 5 9,280
Gironès 1,245 10,636 7,350 579 13 19,823
Lluçanès .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Maresme 3,848 27,138 18,880 1,235 48 51,149
Moianès 124 1,014 569 44 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,753
Montsià 409 3,324 3,385 212 19 7,349
Noguera 308 2,172 2,349 118 7 4,954
Osona 1,759 12,284 7,412 451 9 21,915
Pallars Jussà 120 1,119 894 43 6 2,182
Pallars Sobirà 57 438 386 16 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 897
Pla d'Urgell 292 1,686 1,879 129 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,987
Pla de l'Estany 198 2,001 1,351 114 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,666
Priorat 53 758 550 41 4 1,406
Ribera d'Ebre 124 1,440 1,397 81 6 3,048
Ripollès 356 3,012 1,786 75 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,232
Segarra 211 1,173 1,077 55 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,518
Segrià 1,944 10,685 10,234 772 26 23,661
Selva 1,331 8,951 6,815 460 8 17,565
Solsonès 164 772 726 63 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,727
Tarragonès 1,803 10,803 9,956 728 45 23,335
Terra Alta 50 1,044 843 27 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,967
Urgell 281 2,246 1,992 135 6 4,660
Vallès Occidental 11,262 54,435 37,401 2,523 80 105,701
Vallès Oriental 4,175 20,440 15,929 1,198 27 41,769
Catalonia 70,638 467,984 356,762 22,089 1,086 918,559
Metropolità 46,429 304,782 229,144 13,714 743 594,812
Comarques Gironines 5,047 44,524 31,815 2,085 45 83,516
Camp de Tarragona 3,766 25,179 22,002 1,586 87 52,620
Terres de l'Ebre 1,068 10,497 9,735 563 52 21,915
Ponent 3,207 19,353 18,799 1,283 42 42,684
Comarques Centrals 6,083 34,061 21,379 1,246 42 62,811
Alt Pirineu i Aran 567 4,111 3,710 183 8 8,579
Penedès 4,471 25,477 20,178 1,429 67 51,622
Barcelona 55,803 358,684 265,832 16,025 838 697,182
Girona 5,104 45,211 32,406 2,117 45 84,883
Lleida 3,868 23,599 22,689 1,501 52 51,709
Tarragona 5,863 40,490 35,835 2,446 151 84,785
Units: Pensiones.
Source: Idescat, based on data of Institut Nacional de la Seguretat Social.
Note: Data for 2015 is not available.
(..) 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.