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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 2017
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 1,093 6,669 2,441 316 8 10,527
Alt Empordà 1,942 16,191 6,041 691 10 24,875
Alt Penedès 2,569 14,917 5,415 694 22 23,617
Alt Urgell 478 3,046 1,276 128 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,930
Alta Ribagorça 100 472 241 27 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 840
Anoia 2,995 17,341 5,921 794 26 27,077
Aran 183 960 364 50 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,558
Bages 6,447 31,579 10,913 1,216 33 50,188
Baix Camp 3,528 23,370 8,752 1,339 29 37,018
Baix Ebre 1,371 11,924 4,534 515 26 18,370
Baix Empordà 1,992 17,495 6,356 668 5 26,516
Baix Llobregat 19,683 104,762 37,586 4,839 109 166,979
Baix Penedès 2,687 13,186 4,590 638 15 21,116
Barcelonès 41,129 359,629 129,605 13,995 615 544,973
Berguedà 1,904 8,585 3,066 245 6 13,806
Cerdanya 246 2,012 765 91 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,115
Conca de Barberà 380 3,501 1,357 132 6 5,376
Garraf 2,959 18,256 6,634 1,011 34 28,894
Garrigues 445 3,583 1,350 146 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,525
Garrotxa 1,052 10,733 3,618 305 6 15,714
Gironès 2,961 23,047 8,041 1,193 16 35,258
Maresme 8,750 61,896 20,870 2,707 64 94,287
Moianès 319 2,105 669 78 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,174
Montsià 1,208 9,606 3,691 428 19 14,952
Noguera 841 5,912 2,477 241 7 9,478
Osona 4,110 24,819 8,312 974 13 38,228
Pallars Jussà 306 2,457 971 85 6 3,825
Pallars Sobirà 172 933 437 28 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,570
Pla d'Urgell 868 4,804 2,009 231 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,914
Pla de l'Estany 460 4,400 1,516 213 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,591
Priorat 134 1,825 635 65 5 2,664
Ribera d'Ebre 396 3,821 1,534 161 5 5,917
Ripollès 688 5,871 1,986 167 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 8,715
Segarra 574 2,998 1,176 134 4 4,886
Segrià 4,982 26,355 11,042 1,574 40 43,993
Selva 3,343 21,633 7,545 950 16 33,487
Solsonès 411 1,953 800 115 4 3,283
Tarragonès 4,820 28,682 10,750 1,534 60 45,846
Terra Alta 169 2,611 947 52 5 3,784
Urgell 772 5,460 2,159 288 6 8,685
Vallès Occidental 24,860 122,824 41,431 5,370 117 194,602
Vallès Oriental 9,749 51,504 17,567 2,450 40 81,310
Catalonia 164,076 1,083,727 387,390 46,878 1,392 1,683,463
Metropolità 104,248 701,170 247,231 29,377 945 1,082,971
Comarques Gironines 12,438 99,370 35,103 4,187 58 151,156
Camp de Tarragona 9,955 64,047 23,935 3,386 108 101,431
Terres de l'Ebre 3,144 27,962 10,706 1,156 55 43,023
Ponent 8,482 49,112 20,213 2,614 60 80,481
Comarques Centrals 13,238 69,421 23,933 2,641 60 109,293
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,485 9,880 4,054 409 10 15,838
Penedès 11,086 62,765 22,215 3,108 96 99,270
Barcelona 125,495 818,188 287,955 34,372 1,082 1,267,092
Girona 12,603 100,882 35,735 4,259 59 153,538
Lleida 10,192 59,462 24,469 3,067 73 97,263
Tarragona 15,786 105,195 39,231 5,180 178 165,570
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 2017
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 654 3,737 232 171 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,795
Alt Empordà 1,230 9,253 563 340 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 11,388
Alt Penedès 1,533 8,814 457 354 5 11,163
Alt Urgell 297 1,830 131 69 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,328
Alta Ribagorça 63 311 15 17 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 406
Anoia 1,746 9,298 609 428 13 12,094
Aran 107 565 36 28 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 736
Bages 3,350 15,816 1,274 642 9 21,091
Baix Camp 2,171 13,948 756 718 6 17,599
Baix Ebre 857 7,166 411 270 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 8,706
Baix Empordà 1,254 9,709 599 318 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 11,880
Baix Llobregat 11,314 63,853 2,713 2,593 33 80,506
Baix Penedès 1,615 8,165 431 332 4 10,547
Barcelonès 22,662 193,816 8,932 7,520 129 233,059
Berguedà 1,025 4,289 341 131 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,786
Cerdanya 155 1,170 78 49 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,453
Conca de Barberà 220 1,945 150 65 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,382
Garraf 1,753 10,770 527 557 9 13,616
Garrigues 274 2,210 133 79 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,697
Garrotxa 587 5,158 467 174 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,386
Gironès 1,723 12,181 819 617 4 15,344
Maresme 4,922 34,022 1,970 1,476 15 42,405
Moianès 181 1,082 87 33 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,383
Montsià 775 6,229 337 224 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,566
Noguera 539 3,698 195 123 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,555
Osona 2,357 12,337 962 498 5 16,159
Pallars Jussà 189 1,348 101 42 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,680
Pallars Sobirà 110 494 45 12 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 661
Pla d'Urgell 557 3,062 155 111 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,886
Pla de l'Estany 275 2,362 174 105 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,916
Priorat 82 1,062 88 26 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,259
Ribera d'Ebre 269 2,387 164 82 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,902
Ripollès 345 2,851 247 93 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,536
Segarra 359 1,793 121 72 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,346
Segrià 3,025 15,326 891 796 13 20,051
Selva 2,012 12,465 761 500 6 15,744
Solsonès 251 1,163 68 47 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,531
Tarragonès 2,950 17,480 828 827 16 22,101
Terra Alta 120 1,569 114 22 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,827
Urgell 487 3,165 218 154 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,024
Vallès Occidental 13,544 66,793 3,936 2,824 33 87,130
Vallès Oriental 5,553 30,247 1,544 1,231 13 38,588
Catalonia 93,492 604,939 32,680 24,770 331 756,212
Metropolità 58,046 389,016 19,114 15,648 223 482,047
Comarques Gironines 7,426 53,979 3,630 2,147 12 67,194
Camp de Tarragona 6,077 38,172 2,054 1,807 26 48,136
Terres de l'Ebre 2,021 17,351 1,026 598 5 21,001
Ponent 5,241 29,254 1,713 1,335 16 37,559
Comarques Centrals 7,189 34,937 2,746 1,363 16 46,251
Alt Pirineu i Aran 921 5,718 406 217 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,264
Penedès 6,571 36,512 1,991 1,655 31 46,760
Barcelona 69,947 451,146 23,353 18,288 264 562,998
Girona 7,536 54,804 3,685 2,186 13 68,224
Lleida 6,296 35,301 2,131 1,559 19 45,306
Tarragona 9,713 63,688 3,511 2,737 35 79,684
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 2017
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 439 2,932 2,209 145 7 5,732
Alt Empordà 712 6,938 5,478 351 8 13,487
Alt Penedès 1,036 6,103 4,958 340 17 12,454
Alt Urgell 181 1,216 1,145 59 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,602
Alta Ribagorça 37 161 226 10 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 434
Anoia 1,249 8,043 5,312 366 13 14,983
Aran 76 395 328 22 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 822
Bages 3,097 15,763 9,639 574 24 29,097
Baix Camp 1,357 9,422 7,996 621 23 19,419
Baix Ebre 514 4,758 4,123 245 24 9,664
Baix Empordà 738 7,786 5,757 350 5 14,636
Baix Llobregat 8,369 40,909 34,873 2,246 76 86,473
Baix Penedès 1,072 5,021 4,159 306 11 10,569
Barcelonès 18,467 165,813 120,673 6,475 486 311,914
Berguedà 879 4,296 2,725 114 6 8,020
Cerdanya 91 842 687 42 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,662
Conca de Barberà 160 1,556 1,207 67 4 2,994
Garraf 1,206 7,486 6,107 454 25 15,278
Garrigues 171 1,373 1,217 67 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,828
Garrotxa 465 5,575 3,151 131 6 9,328
Gironès 1,238 10,866 7,222 576 12 19,914
Maresme 3,828 27,874 18,900 1,231 49 51,882
Moianès 138 1,023 582 45 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,791
Montsià 433 3,377 3,354 204 18 7,386
Noguera 302 2,214 2,282 118 7 4,923
Osona 1,753 12,482 7,350 476 8 22,069
Pallars Jussà 117 1,109 870 43 6 2,145
Pallars Sobirà 62 439 392 16 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 909
Pla d'Urgell 311 1,742 1,854 120 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,028
Pla de l'Estany 185 2,038 1,342 108 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,675
Priorat 52 763 547 39 4 1,405
Ribera d'Ebre 127 1,434 1,370 79 5 3,015
Ripollès 343 3,020 1,739 74 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,179
Segarra 215 1,205 1,055 62 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,540
Segrià 1,957 11,029 10,151 778 27 23,942
Selva 1,331 9,168 6,784 450 10 17,743
Solsonès 160 790 732 68 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,752
Tarragonès 1,870 11,202 9,922 707 44 23,745
Terra Alta 49 1,042 833 30 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,957
Urgell 285 2,295 1,941 134 6 4,661
Vallès Occidental 11,316 56,031 37,495 2,546 84 107,472
Vallès Oriental 4,196 21,257 16,023 1,219 27 42,722
Catalonia 70,584 478,788 354,710 22,108 1,061 927,251
Metropolità 46,202 312,154 228,117 13,729 722 600,924
Comarques Gironines 5,012 45,391 31,473 2,040 46 83,962
Camp de Tarragona 3,878 25,875 21,881 1,579 82 53,295
Terres de l'Ebre 1,123 10,611 9,680 558 50 22,022
Ponent 3,241 19,858 18,500 1,279 44 42,922
Comarques Centrals 6,049 34,484 21,187 1,278 44 63,042
Alt Pirineu i Aran 564 4,162 3,648 192 8 8,574
Penedès 4,515 26,253 20,224 1,453 65 52,510
Barcelona 55,548 367,042 264,602 16,084 818 704,094
Girona 5,067 46,078 32,050 2,073 46 85,314
Lleida 3,896 24,161 22,338 1,508 54 51,957
Tarragona 6,073 41,507 35,720 2,443 143 85,886
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.