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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 2018
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 1,093 6,785 2,413 318 9 10,618
Alt Empordà 1,935 16,521 6,081 701 10 25,248
Alt Penedès 2,631 15,337 5,458 707 21 24,154
Alt Urgell 489 3,100 1,265 124 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,981
Alta Ribagorça 94 467 234 29 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 824
Anoia 3,076 17,740 5,915 815 24 27,570
Aran 176 979 371 50 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,577
Bages 6,398 31,887 10,807 1,215 32 50,339
Baix Camp 3,663 23,947 8,789 1,382 32 37,813
Baix Ebre 1,439 12,022 4,552 522 26 18,561
Baix Empordà 1,995 17,809 6,386 668 5 26,863
Baix Llobregat 19,610 107,488 37,938 4,840 116 169,992
Baix Penedès 2,801 13,610 4,738 653 13 21,815
Barcelonès 40,580 362,143 128,408 13,993 608 545,732
Berguedà 1,861 8,666 3,017 250 7 13,801
Cerdanya 257 2,065 792 91 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,206
Conca de Barberà 396 3,505 1,333 125 8 5,367
Garraf 2,985 18,819 6,703 997 35 29,539
Garrigues 444 3,603 1,354 139 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,541
Garrotxa 1,068 10,811 3,574 304 5 15,762
Gironès 2,944 23,492 8,087 1,224 17 35,764
Maresme 8,732 63,539 21,045 2,729 66 96,111
Moianès 323 2,126 668 74 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,194
Montsià 1,282 9,684 3,682 429 18 15,095
Noguera 870 5,905 2,479 235 6 9,495
Osona 4,054 25,352 8,306 979 13 38,704
Pallars Jussà 293 2,445 959 80 6 3,783
Pallars Sobirà 167 941 414 30 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,552
Pla d'Urgell 874 4,901 2,019 242 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 8,037
Pla de l'Estany 449 4,501 1,513 209 4 6,676
Priorat 127 1,824 636 68 6 2,661
Ribera d'Ebre 411 3,845 1,516 151 5 5,928
Ripollès 684 5,907 1,962 162 4 8,719
Segarra 589 3,049 1,160 134 4 4,936
Segrià 5,007 26,911 11,025 1,609 35 44,587
Selva 3,326 22,168 7,602 946 18 34,060
Solsonès 407 2,009 828 119 5 3,368
Tarragonès 4,880 29,521 10,824 1,557 59 46,841
Terra Alta 164 2,628 927 56 5 3,780
Urgell 788 5,496 2,153 273 5 8,715
Vallès Occidental 24,704 125,718 41,587 5,411 120 197,540
Vallès Oriental 9,830 53,060 17,728 2,446 41 83,105
Catalonia 163,896 1,102,326 387,248 47,086 1,398 1,701,954
Metropolità 103,536 712,517 246,872 29,432 951 1,093,308
Comarques Gironines 12,401 101,209 35,205 4,214 63 153,092
Camp de Tarragona 10,159 65,582 23,995 3,450 114 103,300
Terres de l'Ebre 3,296 28,179 10,677 1,158 54 43,364
Ponent 8,572 49,865 20,190 2,632 52 81,311
Comarques Centrals 13,094 70,419 23,811 2,652 60 110,036
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,476 9,997 4,035 404 11 15,923
Penedès 11,362 64,558 22,463 3,144 93 101,620
Barcelona 124,813 831,842 287,547 34,460 1,086 1,279,748
Girona 12,572 102,785 35,852 4,281 64 155,554
Lleida 10,255 60,328 24,439 3,084 67 98,173
Tarragona 16,256 107,371 39,410 5,261 181 168,479
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 2018
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 657 3,789 230 177 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,855
Alt Empordà 1,226 9,371 565 338 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 11,502
Alt Penedès 1,571 8,968 482 369 5 11,395
Alt Urgell 303 1,852 126 71 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,354
Alta Ribagorça 59 306 17 18 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 400
Anoia 1,777 9,493 617 448 13 12,348
Aran 99 569 33 26 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 727
Bages 3,341 15,930 1,269 641 8 21,189
Baix Camp 2,241 14,189 750 732 7 17,919
Baix Ebre 889 7,183 414 275 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 8,764
Baix Empordà 1,268 9,875 625 314 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 12,082
Baix Llobregat 11,226 64,724 2,767 2,596 31 81,344
Baix Penedès 1,673 8,341 432 335 4 10,785
Barcelonès 22,398 193,285 9,058 7,496 137 232,374
Berguedà 998 4,340 335 131 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,804
Cerdanya 159 1,201 82 47 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,490
Conca de Barberà 226 1,917 134 63 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,343
Garraf 1,754 10,994 542 544 9 13,843
Garrigues 269 2,192 123 77 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,662
Garrotxa 596 5,227 460 170 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,453
Gironès 1,720 12,319 828 642 5 15,514
Maresme 4,920 34,692 2,003 1,466 20 43,101
Moianès 184 1,091 82 32 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,389
Montsià 806 6,258 324 222 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,611
Noguera 546 3,674 196 122 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,538
Osona 2,319 12,603 953 509 5 16,389
Pallars Jussà 182 1,334 102 42 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,660
Pallars Sobirà 106 508 39 13 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 666
Pla d'Urgell 565 3,116 160 118 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,960
Pla de l'Estany 267 2,396 175 102 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,941
Priorat 81 1,052 86 29 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,249
Ribera d'Ebre 276 2,397 144 74 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,891
Ripollès 353 2,853 234 88 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,529
Segarra 359 1,806 126 67 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,359
Segrià 3,036 15,470 892 809 11 20,218
Selva 1,992 12,700 769 481 6 15,948
Solsonès 247 1,196 71 49 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,566
Tarragonès 2,971 17,832 839 851 16 22,509
Terra Alta 119 1,577 108 20 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,826
Urgell 503 3,154 212 150 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,019
Vallès Occidental 13,522 67,819 3,994 2,829 34 88,198
Vallès Oriental 5,575 30,806 1,546 1,239 15 39,181
Catalonia 93,379 610,399 32,944 24,822 351 761,895
Metropolità 57,693 391,624 19,386 15,630 237 484,570
Comarques Gironines 7,422 54,741 3,656 2,135 15 67,969
Camp de Tarragona 6,176 38,779 2,039 1,852 29 48,875
Terres de l'Ebre 2,090 17,415 990 591 6 21,092
Ponent 5,278 29,412 1,709 1,343 14 37,756
Comarques Centrals 7,114 35,396 2,723 1,376 16 46,625
Alt Pirineu i Aran 908 5,770 399 217 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,297
Penedès 6,698 37,262 2,042 1,678 31 47,711
Barcelona 69,596 454,743 23,646 18,305 277 566,567
Girona 7,534 55,613 3,715 2,169 16 69,047
Lleida 6,310 35,508 2,122 1,570 19 45,529
Tarragona 9,939 64,535 3,461 2,778 39 80,752
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 2018
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 436 2,996 2,183 141 7 5,763
Alt Empordà 709 7,150 5,516 363 8 13,746
Alt Penedès 1,060 6,369 4,976 338 16 12,759
Alt Urgell 186 1,248 1,139 53 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,627
Alta Ribagorça 35 161 217 11 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 424
Anoia 1,299 8,247 5,298 367 11 15,222
Aran 77 410 338 24 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 850
Bages 3,057 15,957 9,538 574 24 29,150
Baix Camp 1,422 9,758 8,039 650 25 19,894
Baix Ebre 550 4,839 4,138 247 23 9,797
Baix Empordà 727 7,934 5,761 354 5 14,781
Baix Llobregat 8,384 42,764 35,171 2,244 85 88,648
Baix Penedès 1,128 5,269 4,306 318 9 11,030
Barcelonès 18,182 168,858 119,350 6,497 471 313,358
Berguedà 863 4,326 2,682 119 7 7,997
Cerdanya 98 864 710 44 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,716
Conca de Barberà 170 1,588 1,199 62 5 3,024
Garraf 1,231 7,825 6,161 453 26 15,696
Garrigues 175 1,411 1,231 62 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,879
Garrotxa 472 5,584 3,114 134 5 9,309
Gironès 1,224 11,173 7,259 582 12 20,250
Maresme 3,812 28,847 19,042 1,263 46 53,010
Moianès 139 1,035 586 42 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,805
Montsià 476 3,426 3,358 207 17 7,484
Noguera 324 2,231 2,283 113 6 4,957
Osona 1,735 12,749 7,353 470 8 22,315
Pallars Jussà 111 1,111 857 38 6 2,123
Pallars Sobirà 61 433 375 17 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 886
Pla d'Urgell 309 1,785 1,859 124 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,077
Pla de l'Estany 182 2,105 1,338 107 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,735
Priorat 46 772 550 39 5 1,412
Ribera d'Ebre 135 1,448 1,372 77 5 3,037
Ripollès 331 3,054 1,728 74 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,190
Segarra 230 1,243 1,034 67 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,577
Segrià 1,971 11,441 10,133 800 24 24,369
Selva 1,334 9,468 6,833 465 12 18,112
Solsonès 160 813 757 70 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,802
Tarragonès 1,909 11,689 9,985 706 43 24,332
Terra Alta 45 1,051 819 36 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,954
Urgell 285 2,342 1,941 123 5 4,696
Vallès Occidental 11,182 57,899 37,593 2,582 86 109,342
Vallès Oriental 4,255 22,254 16,182 1,207 26 43,924
Catalonia 70,517 491,927 354,304 22,264 1,047 940,059
Metropolità 45,843 320,893 227,486 13,802 714 608,738
Comarques Gironines 4,979 46,468 31,549 2,079 48 85,123
Camp de Tarragona 3,983 26,803 21,956 1,598 85 54,425
Terres de l'Ebre 1,206 10,764 9,687 567 48 22,272
Ponent 3,294 20,453 18,481 1,289 38 43,555
Comarques Centrals 5,980 35,023 21,088 1,276 44 63,411
Alt Pirineu i Aran 568 4,227 3,636 187 8 8,626
Penedès 4,664 27,296 20,421 1,466 62 53,909
Barcelona 55,217 377,099 263,901 16,155 809 713,181
Girona 5,038 47,172 32,137 2,112 48 86,507
Lleida 3,945 24,820 22,317 1,514 48 52,644
Tarragona 6,317 42,836 35,949 2,483 142 87,727
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.