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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 2021
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 1,073 7,093 2,434 327 8 10,935
Alt Empordà 1,919 17,246 6,062 702 7 25,936
Alt Penedès 2,575 16,029 5,484 747 23 24,858
Alt Urgell 464 3,183 1,244 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,012
Alta Ribagorça 105 471 223 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 826
Anoia 3,082 18,268 5,975 887 21 28,233
Aran 193 1,070 369 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,683
Bages 5,918 32,125 10,499 1,272 31 49,845
Baix Camp 3,786 25,212 8,842 1,427 36 39,303
Baix Ebre 1,532 12,150 4,508 537 28 18,755
Baix Empordà 1,966 18,392 6,351 709 8 27,426
Baix Llobregat 19,073 112,732 38,748 5,154 110 175,817
Baix Penedès 2,893 14,443 5,007 706 20 23,069
Barcelonès 38,164 361,865 124,079 14,213 566 538,887
Berguedà 1,646 8,661 2,908 257 6 13,478
Cerdanya 245 2,088 790 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,217
Conca de Barberà 374 3,561 1,272 128 7 5,342
Garraf 2,897 20,004 6,712 1,051 39 30,703
Garrigues 422 3,557 1,265 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,379
Garrotxa 1,001 10,970 3,475 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 15,773
Gironès 2,919 24,774 8,005 1,223 15 36,936
Maresme 8,648 66,660 21,268 2,824 73 99,473
Moianès 286 2,207 665 80 4 3,242
Montsià 1,334 9,913 3,659 473 18 15,397
Noguera 878 5,938 2,380 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 9,422
Osona 3,806 26,256 8,199 1,055 15 39,331
Pallars Jussà 291 2,443 899 93 5 3,731
Pallars Sobirà 167 946 386 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,535
Pla d'Urgell 905 5,003 1,995 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 8,162
Pla de l'Estany 446 4,795 1,496 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,958
Priorat 142 1,771 628 68 5 2,614
Ribera d'Ebre 411 3,846 1,465 156 6 5,884
Ripollès 638 5,887 1,877 168 4 8,574
Segarra 630 3,171 1,162 142 4 5,109
Segrià 4,932 27,947 10,940 1,634 34 45,487
Selva 3,349 23,342 7,749 974 15 35,429
Solsonès 385 2,098 788 121 4 3,396
Tarragonès 5,048 31,260 11,105 1,596 51 49,060
Terra Alta 172 2,542 902 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,681
Urgell 798 5,591 2,126 286 5 8,806
Vallès Occidental 23,542 131,398 41,842 5,605 122 202,509
Vallès Oriental 9,471 56,624 18,127 2,659 43 86,924
Catalonia 158,526 1,133,532 383,910 48,819 1,350 1,726,137
Metropolità 98,975 729,868 244,232 30,463 914 1,104,452
Comarques Gironines 12,238 105,406 35,015 4,318 55 157,032
Camp de Tarragona 10,423 68,897 24,281 3,546 107 107,254
Terres de l'Ebre 3,449 28,451 10,534 1,228 55 43,717
Ponent 8,565 51,207 19,868 2,678 47 82,365
Comarques Centrals 12,096 71,711 23,237 2,804 60 109,908
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,465 10,201 3,911 418 9 16,004
Penedès 11,315 67,791 22,832 3,364 103 105,405
Barcelona 119,137 852,816 284,480 35,810 1,053 1,293,296
Girona 12,404 106,989 35,643 4,386 56 159,478
Lleida 10,220 61,936 23,965 3,143 59 99,323
Tarragona 16,765 111,791 39,822 5,480 182 174,040
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 2021
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 633 3,911 244 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,963
Alt Empordà 1,184 9,606 595 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 11,716
Alt Penedès 1,520 9,091 503 403 6 11,523
Alt Urgell 280 1,854 129 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,327
Alta Ribagorça 68 299 15 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 396
Anoia 1,787 9,635 643 470 12 12,547
Aran 107 606 31 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 771
Bages 3,142 16,073 1,295 701 7 21,218
Baix Camp 2,277 14,649 763 770 11 18,470
Baix Ebre 935 7,118 451 289 5 8,798
Baix Empordà 1,260 10,145 644 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 12,377
Baix Llobregat 10,775 65,837 3,072 2,757 34 82,475
Baix Penedès 1,723 8,549 485 361 7 11,125
Barcelonès 21,153 188,058 9,511 7,643 148 226,513
Berguedà 912 4,295 333 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,675
Cerdanya 146 1,198 86 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,480
Conca de Barberà 225 1,936 128 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,358
Garraf 1,719 11,449 598 556 12 14,334
Garrigues 269 2,124 110 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,578
Garrotxa 563 5,391 490 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,622
Gironès 1,742 12,740 869 655 6 16,012
Maresme 4,905 35,751 2,133 1,494 22 44,305
Moianès 168 1,149 97 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,453
Montsià 818 6,302 342 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,705
Noguera 556 3,607 196 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,481
Osona 2,200 13,035 942 556 7 16,740
Pallars Jussà 173 1,327 104 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,649
Pallars Sobirà 103 515 41 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 678
Pla d'Urgell 588 3,097 169 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,987
Pla de l'Estany 263 2,532 185 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,092
Priorat 91 1,002 77 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,202
Ribera d'Ebre 271 2,378 139 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,867
Ripollès 333 2,867 244 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,550
Segarra 388 1,834 136 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,434
Segrià 2,956 15,670 930 819 7 20,382
Selva 2,005 13,098 823 476 5 16,407
Solsonès 238 1,241 85 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,618
Tarragonès 3,018 18,311 880 858 15 23,082
Terra Alta 120 1,499 107 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,753
Urgell 495 3,173 224 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,036
Vallès Occidental 12,983 69,771 4,287 2,973 40 90,054
Vallès Oriental 5,397 32,065 1,733 1,369 18 40,582
Catalonia 90,489 614,788 34,869 25,807 382 766,335
Metropolità 55,265 391,803 20,761 16,240 262 484,331
Comarques Gironines 7,350 56,379 3,850 2,181 16 69,776
Camp de Tarragona 6,244 39,809 2,092 1,899 31 50,075
Terres de l'Ebre 2,144 17,297 1,039 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 21,123
Ponent 5,252 29,505 1,765 1,367 9 37,898
Comarques Centrals 6,686 35,995 2,761 1,494 18 46,954
Alt Pirineu i Aran 877 5,799 406 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,301
Penedès 6,671 38,201 2,195 1,773 37 48,877
Barcelona 66,679 456,218 25,147 19,098 307 567,449
Girona 7,449 57,247 3,911 2,221 17 70,845
Lleida 6,250 35,668 2,195 1,592 13 45,718
Tarragona 10,111 65,655 3,616 2,896 45 82,323
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 2021
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 440 3,182 2,190 154 6 5,972
Alt Empordà 735 7,640 5,467 372 6 14,220
Alt Penedès 1,055 6,938 4,981 344 17 13,335
Alt Urgell 184 1,329 1,115 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,685
Alta Ribagorça 37 172 208 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 430
Anoia 1,295 8,633 5,332 417 9 15,686
Aran 86 464 338 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 912
Bages 2,776 16,052 9,204 571 24 28,627
Baix Camp 1,509 10,563 8,079 657 25 20,833
Baix Ebre 597 5,032 4,057 248 23 9,957
Baix Empordà 706 8,247 5,707 384 5 15,049
Baix Llobregat 8,298 46,895 35,676 2,397 76 93,342
Baix Penedès 1,170 5,894 4,522 345 13 11,944
Barcelonès 17,011 173,807 114,568 6,570 418 312,374
Berguedà 734 4,366 2,575 123 5 7,803
Cerdanya 99 890 704 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,737
Conca de Barberà 149 1,625 1,144 62 4 2,984
Garraf 1,178 8,555 6,114 495 27 16,369
Garrigues 153 1,433 1,155 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,801
Garrotxa 438 5,579 2,985 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 9,151
Gironès 1,177 12,034 7,136 568 9 20,924
Maresme 3,743 30,909 19,135 1,330 51 55,168
Moianès 118 1,058 568 41 4 1,789
Montsià 516 3,611 3,317 231 17 7,692
Noguera 322 2,331 2,184 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,941
Osona 1,606 13,221 7,257 499 8 22,591
Pallars Jussà 118 1,116 795 48 5 2,082
Pallars Sobirà 64 431 345 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 857
Pla d'Urgell 317 1,906 1,826 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,175
Pla de l'Estany 183 2,263 1,311 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,866
Priorat 51 769 551 36 5 1,412
Ribera d'Ebre 140 1,468 1,326 77 6 3,017
Ripollès 305 3,020 1,633 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,024
Segarra 242 1,337 1,026 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,675
Segrià 1,976 12,277 10,010 815 27 25,105
Selva 1,344 10,244 6,926 498 10 19,022
Solsonès 147 857 703 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,778
Tarragonès 2,030 12,949 10,225 738 36 25,978
Terra Alta 52 1,043 795 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,928
Urgell 303 2,418 1,902 142 5 4,770
Vallès Occidental 10,559 61,627 37,555 2,632 82 112,455
Vallès Oriental 4,074 24,559 16,394 1,290 25 46,342
Catalonia 68,037 518,744 349,041 23,012 968 959,802
Metropolità 43,710 338,065 223,471 14,223 652 620,121
Comarques Gironines 4,888 49,027 31,165 2,137 39 87,256
Camp de Tarragona 4,179 29,088 22,189 1,647 76 57,179
Terres de l'Ebre 1,305 11,154 9,495 592 48 22,594
Ponent 3,313 21,702 18,103 1,311 38 44,467
Comarques Centrals 5,410 35,716 20,476 1,310 42 62,954
Alt Pirineu i Aran 588 4,402 3,505 201 7 8,703
Penedès 4,644 29,590 20,637 1,591 66 56,528
Barcelona 52,458 396,598 259,333 16,712 746 725,847
Girona 4,955 49,742 31,732 2,165 39 88,633
Lleida 3,970 26,268 21,770 1,551 46 53,605
Tarragona 6,654 46,136 36,206 2,584 137 91,717
Units: Pensiones.
Source: Idescat, based on data of Institut Nacional de la Seguretat Social.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: July 26, 2023.

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.