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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 Catalonia
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
2022 158,170 1,153,073 386,409 49,642 1,327 1,748,621
2021 158,526 1,133,532 383,910 48,819 1,350 1,726,137
2020 158,388 1,119,721 384,396 48,258 1,349 1,712,112
2019 160,464 1,121,611 388,295 48,328 1,400 1,720,098
2018 163,896 1,102,326 387,248 47,086 1,398 1,701,954
2017 164,076 1,083,727 387,390 46,878 1,392 1,683,463
2016 164,152 1,067,477 388,348 46,829 1,389 1,668,195
Units: Pensiones.
Source: Idescat, based on data of Institut Nacional de la Seguretat Social.
Note: Data for 2015 is not available.
Contributory Social Security pensions. December. Pensions. By type of pension and sex. Men. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces Catalonia
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
2022 90,525 620,488 36,292 26,247 394 773,946
2021 90,489 614,788 34,869 25,807 382 766,335
2020 90,537 611,747 34,221 25,551 371 762,427
2019 91,481 617,035 33,732 25,538 369 768,155
2018 93,379 610,399 32,944 24,822 351 761,895
2017 93,492 604,939 32,680 24,770 331 756,212
2016 93,514 599,493 31,586 24,740 303 749,636
Units: Pensiones.
Source: Idescat, based on data of Institut Nacional de la Seguretat Social.
Note: Data for 2015 is not available.
Contributory Social Security pensions. December. Pensions. By type of pension and sex. Women. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces Catalonia
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
2022 67,645 532,585 350,117 23,395 933 974,675
2021 68,037 518,744 349,041 23,012 968 959,802
2020 67,851 507,974 350,175 22,707 978 949,685
2019 68,983 504,576 354,563 22,790 1,031 951,943
2018 70,517 491,927 354,304 22,264 1,047 940,059
2017 70,584 478,788 354,710 22,108 1,061 927,251
2016 70,638 467,984 356,762 22,089 1,086 918,559
Units: Pensiones.
Source: Idescat, based on data of Institut Nacional de la Seguretat Social.
Note: Data for 2015 is not available.

Last update: January 31, 2024.

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.