Contributory Social Security pensions. Pensions. By type
| Value | Variation (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensions (number) | Average pension (euros) | Pensions | Average pension | |
| Total | 1,790,548 | 1,384.82 | 0.9 | 4.4 |
| Permanent incapacity | 168,564 (b) Break in time series | 1,330.86 (b) Break in time series | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| Retirement | 1,191,341 | 1,562.97 | 1.1 | 4.4 |
| Widowhood | 382,007 | 962.29 | -0.3 | 4.1 |
| Orphanhood | 48,636 | 526.80 | -1.0 | 4.5 |
| Family favour | .. 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 |
| Source: Idescat, based on Institut Nacional de la Seguretat Social. | ||||
| Note: From 2024, information on permanent disability pension includes that on surviving relatives' pension. This data aggregation has already been provided in this way by the INSS and the ISM, with the aim of strengthening the protection of statistical confidentiality. | ||||
| (b) Break in time series. | ||||
| (..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available. | ||||
| Value | Variation (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensions (number) | Average pension (euros) | Pensions | Average pension | |
| Total | .. 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 |
| Permanent incapacity | .. 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 |
| Retirement | .. 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 |
| Widowhood | .. 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 |
| Orphanhood | .. 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 |
| Family favour | .. 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 |
| Source: National Social Security Institute; Social Institute of the Navy. | ||||
| (..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available. | ||||
Last update: June 22, 2026.
Methodological note
Information is presented on the number of pensions and the average gross pension in December of people residing in Catalonia in terms of type of pension.
The source of information is the administrative file on contributory pensions of the National Social Security Institute (INSS) and the Social Marine Institute (ISM).
For further information about these statistics, you may check the methodology.