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Non-contributory pensions of the Social Security. By type

Non-contributory pensions of the Social Security. By type. Month of December Catalonia. 2025
Valor Variation (%)
Pensions (number) Average pension (euros) Pensions Average pension
Total 69,654 546 3.1 8.7
Retirement 44,719 527 6.2 8.9
Disability 24,935 581 -2.1 8.9
Source: Idescat, a partir de les dades del Departament de Drets Socials i Inclusió.
Non-contributory pensions of the Social Security. By type. Month of December Spain. 2025
Valor Variation (%)
Pensions (number) Average pension (euros) Pensions Average pension
Retirement 296,498 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3.1 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Disability 166,070 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available -2.2 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Source: Ministry of labour, migrations and Social Security.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: July 15, 2026.

Methodological note

Non-contributory pensions are awarded to people who do not have sufficient economic resources and cannot qualify for any contributory coverage. There are two kinds of non-contributory pensions of the Social Security:

Non-contributory retirement pensions: these are received by people who have reached 65 years of age.

Non-contributory invalidity pensions: these are received by people above 18 years of age who have a disability measured at greater than 65%.

For further information about these statistics, you may check the methodology.