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Persons legally recognised as being disabled. By type of disability

Persons legally recognised as being disabled. By type of disability Catalonia. 2018
Value Variation (%)
Physical 313,839 3.3
Visual 33,826 1.2
Hearing 32,315 3.2
Intellectual disability 62,748 8.8
Mentally ill 113,886 3.2
Multiple disability (physical and intellectual) 5,000 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Not stated 20,413 35.9
Total 582,027 (b) Break in time series z Category not applicable
Source: Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Families.
(b) Break in time series.
(z) Category not applicable.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: November 21, 2019. Revised series on December 17, 2024.

Methodological note

It provides information regarding those who, as of 31 December, had a legal recognition of being disabled in a degree of disability higher than 32%.

The presentation of the data by type of disability is done according the typology normally used by the Government of Catalonia. It is based on the features of the main disability of the affected individual.

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