Persons legally recognised as being disabled. By type of disability
| 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.