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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. 2021
Value Variation (%)
Physical 340,357 2.5
Visual 34,197 0.3
Hearing 34,675 2.5
Intellectual disability 73,093 6.3
Mentally ill 121,344 2.3
Multiple disability (physical and intellectual) 6,492 9.3
Not stated 24,640 7.9
Total 634,798 3.0
Source: Departament de Drets Socials.

Last update: May 12, 2022.

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.

You can get more information about these statistics in the methodology.