Skip to main content

Non contributory Social Security pensions. Pensions and average pension. By type. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Non contributory Social Security pensions. Pensions and average pension. By type. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces 2019
Invalidity Retirement
Pensions (number) Average pension (euros) Pensions (number) Average pension (euros)
Alt Camp 141 402 143 370
Alt Empordà 445 401 643 367
Alt Penedès 223 408 350 361
Alt Urgell 65 403 94 353
Alta Ribagorça 3 392 8 329
Anoia 444 410 480 362
Aran 8 441 18 369
Bages 472 397 549 362
Baix Camp 1,144 411 928 370
Baix Ebre 487 401 476 365
Baix Empordà 375 403 651 363
Baix Llobregat 2,177 397 3,180 360
Baix Penedès 432 407 629 360
Barcelonès 9,971 404 12,566 367
Berguedà 106 424 100 367
Cerdanya 23 387 47 331
Conca de Barberà 37 398 64 357
Garraf 389 401 654 362
Garrigues 54 409 92 355
Garrotxa 82 409 163 377
Gironès 662 410 672 371
Lluçanès .. 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
Maresme 1,175 414 2,064 358
Moianès 24 429 32 370
Montsià 416 402 411 363
Noguera 115 427 205 359
Osona 246 409 518 363
Pallars Jussà 36 370 60 370
Pallars Sobirà 15 415 16 363
Pla d'Urgell 115 416 188 356
Pla de l'Estany 53 418 93 383
Priorat 33 379 38 358
Ribera d'Ebre 125 400 93 359
Ripollès 42 416 53 375
Segarra 54 411 65 362
Segrià 911 403 1,041 363
Selva 427 405 767 368
Solsonès 23 410 57 371
Tarragonès 1,148 395 1,073 365
Terra Alta 41 398 91 354
Urgell 115 414 180 365
Vallès Occidental 2,517 406 3,093 357
Vallès Oriental 982 406 1,305 358
Catalonia 26,353 404 33,950 364
Metropolità 16,829 404 22,222 363
Comarques Gironines 2,086 406 3,042 368
Camp de Tarragona 2,503 403 2,246 367
Terres de l'Ebre 1,069 401 1,071 363
Ponent 1,364 408 1,771 361
Comarques Centrals 887 407 1,273 364
Alt Pirineu i Aran 150 396 243 354
Penedès 1,465 405 2,082 361
Barcelona 18,728 404 24,887 363
Girona 2,101 406 3,080 368
Lleida 1,520 407 2,037 361
Tarragona 4,004 403 3,946 365
Source: Idescat. Pensions and other Income Maintenance Benefits.
Note: A 31 de desembre.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: April 29, 2020.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Permanent incapacity pension or invalidity
Benefit recognised for a worker who, after having received the prescribed treatment and having been given medical clearance, is seriously impaired anatomically or functionally in a foreseeably definitive manner, which reduces or annuls his/her capacity to work.
Retirement pension
Economic benefit that consists of a lifelong, single and indefeasible benefit granted to a worker when he/she retires due to age.
Non contributory Social Security Pension
Financial aid incorporated in the Social Security system to benefit people that, in a state of protectable need, do not have enough financial resources of their own to subsist, even if they have never contributed or not for the time needed to reach contributory benefit level.

Methodological aspects

Non-contributory Social Security pensions were created in late 1990 (Act 26/1990, from 20 December) and replaced the two types of benefits that had covered comparable needs until that point. These were the welfare pensions for old age and illness, and the guaranteed minimum income benefit for people with disabilities.

There are two types of non-contributory pensions, one for retirement and one for disability. The retirement pension is available for those aged 65 or over, whilst the disability pension is available for those aged 18 or over a with a degree of disability of at least 65%. In any case, in order to receive them, income must be less than the basic pension amount the applicant profile would be entitled to. The amount received is fixed so that the total income of the recipient shall not exceed the basic pension amount.

A partir de l'any 2014, les pensions d'invalidesa de les persones de més de 64 anys s'inclouen dins les pensions de jubilació.

This is the only financial Social Security benefit that has been devolved and is managed and awarded by the Generalitat de Catalunya, although it is paid by the General Treasury of Social Security. Data is from 31 December.

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