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Contributory Social Security pensions. Pensions. By type of pension and sex. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces

Contributory Social Security pensions. December. Pensions. By type of pension and sex. Total. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces 2011
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 1,031 6,268 2,428 255 12 9,994
Alt Empordà 1,723 14,831 6,071 534 16 23,175
Alt Penedès 2,463 13,099 5,328 570 26 21,486
Alt Urgell 449 2,839 1,333 108 4 4,733
Alta Ribagorça 86 441 257 24 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 809
Anoia 2,929 15,512 5,706 590 21 24,758
Aran 171 819 357 36 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,385
Bages 7,190 31,442 11,562 988 30 51,212
Baix Camp 3,190 20,444 8,394 1,020 35 33,083
Baix Ebre 1,309 11,225 4,468 421 26 17,449
Baix Empordà 1,867 15,952 6,267 517 15 24,618
Baix Llobregat 20,069 88,180 35,008 3,763 121 147,141
Baix Penedès 2,420 10,891 3,998 494 13 17,816
Barcelonès 44,490 337,789 133,857 11,335 762 528,233
Berguedà 2,101 8,423 3,125 225 9 13,883
Cerdanya 239 1,792 757 54 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,844
Conca de Barberà 394 3,402 1,363 117 5 5,281
Garraf 2,882 15,388 6,197 764 36 25,267
Garrigues 448 3,605 1,427 129 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,612
Garrotxa 1,035 10,450 3,620 242 5 15,352
Gironès 2,825 20,311 7,941 955 21 32,053
Maresme 9,258 53,048 19,761 2,092 64 84,223
Montsià 1,036 9,151 3,684 345 22 14,238
Noguera 905 5,649 2,563 186 6 9,309
Osona 4,154 22,870 8,112 730 20 35,886
Pallars Jussà 328 2,532 1,037 64 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,964
Pallars Sobirà 152 954 424 23 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,553
Pla d'Urgell 772 4,458 2,025 192 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,449
Pla de l'Estany 486 4,111 1,572 179 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,351
Priorat 132 1,875 676 65 4 2,752
Ribera d'Ebre 367 3,861 1,611 131 7 5,977
Ripollès 801 5,749 2,164 149 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 8,866
Segarra 504 2,831 1,254 93 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,684
Segrià 4,923 23,647 11,091 1,242 43 40,946
Selva 3,180 18,930 7,072 760 12 29,954
Solsonès 390 1,792 794 96 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,073
Tarragonès 4,309 24,338 10,171 1,260 54 40,132
Terra Alta 198 2,640 1,011 43 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,894
Urgell 742 5,275 2,195 212 5 8,429
Vallès Occidental 25,709 105,585 39,874 4,196 104 175,468
Vallès Oriental 9,912 43,376 16,516 1,836 35 71,675
Catalonia 167,569 975,775 383,071 37,035 1,557 1,565,007
Metropolità 109,438 627,978 245,016 23,222 1,086 1,006,740
Comarques Gironines 11,917 90,334 34,707 3,336 75 140,369
Camp de Tarragona 9,056 56,327 23,032 2,717 110 91,242
Terres de l'Ebre 2,910 26,877 10,774 940 57 41,558
Ponent 8,294 45,465 20,555 2,054 61 76,429
Comarques Centrals 13,835 64,527 23,593 2,039 60 104,054
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,425 9,377 4,165 309 12 15,288
Penedès 10,694 54,890 21,229 2,418 96 89,327
Barcelona 131,182 734,647 285,000 27,087 1,228 1,179,144
Girona 12,077 91,717 35,312 3,380 77 142,563
Lleida 9,924 55,316 24,955 2,417 72 92,684
Tarragona 14,386 94,095 37,804 4,151 180 150,616
Units: Pensiones.
Source: Idescat, based on data of Institut Nacional de la Seguretat Social.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Contributory Social Security pensions. December. Pensions. By type of pension and sex. Men. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces 2011
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 627 3,554 232 127 4 4,544
Alt Empordà 1,110 8,510 539 267 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 10,429
Alt Penedès 1,472 7,891 387 295 5 10,050
Alt Urgell 272 1,746 108 62 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,188
Alta Ribagorça 57 310 13 13 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 393
Anoia 1,693 8,293 593 323 6 10,908
Aran 104 490 28 20 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 642
Bages 3,441 15,568 1,268 512 5 20,794
Baix Camp 2,057 12,195 652 559 8 15,471
Baix Ebre 838 6,892 359 225 5 8,319
Baix Empordà 1,171 8,879 566 255 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 10,873
Baix Llobregat 11,563 55,938 2,089 2,000 24 71,614
Baix Penedès 1,475 6,879 326 259 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 8,941
Barcelonès 23,986 188,297 7,581 6,103 97 226,064
Berguedà 1,043 4,140 333 121 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,638
Cerdanya 154 1,040 79 31 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,305
Conca de Barberà 235 1,871 130 63 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,301
Garraf 1,717 9,276 415 408 5 11,821
Garrigues 275 2,228 127 67 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,698
Garrotxa 557 5,006 469 117 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,149
Gironès 1,594 10,839 673 504 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 13,612
Maresme 5,046 29,345 1,704 1,136 8 37,239
Montsià 686 5,886 336 190 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,099
Noguera 591 3,663 175 89 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,518
Osona 2,234 11,323 881 402 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 14,843
Pallars Jussà 203 1,421 107 31 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,762
Pallars Sobirà 100 540 55 8 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 703
Pla d'Urgell 501 2,901 127 99 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,629
Pla de l'Estany 272 2,214 177 92 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,755
Priorat 84 1,061 87 29 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,261
Ribera d'Ebre 236 2,356 158 71 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,821
Ripollès 339 2,745 269 79 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,432
Segarra 305 1,739 105 50 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,199
Segrià 2,966 14,319 762 633 8 18,688
Selva 1,860 11,051 638 408 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 13,957
Solsonès 226 1,099 53 48 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,426
Tarragonès 2,746 15,153 684 664 7 19,254
Terra Alta 133 1,586 139 22 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,880
Urgell 462 3,088 208 110 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,868
Vallès Occidental 13,395 58,078 3,388 2,202 17 77,080
Vallès Oriental 5,606 25,981 1,296 929 6 33,818
Catalonia 93,432 555,391 28,316 19,623 224 696,986
Metropolità 59,596 357,639 16,058 12,370 152 445,815
Comarques Gironines 6,903 49,244 3,331 1,722 7 61,207
Camp de Tarragona 5,749 33,834 1,785 1,442 21 42,831
Terres de l'Ebre 1,893 16,720 992 508 6 20,119
Ponent 5,100 27,938 1,504 1,048 10 35,600
Comarques Centrals 6,944 32,130 2,535 1,083 9 42,701
Alt Pirineu i Aran 890 5,547 390 165 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,993
Penedès 6,357 32,339 1,721 1,285 18 41,720
Barcelona 71,213 414,119 19,939 14,432 177 519,880
Girona 6,999 50,007 3,379 1,746 8 62,139
Lleida 6,103 33,832 1,895 1,236 10 43,076
Tarragona 9,117 57,433 3,103 2,209 29 71,891
Units: Pensiones.
Source: Idescat, based on data of Institut Nacional de la Seguretat Social.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.
Contributory Social Security pensions. December. Pensions. By type of pension and sex. Women. Counties and Aran, areas and provinces 2011
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 404 2,714 2,196 128 8 5,450
Alt Empordà 613 6,321 5,532 267 13 12,746
Alt Penedès 991 5,208 4,941 275 21 11,436
Alt Urgell 177 1,093 1,225 46 4 2,545
Alta Ribagorça 29 131 244 11 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 416
Anoia 1,236 7,219 5,113 267 15 13,850
Aran 67 329 329 16 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 743
Bages 3,749 15,874 10,294 476 25 30,418
Baix Camp 1,133 8,249 7,742 461 27 17,612
Baix Ebre 471 4,333 4,109 196 21 9,130
Baix Empordà 696 7,073 5,701 262 13 13,745
Baix Llobregat 8,506 32,242 32,919 1,763 97 75,527
Baix Penedès 945 4,012 3,672 235 11 8,875
Barcelonès 20,504 149,492 126,276 5,232 665 302,169
Berguedà 1,058 4,283 2,792 104 8 8,245
Cerdanya 85 752 678 23 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,539
Conca de Barberà 159 1,531 1,233 54 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,980
Garraf 1,165 6,112 5,782 356 31 13,446
Garrigues 173 1,377 1,300 62 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,914
Garrotxa 478 5,444 3,151 125 5 9,203
Gironès 1,231 9,472 7,268 451 19 18,441
Maresme 4,212 23,703 18,057 956 56 46,984
Montsià 350 3,265 3,348 155 21 7,139
Noguera 314 1,986 2,388 97 6 4,791
Osona 1,920 11,547 7,231 328 17 21,043
Pallars Jussà 125 1,111 930 33 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,202
Pallars Sobirà 52 414 369 15 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 850
Pla d'Urgell 271 1,557 1,898 93 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,820
Pla de l'Estany 214 1,897 1,395 87 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,596
Priorat 48 814 589 36 4 1,491
Ribera d'Ebre 131 1,505 1,453 60 7 3,156
Ripollès 462 3,004 1,895 70 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,434
Segarra 199 1,092 1,149 43 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,485
Segrià 1,957 9,328 10,329 609 35 22,258
Selva 1,320 7,879 6,434 352 12 15,997
Solsonès 164 693 741 48 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,647
Tarragonès 1,563 9,185 9,487 596 47 20,878
Terra Alta 65 1,054 872 21 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,014
Urgell 280 2,187 1,987 102 5 4,561
Vallès Occidental 12,314 47,507 36,486 1,994 87 98,388
Vallès Oriental 4,306 17,395 15,220 907 29 37,857
Catalonia 74,137 420,384 354,755 17,412 1,333 868,021
Metropolità 49,842 270,339 228,958 10,852 934 560,925
Comarques Gironines 5,014 41,090 31,376 1,614 68 79,162
Camp de Tarragona 3,307 22,493 21,247 1,275 89 48,411
Terres de l'Ebre 1,017 10,157 9,782 432 51 21,439
Ponent 3,194 17,527 19,051 1,006 51 40,829
Comarques Centrals 6,891 32,397 21,058 956 51 61,353
Alt Pirineu i Aran 535 3,830 3,775 144 11 8,295
Penedès 4,337 22,551 19,508 1,133 78 47,607
Barcelona 59,969 320,528 265,061 12,655 1,051 659,264
Girona 5,078 41,710 31,933 1,634 69 80,424
Lleida 3,821 21,484 23,060 1,181 62 49,608
Tarragona 5,269 36,662 34,701 1,942 151 78,725
Units: Pensiones.
Source: Idescat, based on data of Institut Nacional de la Seguretat Social.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: July 22, 2021.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Contributory Social Security pension
Pension, normally of indefinite duration, paid by Social Security through the National Social Security Institute (INSS) and the Social Marine Institute (ISM), dependent on previous legal relationship with Social Security and having met certain contributory requirements.
Pensions are classified according to the contingency class they cover.
Retirement pension
Economic benefit that consists of a lifelong, single and indefeasible benefit granted to a worker when he/she retires due to age.
Permanent disability pension
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.
Widow's or widowers pension
Lifelong economic benefit awarded to those who have been married or were the recognised partner of the deceased satisfies the requirements.
Orphan's pension
Economic benefit granted to the children of the deceased and those of the deceased's spouse, and which satisfy the requirements.
Surviving relatives' pension
Economic benefit granted to relatives that have lived with and depended financially on the deceased and that satisfy the requirements.

Methodological aspects

The benefits are a set of measures taken by Social Security to anticipate, rectify or overcome specific unfortunate situations or specific situations of need, which usually lead to a loss of income or excessive costs for those who suffer from them.

The pensions are economic benefits given by the Social Security, paid periodically and normally lasting for life or until the beneficiary reaches a predetermined age. They can be contributive (when the right is acknowledged by virtue of contributions made) or non-contributive (when the person has no income or insufficient income and the remaining conditions established by the law are met).

The Statistics on Contributory Social Security Pensions are offered from two complementary perspectives: pensions by pensioner's municipality of residence and pensions by the province where the pension is registered.

The Statistics on Pensions and Pensioners by pensioner residence is the result of statistical processing by Idescat using the National Social Security Instituteand the Social Marine InstituteSocial Marine Institute's administrative pensions records, in accordance with a collaboration agreement with these two institutions in 2011. The aim is to obtain information as to the number and size of currently active pensions of the population residing in Catalan municipalities. This information is handled by the Provincial Directorates in Catalonia. Data is from 31 December.

Data for 2015 is not available.

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