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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 2019
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 1,093 6,901 2,422 307 9 10,732
Alt Empordà 1,921 16,818 6,097 729 9 25,574
Alt Penedès 2,605 15,737 5,500 739 21 24,602
Alt Urgell 466 3,168 1,266 128 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,031
Alta Ribagorça 100 467 233 32 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 833
Anoia 3,020 18,093 5,942 845 24 27,924
Aran 188 1,012 363 47 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,611
Bages 6,131 32,312 10,797 1,267 30 50,537
Baix Camp 3,685 24,529 8,863 1,406 33 38,516
Baix Ebre 1,445 12,084 4,598 531 27 18,685
Baix Empordà 1,973 18,142 6,384 682 6 27,187
Baix Llobregat 19,169 110,258 38,481 5,005 109 173,022
Baix Penedès 2,788 14,087 4,826 674 15 22,390
Barcelonès 39,388 364,708 127,671 14,240 601 546,608
Berguedà 1,777 8,738 3,000 255 7 13,777
Cerdanya 245 2,085 796 96 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,223
Conca de Barberà 390 3,547 1,330 123 9 5,399
Garraf 2,948 19,422 6,736 1,033 41 30,180
Garrigues 427 3,627 1,336 141 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,531
Garrotxa 1,046 10,949 3,551 318 4 15,868
Gironès 2,869 24,045 8,115 1,254 15 36,298
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 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Maresme 8,637 65,178 21,305 2,819 67 98,006
Moianès 306 2,170 673 81 4 3,234
Montsià 1,290 9,800 3,726 472 18 15,306
Noguera 872 5,943 2,451 243 5 9,514
Osona 3,942 25,883 8,400 1,018 14 39,257
Pallars Jussà 305 2,468 948 84 5 3,810
Pallars Sobirà 159 953 432 34 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,578
Pla d'Urgell 865 4,954 2,026 255 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 8,101
Pla de l'Estany 439 4,638 1,498 222 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,800
Priorat 133 1,803 638 72 6 2,652
Ribera d'Ebre 407 3,867 1,510 153 5 5,942
Ripollès 669 5,917 1,945 174 4 8,709
Segarra 606 3,090 1,161 139 5 5,001
Segrià 4,944 27,454 11,004 1,649 39 45,090
Selva 3,329 22,752 7,678 970 16 34,745
Solsonès 405 2,063 816 118 5 3,407
Tarragonès 4,869 30,304 10,949 1,595 56 47,773
Terra Alta 163 2,624 920 57 5 3,769
Urgell 790 5,572 2,137 272 5 8,776
Vallès Occidental 24,066 128,670 41,806 5,498 129 200,169
Vallès Oriental 9,594 54,779 17,965 2,551 42 84,931
Catalonia 160,464 1,121,611 388,295 48,328 1,400 1,720,098
Metropolità 100,929 724,168 247,398 30,127 948 1,103,570
Comarques Gironines 12,246 103,261 35,268 4,349 57 155,181
Camp de Tarragona 10,170 67,084 24,202 3,503 113 105,072
Terres de l'Ebre 3,305 28,375 10,754 1,213 55 43,702
Ponent 8,504 50,640 20,115 2,699 55 82,013
Comarques Centrals 12,610 71,557 23,859 2,751 60 110,837
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,463 10,153 4,038 421 11 16,086
Penedès 11,237 66,373 22,661 3,265 101 103,637
Barcelona 121,616 845,923 288,230 35,356 1,089 1,292,214
Girona 12,407 104,852 35,932 4,421 58 157,670
Lleida 10,178 61,290 24,351 3,161 70 99,050
Tarragona 16,263 109,546 39,782 5,390 183 171,164
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 2019
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 655 3,860 237 173 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,927
Alt Empordà 1,218 9,458 576 353 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 11,607
Alt Penedès 1,549 9,107 477 385 6 11,524
Alt Urgell 286 1,870 128 72 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,357
Alta Ribagorça 61 305 16 18 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 401
Anoia 1,736 9,669 631 462 13 12,511
Aran 104 582 33 26 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 745
Bages 3,215 16,133 1,278 687 6 21,319
Baix Camp 2,244 14,419 751 746 7 18,167
Baix Ebre 887 7,192 436 280 4 8,799
Baix Empordà 1,255 10,053 625 318 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 12,252
Baix Llobregat 10,950 65,636 2,867 2,673 31 82,157
Baix Penedès 1,653 8,548 450 347 5 11,003
Barcelonès 21,731 193,158 9,214 7,678 145 231,926
Berguedà 972 4,346 339 133 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,791
Cerdanya 149 1,200 81 50 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,481
Conca de Barberà 226 1,934 134 58 4 2,356
Garraf 1,757 11,303 558 559 13 14,190
Garrigues 269 2,195 116 81 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,661
Garrotxa 584 5,327 468 178 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,557
Gironès 1,696 12,520 858 660 5 15,739
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 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Maresme 4,886 35,425 2,055 1,497 19 43,882
Moianès 177 1,123 90 35 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,425
Montsià 804 6,296 331 242 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,674
Noguera 548 3,664 195 126 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,533
Osona 2,270 12,884 988 528 6 16,676
Pallars Jussà 184 1,349 103 43 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,679
Pallars Sobirà 101 511 46 16 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 674
Pla d'Urgell 564 3,117 171 129 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,982
Pla de l'Estany 254 2,474 176 114 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,018
Priorat 87 1,028 82 36 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,234
Ribera d'Ebre 275 2,392 142 77 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,886
Ripollès 345 2,871 237 101 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,555
Segarra 371 1,810 129 72 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,383
Segrià 3,002 15,662 900 832 10 20,406
Selva 1,979 12,975 796 492 5 16,247
Solsonès 249 1,230 76 48 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,606
Tarragonès 2,953 18,094 869 873 15 22,804
Terra Alta 115 1,571 110 22 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,820
Urgell 493 3,186 213 146 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,038
Vallès Occidental 13,208 69,036 4,122 2,876 39 89,281
Vallès Oriental 5,419 31,522 1,628 1,296 17 39,882
Catalonia 91,481 617,035 33,732 25,538 369 768,155
Metropolità 56,246 395,082 19,908 16,024 251 487,511
Comarques Gironines 7,331 55,678 3,736 2,216 14 68,975
Camp de Tarragona 6,165 39,335 2,073 1,886 29 49,488
Terres de l'Ebre 2,081 17,451 1,019 621 7 21,179
Ponent 5,247 29,634 1,724 1,386 12 38,003
Comarques Centrals 6,905 35,954 2,778 1,443 16 47,096
Alt Pirineu i Aran 885 5,817 407 225 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,337
Penedès 6,621 38,084 2,087 1,737 37 48,566
Barcelona 67,886 459,349 24,246 18,813 296 570,590
Girona 7,435 56,545 3,794 2,255 15 70,044
Lleida 6,261 35,807 2,150 1,616 17 45,851
Tarragona 9,899 65,334 3,542 2,854 41 81,670
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 2019
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 438 3,041 2,185 134 7 5,805
Alt Empordà 703 7,360 5,521 376 7 13,967
Alt Penedès 1,056 6,630 5,023 354 15 13,078
Alt Urgell 180 1,298 1,138 56 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,674
Alta Ribagorça 39 162 217 14 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 432
Anoia 1,284 8,424 5,311 383 11 15,413
Aran 84 430 330 21 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 866
Bages 2,916 16,179 9,519 580 24 29,218
Baix Camp 1,441 10,110 8,112 660 26 20,349
Baix Ebre 558 4,892 4,162 251 23 9,886
Baix Empordà 718 8,089 5,759 364 5 14,935
Baix Llobregat 8,219 44,622 35,614 2,332 78 90,865
Baix Penedès 1,135 5,539 4,376 327 10 11,387
Barcelonès 17,657 171,550 118,457 6,562 456 314,682
Berguedà 805 4,392 2,661 122 6 7,986
Cerdanya 96 885 715 46 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,742
Conca de Barberà 164 1,613 1,196 65 5 3,043
Garraf 1,191 8,119 6,178 474 28 15,990
Garrigues 158 1,432 1,220 60 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,870
Garrotxa 462 5,622 3,083 140 4 9,311
Gironès 1,173 11,525 7,257 594 10 20,559
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 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Maresme 3,751 29,753 19,250 1,322 48 54,124
Moianès 129 1,047 583 46 4 1,809
Montsià 486 3,504 3,395 230 17 7,632
Noguera 324 2,279 2,256 117 5 4,981
Osona 1,672 12,999 7,412 490 8 22,581
Pallars Jussà 121 1,119 845 41 5 2,131
Pallars Sobirà 58 442 386 18 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 904
Pla d'Urgell 301 1,837 1,855 126 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,119
Pla de l'Estany 185 2,164 1,322 108 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,782
Priorat 46 775 556 36 5 1,418
Ribera d'Ebre 132 1,475 1,368 76 5 3,056
Ripollès 324 3,046 1,708 73 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,154
Segarra 235 1,280 1,032 67 4 2,618
Segrià 1,942 11,792 10,104 817 29 24,684
Selva 1,350 9,777 6,882 478 11 18,498
Solsonès 156 833 740 70 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,801
Tarragonès 1,916 12,210 10,080 722 41 24,969
Terra Alta 48 1,053 810 35 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,949
Urgell 297 2,386 1,924 126 5 4,738
Vallès Occidental 10,858 59,634 37,684 2,622 90 110,888
Vallès Oriental 4,175 23,257 16,337 1,255 25 45,049
Catalonia 68,983 504,576 354,563 22,790 1,031 951,943
Metropolità 44,683 329,086 227,490 14,103 697 616,059
Comarques Gironines 4,915 47,583 31,532 2,133 43 86,206
Camp de Tarragona 4,005 27,749 22,129 1,617 84 55,584
Terres de l'Ebre 1,224 10,924 9,735 592 48 22,523
Ponent 3,257 21,006 18,391 1,313 43 44,010
Comarques Centrals 5,705 35,603 21,081 1,308 44 63,741
Alt Pirineu i Aran 578 4,336 3,631 196 8 8,749
Penedès 4,616 28,289 20,574 1,528 64 55,071
Barcelona 53,730 386,574 263,984 16,543 793 721,624
Girona 4,972 48,307 32,138 2,166 43 87,626
Lleida 3,917 25,483 22,201 1,545 53 53,199
Tarragona 6,364 44,212 36,240 2,536 142 89,494
Units: Pensiones.
Source: Idescat, based on data of Institut Nacional de la Seguretat Social.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: May 29, 2020.

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.