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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 2020
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 1,072 6,978 2,406 314 9 10,779
Alt Empordà 1,913 16,962 6,042 700 7 25,624
Alt Penedès 2,580 15,771 5,463 742 21 24,577
Alt Urgell 466 3,135 1,249 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,977
Alta Ribagorça 102 468 229 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 830
Anoia 3,016 17,994 5,966 882 21 27,879
Aran 185 1,028 367 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,628
Bages 5,993 31,792 10,592 1,284 29 49,690
Baix Camp 3,730 24,707 8,788 1,392 33 38,650
Baix Ebre 1,479 12,060 4,546 532 27 18,644
Baix Empordà 1,957 18,155 6,328 688 7 27,135
Baix Llobregat 18,961 110,639 38,511 5,006 104 173,221
Baix Penedès 2,811 14,142 4,903 674 16 22,546
Barcelonès 38,466 360,772 125,282 14,187 582 539,289
Berguedà 1,711 8,632 2,929 263 6 13,541
Cerdanya 245 2,060 785 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,182
Conca de Barberà 368 3,529 1,303 127 9 5,336
Garraf 2,925 19,557 6,705 1,030 36 30,253
Garrigues 427 3,571 1,278 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,415
Garrotxa 1,010 10,838 3,488 318 4 15,658
Gironès 2,871 24,236 7,990 1,235 15 36,347
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 8,576 65,642 21,213 2,801 67 98,299
Moianès 290 2,184 678 78 4 3,234
Montsià 1,295 9,830 3,658 464 18 15,265
Noguera 884 5,866 2,380 232 4 9,366
Osona 3,854 25,886 8,283 1,042 14 39,079
Pallars Jussà 292 2,425 903 81 5 3,706
Pallars Sobirà 152 949 414 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,551
Pla d'Urgell 871 4,953 1,985 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 8,065
Pla de l'Estany 445 4,667 1,475 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,811
Priorat 130 1,766 613 63 5 2,577
Ribera d'Ebre 406 3,824 1,486 155 6 5,877
Ripollès 654 5,897 1,901 168 4 8,624
Segarra 620 3,101 1,158 135 4 5,018
Segrià 4,901 27,594 10,897 1,598 37 45,027
Selva 3,334 22,922 7,676 954 14 34,900
Solsonès 397 2,056 800 119 4 3,376
Tarragonès 4,890 30,581 11,027 1,580 55 48,133
Terra Alta 168 2,575 894 59 4 3,700
Urgell 775 5,538 2,118 276 5 8,712
Vallès Occidental 23,648 129,190 41,699 5,563 123 200,223
Vallès Oriental 9,518 55,249 17,988 2,571 42 85,368
Catalonia 158,388 1,119,721 384,396 48,258 1,349 1,712,112
Metropolità 99,240 722,071 244,871 30,138 918 1,097,238
Comarques Gironines 12,184 103,677 34,900 4,284 54 155,099
Camp de Tarragona 10,190 67,561 24,137 3,476 111 105,475
Terres de l'Ebre 3,348 28,289 10,584 1,210 55 43,486
Ponent 8,478 50,623 19,816 2,635 51 81,603
Comarques Centrals 12,293 70,928 23,463 2,805 57 109,546
Alt Pirineu i Aran 1,442 10,065 3,947 411 9 15,874
Penedès 11,213 66,507 22,678 3,299 94 103,791
Barcelona 119,564 843,289 285,268 35,452 1,049 1,284,622
Girona 12,351 105,240 35,543 4,356 55 157,545
Lleida 10,124 61,200 23,961 3,090 63 98,438
Tarragona 16,349 109,992 39,624 5,360 182 171,507
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 2020
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 650 3,866 231 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,923
Alt Empordà 1,193 9,496 585 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 11,610
Alt Penedès 1,530 9,030 475 395 7 11,437
Alt Urgell 286 1,829 126 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,310
Alta Ribagorça 64 302 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 17 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 397
Anoia 1,752 9,543 637 469 12 12,413
Aran 99 594 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 752
Bages 3,172 15,898 1,299 707 6 21,082
Baix Camp 2,282 14,468 747 739 9 18,245
Baix Ebre 912 7,119 441 292 4 8,768
Baix Empordà 1,243 10,038 626 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 12,230
Baix Llobregat 10,805 65,235 2,968 2,684 31 81,723
Baix Penedès 1,675 8,469 465 344 5 10,958
Barcelonès 21,296 189,322 9,349 7,649 148 227,764
Berguedà 946 4,278 322 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,687
Cerdanya 148 1,184 82 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,464
Conca de Barberà 214 1,924 129 63 4 2,334
Garraf 1,730 11,293 588 550 11 14,172
Garrigues 266 2,158 112 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,618
Garrotxa 556 5,290 470 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 6,489
Gironès 1,706 12,542 858 655 5 15,766
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 4,863 35,515 2,115 1,486 19 43,998
Moianès 171 1,132 93 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,431
Montsià 804 6,292 340 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,673
Noguera 561 3,572 195 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,454
Osona 2,223 12,851 965 545 6 16,590
Pallars Jussà 178 1,325 102 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,647
Pallars Sobirà 96 510 42 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 667
Pla d'Urgell 566 3,085 163 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,941
Pla de l'Estany 261 2,478 181 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,029
Priorat 88 1,004 75 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,197
Ribera d'Ebre 270 2,360 144 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,850
Ripollès 339 2,863 241 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,545
Segarra 381 1,810 133 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,395
Segrià 2,973 15,573 885 799 9 20,239
Selva 2,010 12,967 796 480 5 16,258
Solsonès 248 1,230 78 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,609
Tarragonès 2,954 18,059 875 856 16 22,760
Terra Alta 113 1,527 100 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,765
Urgell 483 3,151 216 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,996
Vallès Occidental 13,016 69,029 4,228 2,948 39 89,260
Vallès Oriental 5,414 31,536 1,698 1,316 17 39,981
Catalonia 90,537 611,747 34,221 25,551 371 762,427
Metropolità 55,443 390,948 20,384 16,087 254 483,116
Comarques Gironines 7,308 55,674 3,757 2,173 15 68,927
Camp de Tarragona 6,188 39,321 2,057 1,862 31 49,459
Terres de l'Ebre 2,099 17,298 1,025 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 21,056
Ponent 5,230 29,349 1,704 1,349 11 37,643
Comarques Centrals 6,781 35,606 2,763 1,490 16 46,656
Alt Pirineu i Aran 871 5,744 398 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 7,237
Penedès 6,617 37,807 2,133 1,741 35 48,333
Barcelona 66,933 454,669 24,736 18,926 297 565,561
Girona 7,409 56,532 3,816 2,215 16 69,988
Lleida 6,233 35,458 2,122 1,577 15 45,405
Tarragona 9,962 65,088 3,547 2,833 43 81,473
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 2020
Permanent incapacity Retirement Vidowhood Orphanhood Family favour Total
Alt Camp 422 3,112 2,175 140 7 5,856
Alt Empordà 720 7,466 5,457 366 5 14,014
Alt Penedès 1,050 6,741 4,988 347 14 13,140
Alt Urgell 180 1,306 1,123 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,667
Alta Ribagorça 38 166 215 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 433
Anoia 1,264 8,451 5,329 413 9 15,466
Aran 86 434 335 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 876
Bages 2,821 15,894 9,293 577 23 28,608
Baix Camp 1,448 10,239 8,041 653 24 20,405
Baix Ebre 567 4,941 4,105 240 23 9,876
Baix Empordà 714 8,117 5,702 367 5 14,905
Baix Llobregat 8,156 45,404 35,543 2,322 73 91,498
Baix Penedès 1,136 5,673 4,438 330 11 11,588
Barcelonès 17,170 171,450 115,933 6,538 434 311,525
Berguedà 765 4,354 2,607 123 5 7,854
Cerdanya 97 876 703 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,718
Conca de Barberà 154 1,605 1,174 64 5 3,002
Garraf 1,195 8,264 6,117 480 25 16,081
Garrigues 161 1,413 1,166 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,797
Garrotxa 454 5,548 3,018 145 4 9,169
Gironès 1,165 11,694 7,132 580 10 20,581
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 3,713 30,127 19,098 1,315 48 54,301
Moianès 119 1,052 585 43 4 1,803
Montsià 491 3,538 3,318 228 17 7,592
Noguera 323 2,294 2,185 106 4 4,912
Osona 1,631 13,035 7,318 497 8 22,489
Pallars Jussà 114 1,100 801 39 5 2,059
Pallars Sobirà 56 439 372 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 884
Pla d'Urgell 305 1,868 1,822 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 4,124
Pla de l'Estany 184 2,189 1,294 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3,782
Priorat 42 762 538 33 5 1,380
Ribera d'Ebre 136 1,464 1,342 79 6 3,027
Ripollès 315 3,034 1,660 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 5,079
Segarra 239 1,291 1,025 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 2,623
Segrià 1,928 12,021 10,012 799 28 24,788
Selva 1,324 9,955 6,880 474 9 18,642
Solsonès 149 826 722 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,767
Tarragonès 1,936 12,522 10,152 724 39 25,373
Terra Alta 55 1,048 794 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 1,935
Urgell 292 2,387 1,902 130 5 4,716
Vallès Occidental 10,632 60,161 37,471 2,615 84 110,963
Vallès Oriental 4,104 23,713 16,290 1,255 25 45,387
Catalonia 67,851 507,974 350,175 22,707 978 949,685
Metropolità 43,797 331,123 224,487 14,051 664 614,122
Comarques Gironines 4,876 48,003 31,143 2,111 39 86,172
Camp de Tarragona 4,002 28,240 22,080 1,614 80 56,016
Terres de l'Ebre 1,249 10,991 9,559 583 48 22,430
Ponent 3,248 21,274 18,112 1,286 40 43,960
Comarques Centrals 5,512 35,322 20,700 1,315 41 62,890
Alt Pirineu i Aran 571 4,321 3,549 189 7 8,637
Penedès 4,596 28,700 20,545 1,558 59 55,458
Barcelona 52,631 388,620 260,532 16,526 752 719,061
Girona 4,942 48,708 31,727 2,141 39 87,557
Lleida 3,891 25,742 21,839 1,513 48 53,033
Tarragona 6,387 44,904 36,077 2,527 139 90,034
Units: Pensiones.
Source: Idescat, based on data of Institut Nacional de la Seguretat Social.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: July 26, 2023.

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.