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Non-contributory pensions of the Social Security. By type

Non-contributory pensions of the Social Security. By type Catalonia. 2023
Valor Variation (%)
Pensions (number) Average pension (euros) Pensions Average pension
Total 64,504 472 4.2 14.8
Retirement 39,009 454 7.3 14.9
Disability 25,495 499 -0.2 15.0
Source: Idescat, based on data from the Ministry of Social Rights.
Non-contributory pensions of the Social Security. By type Spain. 2023
Valor Variation (%)
Pensions (number) Average pension (euros) Pensions Average pension
Retirement 275,935 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 3.3 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Disability 173,263 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available -2.4 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Source: Ministry of labour, migrations and Social Security.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: May 21, 2024.

Methodological note

Non-contributory pensions are awarded to people who do not have sufficient economic resources and cannot qualify for any contributory coverage. There are two kinds of non-contributory pensions of the Social Security:

Non-contributory retirement pensions: these are received by people who have reached 65 years of age.

Non-contributory invalidity pensions: these are received by people above 18 years of age who have a disability measured at greater than 65%.

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