Professional Life of People with Disabilities Disability and relationship with the Social Security agency People classified by their status with the Social Security agency by type of disability Units: thousands of persons and percentages Persons with disability Vertical percentage: Persons with disability Total Total 2022 3,268.4 100.0 2021 3,214.8 100.0 2020 3,196.5 100.0 2019 3,129.0 100.0 2018 3,105.5 100.0 2017 3,042.3 100.0 2016 2,999.2 100.0 Employment registration 2022 353.8 10.8 2021 314.9 9.8 2020 249.1 7.8 2019 316.7 10.1 2018 316.8 10.2 2017 298.2 9.8 2016 275.2 9.2 Unemployment benefit and allowances 2022 49.2 1.5 2021 53.5 1.7 2020 54.7 1.7 2019 43.5 1.4 2018 44.7 1.4 2017 47.2 1.6 2016 53.2 1.8 Contributory Social Security Pension 2022 2,507.2 76.7 2021 2,475.7 77.0 2020 2,483.2 77.7 2019 2,423.7 77.5 2018 2,407.2 77.5 2017 2,378.3 78.2 2016 2,359.7 78.7 Employment registration and unemployment benefit/allowance 2022 85.9 2.6 2021 103.0 3.2 2020 157.4 4.9 2019 76.4 2.4 2018 77.0 2.5 2017 68.6 2.3 2016 64.8 2.2 Employment registration and contributory Social Security pension 2022 206.7 6.3 2021 189.5 5.9 2020 151.6 4.7 2019 207.2 6.6 2018 204.1 6.6 2017 192.7 6.3 2016 185.8 6.2 Others 2022 65.7 2.0 2021 78.3 2.4 2020 100.6 3.1 2019 61.5 2.0 2018 55.9 1.8 2017 57.3 1.9 2016 60.6 2.0 Physical and other: Total Total 2022 1,493.9 100.0 2021 1,435.3 100.0 2020 1,442.9 100.0 2019 1,366.3 100.0 2018 1,341.3 100.0 2017 1,294.1 100.0 2016 1,233.8 100.0 Employment registration 2022 193.8 13.0 2021 173.7 12.1 2020 140.2 9.7 2019 174.6 12.8 2018 175.1 13.1 2017 167.5 12.9 2016 154.7 12.5 Unemployment benefit and allowances 2022 28.6 1.9 2021 30.2 2.1 2020 31.1 2.2 2019 24.5 1.8 2018 25.4 1.9 2017 27.1 2.1 2016 30.5 2.5 Contributory Social Security Pension 2022 1,113.7 74.5 2021 1,067.8 74.4 2020 1,078.2 74.7 2019 1,016.1 74.4 2018 993.2 74.0 2017 961.9 74.3 2016 923.3 74.8 Employment registration and unemployment benefit/allowance 2022 43.7 2.9 2021 52.5 3.7 2020 81.3 5.6 2019 39.5 2.9 2018 38.9 2.9 2017 37.0 2.9 2016 33.0 2.7 Employment registration and contributory Social Security pension 2022 84.1 5.6 2021 76.0 5.3 2020 62.6 4.3 2019 84.6 6.2 2018 84.8 6.3 2017 77.6 6.0 2016 69.7 5.6 Others 2022 30.0 2.0 2021 35.1 2.4 2020 49.6 3.4 2019 27.1 2.0 2018 24.0 1.8 2017 23.2 1.8 2016 22.6 1.8 Physical and other: Osteoarticular system Total 2022 728.5 100.0 2021 690.6 100.0 2020 678.6 100.0 2019 637.6 100.0 2018 634.7 100.0 2017 641.1 100.0 2016 597.1 100.0 Employment registration 2022 92.3 12.7 2021 81.6 11.8 2020 66.9 9.9 2019 80.2 12.6 2018 82.4 13.0 2017 80.9 12.6 2016 73.4 12.3 Unemployment benefit and allowances 2022 15.6 2.1 2021 15.9 2.3 2020 16.5 2.4 2019 12.5 2.0 2018 13.1 2.1 2017 14.0 2.2 2016 15.5 2.6 Contributory Social Security Pension 2022 539.2 74.0 2021 511.6 74.1 2020 501.8 74.0 2019 473.2 74.2 2018 466.4 73.5 2017 474.3 74.0 2016 440.6 73.8 Employment registration and unemployment benefit/allowance 2022 20.7 2.8 2021 24.5 3.5 2020 37.5 5.5 2019 17.6 2.8 2018 17.9 2.8 2017 17.8 2.8 2016 16.4 2.7 Employment registration and contributory Social Security pension 2022 45.5 6.2 2021 39.8 5.8 2020 31.7 4.7 2019 41.7 6.5 2018 43.1 6.8 2017 42.2 6.6 2016 39.0 6.5 Others 2022 15.4 2.1 2021 17.3 2.5 2020 24.2 3.6 2019 12.5 2.0 2018 11.8 1.9 2017 11.9 1.8 2016 12.2 2.0 Physical and other: Neuromuscular system Total 2022 197.0 100.0 2021 190.0 100.0 2020 189.5 100.0 2019 185.0 100.0 2018 185.3 100.0 2017 181.6 100.0 2016 177.2 100.0 Employment registration 2022 31.7 16.1 2021 28.9 15.2 2020 22.7 12.0 2019 28.3 15.3 2018 28.9 15.6 2017 27.8 15.3 2016 27.9 15.7 Unemployment benefit and allowances 2022 2.6 1.3 2021 3.0 1.6 2020 3.2 1.7 2019 2.8 1.5 2018 3.2 1.7 2017 3.4 1.9 2016 3.8 2.1 Contributory Social Security Pension 2022 145.1 73.7 2021 140.3 73.8 2020 141.2 74.5 2019 138.3 74.8 2018 137.5 74.2 2017 135.1 74.4 2016 130.5 73.7 Employment registration and unemployment benefit/allowance 2022 6.6 3.4 2021 7.1 3.8 2020 12.6 6.6 2019 5.8 3.1 2018 5.8 3.1 2017 5.6 3.1 2016 5.0 2.8 Employment registration and contributory Social Security pension 2022 8.5 4.3 2021 7.6 4.0 2020 6.1 3.2 2019 7.5 4.1 2018 7.6 4.1 2017 7.3 4.0 2016 7.5 4.2 Others 2022 2.5 1.2 2021 3.1 1.6 2020 3.8 2.0 2019 2.4 1.3 2018 2.4 1.3 2017 2.5 1.4 2016 2.6 1.5 Physical and other: Cardiovascular, immune and respiratory systems Total 2022 218.0 100.0 2021 212.6 100.0 2020 215.3 100.0 2019 209.5 100.0 2018 207.1 100.0 2017 187.3 100.0 2016 199.5 100.0 Employment registration 2022 21.0 9.6 2021 18.9 8.9 2020 16.0 7.4 2019 20.4 9.8 2018 20.0 9.6 2017 18.4 9.8 2016 16.8 8.4 Unemployment benefit and allowances 2022 3.9 1.8 2021 3.8 1.8 2020 3.9 1.8 2019 3.7 1.8 2018 3.7 1.8 2017 4.3 2.3 2016 4.9 2.5 Contributory Social Security Pension 2022 176.0 80.8 2021 172.1 80.9 2020 174.2 80.9 2019 169.2 80.8 2018 167.3 80.8 2017 150.6 80.4 2016 163.1 81.7 Employment registration and unemployment benefit/allowance 2022 5.5 2.5 2021 7.2 3.4 2020 10.2 4.7 2019 5.0 2.4 2018 5.3 2.6 2017 4.3 2.3 2016 4.3 2.1 Employment registration and contributory Social Security pension 2022 7.8 3.6 2021 6.6 3.1 2020 5.5 2.6 2019 7.6 3.6 2018 7.9 3.8 2017 7.0 3.7 2016 7.3 3.6 Others 2022 3.8 1.7 2021 4.2 2.0 2020 5.6 2.6 2019 3.6 1.7 2018 3.0 1.5 2017 2.9 1.5 2016 3.2 1.6 Physical and other: Digestive, metabolic and endocrine systems Total 2022 79.7 100.0 2021 76.2 100.0 2020 77.4 100.0 2019 72.9 100.0 2018 72.2 100.0 2017 72.0 100.0 2016 72.3 100.0 Employment registration 2022 19.2 24.1 2021 16.5 21.6 2020 13.8 17.8 2019 17.1 23.5 2018 17.3 23.9 2017 16.5 22.9 2016 15.2 21.1 Unemployment benefit and allowances 2022 2.5 3.1 2021 3.3 4.3 2020 3.1 4.0 2019 2.4 3.2 2018 2.2 3.1 2017 2.4 3.3 2016 2.8 3.9 Contributory Social Security Pension 2022 50.1 62.8 2021 47.3 62.0 2020 48.7 62.9 2019 46.6 63.9 2018 45.7 63.2 2017 45.8 63.7 2016 47.0 65.0 Employment registration and unemployment benefit/allowance 2022 3.8 4.7 2021 5.1 6.6 2020 8.1 10.4 2019 3.5 4.7 2018 3.6 5.0 2017 3.6 4.9 2016 3.4 4.7 Employment registration and contributory Social Security pension 2022 2.8 3.5 2021 2.6 3.4 2020 1.9 2.5 2019 2.3 3.2 2018 2.4 3.3 2017 2.4 3.3 2016 2.5 3.5 Others 2022 1.5 1.8 2021 1.6 2.1 2020 1.8 2.3 2019 1.1 1.4 2018 1.1 1.5 2017 1.4 1.9 2016 1.4 1.9 Physical and other: Other Total 2022 270.8 100.0 2021 265.8 100.0 2020 282.1 100.0 2019 261.5 100.0 2018 242.1 100.0 2017 212.2 100.0 2016 187.8 100.0 Employment registration 2022 29.8 11.0 2021 27.8 10.5 2020 20.8 7.4 2019 28.6 10.9 2018 26.6 11.0 2017 23.9 11.3 2016 21.4 11.4 Unemployment benefit and allowances 2022 4.1 1.5 2021 4.4 1.6 2020 4.5 1.6 2019 3.2 1.2 2018 3.3 1.3 2017 3.0 1.4 2016 3.5 1.9 Contributory Social Security Pension 2022 203.4 75.1 2021 196.6 73.9 2020 212.4 75.3 2019 188.9 72.3 2018 176.4 72.9 2017 156.2 73.6 2016 142.2 75.7 Employment registration and unemployment benefit/allowance 2022 7.1 2.6 2021 8.7 3.3 2020 13.0 4.6 2019 7.7 2.9 2018 6.2 2.6 2017 5.8 2.7 2016 4.1 2.2 Employment registration and contributory Social Security pension 2022 19.5 7.2 2021 19.5 7.3 2020 17.3 6.1 2019 25.5 9.8 2018 23.9 9.9 2017 18.7 8.8 2016 13.4 7.2 Others 2022 7.0 2.6 2021 8.9 3.4 2020 14.3 5.1 2019 7.6 2.9 2018 5.8 2.4 2017 4.7 2.2 2016 3.2 1.7 Intellectual: Total Total 2022 121.6 100.0 2021 117.1 100.0 2020 114.1 100.0 2019 112.5 100.0 2018 109.6 100.0 2017 104.5 100.0 2016 101.5 100.0 Employment registration 2022 39.9 32.8 2021 34.0 29.1 2020 24.9 21.8 2019 35.3 31.4 2018 33.7 30.8 2017 31.3 30.0 2016 28.6 28.2 Unemployment benefit and allowances 2022 2.9 2.4 2021 3.1 2.6 2020 3.6 3.1 2019 3.0 2.6 2018 2.6 2.4 2017 3.2 3.1 2016 3.2 3.2 Contributory Social Security Pension 2022 62.0 50.9 2021 61.6 52.6 2020 62.0 54.3 2019 61.3 54.5 2018 60.5 55.2 2017 58.7 56.2 2016 59.0 58.2 Employment registration and unemployment benefit/allowance 2022 10.9 8.9 2021 12.9 11.0 2020 18.5 16.2 2019 7.6 6.7 2018 7.8 7.1 2017 6.5 6.2 2016 6.1 6.0 Employment registration and contributory Social Security pension 2022 4.5 3.7 2021 3.8 3.3 2020 2.7 2.3 2019 4.3 3.8 2018 4.0 3.7 2017 3.9 3.8 2016 3.7 3.7 Others 2022 1.5 1.2 2021 1.8 1.5 2020 2.5 2.2 2019 1.0 0.9 2018 1.0 0.9 2017 0.8 0.7 2016 0.8 0.8 Mental: Total Total 2022 318.1 100.0 2021 323.1 100.0 2020 318.7 100.0 2019 296.3 100.0 2018 297.4 100.0 2017 264.4 100.0 2016 255.3 100.0 Employment registration 2022 58.1 18.3 2021 52.1 16.1 2020 41.2 12.9 2019 48.7 16.4 2018 47.3 15.9 2017 41.1 15.6 2016 37.0 14.5 Unemployment benefit and allowances 2022 10.2 3.2 2021 12.2 3.8 2020 12.3 3.9 2019 9.9 3.3 2018 10.5 3.5 2017 10.1 3.8 2016 12.2 4.8 Contributory Social Security Pension 2022 217.7 68.4 2021 224.4 69.5 2020 225.4 70.7 2019 208.0 70.2 2018 208.8 70.2 2017 188.6 71.3 2016 182.1 71.3 Employment registration and unemployment benefit/allowance 2022 17.2 5.4 2021 19.2 5.9 2020 26.3 8.3 2019 15.5 5.2 2018 16.2 5.5 2017 12.4 4.7 2016 12.2 4.8 Employment registration and contributory Social Security pension 2022 9.9 3.1 2021 9.4 2.9 2020 6.7 2.1 2019 9.5 3.2 2018 9.7 3.3 2017 7.7 2.9 2016 7.5 2.9 Others 2022 5.0 1.6 2021 5.9 1.8 2020 6.9 2.1 2019 4.8 1.6 2018 4.9 1.6 2017 4.5 1.7 2016 4.4 1.7 Sensory: Total Total 2022 297.5 100.0 2021 286.0 100.0 2020 286.5 100.0 2019 274.5 100.0 2018 276.0 100.0 2017 264.2 100.0 2016 256.3 100.0 Employment registration 2022 61.9 20.8 2021 55.1 19.3 2020 42.9 15.0 2019 58.2 21.2 2018 60.6 22.0 2017 58.3 22.1 2016 54.9 21.4 Unemployment benefit and allowances 2022 7.5 2.5 2021 8.1 2.8 2020 7.7 2.7 2019 6.1 2.2 2018 6.2 2.2 2017 6.8 2.6 2016 7.3 2.8 Contributory Social Security Pension 2022 199.3 67.0 2021 190.4 66.6 2020 191.0 66.7 2019 182.0 66.3 2018 180.5 65.4 2017 172.3 65.2 2016 166.8 65.1 Employment registration and unemployment benefit/allowance 2022 14.2 4.8 2021 18.4 6.4 2020 31.3 10.9 2019 13.9 5.0 2018 14.1 5.1 2017 12.8 4.9 2016 13.5 5.3 Employment registration and contributory Social Security pension 2022 10.9 3.7 2021 9.9 3.5 2020 7.2 2.5 2019 11.0 4.0 2018 11.4 4.1 2017 10.5 4.0 2016 10.7 4.2 Others 2022 3.8 1.3 2021 4.1 1.4 2020 6.4 2.2 2019 3.4 1.2 2018 3.1 1.1 2017 3.5 1.3 2016 3.2 1.2 Sensory: Visual system Total 2022 154.2 100.0 2021 148.2 100.0 2020 150.3 100.0 2019 146.1 100.0 2018 146.7 100.0 2017 140.6 100.0 2016 138.4 100.0 Employment registration 2022 25.6 16.6 2021 22.9 15.4 2020 17.5 11.6 2019 24.4 16.7 2018 26.0 17.7 2017 25.4 18.0 2016 24.9 18.0 Unemployment benefit and allowances 2022 2.9 1.9 2021 3.3 2.2 2020 3.0 2.0 2019 2.2 1.5 2018 2.4 1.7 2017 2.4 1.7 2016 2.8 2.0 Contributory Social Security Pension 2022 112.6 73.0 2021 107.8 72.7 2020 109.6 72.9 2019 106.2 72.7 2018 105.6 72.0 2017 101.1 71.9 2016 99.0 71.5 Employment registration and unemployment benefit/allowance 2022 5.5 3.6 2021 6.8 4.6 2020 12.6 8.4 2019 5.3 3.6 2018 5.0 3.4 2017 4.2 3.0 2016 4.6 3.3 Employment registration and contributory Social Security pension 2022 5.8 3.8 2021 5.5 3.7 2020 3.7 2.4 2019 6.4 4.4 2018 6.3 4.3 2017 5.8 4.1 2016 5.9 4.2 Others 2022 1.8 1.2 2021 2.0 1.3 2020 3.9 2.6 2019 1.7 1.2 2018 1.4 1.0 2017 1.8 1.3 2016 1.4 1.0 Sensory: Auditory system Total 2022 143.3 100.0 2021 137.9 100.0 2020 136.2 100.0 2019 128.4 100.0 2018 129.3 100.0 2017 123.6 100.0 2016 117.9 100.0 Employment registration 2022 36.3 25.3 2021 32.3 23.4 2020 25.4 18.6 2019 33.8 26.3 2018 34.7 26.8 2017 33.0 26.7 2016 30.1 25.5 Unemployment benefit and allowances 2022 4.6 3.2 2021 4.7 3.4 2020 4.7 3.5 2019 4.0 3.1 2018 3.8 2.9 2017 4.4 3.6 2016 4.5 3.8 Contributory Social Security Pension 2022 86.7 60.5 2021 82.7 60.0 2020 81.4 59.8 2019 75.8 59.1 2018 74.9 58.0 2017 71.2 57.6 2016 67.8 57.5 Employment registration and unemployment benefit/allowance 2022 8.7 6.1 2021 11.6 8.4 2020 18.7 13.7 2019 8.6 6.7 2018 9.1 7.1 2017 8.6 7.0 2016 8.9 7.6 Employment registration and contributory Social Security pension 2022 5.1 3.5 2021 4.5 3.2 2020 3.5 2.6 2019 4.6 3.6 2018 5.1 3.9 2017 4.8 3.8 2016 4.9 4.1 Others 2022 2.0 1.4 2021 2.2 1.6 2020 2.5 1.9 2019 1.7 1.3 2018 1.7 1.3 2017 1.7 1.3 2016 1.8 1.5 Not specified Total 2022 1,037.3 100.0 2021 1,053.4 100.0 2020 1,034.4 100.0 2019 1,079.5 100.0 2018 1,081.3 100.0 2017 1,115.1 100.0 2016 1,152.4 100.0 Employment registration 2022 0.0 0.0 2021 0.0 0.0 2020 0.0 0.0 2019 0.0 0.0 2018 0.0 0.0 2017 0.0 0.0 2016 0.0 0.0 Unemployment benefit and allowances 2022 0.0 0.0 2021 0.0 0.0 2020 0.0 0.0 2019 0.0 0.0 2018 0.0 0.0 2017 0.0 0.0 2016 0.0 0.0 Contributory Social Security Pension 2022 914.6 88.2 2021 931.5 88.4 2020 926.6 89.6 2019 956.4 88.6 2018 964.2 89.2 2017 996.8 89.4 2016 1,028.6 89.3 Employment registration and unemployment benefit/allowance 2022 0.0 0.0 2021 0.0 0.0 2020 0.0 0.0 2019 0.0 0.0 2018 0.0 0.0 2017 0.0 0.0 2016 0.0 0.0 Employment registration and contributory Social Security pension 2022 97.4 9.4 2021 90.4 8.6 2020 72.6 7.0 2019 97.8 9.1 2018 94.2 8.7 2017 93.0 8.3 2016 94.2 8.2 Others 2022 25.4 2.4 2021 31.4 3.0 2020 35.3 3.4 2019 25.3 2.3 2018 22.9 2.1 2017 25.3 2.3 2016 29.6 2.6 Notes: 1) Persons with a recognised disability are considered to be those with a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33% or similar, according to the assessment procedure established by Legislative Royal Decree 1/2013. 2) Results for cells with a value of less than 5.0 (5,000 persons) should be taken with caution because they may be affected by large sampling errors. 3) The symbol '.' means that the data is not provided because it is affected by strong sampling errors. 4) Rest includes other situations, including: persons with unemployment benefit/subsidy and contributory pension and persons with employment registration, unemployment benefit/subsidy and contributory social security pension in the year. 5) 'Not known' consists of pensioners who have a recognised permanent disability pension and are not registered in the State Database of Persons with Disabilities. 6) The 'Physical and other' impairment group: Other' includes persons with expressive, indeterminate, unknown disability and also persons registered in the General Treasury of Social Security as affiliated persons for whom the type of disability is not available. Source: National Statistics Institute