Statistics on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities ACTIVITY, EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT RATES Activity and employment rates by type of disability Units: percentages Rate: Persons with disabilities Total Activity 2022 35.3 2021 34.6 2020 34.3 2019 34.0 2018 34.5 2017 35.0 2016 35.2 2015 33.9 2014 33.6 Employment 2022 27.8 2021 26.9 2020 26.7 2019 25.9 2018 25.8 2017 25.9 2016 25.1 2015 23.4 2014 22.6 Physical and others: Osteoarticular system Activity 2022 40.8 2021 42.2 2020 41.7 2019 40.6 2018 40.7 2017 41.3 2016 41.9 2015 41.0 2014 41.3 Employment 2022 33.7 2021 34.5 2020 34.0 2019 32.1 2018 31.4 2017 31.7 2016 31.7 2015 30.4 2014 29.1 Physical and others: Neuromuscular system Activity 2022 44.7 2021 44.8 2020 45.1 2019 47.7 2018 46.3 2017 45.2 2016 46.0 2015 45.3 2014 45.6 Employment 2022 37.7 2021 36.8 2020 36.6 2019 38.6 2018 36.2 2017 35.4 2016 35.3 2015 33.9 2014 33.3 Physical and others: Neuromuscular system Activity 2022 33.6 2021 35.2 2020 33.4 2019 30.5 2018 31.1 2017 31.8 2016 34.5 2015 31.1 2014 33.6 Employment 2022 28.1 2021 28.7 2020 26.7 2019 23.9 2018 23.7 2017 24.5 2016 25.0 2015 24.5 2014 23.5 Physical and others: Cardiovascular, immunological and respiratory systems Activity 2022 34.6 2021 41.3 2020 38.5 2019 31.2 2018 30.5 2017 35.4 2016 33.0 2015 32.2 2014 30.4 Employment 2022 27.2 2021 34.7 2020 30.5 2019 23.6 2018 22.2 2017 24.7 2016 24.6 2015 23.4 2014 18.5 Physical and others: Digestive, metabolic and endocrine systems Activity 2022 45.7 2021 44.3 2020 48.0 2019 41.5 2018 48.3 2017 47.3 2016 49.4 2015 47.5 2014 47.0 Employment 2022 39.0 2021 38.0 2020 41.4 2019 33.4 2018 38.1 2017 36.0 2016 38.6 2015 34.3 2014 35.5 Physical and others: Others Activity 2022 41.1 2021 42.7 2020 41.8 2019 41.1 2018 42.6 2017 44.4 2016 44.4 2015 48.0 2014 48.4 Employment 2022 31.9 2021 33.3 2020 34.6 2019 31.5 2018 32.4 2017 33.8 2016 33.0 2015 33.2 2014 32.5 Intellectual: Total Activity 2022 36.4 2021 27.5 2020 28.3 2019 30.3 2018 31.1 2017 31.2 2016 32.3 2015 28.1 2014 30.0 Employment 2022 23.8 2021 17.2 2020 17.6 2019 20.4 2018 20.2 2017 19.5 2016 20.0 2015 15.5 2014 17.6 Mental: Total Activity 2022 29.2 2021 29.0 2020 26.6 2019 27.8 2018 29.1 2017 31.1 2016 27.7 2015 30.4 2014 29.4 Employment 2022 18.9 2021 17.7 2020 17.1 2019 16.9 2018 17.6 2017 18.0 2016 14.3 2015 15.9 2014 16.4 Sensory: Total Activity 2022 50.2 2021 48.0 2020 51.3 2019 50.7 2018 50.0 2017 51.2 2016 54.4 2015 52.7 2014 51.1 Employment 2022 42.9 2021 40.9 2020 42.2 2019 42.3 2018 41.3 2017 42.3 2016 42.5 2015 40.8 2014 39.4 Sensory: Visual system Activity 2022 39.5 2021 40.9 2020 43.1 2019 45.0 2018 42.5 2017 44.7 2016 48.1 2015 45.9 2014 43.7 Employment 2022 33.1 2021 36.3 2020 37.4 2019 38.5 2018 37.5 2017 39.0 2016 40.1 2015 37.8 2014 34.4 Sensory: Auditory system Activity 2022 61.2 2021 55.5 2020 59.9 2019 56.8 2018 58.0 2017 58.1 2016 61.3 2015 60.1 2014 59.5 Employment 2022 53.0 2021 45.8 2020 47.3 2019 46.3 2018 45.5 2017 45.8 2016 45.1 2015 44.2 2014 45.1 No data recorded Activity 2022 19.1 2021 19.8 2020 17.1 2019 17.8 2018 17.6 2017 17.7 2016 18.5 2015 16.6 2014 17.1 Employment 2022 16.0 2021 16.2 2020 14.3 2019 14.1 2018 14.4 2017 14.0 2016 13.5 2015 10.8 2014 10.5 Notes: Source: National Statistics Institute