Statistics on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities  
Measures to encourage employment
Wage earners with disabilities who make Social Security contributions, according to whether or not they have a specific disability contract, by age group 
Units: thousands of persons and percentages

	Persons with disabilities	Vertical percentage: Persons with disabilities	
Total	
    Total	
        2022	325.8	100.0	
        2021	298.3	100.0	
        2020	308.3	100.0	
        2019	290.3	100.0	
        2018	282.7	100.0	
        2017	281.7	100.0	
        2016	276.3	100.0	
        2015	254.7	100.0	
        2014	240.0	100.0	
    Specific disability contract	
        2022	77.0	23.6	
        2021	69.3	23.2	
        2020	76.9	25.0	
        2019	77.2	26.6	
        2018	77.5	27.4	
        2017	76.5	27.2	
        2016	79.2	28.7	
        2015	73.2	28.7	
        2014	69.7	29.0	
    Other contracts	
        2022	248.8	76.4	
        2021	229.0	76.8	
        2020	231.3	75.0	
        2019	213.1	73.4	
        2018	205.2	72.6	
        2017	205.2	72.8	
        2016	197.1	71.3	
        2015	181.5	71.3	
        2014	170.3	71.0	
16 to 44 years old	
    Total	
        2022	106.3	100.0	
        2021	89.6	100.0	
        2020	96.4	100.0	
        2019	100.6	100.0	
        2018	101.2	100.0	
        2017	97.6	100.0	
        2016	88.6	100.0	
        2015	88.2	100.0	
        2014	92.7	100.0	
    Specific disability contract	
        2022	28.8	27.1	
        2021	22.2	24.7	
        2020	27.2	28.3	
        2019	33.6	33.4	
        2018	31.9	31.5	
        2017	32.5	33.3	
        2016	32.0	36.2	
        2015	34.9	39.5	
        2014	37.4	40.3	
    Other contracts	
        2022	77.5	72.9	
        2021	67.5	75.3	
        2020	69.2	71.7	
        2019	67.0	66.6	
        2018	69.3	68.5	
        2017	65.0	66.7	
        2016	56.5	63.8	
        2015	53.4	60.5	
        2014	55.3	59.7	
45 to 64 years old	
    Total	
        2022	219.5	100.0	
        2021	208.6	100.0	
        2020	211.9	100.0	
        2019	189.7	100.0	
        2018	181.5	100.0	
        2017	184.2	100.0	
        2016	187.7	100.0	
        2015	166.5	100.0	
        2014	147.3	100.0	
    Specific disability contract	
        2022	48.2	22.0	
        2021	47.1	22.6	
        2020	49.7	23.4	
        2019	43.6	23.0	
        2018	45.6	25.1	
        2017	44.0	23.9	
        2016	47.1	25.1	
        2015	38.3	23.0	
        2014	32.3	21.9	
    Other contracts	
        2022	171.3	78.0	
        2021	161.5	77.4	
        2020	162.2	76.6	
        2019	146.1	77.0	
        2018	135.9	74.9	
        2017	140.2	76.1	
        2016	140.6	74.9	
        2015	128.1	77.0	
        2014	114.9	78.1	
Notes:
1) This considers persons with recognised disabilities, that is, those with a degree of disability that is greater than or equal  to 33%, according to the assessment procedure set out in RD 1971/1999 and amended by RD 1364/2012.
 2) The results of cells whose value is lower than 5.0 (5,000 persons or households) must be considered cautiously,  as they may be affected by large sampling errors
 3) The data refers solely to persons with disabilities who make Social Security contributions and do so in ordinary  centres. This excludes Special employment centres and those civil servants who make contributions to State Mutual Provident Societies.
Source: National Statistics Institute