Statistics on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities Dependency situation Recognised Dependency Situation, by type of disability Units: thousands of persons and percentages Persons with disabilities Vertical percentage: Persons with disabilities Total Total 2022 1,941.9 100.0 2021 1,929.4 100.0 2020 1,933.4 100.0 2019 1,876.9 100.0 2018 1,899.8 100.0 2017 1,860.6 100.0 2016 1,840.7 100.0 2015 1,774.8 100.0 2014 1,742.2 100.0 Persons in a dependency situation 2022 316.2 16.3 2021 313.5 16.2 2020 311.0 16.1 2019 309.4 16.5 2018 289.3 15.2 2017 263.5 14.2 2016 253.7 13.8 2015 231.6 13.1 2014 261.4 15.0 Other persons 2022 1,625.8 83.7 2021 1,615.9 83.8 2020 1,622.4 83.9 2019 1,567.5 83.5 2018 1,610.5 84.8 2017 1,597.1 85.8 2016 1,586.9 86.2 2015 1,543.2 86.9 2014 1,480.8 85.0 Physical and other Total 2022 869.6 100.0 2021 844.3 100.0 2020 876.6 100.0 2019 832.2 100.0 2018 852.3 100.0 2017 833.9 100.0 2016 806.7 100.0 2015 757.2 100.0 2014 726.2 100.0 Persons in a dependency situation 2022 125.0 14.4 2021 108.2 12.8 2020 106.8 12.2 2019 118.0 14.2 2018 110.6 13.0 2017 93.9 11.3 2016 88.2 10.9 2015 86.2 11.4 2014 98.8 13.6 Other persons 2022 744.6 85.6 2021 736.2 87.2 2020 769.8 87.8 2019 714.2 85.8 2018 741.8 87.0 2017 740.0 88.7 2016 718.5 89.1 2015 671.0 88.6 2014 627.4 86.4 Intellectual Total 2022 201.0 100.0 2021 200.3 100.0 2020 200.0 100.0 2019 192.4 100.0 2018 193.5 100.0 2017 188.8 100.0 2016 188.9 100.0 2015 180.2 100.0 2014 175.1 100.0 Persons in a dependency situation 2022 91.8 45.7 2021 103.0 51.4 2020 94.6 47.3 2019 86.8 45.1 2018 85.0 43.9 2017 82.7 43.8 2016 82.7 43.8 2015 73.4 40.7 2014 81.2 46.4 Other persons 2022 109.1 54.3 2021 97.3 48.6 2020 105.4 52.7 2019 105.6 54.9 2018 108.5 56.1 2017 106.2 56.2 2016 106.2 56.2 2015 106.8 59.3 2014 93.9 53.6 Mental Total 2022 337.2 100.0 2021 340.8 100.0 2020 340.8 100.0 2019 318.9 100.0 2018 323.4 100.0 2017 296.9 100.0 2016 293.6 100.0 2015 278.9 100.0 2014 267.2 100.0 Persons in a dependency situation 2022 72.0 21.3 2021 73.5 21.6 2020 83.4 24.5 2019 75.9 23.8 2018 66.4 20.5 2017 60.9 20.5 2016 57.6 19.6 2015 48.4 17.4 2014 52.4 19.6 Other persons 2022 265.2 78.7 2021 267.3 78.4 2020 257.4 75.5 2019 243.0 76.2 2018 257.1 79.5 2017 236.0 79.5 2016 236.1 80.4 2015 230.4 82.6 2014 214.9 80.4 Sensory Total 2022 183.2 100.0 2021 179.2 100.0 2020 184.0 100.0 2019 179.3 100.0 2018 184.8 100.0 2017 179.3 100.0 2016 179.9 100.0 2015 173.1 100.0 2014 166.5 100.0 Persons in a dependency situation 2022 18.9 10.3 2021 18.8 10.5 2020 16.7 9.1 2019 18.7 10.4 2018 18.1 9.8 2017 16.3 9.1 2016 14.6 8.1 2015 10.4 6.0 2014 14.2 8.5 Other persons 2022 164.3 89.7 2021 160.3 89.5 2020 167.4 90.9 2019 160.6 89.6 2018 166.6 90.2 2017 163.0 90.9 2016 165.3 91.9 2015 162.7 94.0 2014 152.4 91.5 No data recorded Total 2022 350.9 100.0 2021 364.8 100.0 2020 331.9 100.0 2019 354.2 100.0 2018 345.7 100.0 2017 361.7 100.0 2016 371.5 100.0 2015 385.4 100.0 2014 407.2 100.0 Persons in a dependency situation 2022 8.5 2.4 2021 10.0 2.7 2020 9.5 2.9 2019 10.1 2.9 2018 9.2 2.7 2017 9.7 2.7 2016 10.7 2.9 2015 13.1 3.4 2014 14.8 3.6 Other persons 2022 342.5 97.6 2021 354.8 97.3 2020 322.4 97.1 2019 344.1 97.1 2018 336.5 97.3 2017 351.9 97.3 2016 360.8 97.1 2015 372.2 96.6 2014 392.3 96.4 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) Persons in a Dependency Situation are those persons who are officially recognised in such a situation, in accordance with the Dependency Situation assessment scale set out in Law 39/2006, of 14 December, on the Promotion of Personal Autonomy and Care for Persons in a Dependency Situation Source: National Statistics Institute