Statistics on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities Dependency situation Recognised Dependency Situation, by degree 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, 33% to 44%, Total, 2022,736.5,100.0, 2021,719.6,100.0, 2020,738.4,100.0, 2019,677.1,100.0, 2018,694.6,100.0, 2017,657.6,100.0, 2016,628.0,100.0, 2015,583.1,100.0, 2014,540.9,100.0, Persons in a dependency situation, 2022,30.4,4.1, 2021,27.3,3.8, 2020,27.2,3.7, 2019,26.4,3.9, 2018,20.3,2.9, 2017,18.3,2.8, 2016,13.8,2.2, 2015,17.2,2.9, 2014,16.3,3.0, Other persons, 2022,706.1,95.9, 2021,692.3,96.2, 2020,711.1,96.3, 2019,650.6,96.1, 2018,674.4,97.1, 2017,639.3,97.2, 2016,614.2,97.8, 2015,565.9,97.1, 2014,524.7,97.0, 45% to 64%, Total, 2022,272.4,100.0, 2021,267.1,100.0, 2020,270.7,100.0, 2019,288.0,100.0, 2018,264.4,100.0, 2017,253.6,100.0, 2016,255.0,100.0, 2015,252.1,100.0, 2014,270.1,100.0, Persons in a dependency situation, 2022,26.3,9.6, 2021,25.2,9.4, 2020,23.1,8.5, 2019,34.9,12.1, 2018,18.9,7.1, 2017,20.6,8.1, 2016,18.8,7.4, 2015,16.3,6.5, 2014,32.5,12.0, Other persons, 2022,246.1,90.4, 2021,241.9,90.6, 2020,247.7,91.5, 2019,253.1,87.9, 2018,245.5,92.9, 2017,233.0,91.9, 2016,236.2,92.6, 2015,235.8,93.5, 2014,237.6,88.0, 65% to 74%, Total, 2022,389.1,100.0, 2021,386.5,100.0, 2020,396.3,100.0, 2019,370.6,100.0, 2018,398.8,100.0, 2017,393.1,100.0, 2016,392.1,100.0, 2015,369.2,100.0, 2014,343.9,100.0, Persons in a dependency situation, 2022,118.6,30.5, 2021,122.7,31.7, 2020,123.3,31.1, 2019,115.7,31.2, 2018,117.8,29.6, 2017,99.7,25.4, 2016,101.2,25.8, 2015,88.3,23.9, 2014,87.0,25.3, Other persons, 2022,270.5,69.5, 2021,263.8,68.3, 2020,273.0,68.9, 2019,254.9,68.8, 2018,280.9,70.4, 2017,293.4,74.6, 2016,291.0,74.2, 2015,280.9,76.1, 2014,256.9,74.7, 75% and over, Total, 2022,193.0,100.0, 2021,191.5,100.0, 2020,196.1,100.0, 2019,187.0,100.0, 2018,196.3,100.0, 2017,194.6,100.0, 2016,194.0,100.0, 2015,184.9,100.0, 2014,180.1,100.0, Persons in a dependency situation, 2022,132.4,68.6, 2021,128.4,67.1, 2020,127.9,65.2, 2019,122.2,65.4, 2018,123.1,62.7, 2017,115.1,59.2, 2016,109.3,56.3, 2015,96.6,52.3, 2014,110.8,61.5, Other persons, 2022,60.6,31.4, 2021,63.1,32.9, 2020,68.2,34.8, 2019,64.8,34.6, 2018,73.2,37.3, 2017,79.4,40.8, 2016,84.7,43.7, 2015,88.3,47.7, 2014,69.3,38.5, 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