La pensión media del Seguro Social alcanza los 1.308.2 euros en marzo

Regarding the number of pensioners, in March there are over 9.3 million. Of these, 4.7 million are men and 4.6 million are women.

Media Pensions

The average pensions in the system reach 1,308.2 euros per month, 4.5% more than in the same month of the previous year. These data include the amount of different types of pensions (retirement, permanent disability, widowhood, orphanhood, and in favor of family members). The average retirement pension, received by more than two-thirds of the total number of pensioners (6.4 million people), is 1,502.2 euros per month.

According to the schemes, the average retirement pension value in the general regime is 1,662.3 euros per month, while in the special regime for self-employed workers it reaches 1,007.1 euros per month. In coal mining, the average pension value is 2,896.5 euros and 1,660.6 euros in the maritime regime.

In turn, the average widow’s pension reaches 933 euros per month.

Regarding the new maximum pension amounts, the average amount for the system was 1,761.5 euros, according to the latest available data (February).

Payroll and Pensions by Class

The monthly salary of contributory pensions reached 13,492.5 million euros in March. As usual, almost three-quarters of this figure corresponds to retirement pensions, representing 73.2% of the total (9,870.4 million euros). 2,191.2 million euros were allocated to widow pensions, while the salary for permanent disability benefits amounts to 1,217.2 million; Orphan benefits, with 177.7 million euros, and benefits in favor of family members, with 35.9 million.

Late Retirement Increases

In the first two months of 2025, 69,616 new high retirement pensions were recorded. Delayed retirements already account for 11.3% of the new highs, more than double that in 2019 (4.8%). This change reflects the impact of the delay incentives in force since 2022 and the reconfiguration of the early retirement framework.

As a result of this trend change, the average age for accessing retirement is 65 years, compared to 64.4 years in 2019.

Regarding file resolution periods, in February (the latest available data), it was 21.53 days for retirement pensions and 12.96 days for widow pensions.

Gender Gap Reduction Supplement

In March, 976,975 pensions include the supplement to reduce the gender gap, of which 88.7% correspond to women (866,851). The average amount of this supplement is 75.5 euros per month.

Of the total completed pensions, 25% correspond to pensioners with one child (244,457); 47.1% to beneficiaries with two children (460,384); 18.3% for three children (179,139), and for four children, 9.5% (92,995).

This supplement, in force since February 2021, consists of a fixed amount per child, including the first child, and must be requested at the same time as the pension.

Passive Classes

On the other hand, the monthly salary of passive class pensions amounted to 1,667.42 million euros in February (the latest available data), representing an increase of 95.5 million euros compared to the previous year, 6.07% more.

The number of active passive class pensions was 723,732, with 14,574 more pensions than in February 2024, an annual increase of 2.1%.

The state passive class regime mainly includes military and civilian personnel from the general state administration, the judiciary, general courts, and other constitutional or state bodies, as well as officials transferred to autonomous communities.

Additionally, the ESTISSS application allows obtaining statistical information on Social Security pensions, with the selection of parameters of interest and the possibility of exporting results in different formats.