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10.1
recipients of disability pension in per cent of the population 18-67 years
2018 | ||
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Recipients of disability benefit | Recipients of disability benefit, per cent of population | |
Both sexes | 350 420 | 10.1 |
Males | 144 790 | 8.2 |
Females | 205 630 | 12.2 |
18-24 years | 7 662 | 1.6 |
25-34 years | 22 945 | 3.1 |
35-44 years | 40 976 | 5.8 |
45-54 years | 88 170 | 11.8 |
55-61 years | 89 994 | 20.0 |
62-67 years | 100 673 | 29.1 |
New recipients of disability benefit | 34 915 | 1.0 |
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Table 1
Recipients of disability benefit by sex, age and education level
2018 | ||||||
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Recipients of disability benefit | Recipients of disability benefit, per cent of population | |||||
Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | |
18-67 years | ||||||
Total | 350 420 | 144 790 | 205 630 | 10.1 | 8.2 | 12.2 |
Basic school level | 151 358 | 68 271 | 83 087 | 21.1 | 17.4 | 25.6 |
Upper secondary education | 138 173 | 56 247 | 81 926 | 10.6 | 7.6 | 14.4 |
Higher education | 51 362 | 15 299 | 36 063 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 5.1 |
Unknown or no completed education | 9 527 | 4 973 | 4 554 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
18-24 years | ||||||
Total | 7 662 | 4 560 | 3 102 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
Basic school level | 7 233 | 4 327 | 2 906 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
Upper secondary education | 238 | 122 | 116 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Higher education | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Unknown or no completed education | 178 | 106 | 72 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
25-34 years | ||||||
Total | 22 945 | 11 436 | 11 509 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
Basic school level | 16 461 | 8 738 | 7 723 | 12.0 | 10.9 | 13.6 |
Upper secondary education | 3 966 | 1 522 | 2 444 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 3.2 |
Higher education | 1 013 | 297 | 716 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Unknown or no completed education | 1 505 | 879 | 626 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
35-44 years | ||||||
Total | 40 976 | 17 245 | 23 731 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 7.0 |
Basic school level | 20 033 | 10 037 | 9 996 | 18.9 | 16.7 | 21.6 |
Upper secondary education | 14 124 | 5 452 | 8 672 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 9.6 |
Higher education | 6 015 | 1 373 | 4 642 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
Unknown or no completed education | 804 | 383 | 421 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
45-54 years | ||||||
Total | 88 170 | 34 809 | 53 361 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 14.7 |
Basic school level | 36 902 | 16 275 | 20 627 | 29.3 | 24.1 | 35.5 |
Upper secondary education | 34 242 | 13 335 | 20 907 | 11.2 | 7.8 | 15.6 |
Higher education | 14 367 | 3 836 | 10 531 | 5.1 | 3.1 | 6.7 |
Unknown or no completed education | 2 659 | 1 363 | 1 296 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 10.4 |
55-61 years | ||||||
Total | 89 994 | 36 253 | 53 741 | 20.0 | 15.8 | 24.3 |
Basic school level | 38 497 | 15 853 | 22 644 | 36.8 | 31.0 | 42.2 |
Upper secondary education | 35 180 | 14 856 | 20 324 | 18.3 | 14.0 | 23.7 |
Higher education | 13 825 | 4 248 | 9 577 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 12.5 |
Unknown or no completed education | 2 492 | 1 296 | 1 196 | 20.9 | 18.4 | 24.5 |
62-67 years | ||||||
Total | 100 673 | 40 487 | 60 186 | 29.1 | 23.4 | 34.8 |
Basic school level | 32 232 | 13 041 | 19 191 | 49.2 | 42.6 | 54.9 |
Upper secondary education | 50 423 | 20 960 | 29 463 | 29.4 | 23.6 | 35.7 |
Higher education | 16 129 | 5 540 | 10 589 | 15.6 | 10.9 | 20.1 |
Unknown or no completed education | 1 889 | 946 | 943 | 34.7 | 33.5 | 35.9 |
Table 2
Recipients of disability benefit by sex, age and country background
2018 | ||||||
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Recipients of disability benefit | Recipients of disability benefit, per cent of population | |||||
Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | |
18-67 years | ||||||
Immigrants, total | 34 682 | 16 452 | 18 230 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
The EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand | 6 793 | 3 038 | 3 755 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 |
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, and Europe except the EU/EEA | 27 889 | 13 414 | 14 475 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
The rest of the population | 315 738 | 128 338 | 187 400 | 11.3 | 9.0 | 13.6 |
18-24 years | ||||||
Immigrants, total | 529 | 342 | 187 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
The EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand | 114 | 74 | 40 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, and Europe except the EU/EEA | 415 | 268 | 147 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
The rest of the population | 7 133 | 4 218 | 2 915 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
25-34 years | ||||||
Immigrants, total | 1 409 | 812 | 597 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
The EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand | 236 | 110 | 126 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, and Europe except the EU/EEA | 1 173 | 702 | 471 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 |
The rest of the population | 21 536 | 10 624 | 10 912 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
35-44 years | ||||||
Immigrants, total | 3 863 | 1 706 | 2 157 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
The EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand | 631 | 244 | 387 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, and Europe except the EU/EEA | 3 232 | 1 462 | 1 770 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
The rest of the population | 37 113 | 15 539 | 21 574 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 8.7 |
45-54 years | ||||||
Immigrants, total | 10 204 | 4 592 | 5 612 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 9.4 |
The EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand | 1 553 | 633 | 920 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 4.2 |
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, and Europe except the EU/EEA | 8 651 | 3 959 | 4 692 | 12.3 | 12.1 | 12.4 |
The rest of the population | 77 966 | 30 217 | 47 749 | 12.7 | 9.7 | 15.8 |
55-61 years | ||||||
Immigrants, total | 10 225 | 4 924 | 5 301 | 18.2 | 16.0 | 20.8 |
The EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand | 1 906 | 856 | 1 050 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 10.6 |
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, and Europe except the EU/EEA | 8 319 | 4 068 | 4 251 | 26.7 | 26.1 | 27.3 |
The rest of the population | 79 769 | 31 329 | 48 440 | 20.3 | 15.8 | 24.8 |
62-67 years | ||||||
Immigrants, total | 8 452 | 4 076 | 4 376 | 30.4 | 28.4 | 32.6 |
The EU/EEA, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand | 2 353 | 1 121 | 1 232 | 18.4 | 15.6 | 21.9 |
Asia, Africa, Latin America, Oceania except Australia and New Zealand, and Europe except the EU/EEA | 6 099 | 2 955 | 3 144 | 40.8 | 41.3 | 40.4 |
The rest of the population | 92 221 | 36 411 | 55 810 | 29.0 | 23.0 | 35.0 |
Table 3
Recipients of disability benefits by sex, age and disability degree
2018 | ||||||
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Recipients of disability benefit | Recipients of disability benefit (per cent) | |||||
Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | |
18-67 years | ||||||
All recipients of disability benefit | 350 421 | 144 791 | 205 630 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
0-50 per cent disability | 28 473 | 6 835 | 21 638 | 8.1 | 4.7 | 10.5 |
51-99 per cent disability | 31 378 | 10 946 | 20 432 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 9.9 |
100 per cent disability | 290 570 | 127 010 | 163 560 | 82.9 | 87.7 | 79.5 |
18-34 years | ||||||
All recipients of disability benefit | 30 608 | 15 997 | 14 611 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
0-50 per cent disability | 693 | 183 | 510 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
51-99 per cent disability | 1 326 | 474 | 852 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 5.8 |
100 per cent disability | 28 589 | 15 340 | 13 249 | 93.4 | 95.9 | 90.7 |
35-44 years | ||||||
All recipients of disability benefit | 40 976 | 17 245 | 23 731 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
0-50 per cent disability | 3 013 | 601 | 2 412 | 7.4 | 3.5 | 10.2 |
51-99 per cent disability | 3 756 | 1 107 | 2 649 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 11.2 |
100 per cent disability | 34 207 | 15 537 | 18 670 | 83.5 | 90.1 | 78.7 |
45-54 years | ||||||
All recipients of disability benefit | 88 170 | 34 809 | 53 361 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
0-50 per cent disability | 8 521 | 1 881 | 6 640 | 9.7 | 5.4 | 12.4 |
51-99 per cent disability | 9 205 | 2 907 | 6 298 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 11.8 |
100 per cent disability | 70 444 | 30 021 | 40 423 | 79.9 | 86.2 | 75.8 |
55-61 years | ||||||
All recipients of disability benefit | 89 994 | 36 253 | 53 741 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
0-50 per cent disability | 8 954 | 2 217 | 6 737 | 9.9 | 6.1 | 12.5 |
51-99 per cent disability | 9 211 | 3 323 | 5 888 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 11.0 |
100 per cent disability | 71 829 | 30 713 | 41 116 | 79.8 | 84.7 | 76.5 |
62-67 years | ||||||
All recipients of disability benefit | 100 673 | 40 487 | 60 186 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
0-50 per cent disability | 7 292 | 1 953 | 5 339 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 8.9 |
51-99 per cent disability | 7 880 | 3 135 | 4 745 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 |
100 per cent disability | 85 501 | 35 399 | 50 102 | 84.9 | 87.4 | 83.2 |
Table 4
New recipients of disability benefit by sex and age
2018 | ||||||
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New recipients of disability benefit | New recipients of disability benefit, per cent of population | |||||
Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | |
18-67 years | 34 915 | 14 286 | 20 629 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
18-19 years | 584 | 353 | 231 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
20-24 years | 1 569 | 874 | 695 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
25-34 years | 4 271 | 1 716 | 2 555 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
35-44 years | 6 236 | 2 227 | 4 009 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
45-54 years | 9 611 | 3 647 | 5 964 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
55-61 years | 7 749 | 3 338 | 4 411 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
62-67 years | 4 895 | 2 131 | 2 764 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
Table 5
Recipients of disability benefit by sex, age and work-intensity
2018 | ||||||
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Recipients of disability benefit | Recipients of disability benefit (per cent) | |||||
Both sexes | Males | Females | Both sexes | Males | Females | |
18-67 years | ||||||
All intensity levels | 350 419 | 144 791 | 205 628 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
None | 266 192 | 114 810 | 151 382 | 76.0 | 79.3 | 73.6 |
Low | 20 177 | 9 076 | 11 101 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
HIgh | 13 679 | 5 553 | 8 126 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
Full | 50 371 | 15 352 | 35 019 | 14.4 | 10.6 | 17.0 |
18-24 years | ||||||
All intensity levels | 7 661 | 4 561 | 3 100 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
None | 6 248 | 3 698 | 2 550 | 81.6 | 81.1 | 82.3 |
Low | 544 | 328 | 216 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.0 |
HIgh | 360 | 216 | 144 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 |
Full | 509 | 319 | 190 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.1 |
25-34 years | ||||||
All intensity levels | 22 945 | 11 436 | 11 509 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
None | 18 049 | 9 045 | 9 004 | 78.7 | 79.1 | 78.2 |
Low | 1 370 | 707 | 663 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
HIgh | 1 088 | 539 | 549 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
Full | 2 438 | 1 145 | 1 293 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 11.2 |
35-44 years | ||||||
All intensity levels | 40 976 | 17 245 | 23 731 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
None | 30 391 | 13 546 | 16 845 | 74.2 | 78.6 | 71.0 |
Low | 2 413 | 1 002 | 1 411 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 |
HIgh | 1 962 | 779 | 1 183 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
Full | 6 210 | 1 918 | 4 292 | 15.2 | 11.1 | 18.1 |
45-54 years | ||||||
All intensity levels | 88 170 | 34 809 | 53 361 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
None | 63 112 | 26 721 | 36 391 | 71.6 | 76.8 | 68.2 |
Low | 5 402 | 2 257 | 3 145 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 5.9 |
HIgh | 3 951 | 1 491 | 2 460 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
Full | 15 705 | 4 340 | 11 365 | 17.8 | 12.5 | 21.3 |
55-61 years | ||||||
All intensity levels | 89 994 | 36 253 | 53 741 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
None | 66 199 | 28 243 | 37 956 | 73.6 | 77.9 | 70.6 |
Low | 5 150 | 2 300 | 2 850 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.3 |
HIgh | 3 332 | 1 295 | 2 037 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
Full | 15 313 | 4 415 | 10 898 | 17.0 | 12.2 | 20.3 |
62-67 years | ||||||
All intensity levels | 100 673 | 40 487 | 60 186 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
None | 82 193 | 33 557 | 48 636 | 81.6 | 82.9 | 80.8 |
Low | 5 298 | 2 482 | 2 816 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 4.7 |
HIgh | 2 986 | 1 233 | 1 753 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
Full | 10 196 | 3 215 | 6 981 | 10.1 | 7.9 | 11.6 |
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11695: Recipients of disability benefit, by sex (municipalities, counties)
11715: Recipients of disability benefit, by age (municipalities, counties)
11719: Recipients of disability benefit, by sex, education level and disability degree (counties)
11737: New recipients of disability benefit, by sex and education level (counties)
11856: Recipients, by sex, disability degree and work-intensity
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