The average retirement pension was 1,507.5 euros in August, 4.4% higher than a year ago

In August, the Social Security paid a total of 10,374,297 pensions to nearly 9.4 million people, with a total amounting to 13.620 billion euros for August 2025, covering the different types of contributory pensions: retirement, widowhood, permanent disability, orphan's pension and pensions for family members.

The average pension in the system reaches 1,312.9 euros per month, which represents an increase of 4.5% compared to the same month of the previous year.

Specifically, the average retirement pension, received by nearly 6.5 million people (more than two thirds of the total), stands at 1,507.55 euros per month, 4.4% higher than a year ago. Of those receiving a retirement pension as their main benefit, 59.2% are men.

By scheme, the average retirement pension from the General Regime is 1,666.6 euros per month, while in the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers it is 1,010.3 euros per month. In the coal mining sector, the average pension is 2,907 euros, and 1,669.7 euros in the Special Regime for Seafarers.

The average pension for widows is 935.8 euros per month. This pension is the main pension for 1.5 million people, 95.7% of whom are women.

In terms of new pension registrations, the average amount in the system is 1,613.3 euros, according to the latest available data (July). Specifically, in the General Regime, the average pension for new retirement registrations amounts to 1,722.5 euros per month.

Amount and pension by class

The monthly amount of contributory pensions reached 13.620 billion euros in August. As usual, almost three quarters are retirement pensions, accounting for 73% of the total (9,954,976 million). A total of 2,197,949 million euros was allocated to widows' pensions, while permanent disability benefits amounted to 1,252,665 million euros, orphans' benefits to 178.8 million euros and benefits for family members to 36.5 million euros.

Delayed retirements on the rise

Up to and including July, the latest available data, 215,971 new pension registrations have been recorded. Delayed retirements now account for 11.4% of the total of these new registrations, compared with 4.8% in 2019. Overall, 72.4% of new registrations are at or after the ordinary retirement age, 12.6 percentage points higher than in 2019, thanks largely to incentives to bring the age closer to the statutory retirement age.

Early retirements, on the other hand, have fallen by 12.4% in six years and only account for 27.6% of all new retirements.

This change reflects the impact of the delay incentives in force since 2022 and the reconfiguration of the early retirement pension framework. As a result, the average retirement age is 65.3 years, compared with 64.4 years in 2019. For women, the average retirement age is 65.8 years.

As for the average time taken to resolve cases, in July (latest available data) it was 7.9 days for retirement pensions and 9.5 days for widows' pensions. It should be borne in mind that the maximum resolution period for these procedures, according to RD 286/2003 of 7 March and RD 1192/2021 of 3 August, is 90 days for both retirement and widowhood benefits.

In August 2025, 1,112,061 pensions include the gender gap reduction supplement, of which 86.2% are for women (958,207). The average amount of this allowance is 75.2 euros per month.

Of the total number of pensions supplemented, more than 24.8% correspond to pensioners with one child (275,747), 47.8% of beneficiaries with two children (530,124); 18.2% receive it for three children (202,668), and for four children, 9.3% (103,522).

Civil Service Pensions

On the other hand, the monthly total of Civil Service Pensions amounted to 1.671 billion euros in July (latest available data). Compared to the total of the same month in the previous year, the increase is 96.2 million euros (6.1% annual variation).

The number of pensions of the Civil Service Pension System in force was 725,116, which is 14,202 more than in June 2024; an annual growth of nearly 2%.

The State Civil Service Pension Regime includes mainly military personnel and civilian personnel of the General State Administration, the Justice Administration, the General Courts and other constitutional or state bodies, as well as civil servants transferred to the autonomous communities.

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