The Business Census in the 22@Barcelona District carried out by 22@Barcelona and Barcelona City Council and it was presented on March 2009.

1. PRESS KIT
22@BARCELONA IS HOME TO
1,441 COMPANIES AND 42,000 WORKERS
13 March 2009

2. 22@BARCELONA IS HOME TO 1,441 COMPANIES AND 42,000 WORKERS
• 22@Barcelona is home to 1,441 companies and 42,000 workers, according
to the latest business census.
• Three out of four employees at companies in the innovation district work in
knowledge-intensive businesses linked to the five clusters.
• In terms of activities carried out, the design sector has the largest
representation, followed by ICT and Media. Likewise, 33% of companies in
the district belong to the Design sector; 31%, ICT; 19, Media, 6%, Energy and
4%, MedTech.
• 44.6% of companies in 22@Barcelona are newly created.
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3. 22@BARCELONA IS HOME TO 1,441 COMPANIES, ACCORDING TO THE LATEST
BUSINESS CENSUS
The updated business census carried out in the 22@Barcelona geographical area
shows a continued increase in companies in the district since 2000.
This census shows that, as of 31 December 2008, the total number of companies
in 22@Barcelona is 1,441, of which 986 companies (68.4%) carry out activities
related to the clusters the district focuses on.
In terms of activities carried out, the design sector has the largest representation,
followed by the ICT and Media sectors.
• 33% of companies carry out Design activities
• 31% of companies carry out ICT activities
• 19% of companies carry out Media activities
• 6% of companies carry out activities in the Energy sector
2008 22@Barcelona Business Census 1,441 companies
Activities carried in the office
484
Company’s main activity Design
385
444
ICT
260
N/A
272
0,5% Media
203
No Cluster Cluster
31,1% 68,4% 81
Energy
5
63
MedTech
52
425
No Cluster
448
448 companies 986 companies Group of activities carried out by the company (in the case of multiple answers)
Main activity carried out by the company (in the case of only one answer)
• 4% of companies carry out activities linked to Medical Technology
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4. THREE OUT OF FOUR EMPLOYEES AT COMPANIES IN 22@BARCELONA BELONG
TO ONE OF THE FIVE CLUSTERS
Regarding the number of employees, the updated census data show that the
number of jobs in the 22@Barcelona geographic area has increased to 42,000.
Companies that carry out strategic or knowledge-intensive activities account for
31,000 workers (73%) and companies that work in non-@ activities employ
11,000 workers (27%).
By sector, the ICT cluster has the most workers, with over 15,000, followed by the
Media sector with 4,200, Design with 4,000, Energy with 3,500 and Medical
Technology with 1,800.
Overall number of workers from census data (1,441 companies)
22@Barcelona Business Census 42,000 workers
Non-@ Activity 11,000 workers
@ Activity 31,000 workers
Size of companies by number of workers Companies Main @ Activity
in the 22@ office
ICT 15,000 workers
% of
Number of workers 4,200 workers
Companies Media
Less than 10 64,6
11 to 50 23,6 MedTech 1,800 workers
51 to 50 8,0
More than 250 2,3
Energy 3,500 workers
N/A 1,5
Average 6
Total 610 Design 4,000 workers
Other 2,800 workers
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5. 44.6% OF COMPANIES IN 22@BARCELONA ARE NEWLY CREATED
The current business census shows that 44.6% of companies that establish their
offices in the 22@Barcelona geographical area are newly created.
One of the factors that corroborate this is the fact that 20% of companies that
participate in Barcelona Activa growth programs are located in the 22@Barcelona
district (136). Half of these companies are located in the Incubator.
According to the results of a survey, there are many factors that attract companies
to the district but they are mainly related to three aspects:
• Ease of moving to the district, availability of land and premises.
• Location of the district, its easy access and good communication with the
rest of the city.
• The @ brand and the technology and innovation component that sets the
22@Barcelona district apart.
Origins of companies located in 22@
Origin:
Origin:
Origin: another Catalonia
BMA
neighborhood 1,5% Origin:
8,4% Spain
BCN
33,3% 0,5%
Other
4,1%
N/A
7,7%
New creation
44,6%
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6. TURNOVER OF COMPANIES IN 22@BARCELONA IS MORE THAN 5,300 MILLION
EUROS
The study shows that companies working in the 22@Barcelona geographical area
have an estimated turnover of more than 5,300 Million euros.
The ICT sector is once again among the most important in this respect, with an
estimated turnover of more than 2,000 million euros. The Media and Energy
sectors have a turnover of 500 million euros, and Design, more than 400
million euros, and, finally, the Medical Technology sector’s turnover is estimated
to be above 200 millions euros.
Overall turnover from census numbers (1,441 companies)
22@Barcelona Business Census > 5,300 Million euros
> 1,500 Million euros
Non-@ Activity
@ Activity > 3,800 Million euros
Turnover of 22@’s companies (2007) Companies Main @ Activity
% of ICT >2,000 Million €
Turnover ( €)
Companies
Less than 600,000 € 45,1 Media >500 Millon €
600,000 to 3 million € 18,2
3 million to 15 million € 9,3 MedTech >200 Million €
More 15 million € 4,8
N/A 22,6 Energy >500 Million €
Average 600.000
Total 610
Design >400 Million €
Other >200 Million €
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7. MORE THAN 50% OF EMPLOYEES HAVE A UNIVERSITY DEGREE
The data collected in this study show that the human capital in the district is a
differentiating element due to the workers’ high level of education.
One out of two companies located in 22@Barcelona have more than 50%
university graduates on staff.
Percentage of employees with university degree by type of @ activity
%
100
35,5 29,0
37,9
75
75% - 100%
15,9 50% - 75%
13,4 12,5
50 11,0 25% - 50%
11,2 11,2 6,2 Under 25%
8,6 9,4
25 19,3 0%
16,4 15,3 N/A
15,1 13,7 18,6
0
Total Companies @ Activity Non-@ Activity
Average
55,0% 56,5% 50,4%
Percentage of employees with university degree by type of @ activity
Main @ Activity
% University
Med
graduates ICT Media Energy Design Other
Tech
0% 6,9 14,8 18,2 5,0 23,3 10,0
Under 25% 5,9 13,6 0,0 10,0 9,3 20,0
25% - 50% 10,9 4,9 36,4 10,0 9,3 10,0
50% - 75% 11,9 13,6 4,5 15,0 15,3 20,0
75% - 100% 50,5 39,5 18,2 45,0 32,0 20,0
N/A 13,9 13,6 22,7 15,0 10,7 20,0
Average 68,6% 58,1% 43,3% 65,0% 49,2% 51,7%
Total 87 70 17 17 134 8
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8. FOR MORE INFORMATION:
22@Barcelona Press Office: F&A
Tel. 93 419 19 86
E-mail: slazaro@filloy.com
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