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| General Data |
| County capital | Barcelona | | Province | Barcelona | | Surface | 143.07 Km2 (0.45% over Catalonia) | | Main cities in the county | Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Badalona, Santa Coloma de Gramanet, Sant Adrià de Besos |
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| Population Data |
| Total population | 2,130,092 (32.7% over Catalonia) | | Working population | 948,665 (Men: 20.21% over Catalonia - Women: 14.51% over Catalonia) | | Unemployment rate | 7% |
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| Accessibility to main infrastructure |
| Barcelona's airport | 15.6 Km from the county's capital | | Girona's airport | 92.7 Km from the county's capital | | Reus' airport | 106.2 Km from the county's capital | | Barcelona's port | 0 Km from the county's capital | | Tarragona's port | 111.9 Km from the county's capital |
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| Macroeconomic data |
| GDP of the county | 35,926 M € (37.7% over Catalonia) | | GDP per capita (UE=100) | 115.17% | | GDP annual growth | 2.14% |
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| Business structure |
| Total numbers of companies in the county | 89,905 (34.61% over Catalonia) | | Number of multinational companies located in the county | 1,545 | | | Other relevant data | | R&D centres | 79 (Barcelona, Hospitalet de Llobregat) | | Existing clusters | Clothing, Jewelry, Digital entertainment, Audiovisual, Multimedia, Graphic design, Marketing and Brands, Professional electronics, Railway, Aeronautics | | Education infrastructure | UAB, UB, UdG, UPC, UPF, UNICA, URLL, UV | | Grants for industrial redistribution | No |
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