Coworking Statistics (2022)
As recently as a couple of decades ago, the term “coworking,” or groups of people working independently in a shared space, would have raised eyebrows. Back then, the closest comparison was probably a local coffee shop where freelancers of all stripes posted up to get through their daily workload while getting a caffeine fix.
Today, those freelancers and entrepreneurs are joined by newly minted remote workers who may be tired of being cooped up in their home offices from 9-5. An entire industry has evolved around giving these workers a place to focus on their tasks, whether that’s a rented day office or a cafeteria-style open floorplan.
Below, we’ve taken a look at how the coworking industry has grown over the last few years, and where it seems to be headed.
Coworking Industry Statistics: The Full List
Statistic | Study Title | Source | Publish Date |
"Africa is experiencing a huge surge in coworking spaces with more than 250, 80% of which rose within the last three years." | Coworking Africa Study | May 26, 2022 | |
"21.76% of spaces had to close down due to the pandemic." | Coworking Insights | April 7, 2022 | |
"More than two million people are working in coworking spaces globally." | Coworking Resources Study | April 7, 2022 | |
"In line with the coworking statistics, it is predicted that the number of people in coworking spaces will reach five million by 2024." | Coworking Resources Study | April 7, 2022 | |
"Worldwide, the total number of coworking spaces is predicted to double from 20,000 to 41,975 by 2024." | Coworking Resources Study | April 7, 2022 | |
"China has the highest capacity per space, with a tremendous number of 282 people per space." | Coworking Resources Study | April 7, 2022 | |
"Since the pandemic’s beginning, 71.67% of places indicated a significant decrease in people working from their coworking area." | Coworking Resources Study | April 7, 2022 | |
"Coworking places reported membership cancellations of 36.47%." | Coworking Resources Study | April 7, 2022 | |
"Shared office services have been proven to increase employee engagement." | Coworking Resources Study | June 3, 2022 | |
"There are more than 3,700 coworking spaces in the U.S. as of 2020." | Coworking Resources Study | January 13, 2022 | |
"Research studies by Coworking Resources showed that 33% of the total workforce comprised independent or freelance professionals." | Coworking Resources Study | November 2, 2020 | |
"In the U.S., the average number of people per coworking office is 105." | Coworking Resources Study | November 4, 2020 | |
"More than 20% of coworking spaces had already planned expansions for the start of the year." | Coworking Trends Survey | May 23, 2022 | |
"Women are more and more present in the coworking industry, reaching 40% in 2020." | Deskmag Survey | April 7, 2022 | |
"Freelancers make up most of the people in coworking areas with 42%." | Deskmag Survey | April 7, 2022 | |
"78% of the owners of coworking spaces plan on expanding this year." | Deskmag Survey | January 13, 2022 | |
"70% of coworking participants feel healthier in a coworking space than in their regular offices." | Deskmag Survey | December 28, 2020 | |
"Ezra’s research shows that this would push the number of global coworking spaces to over 50,000 by 2025" | Ezra’s Research | May 19, 2021 | |
"A 207% increase in just eight years." | Ezra’s Research | May 19, 2021 | |
"Top coworking spaces in India reports 80% of the clientele belonged to corporates, with only 20% being from SMEs and startups." | FICCI Survey | February 26, 2020 | |
"By 2022, China is forecast to become one of the largest markets for coworking spaces." | GCUC Survey | July 30, 2021 | |
"62% of millennials are part of a coworking hub." | Gensler US Workplace Survey | April 7, 2022 | |
"20% of people working at corporate firms use coworking hubs at least once per week." | Gensler US Workplace Survey | April 7, 2022 | |
"The average age of people sharing a coworking office is between 30 and 39. For men, the average age is 35, whereas for women it's 30." | Global Coworking Growth | January 19, 2021 | |
"Despite being a small country with a population of just under 600,000 people, coworking spaces are expected to grow by 8.5 spaces per person." | Global Coworking Growth Study 2020 | October 7, 2020 | |
"In Africa, there were only 24 coworking spaces in 2013, and now there are 295." | Global Coworking Growth Study 2020 | October 7, 2020 | |
"A study of 500 office workers in the UK by Workthere revealed almost half (47%) of employees preferred hot desking." | Global Coworking Growth Study 2020 | October 7, 2020 | |
"Asia ranks as the continent with the largest number of people using each space, with 114 coworkers on average in each building." | Global Coworking Growth Study 2020 | October 7, 2020 | |
"More than half of the UK’s coworking spaces have less than 50 desks in an area of around 5,000 square feet." | Global Coworking Growth Study 2020 | October 7, 2020 | |
"42% are run by companies who operate more than one space." | Global Coworking Growth Study 2020 | October 7, 2020 | |
"The number of coworking spaces worldwide is set to grow by 116% by 2024 and reach a projected 41,975 spaces." | Global Coworking Growth Study 2020 | July 8, 2020 | |
"Around five million people will work from coworking spaces by 2024." | Global Coworking Growth Study 2020 | July 8, 2020 | |
"In North America the number of coworking spaces increased to 342. 315 of them are located in the U.S. and 27 in Canada." | Global Coworking Survey | February 27, 2011 | |
"Germany showed the highest growth, with the numbers rising by a third to 58 coworking spaces." | Global Coworking Survey | February 27, 2011 | |
"In the 2021-2025 forecast and analysis, it is estimated that the coworking spaces market will grow by $13.35 billion at a rate of 11% per year." | GlobeNewswire | May 26, 2022 | |
"In 2020, there will be 19,421 coworking spaces globally." | Statista Survey | May 23, 2022 | |
"By the end of 2024, there will be 41,975 coworking spaces globally." | Statista Survey | May 23, 2022 | |
"By 2017, there will be over 4,000 coworking spaces in the United States." | Statista Survey | May 23, 2022 | |
"There will be around 6,200 coworking spaces in the United States by 2022." | Statista Survey | May 23, 2022 | |
"In 2017, around 1.18 million individuals worked in coworking spaces globally." | Statista Survey | May 23, 2022 | |
"Between 2021 and 2024, the number of individuals working in coworking spaces is expected to treble, reaching five million." | Statista Survey | May 23, 2022 | |
"In 2017, there were 542,000 individuals working in coworking spaces in the United States, and this figure is expected to rise to almost 1.08 million by 2022." | Statista Survey | May 23, 2022 | |
"London, the British capital city, has more than 1,400 coworking locations inside its borders." | Statista Survey | May 23, 2022 | |
"Between 2018 and 2019, New Delhi might see a 50% increase in the number of new coworking spaces." | Statista Survey | May 23, 2022 | |
"Second in the ranking was Toronto, Canada, which had a 35% increase in coworking spaces over the same time period." | Statista Survey | May 23, 2022 | |
"According to the report, 55% of respondents still work in their first coworking space." | Statista Survey | May 23, 2022 | |
"Coworking spaces are quickly expanding around the world, with an estimated 18,700 spaces." | Statista Survey | May 26, 2022 | |
"That number is estimated to increase to approximately 41,975 by the year 2024." | Statista Survey | May 26, 2022 | |
"Global coworking statistics calculate Europe to have approximately 6,850 coworking spaces with about 148 estimated coworking operators." | Statista Survey | May 26, 2022 | |
"The annual estimated growth of coworking spaces in Europe is at a rate of 4.7%." | Statista Survey | May 26, 2022 | |
"Asia has more than 11,000 coworking spaces with an astonishing growth rate of 35.7% per year." | Statista Survey | May 26, 2022 | |
"In the U.S., more than one million people use coworking facilities." | Statista Survey | April 7, 2022 | |
"About 2.2 million people were working in coworking spaces in 2020." | Statista Survey | June 3, 2022 |
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