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AI & jobs · Capital Region in Belgium

Brussels Capital

Capital Region BE-BRU Capital region Largest city: Brussels
40%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 38% (+2.0 pts).
MODEL1st of 11 regions213K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
1.3M
as of 2025
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
10.5%
4th largest of 11
People in workMODEL
532K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
7.9%
national 7.3%
Area
164 km²
7,657 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Highly urban
100% live in major cities
Largest city
Brussels
1.7M (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
4.61×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
48.5%
10.5% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
37%
national 38%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
44%
national 45%
Augmentation 56%Automation 44%

Sector mix

MODEL

Estimated share of jobs by sector, against the national mix.

Brussels Capital Belgium
Business services 20.3%
Health & care 12.9%
Retail & wholesale 10.3%
Public admin 8.8%
Manufacturing 8.3%
ICT & software 8.0%
Education 7.4%
Construction 5.4%
Finance 5.1%
Transport & logistics 4.5%
Other services 4.4%
Hospitality 3.3%
Utilities 1.0%
Agriculture 0.2%
Mining 0.0%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Business services 47.5K Health & care 30.7K Public admin 24.1K Retail & wholesale 20.1K ICT & software 19.8K Education 19K Finance 15.5K Manufacturing 10.7K

Ranking in Belgium

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 11 regions.

1Brussels Capital 40% 2Antwerp 39% 3Liège 39% 4East Flanders 38% 5Hainaut 38% 6Namur 38% 7West Flanders 38%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Belgium's real ILO sector employment across regions using population (Wikidata) and density: denser, capital-city regions get more finance, ICT and professional jobs, and rural regions more farming. Totals match national figures. AI usage figures are measured, not modelled. Methodology

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