AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · Province in Belgium

West Flanders

Province BE-VWV Largest city: Brugge
38%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 38% (−0.4 pts).
MODEL7th of 11 regions197K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
1.2M
as of 2025
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
10.3%
5th largest of 11
People in workMODEL
522K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
7.2%
national 7.3%
Area
3,270 km²
377 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Mixed
12% live in major cities
Largest city
Brugge
146K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage is published for the wider Flemish Region area (5 map regions), so these figures describe that whole area.
Usage intensityANTHROPIC
0.65×
usage share ÷ population share
Area’s share of national useANTHROPIC
37.1%
10.3% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
39%
national 38%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
46%
national 45%
Augmentation 54%Automation 46%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

West Flanders Belgium
Health & care 15.4%
Retail & wholesale 12.3%
Business services 11.8%
Manufacturing 11.7%
Education 10.2%
Public admin 8.3%
Construction 7.1%
Transport & logistics 5.6%
Other services 5.3%
Hospitality 3.9%
ICT & software 3.4%
Finance 2.5%
Utilities 1.4%
Agriculture 1.0%
Mining 0.1%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Health & care 35.9K Business services 27.1K Education 25.7K Retail & wholesale 23.5K Public admin 22.2K Manufacturing 14.8K Transport & logistics 9,243 Other services 8,311

Ranking in Belgium

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 11 regions.

4East Flanders 38% 5Hainaut 38% 6Namur 38% 7West Flanders 38% 8Limburg 37% 9Luxembourg 37% 10Flemish Brabant 36%
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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