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AI & jobs · Province in Belgium

Hainaut

Province BE-WHT Largest city: Charleroi
38%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 38% (+0.1 pts).
MODEL5th of 11 regions221K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
1.4M
as of 2025
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
11.4%
3rd largest of 11
People in workMODEL
579K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
7.4%
national 7.3%
Area
3,967 km²
344 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Mixed
32% live in major cities
Largest city
Charleroi
345K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
2
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage is published for the wider Wallonia area (4 map regions), so these figures describe that whole area.
Usage intensityANTHROPIC
0.50×
usage share ÷ population share
Area’s share of national useANTHROPIC
14.4%
11.4% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
36%
national 38%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
45%
national 45%
Augmentation 55%Automation 45%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Hainaut Belgium
Health & care 15.1%
Business services 13.5%
Retail & wholesale 12.0%
Manufacturing 11.0%
Education 9.7%
Public admin 8.5%
Construction 6.8%
Transport & logistics 5.4%
Other services 5.1%
ICT & software 4.2%
Hospitality 3.8%
Finance 2.9%
Utilities 1.3%
Agriculture 0.7%
Mining 0.1%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Health & care 38.9K Business services 34.2K Education 27K Retail & wholesale 25.5K Public admin 25.2K Manufacturing 15.5K ICT & software 11.2K Transport & logistics 9,897

Ranking in Belgium

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 11 regions.

2Antwerp 39% 3Liège 39% 4East Flanders 38% 5Hainaut 38% 6Namur 38% 7West Flanders 38% 8Limburg 37%
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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