AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · Department in Benin

Ouémé

Department BJ-OU Capital region Largest city: Cotonou
21%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 15% (+5.2 pts).
MODEL1st of 12 regions99.8K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
1.1M
as of 2013
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
7.4%
5th largest of 12
People in workMODEL
484K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
1.9%
national 1.2%
Area
1,378 km²
796 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Highly urban
97% live in major cities
Largest city
Cotonou
762K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
2
Natural Earth places

AI use

The Anthropic Economic Index does not publish usage for this region. Regions below a minimum number of sampled conversations are left out.

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Ouémé Benin
Retail & wholesale 27.3%
Manufacturing 17.9%
Other services 13.0%
Agriculture 9.8%
Transport & logistics 6.8%
Hospitality 6.7%
Construction 5.1%
Business services 4.3%
Education 2.2%
Finance 2.0%
Health & care 1.8%
ICT & software 1.6%
Public admin 0.8%
Utilities 0.5%
Mining 0.4%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Retail & wholesale 36.2K Other services 14.6K Manufacturing 9,143 Hospitality 8,119 Business services 5,424 Transport & logistics 5,376 Finance 4,595 Education 4,162

Ranking in Benin

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 12 regions.

1Ouémé 21% 2Mono 18% 3Atlantique 17% 4Donga 17% 5Zou 17% 6Alibori 16% 7Littoral 16%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Benin'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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