AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · Province in Bulgaria

Smolyan

Province BG-21
27%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 30% (−3.1 pts).
MODEL26th of 28 regions11.6K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
88.8K
as of 2025
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
1.4%
27th largest of 28
People in workMODEL
43K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
4.2%
national 4.8%
Area
3,650 km²
24 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Very rural
0% live in major cities
Mapped towns & cities
0
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.

Smolyan Bulgaria
Manufacturing 18.5%
Retail & wholesale 16.7%
Agriculture 12.0%
Construction 8.3%
Transport & logistics 6.6%
Education 6.6%
Public admin 6.0%
Health & care 6.0%
Hospitality 4.9%
Business services 4.3%
Other services 3.8%
Utilities 2.3%
ICT & software 1.9%
Finance 1.0%
Mining 1.0%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Retail & wholesale 2,311 Manufacturing 1,501 Education 1,345 Public admin 1,179 Health & care 1,089 Business services 741 Transport & logistics 584 Hospitality 555

Ranking in Bulgaria

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 28 regions.

22Kardzhali 27% 23Targovishte 27% 24Sofia 27% 25Silistra 27% 26Smolyan 27% 27Yambol 27% 28Vidin 27%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Bulgaria'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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