AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · Province in Bulgaria

Grad Sofiya

Province BG-22 Capital region Largest city: Sofia
32%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 30% (+2.2 pts).
MODEL1st of 28 regions204K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
1.3M
as of 2025
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
20.3%
1st largest of 28
People in workMODEL
632K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
5.2%
national 4.8%
Area
1,242 km²
1,050 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Highly urban
91% live in major cities
Largest city
Sofia
1.2M (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
3.09×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
62.7%
20.3% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
46%
national 46%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
49%
national 50%
Augmentation 51%Automation 49%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Grad Sofiya Bulgaria
Retail & wholesale 16.9%
Manufacturing 15.0%
Business services 11.2%
Public admin 8.4%
Construction 7.4%
ICT & software 7.4%
Transport & logistics 6.3%
Health & care 6.1%
Education 5.5%
Hospitality 5.0%
Other services 3.8%
Finance 3.5%
Utilities 1.9%
Agriculture 1.2%
Mining 0.5%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Retail & wholesale 34.3K Business services 28.6K Public admin 24.1K ICT & software 20.8K Manufacturing 17.8K Education 16.5K Health & care 16.2K Finance 11.8K

Ranking in Bulgaria

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 28 regions.

1Grad Sofiya 32% 2Ruse 31% 3Varna 31% 4Plovdiv 31% 5Pernik 31% 6Sliven 30% 7Shumen 30%
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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