AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · Department in Colombia

Caldas

Department CO-CAL Largest city: Manizales
25%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 25% (+0.0 pts).
MODEL11th of 34 regions117K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
1M
as of 2020
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
1.9%
19th largest of 34
People in workMODEL
474K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
4.1%
national 4.1%
Area
7,397 km²
138 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Mixed
37% live in major cities
Largest city
Manizales
376K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
0.68×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
1.3%
1.9% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
49%
national 47%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
53%
national 51%
Augmentation 48%Automation 53%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Caldas Colombia
Retail & wholesale 17.8%
Agriculture 13.4%
Manufacturing 10.9%
Business services 8.9%
Other services 8.7%
Transport & logistics 7.7%
Hospitality 7.6%
Construction 6.9%
Health & care 4.6%
Education 4.3%
Public admin 3.3%
Finance 1.7%
ICT & software 1.5%
Utilities 1.4%
Mining 1.3%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Retail & wholesale 25.7K Business services 14.4K Other services 9,740 Education 9,195 Manufacturing 8,593 Hospitality 8,563 Health & care 8,484 Transport & logistics 7,622

Ranking in Colombia

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 34 regions.

8Norte de Santander 25% 9Bolívar 25% 10Magdalena 25% 11Caldas 25% 12Huila 25% 13Nariño 25% 14Amazonas 25%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Colombia'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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