AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · Department in Colombia

Cauca

Department CO-CAU Largest city: Popayán
23%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 25% (−1.4 pts).
MODEL23rd of 34 regions162K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
1.5M
as of 2020
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
2.8%
12th largest of 34
People in workMODEL
694K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
3.8%
national 4.1%
Area
30.8K km²
48 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Rural
18% live in major cities
Largest city
Popayán
259K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
2
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
0.32×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
0.9%
2.8% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
33%
national 47%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
49%
national 51%
Augmentation 51%Automation 49%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Cauca Colombia
Agriculture 19.0%
Retail & wholesale 16.9%
Manufacturing 10.8%
Other services 8.3%
Transport & logistics 7.4%
Hospitality 7.2%
Business services 7.1%
Construction 6.7%
Health & care 4.4%
Education 4.3%
Public admin 3.0%
Mining 1.4%
Utilities 1.4%
Finance 1.3%
ICT & software 1.1%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Retail & wholesale 35.6K Business services 16.9K Other services 13.5K Education 13.2K Manufacturing 12.4K Hospitality 11.9K Health & care 11.8K Transport & logistics 10.7K

Ranking in Colombia

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 34 regions.

20Cesar 24% 21Caquetá 24% 22Córdoba 24% 23Cauca 23% 24Chocó 23% 25La Guajira 23% 26Casanare 22%
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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