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AI & jobs · Department in Guatemala

Guatemala

Department GT-GU Capital region Largest city: Guatemala City
20%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 17% (+3.3 pts).
MODEL1st of 22 regions299K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
3M
as of 2018
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
19.8%
1st largest of 22
People in workMODEL
1.5M
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
3.1%
national 2.4%
Area
2,216 km²
1,361 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Highly urban
34% live in major cities
Largest city
Guatemala City
1M (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
4.45×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
88.0%
19.8% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
42%
national 41%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
52%
national 52%
Augmentation 48%Automation 52%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Guatemala Guatemala
Retail & wholesale 24.4%
Manufacturing 15.5%
Other services 10.8%
Agriculture 10.4%
Construction 10.0%
Hospitality 6.9%
Business services 5.5%
Public admin 4.1%
Transport & logistics 4.0%
Education 3.2%
Health & care 1.9%
Finance 1.6%
ICT & software 1.0%
Utilities 0.6%
Mining 0.1%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Retail & wholesale 97.1K Other services 30.4K Manufacturing 24.5K Public admin 23.5K Business services 21.5K Hospitality 21.4K Education 19.3K Finance 14.1K

Ranking in Guatemala

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 22 regions.

1Guatemala 20% 2Quetzaltenango 20% 3El Progreso 19% 4Totonicapán 18% 5Chimaltenango 17% 6Escuintla 17% 7Sacatepéquez 17%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Guatemala'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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