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AI & jobs · Department in Guatemala

Quetzaltenango

Department GT-QZ Largest city: Quetzaltenango
20%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 17% (+3.0 pts).
MODEL2nd of 22 regions77.9K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
799K
as of 2018
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
5.2%
6th largest of 22
People in workMODEL
392K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
3.1%
national 2.4%
Area
1,922 km²
416 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Highly urban
72% live in major cities
Largest city
Quetzaltenango
575K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
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.

Quetzaltenango Guatemala
Retail & wholesale 24.0%
Manufacturing 15.5%
Agriculture 12.0%
Other services 10.6%
Construction 10.0%
Hospitality 6.8%
Business services 5.1%
Public admin 4.0%
Transport & logistics 3.9%
Education 3.2%
Health & care 1.9%
Finance 1.4%
ICT & software 0.9%
Utilities 0.6%
Mining 0.1%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Retail & wholesale 25.4K Other services 7,933 Manufacturing 6,491 Public admin 6,023 Hospitality 5,588 Business services 5,277 Education 5,096 Finance 3,394

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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