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AI & jobs · Region in Iceland

Reykjavík

Region IS-0 Capital region Largest city: Reykjavík
35%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 33% (+1.5 pts).
MODEL1st of 9 regions22.7K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
139K
as of 2025
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
27.6%
2nd largest of 9
People in workMODEL
65.6K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
4.1%
national 3.8%
Area
353 km²
393 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Highly urban
100% live in major cities
Largest city
Reykjavík
166K (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.

Reykjavík Iceland
Business services 14.6%
Health & care 11.9%
Retail & wholesale 11.0%
Education 10.5%
Manufacturing 7.7%
ICT & software 7.4%
Construction 6.9%
Public admin 6.4%
Transport & logistics 6.1%
Other services 6.0%
Hospitality 5.1%
Finance 4.1%
Utilities 1.2%
Agriculture 1.0%
Mining 0.0%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Business services 3,778 Health & care 3,204 Education 3,192 Retail & wholesale 2,258 ICT & software 2,057 Public admin 1,739 Finance 1,236 Other services 1,163

Ranking in Iceland

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 9 regions.

1Reykjavík 35% 2Southern Peninsula 33% 3Northeastern 33% 4Westfjords 33% 5Northwestern 33% 6Austurland 33% 7Southern 33%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Iceland'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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