AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · Region in Iceland

Capital

Region IS-1
32%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 33% (−0.8 pts).
MODEL9th of 9 regions35.5K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
233K
as of 2020
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
46.4%
1st largest of 9
People in workMODEL
110K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
3.7%
national 3.8%
Area
614 km²
380 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Rural
0% live in major cities
Mapped towns & cities
0
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
2.10×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
97.5%
46.4% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
37%
national 37%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
47%
national 47%
Augmentation 53%Automation 47%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Capital Iceland
Education 12.9%
Health & care 12.8%
Retail & wholesale 11.9%
Manufacturing 9.7%
Business services 8.2%
Construction 8.2%
Transport & logistics 6.9%
Other services 6.5%
Public admin 5.5%
Hospitality 5.5%
Agriculture 5.3%
ICT & software 3.1%
Finance 1.9%
Utilities 1.5%
Mining 0.1%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Education 6,588 Health & care 5,803 Retail & wholesale 4,091 Business services 3,560 Public admin 2,533 Manufacturing 2,411 Other services 2,107 Transport & logistics 1,938

Ranking in Iceland

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 9 regions.

3Northeastern 33% 4Westfjords 33% 5Northwestern 33% 6Austurland 33% 7Southern 33% 8Western 33% 9Capital 32%
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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