AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · Prefecture in Japan

Hyōgo Prefecture

Prefecture JP-28 Largest city: Kōbe
40%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 40% (−0.3 pts).
MODEL26th of 47 regions1.2M exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
5.5M
as of 2021
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
4.3%
7th largest of 47
People in workMODEL
2.9M
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
11.1%
national 11.2%
Area
8,382 km²
651 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Mixed
28% live in major cities
Largest city
Kōbe
1.5M (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
0.56×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
2.4%
4.3% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
48%
national 48%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
47%
national 48%
Augmentation 53%Automation 47%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Hyōgo Prefecture Japan
Health & care 17.0%
Manufacturing 16.1%
Retail & wholesale 14.0%
Business services 8.0%
Construction 7.3%
Other services 7.1%
Education 6.4%
Hospitality 5.2%
Transport & logistics 5.1%
ICT & software 4.4%
Public admin 4.3%
Agriculture 2.7%
Finance 1.8%
Utilities 0.5%
Mining 0.0%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Health & care 221K Retail & wholesale 164K Manufacturing 141K Business services 129K Education 97.6K Public admin 75.4K Other services 69.6K ICT & software 68.6K

Ranking in Japan

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 47 regions.

23Ehime Prefecture 40% 24Kagoshima Prefecture 40% 25Kōchi Prefecture 40% 26Hyōgo Prefecture 40% 27Tochigi Prefecture 40% 28Ōita Prefecture 40% 29Yamagata Prefecture 40%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Japan'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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