AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · Municipality in Cambodia

Phnom Penh

Municipality KH-12 Capital region Largest city: Phnom Penh
21%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 16% (+5.1 pts).
MODEL1st of 24 regions307K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
2.1M
as of 2019
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
14.2%
1st largest of 24
People in workMODEL
1.5M
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
3.0%
national 1.9%
Area
398 km²
5,350 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Highly urban
69% live in major cities
Largest city
Phnom Penh
1.5M (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
6.75×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
95.9%
14.2% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
46%
national 46%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
53%
national 53%
Augmentation 47%Automation 53%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Phnom Penh Cambodia
Retail & wholesale 21.2%
Manufacturing 20.2%
Construction 12.9%
Business services 11.5%
Agriculture 7.5%
Transport & logistics 5.4%
Public admin 5.2%
Hospitality 4.8%
Finance 3.7%
Other services 3.2%
Education 1.8%
ICT & software 0.9%
Health & care 0.7%
Utilities 0.6%
Mining 0.2%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Retail & wholesale 86.3K Business services 49.1K Manufacturing 31.5K Finance 29.3K Public admin 27.4K Hospitality 17.4K Transport & logistics 14.7K Construction 11.4K

Ranking in Cambodia

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 24 regions.

1Phnom Penh 21% 2Battambang 16% 3Koh Kong 16% 4Stung Treng 16% 5Siem Reap 16% 6Kampong Chhnang 16% 7Pursat 16%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Cambodia'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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