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AI & jobs · Province in Lao PDR

Phongsaly

Province LA-PH Largest city: Phongsali
10%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 13% (−2.9 pts).
MODEL10th of 17 regions8,316 exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
178K
as of 2015
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
2.3%
15th largest of 17
People in workMODEL
81.5K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
0.6%
national 0.9%
Area
15.3K km²
12 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Rural
3% live in major cities
Largest city
Phongsali
6,000 (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.

Phongsaly Lao PDR
Agriculture 83.4%
Retail & wholesale 5.3%
Construction 2.1%
Manufacturing 2.0%
Public admin 1.7%
Education 1.4%
Transport & logistics 1.1%
Other services 1.0%
Hospitality 0.9%
Business services 0.4%
Health & care 0.2%
Finance 0.2%
Mining 0.2%
Utilities 0.1%
ICT & software 0.0%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Agriculture 4,888 Retail & wholesale 1,223 Public admin 480 Education 425 Manufacturing 298 Other services 198 Construction 197 Hospitality 176

Ranking in Lao PDR

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 17 regions.

7Savannakhet 12% 8Sainyabuli 11% 9Bokeo 11% 10Phongsaly 10% 11Attapeu 10% 12Salavan 10% 13Luang Namtha 10%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Lao PDR'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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