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AI & jobs · Municipality|Prefecture in Lao PDR

Vientiane Prefecture

Municipality|Prefecture Capital region Largest city: Vientiane
18%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 13% (+5.0 pts).
MODEL1st of 17 regions170K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationMODEL
≈2.1M
estimated from area
Share of national populationMODEL
26.0%
1st largest of 17
People in workMODEL
940K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
1.5%
national 0.9%
Area
3,516 km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Highly urban
37% live in major cities
Largest city
Vientiane
754K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
3.32×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
86.4%
26.0% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
48%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
53%
Augmentation 47%Automation 53%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Vientiane Prefecture Lao PDR
Agriculture 43.0%
Retail & wholesale 17.6%
Public admin 7.5%
Construction 6.4%
Manufacturing 5.6%
Education 3.8%
Other services 3.5%
Transport & logistics 3.3%
Hospitality 2.9%
Business services 2.7%
Finance 2.0%
Health & care 0.8%
ICT & software 0.4%
Mining 0.3%
Utilities 0.2%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Retail & wholesale 46.8K Agriculture 29.1K Public admin 23.7K Education 13.9K Manufacturing 9,516 Finance 8,086 Other services 7,558 Business services 6,894

Ranking in Lao PDR

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 17 regions.

1Vientiane Prefecture 18% 2Luang Prabang 13% 3Champasak 13% 4Khammouane 13% 5Xiangkhouang 12% 6Houaphanh 12% 7Savannakhet 12%
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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