AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · District in Malawi

Salima

District MW-SA Largest city: Salima
15%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 13% (+1.9 pts).
MODEL6th of 28 regions40.7K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationMODEL
≈769K
estimated from area
Share of national populationMODEL
3.4%
11th largest of 28
People in workMODEL
272K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
1.1%
national 0.9%
Area
4,179 km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Urban
9% live in major cities
Largest city
Salima
71.2K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage is published for the wider Central Region area (9 map regions), so these figures describe that whole area.
Usage intensityANTHROPIC
1.87×
usage share ÷ population share
Area’s share of national useANTHROPIC
66.1%
3.4% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
45%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
53%
Augmentation 47%Automation 53%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Salima Malawi
Agriculture 54.5%
Retail & wholesale 19.8%
Manufacturing 4.3%
Construction 4.1%
Transport & logistics 4.0%
Other services 3.7%
Education 2.2%
Hospitality 1.9%
Business services 1.6%
Public admin 1.4%
Mining 0.7%
Health & care 0.6%
Finance 0.5%
ICT & software 0.5%
Utilities 0.3%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Retail & wholesale 15K Agriculture 10.5K Education 2,503 Other services 2,417 Manufacturing 1,623 Transport & logistics 1,528 Hospitality 1,336 Public admin 1,290

Ranking in Malawi

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 28 regions.

3Zomba 16% 4Phalombe 16% 5Nsanje 16% 6Salima 15% 7Mwanza 14% 8Mzimba 14% 9Mangochi 14%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Malawi'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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