AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · State in Malaysia

Melaka

State MY-04 Largest city: Malacca
32%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 29% (+2.5 pts).
MODEL2nd of 16 regions157K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
998K
as of 2020
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
2.7%
12th largest of 16
People in workMODEL
493K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
6.5%
national 5.8%
Area
1,693 km²
590 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Highly urban
79% live in major cities
Largest city
Malacca
789K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
0.95×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
2.6%
2.7% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
42%
national 47%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
43%
national 48%
Augmentation 57%Automation 43%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Melaka Malaysia
Retail & wholesale 19.0%
Manufacturing 15.3%
Business services 13.2%
Hospitality 10.6%
Construction 7.6%
Education 5.8%
Public admin 5.5%
Transport & logistics 4.6%
Finance 4.1%
Health & care 4.0%
Agriculture 3.7%
Other services 2.7%
ICT & software 2.6%
Utilities 1.0%
Mining 0.4%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Retail & wholesale 31.4K Business services 27.1K Hospitality 14.3K Manufacturing 14.2K Education 13.3K Public admin 13.2K Finance 12.1K Health & care 8,143

Ranking in Malaysia

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 16 regions.

1Penang 33% 2Melaka 32% 3Putrajaya 31% 4Perak 30% 5Johor 30% 6Sarawak 30% 7Terengganu 30%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Malaysia'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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