AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · State in Nigeria

Federal Capital Territory

State NG-FC Capital region Largest city: Abuja
20%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 16% (+3.2 pts).
MODEL2nd of 37 regions402K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
3.6M
as of 2016
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
1.8%
30th largest of 37
People in workMODEL
2M
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
1.7%
national 1.3%
Area
7,352 km²
485 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Highly urban
44% live in major cities
Largest city
Abuja
1.6M (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
8.95×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
16.2%
1.8% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
47%
national 49%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
52%
national 52%
Augmentation 48%Automation 52%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Federal Capital Territory Nigeria
Retail & wholesale 34.8%
Manufacturing 15.3%
Agriculture 14.0%
Hospitality 6.9%
Transport & logistics 5.7%
Business services 5.4%
Other services 5.2%
Construction 4.0%
Education 3.6%
Health & care 1.5%
Finance 1.1%
Public admin 1.0%
ICT & software 0.6%
Mining 0.4%
Utilities 0.4%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Retail & wholesale 186K Hospitality 32.1K Manufacturing 32.1K Education 29.6K Business services 26.3K Other services 22K Agriculture 19.6K Transport & logistics 15.3K

Ranking in Nigeria

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 37 regions.

1Lagos 20% 2Federal Capital Territory 20% 3Oyo State 19% 4Ondo State 19% 5Abia State 19% 6Osun State 18% 7Kano State 18%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Nigeria'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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