AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · Department in Nicaragua

Chontales

Department NI-CO Largest city: Juigalpa
18%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 19% (−0.5 pts).
MODEL7th of 17 regions17K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
154K
as of 2005
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
3.0%
14th largest of 17
People in workMODEL
94.4K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
2.3%
national 2.4%
Area
7,412 km²
21 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Mixed
36% live in major cities
Largest city
Juigalpa
54.7K (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.

Chontales Nicaragua
Agriculture 32.5%
Retail & wholesale 20.6%
Manufacturing 10.2%
Other services 8.3%
Construction 5.5%
Hospitality 5.1%
Education 4.4%
Transport & logistics 3.5%
Public admin 3.1%
Business services 2.4%
Health & care 2.1%
Mining 0.8%
Finance 0.6%
Utilities 0.6%
ICT & software 0.3%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Retail & wholesale 5,294 Agriculture 2,113 Education 1,739 Other services 1,526 Manufacturing 1,251 Public admin 1,145 Hospitality 985 Health & care 727

Ranking in Nicaragua

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 17 regions.

4Estelí 20% 5León 20% 6Chinandega 19% 7Chontales 18% 8Matagalpa 17% 9Rivas 17% 10Carazo 17%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Nicaragua'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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