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AI & jobs · County in Norway

Buskerud

County NO-06 Largest city: Drammen
36%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 36% (−0.0 pts).
MODEL8th of 21 regions51.9K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
273K
as of 2026
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
4.9%
7th largest of 21
People in workMODEL
144K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
5.0%
national 5.1%
Area
15.1K km²
18 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Mixed
33% live in major cities
Largest city
Drammen
90.7K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage is published for the wider Viken area (2 map regions), so these figures describe that whole area.
Usage intensityANTHROPIC
0.88×
usage share ÷ population share
Area’s share of national useANTHROPIC
8.9%
4.9% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
34%
national 34%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
48%
national 43%
Augmentation 52%Automation 48%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Buskerud Norway
Health & care 21.1%
Retail & wholesale 12.4%
Business services 12.1%
Education 8.6%
Construction 8.2%
Manufacturing 6.5%
Public admin 6.2%
Transport & logistics 5.3%
Other services 4.8%
ICT & software 4.1%
Hospitality 3.6%
Agriculture 2.2%
Mining 2.0%
Finance 1.5%
Utilities 1.3%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Health & care 12.9K Business services 7,567 Retail & wholesale 5,973 Education 5,925 Public admin 4,032 ICT & software 2,651 Manufacturing 2,316 Other services 2,212

Ranking in Norway

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 21 regions.

5Telemark 36% 6Troms 36% 7Vest-Agder 36% 8Buskerud 36% 9Nordland 36% 10Finnmark 36% 11Møre og Romsdal 36%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Norway'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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