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AI & jobs · Unitary Authority in New Zealand

Auckland

Unitary Authority NZ-AUK Largest city: Auckland
38%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 36% (+1.3 pts).
MODEL2nd of 24 regions370K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
1.8M
as of 2025
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
34.0%
1st largest of 24
People in workMODEL
980K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
7.3%
national 7.0%
Area
4,627 km²
392 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Urban
100% live in major cities
Largest city
Auckland
1.4M (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
5
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
1.88×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
63.9%
34.0% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
45%
national 44%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
47%
national 46%
Augmentation 53%Automation 47%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Auckland New Zealand
Business services 14.9%
Retail & wholesale 12.9%
Health & care 12.7%
Construction 9.8%
Education 9.1%
Manufacturing 7.8%
Public admin 5.7%
Other services 5.3%
ICT & software 5.1%
Hospitality 4.8%
Transport & logistics 4.3%
Finance 3.6%
Agriculture 2.8%
Utilities 1.0%
Mining 0.2%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Business services 66.6K Health & care 55.1K Retail & wholesale 46.6K Education 42.7K Public admin 28.2K ICT & software 22.3K Finance 19.8K Manufacturing 19.5K

Ranking in New Zealand

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 24 regions.

1Wellington 38% 2Auckland 38% 3Nelson 37% 4Hawke's Bay 36% 5Bay of Plenty 36% 6Canterbury 36% 7Gisborne 36%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits New Zealand'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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