AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · Highly Urbanized City in Philippines

Davao

Highly Urbanized City Largest city: Davao
26%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 23% (+2.2 pts).
MODEL19th of 118 regions572K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
5.4M
as of 2024
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
4.4%
2nd largest of 118
People in workMODEL
2.2M
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
5.1%
national 4.5%
Area
2,056 km²
2,621 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Urban
26% live in major cities
Largest city
Davao
1.4M (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
1.23×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
5.4%
4.4% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
45%
national 45%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
52%
national 49%
Augmentation 48%Automation 52%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Davao Philippines
Retail & wholesale 24.3%
Construction 11.7%
Agriculture 11.4%
Manufacturing 8.8%
Transport & logistics 8.0%
Business services 7.9%
Other services 7.6%
Public admin 6.9%
Hospitality 4.6%
Education 3.3%
Finance 1.9%
Health & care 1.6%
ICT & software 1.2%
Mining 0.4%
Utilities 0.4%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Retail & wholesale 169K Public admin 69.7K Business services 59.1K Other services 39.6K Transport & logistics 39.6K Manufacturing 34.4K Education 32.1K Construction 30.6K

Ranking in Philippines

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 118 regions.

16Lanao del Norte 26% 17Cotabato City 26% 18Iloilo City 26% 19Davao 26% 20Dinagat Islands 26% 21Zamboanga Peninsula 25% 22Ilocos Norte 25%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Philippines'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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