AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · Region in Senegal

Dakar

Region SN-DK Capital region Largest city: Dakar
23%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 19% (+4.2 pts).
MODEL1st of 14 regions293K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
3.9M
as of 2023
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
21.6%
1st largest of 14
People in workMODEL
1.3M
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
4.3%
national 3.3%
Area
574 km²
6,788 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Highly urban
67% live in major cities
Largest city
Dakar
2.6M (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
4.09×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
88.3%
21.6% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
41%
national 40%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
52%
national 52%
Augmentation 48%Automation 52%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Dakar Senegal
Retail & wholesale 25.7%
Manufacturing 17.3%
Other services 15.4%
Agriculture 8.8%
Construction 7.8%
Transport & logistics 7.0%
Business services 5.4%
Education 3.1%
Hospitality 2.7%
Health & care 2.2%
Finance 1.3%
ICT & software 1.2%
Public admin 1.0%
Utilities 0.7%
Mining 0.4%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Retail & wholesale 98.4K Other services 45.6K Business services 27.5K Manufacturing 25K Education 19.1K Transport & logistics 17.2K Health & care 12.8K Finance 10.1K

Ranking in Senegal

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 14 regions.

1Dakar 23% 2Ziguinchor 20% 3Kaolack 20% 4Thiès 19% 5Diourbel 18% 6Kolda 18% 7Tambacounda 17%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits Senegal'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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