AI Job Atlas
AI & jobs · Province in South Africa

Gauteng

Province ZA-GT Capital region Largest city: Johannesburg
29%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 27% (+2.1 pts).
MODEL1st of 9 regions1.3M exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
15.1M
as of 2022
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
24.5%
1st largest of 9
People in workMODEL
4.4M
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
6.9%
national 6.1%
Area
18.2K km²
827 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Highly urban
60% live in major cities
Largest city
Johannesburg
3.4M (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
5
Natural Earth places

AI use

ANTHROPIC

Claude.ai conversations, April–May 2026.

Usage intensityANTHROPIC
2.17×
usage share ÷ population share
Share of national useANTHROPIC
53.0%
24.5% of population
Work-relatedANTHROPIC
45%
national 45%
Automation-styleANTHROPIC
52%
national 51%
Augmentation 48%Automation 52%

Sector mix

MODEL

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

Gauteng South Africa
Business services 16.9%
Retail & wholesale 16.2%
Other services 10.3%
Health & care 8.6%
Manufacturing 8.5%
Transport & logistics 7.1%
Construction 7.0%
Education 5.4%
Public admin 5.2%
Finance 4.1%
Hospitality 3.8%
ICT & software 3.1%
Mining 1.9%
Agriculture 1.3%
Utilities 0.6%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Business services 235K Retail & wholesale 223K Health & care 144K Finance 110K Public admin 108K Education 96.8K Other services 93.9K Transport & logistics 70.5K

Ranking in South Africa

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 9 regions.

1Gauteng 29% 2Western Cape 28% 3Free State 27% 4KwaZulu-Natal 27% 5Eastern Cape 27% 6North West 26% 7Northern Cape 25%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits South Africa'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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