With the popularization of artificial intelligence, more than half of Americans report using AI regularly. Along with the conveniences this technology provides, however, there is growing fear about machines transforming professions or even replacing workers.

In this chart, Visual Capitalist’s Bruno Venditti presents the results of a survey conducted by Ipsos, asking people if they believe artificial intelligence will lead to many new jobs being created in their country.

Methodology: Ipsos surveyed 33 countries between Friday, October 25, and Friday, November 8, 2024. For this survey, Ipsos interviewed 23,721 adults aged 18 and older.

Chinese Are the Most Optimistic

The Chinese are the most optimistic about artificial intelligence creating new jobs in their country, while Hungarians are the least optimistic.

China’s AI sector has experienced exponential growth, supported by government initiatives. The country also leads in AI academic research, although the U.S. remains at the forefront of turning research into products.

Two other Asian countries, Indonesia and Thailand, complete the top three on the list.

Rank
Country
Likely (%)
Unlikely (%)
1
🇨🇳 China
77
20
2
🇮🇩 Indonesia
74
23
3
🇹🇭 Thailand
71
24
4
🇹🇷 Türkiye
67
27
5
🇲🇾 Malaysia
65
29
6
🇮🇳 India
58
31
7
🇸🇬 Singapore
57
32
8
🇿🇦 South Africa
52
42
9
🇲🇽 Mexico
47
44
10
🇧🇷 Brazil
46
44
11
🇵🇭 Philippines
43
51
12
🇮🇪 Ireland
40
47
13
🇨🇴 Colombia
40
49
14
🇵🇪 Peru
40
46
15
🇦🇺 Australia
38
49
16
🇦🇷 Argentina
38
48
17
🇪🇸 Spain
38
48
18
🇰🇷 South Korea
37
54
19
🇷🇴 Romania
37
54
20
🇳🇱 Netherlands
36
54
21
🇺🇸 United States
36
49
22
🇨🇱 Chile
34
53
23
🇨🇭 Switzerland
34
55
24
🇫🇷 France
33
56
25
🇯🇵 Japan
33
47
26
🇨🇦 Canada
33
52
27
🇸🇪 Sweden
33
54
28
🇬🇧 Great Britain
32
54
29
🇧🇪 Belgium
31
58
30
🇮🇹 Italy
30
58
31
🇵🇱 Poland
29
58
32
🇩🇪 Germany
29
59
33
🇭🇺 Hungary
24
65
 
🌍 Global Average
43
46

On the other hand, Europe dominates the list of countries that are less optimistic about AI’s impact on the labor market. Only 29% of people in Poland and Germany believe artificial intelligence will create many new jobs, while just 24% in Hungary think it is likely to happen.

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