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How many industrial robots are installed each year, where, and how many are in service. Each figure comes from a public press release of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), with its date and the sentence that carries it. The paid tables of the World Robotics report are not reproduced.

40 sourced figures.

Annual installations by country, 2025

Annual installations by country, 2025Industrial robots installed in 2025, by country, according to IFR press releases.China : 354,000China354,000United States : 38,500United States38,500Japan : 36,219Japan36,219South Korea : 30,000South Korea30,000Germany : 25,000Germany25,000India : 10,500India10,500Italy : 7,800Italy7,800France : 4,500France4,500Spain : 4,300Spain4,300

Annual installations worldwide

Annual installations worldwideIndustrial robots installed each year worldwide. For 2025, the IFR writes “more than 600,000”.2022 : 552,946552,94620222023 : 541,302541,30220232024 : 542,000542,00020242025 : over 600,000600,0002025

Operational stock worldwide

Operational stock worldwideIndustrial robots in service worldwide at the end of each year. For 2025, the IFR writes “5 million”.2023 : 4,281,5854,281,58520232024 : 4,664,0004,664,00020242025 : 5,000,0005,000,0002025

Robot density, 2023

Robot density, 2023Robots in service per 10,000 manufacturing employees, 2023, according to the IFR.South Korea : 1,012South Korea1,012Singapore : 770Singapore770China : 470China470Germany : 429Germany429Japan : 419Japan419United States : 295United States295

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Annual installations

ZoneYearValueSentence of the releaseSource
China2025354,000robotsThe latest figures show that 354,000 industrial robots have been installed in 2025IFR
China2024295,000robotsThe latest figures show that 295,000 industrial robots have been installedIFR
China2023276,288robotsThe 276,288 industrial robots installed in 2023 represent 51% of the global installations.IFR
China2022290,144robots(2022: 290,144 units)IFR
France2025nearly 4,500robotsFrance is back in third place with almost 4,500 unitsIFR
France20244,900robotsFrance (4,900 units) moved down to fourth placeIFR
Germany2025under 25,000robotssales fell 8% to fewer than 25,000 units in 2025IFR
Germany202426,982robotsInstallations fell 5% to 26,982 units in 2024IFR
India2025nearly 10,500robotsIndia installed almost 10,500 units in 2025IFR
India20249,100robotsIndia continues to grow with a record of 9,100 units installed in 2024IFR
India20238,510robotsRobot installations increased by 59% to 8,510 units in 2023IFR
Italy2025about 7,800robotsthe second largest European market, fell by 11% to about 7,800 unitsIFR
Italy20248,783robotsthe second largest European market, fell by 16% to 8,783 unitsIFR
Japan202536,219robotswith 36,219 units installed in 2025IFR
Japan202444,500robotswith 44,500 units installed in 2024IFR
Japan202346,106robotsRobot installations reached 46,106 units in 2023IFR
Japan202250,435robotspeaking at 50,435 units in 2022IFR
South Korea202530,000robotsThe market in the Republic of Korea installed 30,000 units in 2025IFR
South Korea202430,600robotsThe market in the Republic of Korea installed 30,600 units in 2024IFR
South Korea202331,444robotsInstallations reached 31,444 units in 2023IFR
Spain2025about 4,300robotsahead of Spain with about 4,300 unitsIFR
Spain20245,100robotsSpain is now in third place (5,100 units)IFR
United States2025nearly 38,500robotsInstallations of industrial robots grew by 12% to almost 38,500 unitsIFR
World2025over 600,000robotsFactories worldwide installed more than 600,000 new units over the year.IFR
World2024542,000robotsThe new World Robotics 2025 statistics on industrial robots showed 542,000 robots installed in 2024IFR
World2023541,302robotsThe annual installation figure of 541,302 units in 2023 is the second highest in history.IFR
World2022552,946robotsthe record of 552,946 units installed in 2022IFR

Operational stock

ZoneYearValueSentence of the releaseSource
Japan2024450,500robotswith 450,500 units now in useIFR
World20255,000,000robotsThe global operational stock of industrial robots surged 9% to a record 5 million units in 2025.IFR
World20244,664,000robotsThe total number of industrial robots in operational use worldwide was 4,664,000 units in 2024IFR
World20234,281,585robotsThe new World Robotics report recorded 4,281,585 units operating in factories worldwideIFR

Robot density

ZoneYearValueSentence of the releaseSource
China2023470robots per 10,000 employeesa high Robot density of 470 robots per 10,000 employeesIFR
European Union2023219robots per 10,000 employeesThe European Union has a robot density of 219 units per 10,000 employeesIFR
Germany2023429robots per 10,000 employeesGermany ranks fourth with 429 robots per 10,000 employees.IFR
Japan2023419robots per 10,000 employeesJapan is in fifth place with 419 units.IFR
Singapore2023770robots per 10,000 employeesSingapore follows with 770 robots per 10,000 employees.IFR
South Korea20231,012robots per 10,000 employeeswith 1,012 robots per 10,000 employeesIFR
United States2023295robots per 10,000 employeesRobot density in the United States reached 295 units in 2023.IFR
World2023162robots per 10,000 employeesThe new global average robot density reaches a record 162 units per 10,000 employees in 2023IFR
World201674robots per 10,000 employeesmore than double the number measured only seven years ago (74 units)IFR

How this page is kept

A figure appears here only if a public press release of the federation publishes it. The year is that of the installations or of the stock, the date is that of the release: a year may be revised from one release to the next, and the page then keeps the most recent. When the release writes “nearly” or “more than”, the wording is kept. The release is read again every three days: if the sentence has disappeared twice in a row, the line leaves the table until it is checked. We do not copy figures from a news site or an aggregator. A figure is missing or wrong? Report it.

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