plate 006 · Technology · 2024 data
China installs more robots than the rest of the world combined
New industrial robots installed in 2024, by country.
54%
China installed 295,045 industrial robots in 2024, more than half of the world's 542,076.
+7% vs −9%
China's installations grew while the US fell 9%, Germany 5% and Japan 4%.
1,220
South Korea runs 1,220 robots per 10,000 factory workers, nine times the world average.
the numbers
| Installations (k) | |
|---|---|
| China | 295.0 |
| Rest of the world | 247.0 |
| Japan | 44.5 |
| United States | 34.2 |
| South Korea | 30.6 |
| Germany | 27.0 |
| Italy | 8.8 |
| Mexico | 5.6 |
source notes & method
Robot density from IFR press release, 8 Apr 2026. Rest of world = world total minus China.
Published 19 Sep 2026
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