
ALT Industrial robots in operation per 1,000 employees in manufacturing in 2023. Horizontal bar chart listing 17 countries with the number of industrial robots in operation per 1,000 manufacturing employees. Key insight: South Korea leads with 101 robots per 1,000 employees, followed by Singapore with 77 and China with 47. Full country values, in descending order: South Korea 101; Singapore 77; China 47; Germany 43; Japan 42; Sweden 35; Slovenia 31; Denmark 31; Switzerland 30; United States 30; Netherlands 26; Austria 25; Italy 23; Canada 23; Slovakia 20; France 19; Spain 17. Data source: International Federation of Robotics. License: CC BY. Note: Industrial robots are automated, reprogrammable machines that can move in three or more directions and perform tasks in industrial settings. Examples of machines that are not classified as robots include software (for example, voice assistants), remote-controlled drones, self-driving cars, and “smart” washing machines.































