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International Federation of Robotics

The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) is the global industry association that publishes the annual World Robotics statistics on industrial and service…

Status
Nonprofit

Overview

The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) is the global industry association that publishes the annual World Robotics statistics on industrial and service robot installations and operating stock. Tracked here as the primary source for worldwide robot install and operating-stock benchmarks.

Verified record

Verified deployments
None on file
Active incidents
None on file

Key facts

Operational stock (IFR, Sep 2026)

Global operational stock of industrial robots rose 9% to a record 5 million units in 2025, more than double the stock seven years earlier.

2025 installations (IFR, Sep 2026)

More than 600,000 new industrial robots were installed in 2025, up 11%, per the World Robotics 2026 report released Sep 24 2026.

Installation forecast (IFR, Sep 2026)

Installations are forecast to rise 9% to 655,000 in 2026 and reach 806,000 by 2029.

China 2025 (IFR, Sep 2026)

China installed 354,000 industrial robots (up 20%), 59% of global deployments; domestic suppliers took a 55% share (195,000 units).

Other markets 2025 (IFR, Sep 2026)

US almost 38,500 (up 12%), passing Japan for second; Japan 36,219 (down 19%); Korea about 30,000 (down 1%); Germany under 25,000 (down 8%).

Germany in the EU (IFR, Sep 2026)

Germany held 41% of EU installations in 2025.

President

Jane Heffner, quoted in the World Robotics 2026 release.

Data & sources

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Safety record

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