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Robot density rises to record

Germany is the most automated economy in Europe: Robot density - the number of industrial robots per 10,000 employees - is rising to a new record.
E-3 Magazine
March 4, 2022
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With a total of 230,600 units, Germany has a 38% share of the total number of industrial robots in operation in Europe. These are the findings of the World Robotics 2021 Report, which is published by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). Broken down by region, the average robot density in Western Europe is 242 units, in North America 167 and in Asia/Australia 134. The five most automated countries worldwide are: South Korea, Singapore, Japan, Germany and Sweden. France has a robot density of 194 units (16th place). This puts Germany's neighbors well above the global average of 126 robots, making them number one in Europe.

Globally, the average robot density has almost doubled over the past five years, rising to 126 units per 10,000 employees in 2020 (2015: 66 units

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