# IFR's World Robotics 2025 counted 542,000 industrial robots installed in 2024 and 4.66 million in operation worldwide (+9%); Asia took 74% of new installations and China alone 54%

Page: https://flyvolo.ai/en/changes/ev-20250925-assembly-line-worker-1
Date: 2025-09-25 · Stage: Deployment
Can this record move a task judgement? yes
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## Scope

Global industry statistics from the robot manufacturers' federation, based on member and national-association data. Robot stock, not job counts. The release gives no global breakdown by industry and does not mention electronics; it gives the automotive industry's share only for India (45%), Mexico (63%) and Canada (47%).

## Source

- International Federation of Robotics — press release — https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/global-robot-demand-in-factories-doubles-over-10-years (primary source)

## What this means

An industry-scale deployment record: 542,000 industrial robots installed in 2024 and 4.66 million in operation, with Asia taking 74% of new installations and China 54%. It anchors the repetitive-assembly judgement on the deployment layer with a global stock figure — 4.66 million robots in operation, up 9% — and it says where: Asia took 74% of new installations.

## What it does not show yet

A robot count from the robot makers' federation is not a job count: it does not say how many stations each robot took, how many operators moved to tending or quality roles, or what happened to wages. Installations concentrate where labour cost and volume make them pay, so a figure dominated by installations in China says little about a low-volume appliance line elsewhere.

## How to verify it yourself

Find out from your line supervisor or plant engineer whether any station on your line has a robot or cobot installation budgeted for the next 12 months (this is planned a year ahead and usually known on the floor), and which stations were chosen; the selection criteria are your plant's own version of this statistic.


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