According to the International Federation of Robotics, there were 66 installed industrial robots per 10,000 employees globally in 2015 and that increased to 74 in 2016. In 2016, South Korea had 631 industrial robots per 10,000 employees and that's primarily due to the continued installation of high volume robots in the electronics and manufacturing sectors. In Germany and Japan, two countries renowned for their automotive industries, the robot density is just over 300 per 10,000 workers. Japan is actually the world's predominant manufacturer of industrial robots, accounting for 52 percent of global supply. There is a gap to the United States where the pace of automation is somewhat slower with 189 industrial robots per 10,000 employees.

Source: Forbes April 25, 2018 11:26 UTC