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Data Starter: Countries with the most industrial robots per worker, 2024

Elizabeth Veal

23rd October 2026

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Which economies use the most robots in industry?

Using the Visual Capitalist infographic, do these data calculation questions:

  1. How many times greater is South Korea’s use of industrial robots per worker compared to the world average?
  2. Compare the total robot usage per worker of the top two countries that make the list from North America, Asia and Europe.

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Elizabeth Veal

Liz has taught Economics for over 25 years, including several years as Head of Economics at leading schools.