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  "slug": "robot-density-china-2024",
  "url": "https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/robot-density-china-2024/",
  "topic": "adoption",
  "claim": "China has 166 industrial robots per 10,000 people employed in manufacturing (2024), 22nd worldwide, after the IFR switched to revised Chinese labour data.",
  "figure": {
    "value": 166,
    "display": "166",
    "unit": "robots per 10,000 persons employed (manufacturing)"
  },
  "scope": {
    "geography": "China",
    "period": "2024"
  },
  "measure": "reported statistic",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "source_type": "primary",
  "source": {
    "type": "primary",
    "kind": "Industry statistics (news release)",
    "name": "International Federation of Robotics (IFR)",
    "title": "Robot Density Surges in Europe, Asia, and Americas",
    "publisher": "International Federation of Robotics (IFR)",
    "published": null,
    "date_note": "Undated web page; figures from World Robotics 2025",
    "url": "https://ifr.org/news/robot-density-surges-in-europe-asia-and-americas/",
    "archive_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20261025161534/https://ifr.org/news/robot-density-surges-in-europe-asia-and-americas/",
    "archived_at": "2026-10-25",
    "primary_note": null
  },
  "accessed": "2026-10-25",
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  "quote": {
    "text": "It has 166 robots for every 10,000 people employed",
    "lang": "en"
  },
  "quote_note": null,
  "caveats": [
    "The IFR changed the employment denominator for China (revised NBS data), so this figure is not comparable with earlier China density figures."
  ],
  "verification": "Figure found in the source text on the access date (automated match, then editorial review).",
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  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "attribution": "Whirrwork (https://whirrwork.com), CC BY 4.0",
  "citations": {
    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). China has 166 industrial robots per 10,000 people employed in manufacturing (2024), 22nd worldwide, after the IFR switched to revised Chinese labour data [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/robot-density-china-2024/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “China has 166 industrial robots per 10,000 people employed in manufacturing (2024), 22nd worldwide, after the IFR switched to revised Chinese labour data.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/robot-density-china-2024/.",
    "mla": "“China has 166 industrial robots per 10,000 people employed in manufacturing (2024), 22nd worldwide, after the IFR switched to revised Chinese labour data.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/robot-density-china-2024/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
    "bibtex": "@misc{whirrwork_robot_density_china_2024,\n  author       = {{Whirrwork}},\n  title        = {{China has 166 industrial robots per 10,000 people employed in manufacturing (2024), 22nd worldwide, after the IFR switched to revised Chinese labour data}},\n  howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},\n  year         = {2026},\n  month        = oct,\n  url          = {https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/robot-density-china-2024/},\n  urldate      = {2026-10-25},\n  note         = {Original source: International Federation of Robotics (IFR), Robot Density Surges in Europe, Asia, and Americas. Licensed CC BY 4.0}\n}",
    "source_apa": "International Federation of Robotics (IFR). (n.d.). Robot Density Surges in Europe, Asia, and Americas. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://ifr.org/news/robot-density-surges-in-europe-asia-and-americas/"
  }
}