Robotics market
India's robot installations rose 15% to almost 10,500
Almost 10,500 industrial robots were installed in India in 2025, 15% more than a year earlier. That kept India sixth in the world, behind Germany, according to the IFR.
The rank held; the growth rate is the story. Between 2020 and 2025, India's annual installations grew 27% a year on average, which IFR calls remarkable. It also notes that the volume is still relatively low compared with the top five established markets.
This page traces India's count, rank and growth rate to the IFR release, and links back to the 2024 figure it succeeds.
Data covers Industrial robot installations in India in 2025, with the 2020 to 2025 growth rate (IFR World Robotics 2026, September 2026). Published 2026-10-06. Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Last updated 2026-10-06. Edited by Mike Ramsey / Reliable Media.
The figures and where they come from
Each figure is rated for how safely you can cite it today. Ratings judge current usability, not whether a number was ever correct.
| Figure | What it is | Source | Citation Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| almost 10,500 (+15%) | Installations in India | [A] | High | IFR's own wording is almost 10,500; we keep it rather than rounding to a cleaner number. |
| Sixth | World rank | [A] | High | Unchanged from 2024. |
| 27% a year | Average annual growth, 2020 to 2025 | [A] | High | A compound rate over a fixed window. It describes the past five years and is not a forecast. |
| Still relatively low | Scale against the leaders | [A] | High | IFR's own caveat on India's volume. |
| fewer than 25,000 (-8%) | Germany, the market just ahead | [A] | High | Fifth place, falling while India rose. |
Why the numbers disagree
A rising count and a steady rank are both true. India installed more robots than in 2024 without moving up the table, because the markets above it are still several times larger. Growth on a small base can be fast for years before it changes a ranking.
Compound averages depend on their window. The 27% rate describes 2020 to 2025. Projecting it forward, or comparing it with a rate calculated over different years, makes it say more than IFR does.
The gap is narrowing from both sides. Germany, in fifth place, installed fewer than 25,000 robots in 2025, down 8%, while India rose 15%.
How to cite these figures
Cite almost 10,500 industrial robots installed in India in 2025, up 15%, from IFR World Robotics 2026.
Give the growth rate with its window: 27% a year on average from 2020 to 2025.
Pair the rank with the volume. Sixth worldwide is accurate, and so is IFR's note that India's volume remains low next to the top five.
Where people go wrong
Quoting India's 2024 figure as current. The 2025 count is almost 10,500.
Treating the 27% average as a forecast. It describes 2020 to 2025.
Reading sixth place as closeness to the top five. India's volume remains relatively low by comparison.
How we checked
India's count, rank and growth rate all come from IFR's World Robotics 2026 global release, and the comparison with Germany uses the same document, so both describe the same year on the same basis.
IFR states the total as almost 10,500. Keeping the qualifier is deliberate: a rounded 10,500 would imply a precision the release does not give.
Our page on India's 2024 installations remains as the record for that year; this page succeeds it rather than revising it.
Full source list
Primary sources, with live links. Every figure above traces to one of these.
- [A]International Federation of Robotics (IFR)September 24, 2026
IFR, "Five Million Robots now Operate in Factories Globally" (World Robotics 2026 industrial robots release)
https://ifr.org/ifr-press-releases/news/five-million-robots-now-operate-in-factories-globally
Common questions
- How many industrial robots did India install in 2025?
- Almost 10,500, up 15%, according to IFR World Robotics 2026.
- Where does India rank for robot installations?
- Sixth in the world in 2025, behind Germany, the same position as in 2024.
- How fast is India's robot market growing?
- Annual installations grew 27% a year on average between 2020 and 2025, a rate IFR calls remarkable, from a volume that remains relatively low next to the top five markets.
More data, traced to source
- India installed a record 9,100 robots in 2024, sixth worldwide
India installed a record 9,100 industrial robots in 2024, up 7%, and ranked sixth in the world, according to the IFR World Robotics yearbook. It is a fast-growing but still small market next to the top five.
- EU robot installations fell 11% as the bloc's robot stock passed 700,000
EU-27 factories installed 60,500 industrial robots, down 11%, even as the EU's operational stock passed 700,000, per IFR World Robotics 2026. Germany installed 24,800 of them, 41% of the EU total.
- Robot installations set a new record, topping 600,000 in a year
Factories worldwide installed more than 600,000 industrial robots, up 11%, beating the 552,946 record that had stood since 2022, per IFR World Robotics 2026. IFR forecasts 655,000 for 2026 and 806,000 for 2029.
- Where the world's new robots go: by region and by industry
Asia took 74% of the world's new robot installations in 2024, Europe 16%, the Americas 9%. The United States installed 34,200 robots in 2024, and around 40% of them went to automotive. Where robots actually go, traced to source.