Japan Robotics & Automation
Japan's automation demand is demographic: seniors made up 29.99% of the population in 2025 and the labour-shortage index for regular employees stood at 47 points in August 2026 (MHLW). Japanese industrial robots exported at an average JPY 4.56 million per unit in 2025 (JARA).
20 verified facts tracked for this market — each with its source, reporting period and evidence tier. Tier 1 = primary institutions (central banks, statistical offices); tier 2 = disclosed industry panels.
| Metric | Value | Geo | Period | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share of establishments that took any action on understaffed departments | 67percent | JP | 2026-Q2 | T1 | mhlw.go.jp |
| Share of shortage-responding establishments promoting operational efficiency | 42percent | JP | 2026-Q2 | T1 | mhlw.go.jp |
| Labour shortage diffusion index for part-time workers, all surveyed industries | 26DI points | JP | 2026-08 | T1 | mhlw.go.jp |
| Labour shortage diffusion index for regular employees, all surveyed industries | 47DI points | JP | 2026-08 | T1 | mhlw.go.jp |
| Population ages 65 and above (% of total) | 29.99percent | JP | 2025 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Population ages 15-64 working-age (% of total) | 58.77percent | JP | 2025 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), Japan | 17.55% of manufactured exports | JP | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) | 7.64% of total goods exports | JP | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) | 17.55% of manufactured exports | JP | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) | 54156international dollars | JP | 2024 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments, Japan | 29.1USD billion | JP | 2023 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts, Japan | 51.91USD billion | JP | 2023 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) | 17.10percent | JP | 2023 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Gross domestic R&D expenditure as share of GDP (national innovation investment intensity) | 3.44percent of GDP | JP | 2023 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) | 7.65percent | JP | 2023 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Patent applications, residents | 222452count | JP | 2021 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Resident patent applications filed per year (domestic innovation output) | 222452applications | JP | 2021 | T1 | data.worldbank.org |
| Years for elderly (65+) population share to rise from 14% to 20% | 12years | JP | 1994-2006 | T1 | oecd.org |
| Average ex-works value per industrial robot shipped by Japanese makers, application: welding (arc, spot, laser and other | 2.83JPY million per unit | JP | 2025 | T2 | jara.jp |
| Average ex-works value per industrial robot exported from Japan | 4.56JPY million per unit | JP | 2025 | T2 | jara.jp |
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