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China installed almost as many robots in its factories last year as the rest of the world, accelerating a rush to automate and consolidate its manufacturing dominance even as its working-age population shrinks.

Shipments of industrial robots to China in 2021 rose 45% compared with the previous year to more than 243,000, according to new data viewed by The Wall Street Journal from the International Federation of Robotics, a robotics industry trade group.

China accounted for just under half of all installations of heavy-duty industrial robots last year, reinforcing the nations status as the No. 1 market for robot manufacturers worldwide. The IFR data shows China installed nearly twice as many new robots as did factories throughout the Americas and Europe.

Part of the explanation for Chinas rapid automation is that it is simply catching up with richer peers. The worlds second-largest economy lags behind the U.S. and manufacturing powerhouses such as Japan, Germany and South Korea in the prevalence of robots on production lines.

The rapid automation also reflects a growing recognition in China that its factories need to adapt as the countrys supply of cheap labor dwindles and wages rise.

The United Nations expects India to surpass China as the worlds most-populous country as soon as next year. The population of those in China age 20 to 64the bulk of the workforcemight have already peaked, U.N. projections show, and is expected to fall steeply after 2030, as Chinas population ages and birthrates stay low.