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Police officers (1993-2007) by country

Countries reporting
42
Highest
329,533
Türkiye
Lowest
93
Liechtenstein
Median
19,145
Years covered
15
1993–2007
Data points
564

What the numbers show

Police officers (1993-2007) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 329,533 in Türkiye; the lowest is 93 in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 19,145, and the mean is 55,268.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,543.

Over the past decade 30 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Luxembourg (up 36.0%), and the largest decrease in Estonia (down 26.2%).

Police officers (1993-2007): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Türkiye 329,533 2007 up 8.3% rising
2 Germany 250,353 2007 up 9.1% rising
3 Italy 247,510 2007 down 5.2% falling
4 Metropolitan France 238,478 2007 up 6.1% rising
4 France 238,478 2007 up 6.1% rising
6 Spain 214,920 2007 up 14.7% rising
7 Poland 98,337 2007 down 1.9% flat
7 Poland 98,337 2007 down 1.9% flat
9 Greece 51,152 2007 up 15.8% rising
10 Romania 50,453 2007 up 0.4% flat
11 Portugal 47,276 2007 up 6.3% rising
12 Czechia 44,101 2007 up 0.9% flat
13 Belgium 38,718 2007 up 8.7% rising
14 Netherlands 35,363 2007 up 10.9% rising
14 Netherlands 35,363 2007 up 10.9% rising
16 Austria 26,623 2007 up 1.3% flat
17 Hungary 26,334 2007 down 10.8% flat
18 Slovakia 22,512 2007 up 15.0% rising
18 Slovakia 22,512 2007 up 15.0% rising
20 Croatia 20,424 2007 down 11.7% falling
20 Croatia 20,424 2007 down 11.7% falling
22 Sweden 17,866 2007 up 6.5% rising
23 Switzerland 16,199 2007 up 14.0% rising
24 Ireland 13,755 2007 up 25.4% rising
25 Lithuania 11,173 2007 down 23.3% falling
25 Lithuania 11,173 2007 down 23.3% falling
27 Denmark 10,841 2007 up 10.2% rising
28 North Macedonia 9,599 2007 up 26.2% rising
28 North Macedonia 9,599 2007 up 26.2% rising
30 Latvia 8,222 2007 down 25.7% falling
30 Latvia 8,222 2007 down 25.7% falling
32 Finland 8,156 2007 up 4.0% flat
33 Slovenia 7,971 2007 up 17.0% rising
33 Slovenia 7,971 2007 up 17.0% rising
35 Norway 7,464 2007 up 0.8% flat
36 Cyprus 5,139 2007 up 25.6% rising
37 Estonia 3,247 2007 down 26.2% falling
37 Estonia 3,247 2007 down 26.2% falling
39 Malta 1,933 2007 up 10.1% rising
40 Luxembourg 1,519 2007 up 36.0% rising
41 Iceland 683 2007 up 0.7% flat
42 Liechtenstein 93 2007 up 29.2% rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Police officers (1993-2007)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 564 data points, 1993–2007
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