Police officers in Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France: Police officers was 238,478 Number in 2007. ▲ Rising
Latest (2007)
238,478 Number
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
4th
of 41 countries
All-time high
241,998 Number
in 2006
All-time low
213,400 Number
in 1996
Years of data
12
1996–2007
Police officers in Metropolitan France, 1996–2007
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Metropolitan France recorded 238,478 Number for police officers in 2007.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers in Metropolitan France peaked at 241,998 Number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 213,400 Number, in 1996.
That places Metropolitan France 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2007, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Police officers in Metropolitan France, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 213,400 Number | — |
| 1997 | 224,693 Number | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 223,582 Number | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 227,123 Number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 233,484 Number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 231,795 Number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 235,116 Number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 233,250 Number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 235,792 Number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 234,966 Number | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 241,998 Number | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 238,478 Number | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 222,200 Number | 213,400 Number | 227,123 Number | 4 |
| 2000s | 235,610 Number | 231,795 Number | 241,998 Number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Metropolitan France
More reference data data for Metropolitan France
- Physicians by NUTS 2 region 220,843 Number (2020)
- Deaths (total) by month 559,227 Number (2012)
- Deaths by age and sex 559,227 Number (2012)
- Divorce indicators 129,802 (2011)
- Life table by age and sex 0.0035 (2012)
- Marriages by sex and previous marital status 231,100 Number (2011)
- Legally induced abortions by mother's age 212,285 Number (2007)
- Divorces by duration of marriage 129,802 Number (2011)
- First-time marrying persons by age and sex 183,405 Number (2011)
- First marriage rates by age and sex 0.4632 Number (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers in Metropolitan France?
- Police officers in Metropolitan France was 238,478 Number in 2007, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest police officers recorded in Metropolitan France?
- The highest recorded value was 241,998 Number in 2006.
- What is the lowest police officers recorded in Metropolitan France?
- The lowest recorded value was 213,400 Number in 1996.
- How does Metropolitan France rank for police officers?
- Metropolitan France ranks 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2007.
- Is police officers rising or falling in Metropolitan France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Metropolitan France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Police officers (1993-2007). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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