Police officers per 1,000 people in Albania
Albania: Police officers per 1,000 people was 4.36 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Police officers per 1,000 people in Albania, 1997–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Albania recorded 4.36 for police officers per 1,000 people in 2015.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Albania peaked at 5.57 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4.15, in 2009.
That places Albania 42nd out of 103 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Police officers per 1,000 people in Albania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.57 | — |
| 2001 | 5.05 | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 4.67 | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 5.1 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 5.09 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 4.49 | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 4.51 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 4.27 | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 4.25 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.15 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 4.32 | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 4.35 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 4.35 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.27 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 4.33 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 4.36 | +0.9% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 4.36 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.51, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Albania's 4.36 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.29, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.57 | 5.57 | 5.57 | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.62 | 4.15 | 5.1 | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.33 | 4.27 | 4.36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More reference data data for Albania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2845 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0261 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.954 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6439 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.142 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Albania?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Albania was 4.36 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.57 in 1997.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.15 in 2009.
- How does Albania rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Albania ranks 42nd out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Police officers per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measures the number of police officers per 1,000 people.