Police officers per 1000 people in Belgium
Belgium: Police officers per 1000 people was 4.4 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Latest (2015)
4.4
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
41st
of 103 countries
All-time high
4.71
in 2005
All-time low
1.14
in 1995
Years of data
18
1990–2015
Police officers per 1000 people in Belgium, 1990–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, police officers per 1000 people in Belgium stood at 4.4.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1000 people in Belgium peaked at 4.71 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.14, in 1995.
That places Belgium 41st out of 103 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.75 | 1.14 | 4.43 | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.62 | 4.5 | 4.71 | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.47 | 4.4 | 4.66 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1000 people in Belgium?
- Police officers per 1000 people in Belgium was 4.4 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest police officers per 1000 people recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 in 2005.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1000 people recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 in 1995.
- How does Belgium rank for police officers per 1000 people?
- Belgium ranks 41st out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
- Is police officers per 1000 people rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Police officers per 1000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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