Police officers per 1,000 people in Cyprus
Cyprus: Police officers per 1,000 people was 5.22 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Police officers per 1,000 people in Cyprus, 1973–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, police officers per 1,000 people in Cyprus stood at 5.22. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Cyprus peaked at 6.6 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5.22, in 2015.
Cyprus ranks 27th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.27 | 6.05 | 6.6 | 6 |
| 1980s | 6.32 | 6.26 | 6.41 | 4 |
| 1990s | 5.65 | 5.45 | 5.96 | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.9 | 5.78 | 5.98 | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.53 | 5.22 | 5.83 | 6 |
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More reference data data for Cyprus
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- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2713 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1512 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8299 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Cyprus?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Cyprus was 5.22 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6 in 1975.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.22 in 2015.
- How does Cyprus rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Cyprus ranks 27th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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