Police officers per 1,000 people in Estonia
Estonia: Police officers per 1,000 people was 3.98 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Police officers per 1,000 people in Estonia, 1994–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for police officers per 1,000 people in Estonia is 3.98, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Estonia peaked at 5.47 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 3.39, in 2009.
That places Estonia 56th 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 19 years of available data.
Police officers per 1,000 people in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5.47 | — |
| 1995 | 4.45 | -18.6% |
| 1997 | 4.14 | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 3.95 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 3.61 | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 3.65 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 3.59 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.58 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.52 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 3.4 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.42 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.41 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.39 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.42 | +30.5% |
| 2011 | 4.38 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 4.34 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 4.2 | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 4.11 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 3.98 | -3.1% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 3.98 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 96% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 3.98 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.29, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Police officers per 1,000 people in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +30.5% | 3.39 | 4.42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.32 | 3.61 | 5.47 | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.5 | 3.39 | 3.65 | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.24 | 3.98 | 4.42 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Estonia?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Estonia was 3.98 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.47 in 1994.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.39 in 2009.
- How does Estonia rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Estonia ranks 56th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia 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.