Police officers per 1,000 people in Greece

Greece: Police officers per 1,000 people was 5.74 in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
5.74
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
20th
of 103 countries
All-time high
6.07
in 2009
All-time low
4.58
in 2008
Years of data
22
1973–2015

Police officers per 1,000 people in Greece, 1973–2015

02461973199420151973: 5.41975: 4.81976: 4.91977: 4.91978: 4.81979: 4.71980: 4.71990: 4.71994: 4.81995: 4.61997: 4.62005: 4.82006: 4.82007: 4.62008: 4.62009: 6.12010: 5.82011: 62012: 5.92013: 5.92014: 5.82015: 5.7

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 Greece stood at 5.74.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Greece peaked at 6.07 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.58, in 2008.

That places Greece 20th out of 103 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.91 4.71 5.37 6
1980s 4.69 4.69 4.69 1
1990s 4.69 4.61 4.78 4
2000s 4.97 4.58 6.07 5
2010s 5.85 5.74 5.97 6

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 17 Russia 5.77 compare
  2. 18 Guyana 5.75 compare
  3. 19 Qatar 5.74 compare
  4. 21 Italy 5.57 compare
  5. 22 Portugal 5.53 compare
  6. 23 Panama 5.45 compare

See the full ranking of 103 places β†’

More reference data data for Greece

All data for Greece β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is police officers per 1,000 people in Greece?
Police officers per 1,000 people in Greece was 5.74 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 Greece?
The highest recorded value was 6.07 in 2009.
What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 4.58 in 2008.
How does Greece rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
Greece ranks 20th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece 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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About this data

Indicator
Police officers per 1,000 people
Source
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,617 data points, 1973–2015
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Measures the number of police officers per 1,000 people