Police officers per 1,000 people in Greece
Greece: Police officers per 1,000 people was 5.74 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Police officers per 1,000 people in Greece, 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 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.
Police officers per 1,000 people in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5.37 | — |
| 1975 | 4.82 | -10.3% |
| 1976 | 4.91 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 4.87 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 4.79 | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 4.71 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 4.69 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 4.74 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 4.78 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 4.61 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 4.64 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 4.75 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.79 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.64 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 4.58 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 6.07 | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 5.81 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 5.97 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 5.95 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 5.87 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.77 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 5.74 | -0.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 5.74 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Greece's 5.74 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.29, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Police officers per 1,000 people in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +32.6% | 4.58 | 6.07 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
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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Measures the number of police officers per 1,000 people.