Police officers per 1,000 people in Hungary
Hungary: Police officers per 1,000 people was 1.88 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Police officers per 1,000 people in Hungary, 1990–2014
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, police officers per 1,000 people in Hungary stood at 1.88.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Hungary peaked at 3.92 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.84, in 2007.
That places Hungary 97th out of 103 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Police officers per 1,000 people in Hungary, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.35 | — |
| 1994 | 3.9 | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 3.88 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 3.92 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 3.83 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.83 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.87 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.09 | -46.1% |
| 2004 | 1.88 | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 1.87 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.87 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.84 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.89 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 1.91 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.87 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 1.87 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.87 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.85 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.88 | +1.5% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 1.88 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 45% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 1.88 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.29, 44% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Police officers per 1,000 people in Hungary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -46.1% | 3.87 | 2.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.76 | 3.35 | 3.92 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.49 | 1.84 | 3.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More reference data data for Hungary
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5538 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6937 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.09 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Hungary?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Hungary was 1.88 in 2014, 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 3.92 in 1999.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 in 2007.
- How does Hungary rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Hungary ranks 97th out of 103 countries with data for 2014.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hungary 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.