Police officers per 1,000 people in Iceland
Iceland: Police officers per 1,000 people was 2.96 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Police officers per 1,000 people in Iceland, 1995–2015
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 Iceland stood at 2.96. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Iceland peaked at 3.86 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.96, in 2015.
That places Iceland 80th out of 103 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Police officers per 1,000 people in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.27 | — |
| 1997 | 3.25 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.27 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.3 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.37 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 3.82 | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 3.86 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 3.77 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 3.7 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.69 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.7 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.65 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.58 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 3.62 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.08 | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 3.02 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.03 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 3.01 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.99 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.96 | -1.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 2.96 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 71% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 2.96 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.29, 69% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.27 | 3.25 | 3.3 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.68 | 3.37 | 3.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 | 2.96 | 3.08 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Iceland?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Iceland was 2.96 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.86 in 2002.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.96 in 2015.
- How does Iceland rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Iceland ranks 80th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iceland 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.