Police officers per 1,000 people in India
India: Police officers per 1,000 people was 2.35 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Police officers per 1,000 people in India, 1975–2013
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 2.35 for police officers per 1,000 people in 2013. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in India peaked at 2.35 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.91, in 1980.
That places India 93rd out of 103 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Police officers per 1,000 people in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.97 | — |
| 1976 | 1.93 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.91 | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 1.94 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.95 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.91 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 2.3 | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 2.31 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.01 | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 2 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.01 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.01 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.19 | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 2.17 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.21 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.21 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 2.23 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.28 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.28 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.33 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.33 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.35 | +1.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2.35 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.47, 95% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- India's 2.35 is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.17, 74% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.94 | 1.91 | 1.97 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1.91 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.11 | 2 | 2.31 | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.22 | 2.17 | 2.28 | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.32 | 2.28 | 2.35 | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in India?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in India was 2.35 in 2013, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.35 in 2013.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 in 1980.
- How does India rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- India ranks 93rd out of 103 countries with data for 2013.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.