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.

Police officers per 1,000 people in India

Name: Police officers per 1,000 people in India
Creator: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

India: Police officers per 1,000 people was 2.35 in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)

2.35

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

93rd

of 103 countries

All-time high

2.35

in 2013

All-time low

1.91

in 1980

Years of data

1975–2013

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.

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

90 Honduras 2.47 compare
91 Myanmar 2.4 compare
92 Finland 2.4 compare
94 Zambia 2.27 compare
95 Uganda 2.19 compare
96 Senegal 2.11 compare

See the full ranking of 103 places →

More reference data data for India

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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) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 240.17 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 882,354 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 457,538 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 22,533 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 719.34 (2050)

All data for India →

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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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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measures the number of police officers per 1,000 people