Police officers per 1,000 people in Kenya

Kenya: Police officers per 1,000 people was 1.85 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
1.85
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
100th
of 103 countries
All-time high
2.18
in 2008
All-time low
1.85
in 2015
Years of data
11
2005–2015

Police officers per 1,000 people in Kenya, 2005–2015

00.511.522005201020152005: 22006: 22007: 2.12008: 2.22009: 2.12010: 22011: 22012: 22013: 22014: 1.92015: 1.8

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 Kenya stood at 1.85. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Kenya peaked at 2.18 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.85, in 2015.

Kenya ranks 100th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.07 2 2.18 5
2010s 1.94 1.85 2.01 6

Countries ranked near Kenya

  1. 97 Hungary 1.88 compare
  2. 98 Tanzania 1.85 compare
  3. 99 Bangladesh 1.85 compare
  4. 101 Egypt 1.36 compare
  5. 102 Madagascar 1.34 compare
  6. 103 Rwanda 1.05 compare

See the full ranking of 103 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is police officers per 1,000 people in Kenya?
Police officers per 1,000 people in Kenya was 1.85 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 Kenya?
The highest recorded value was 2.18 in 2008.
What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Kenya?
The lowest recorded value was 1.85 in 2015.
How does Kenya rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
Kenya ranks 100th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Kenya?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kenya 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
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Measures the number of police officers per 1,000 people