Police officers per 1,000 people in South Korea
South Korea: Police officers per 1,000 people was 3.06 in 2013. ▲ Rising
Police officers per 1,000 people in South Korea, 1975–2013
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2013, police officers per 1,000 people in South Korea stood at 3.06. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in South Korea peaked at 3.06 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.27, in 1975.
South Korea ranks 75th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Police officers per 1,000 people in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.27 | — |
| 1976 | 2.34 | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 2.54 | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 2.55 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 2.44 | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 2.54 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 2.87 | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 3.04 | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 2.79 | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 2.95 | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 2.89 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 2.94 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.92 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 2.93 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.92 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.95 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.98 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.99 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.99 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.03 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.04 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 3.05 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 3.05 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.06 | +0.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 3.06 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 74% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 3.06 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.04, 1.0× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.38 | 2.27 | 2.54 | 3 |
| 1980s | 2.51 | 2.44 | 2.55 | 3 |
| 1990s | 2.91 | 2.79 | 3.04 | 6 |
| 2000s | 2.96 | 2.92 | 3.03 | 8 |
| 2010s | 3.05 | 3.04 | 3.06 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More reference data data for South Korea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in South Korea?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in South Korea was 3.06 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.06 in 2013.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 in 1975.
- How does South Korea rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- South Korea ranks 75th out of 103 countries with data for 2013.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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.