Police officers per 1,000 people in Latvia
Latvia: Police officers per 1,000 people was 5.44 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Police officers per 1,000 people in Latvia, 1994–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for police officers per 1,000 people in Latvia is 5.44, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Latvia peaked at 7.22 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.96, in 2003.
That places Latvia 24th out of 103 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
Police officers per 1,000 people in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5.68 | — |
| 1998 | 5.47 | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 5.45 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.36 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 5.52 | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 5.41 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 4.96 | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 5.14 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 7.13 | +38.9% |
| 2006 | 7.22 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.21 | -27.9% |
| 2008 | 5.11 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 5.53 | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 5.64 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 5.22 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 5.07 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 5.42 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 5.44 | +0.4% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 5.44 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 5.44 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.29, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Police officers per 1,000 people in Latvia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +38.9% | 5.14 | 7.13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.54 | 5.45 | 5.68 | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.66 | 4.96 | 7.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.36 | 5.07 | 5.64 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More reference data data for Latvia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.128 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0673 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4657 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3666 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Latvia?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Latvia was 5.44 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.22 in 2006.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.96 in 2003.
- How does Latvia rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Latvia ranks 24th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia 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.