Police officers per 1,000 people in Lithuania
Lithuania: Police officers per 1,000 people was 4.1 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Police officers per 1,000 people in Lithuania, 1994–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 4.1 for police officers per 1,000 people in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Lithuania peaked at 6.55 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.1, in 2015.
Lithuania ranks 52nd of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Police officers per 1,000 people in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.55 | — |
| 1995 | 5.81 | -11.2% |
| 1997 | 6.1 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 4.63 | -24.1% |
| 1999 | 4.88 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 4.64 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 4.49 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 4.37 | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 4.49 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 4.41 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.38 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 4.46 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 4.46 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.45 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.46 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.47 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 4.28 | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 4.19 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 4.18 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.23 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 4.1 | -3.2% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 4.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 99% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 4.1 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.29, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.59 | 4.63 | 6.55 | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.46 | 4.37 | 4.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.24 | 4.1 | 4.47 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Lithuania?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Lithuania was 4.1 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 6.55 in 1994.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1 in 2015.
- How does Lithuania rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Lithuania ranks 52nd out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.