Police officers per 1,000 people in Malta
Malta: Police officers per 1,000 people was 6.16 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Police officers per 1,000 people in Malta, 1982–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malta recorded 6.16 for police officers per 1,000 people in 2015. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Malta peaked at 6.16 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.72, in 1984.
That places Malta 10th out of 103 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.88 | 4.72 | 5.04 | 3 |
| 1990s | 6.06 | 6.02 | 6.1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.52 | 5.33 | 5.75 | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.76 | 5.53 | 6.16 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Malta?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Malta was 6.16 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 6.16 in 2015.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.72 in 1984.
- How does Malta rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Malta ranks 10th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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