Police officers per 1,000 people in Mauritius
Mauritius: Police officers per 1,000 people was 9.55 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Police officers per 1,000 people in Mauritius, 1973–2011
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2011, police officers per 1,000 people in Mauritius stood at 9.55.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Mauritius peaked at 10.48 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5.44, in 1973.
That places Mauritius 2nd out of 103 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Police officers per 1,000 people in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 5.44 | — |
| 1990 | 7.53 | +38.5% |
| 1994 | 8.46 | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 9.75 | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 9.56 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 8.59 | -10.1% |
| 1999 | 8.35 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 8.56 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 9.73 | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 9.55 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 10.19 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 9.39 | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 9.72 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 10.48 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 9.92 | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 9.83 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.55 | -2.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 9.55 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.51, 2.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 9.55 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.76, 3.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.44 | 5.44 | 5.44 | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.71 | 7.53 | 9.75 | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.69 | 8.56 | 10.48 | 8 |
| 2010s | 9.69 | 9.55 | 9.83 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Mauritius?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Mauritius was 9.55 in 2011, 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 10.48 in 2008.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.44 in 1973.
- How does Mauritius rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Mauritius ranks 2nd out of 103 countries with data for 2011.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.