What is police officers per 1,000 people in Morocco?

Police officers per 1,000 people in Morocco was 2.7 in 2012, 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 Morocco?

The highest recorded value was 2.7 in 2012.

What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Morocco?

The lowest recorded value was 1.98 in 1990.

How does Morocco rank for police officers per 1,000 people?

Morocco ranks 86th out of 103 countries with data for 2012.

Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Morocco?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Morocco 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.

Police officers per 1,000 people in Morocco

Name: Police officers per 1,000 people in Morocco
Creator: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Morocco: Police officers per 1,000 people was 2.7 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)

2.7

Change on year

up 2.1%

World rank

86th

of 103 countries

All-time high

2.7

in 2012

All-time low

1.98

in 1990

Years of data

1990–2012

Police officers per 1,000 people in Morocco, 1990–2012

Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2012, police officers per 1,000 people in Morocco stood at 2.7. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Morocco peaked at 2.7 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.98, in 1990.

Morocco ranks 86th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	1.99	1.98	2.01	2
2000s	2.47	2.36	2.64	9
2010s	2.7	2.7	2.7	1

Countries ranked near Morocco

83 Denmark 2.86 compare
84 Lesotho 2.76 compare
85 Sierra Leone 2.76 compare
87 Singapore 2.68 compare
88 Norway 2.67 compare
89 Philippines 2.51 compare

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More reference data data for Morocco

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 37.77 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7999 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 28.88 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.97 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10,149 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 9,139 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 5,589 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 28.79 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.14 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is police officers per 1,000 people in Morocco?: Police officers per 1,000 people in Morocco was 2.7 in 2012, 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 Morocco?: The highest recorded value was 2.7 in 2012.
What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Morocco?: The lowest recorded value was 1.98 in 1990.
How does Morocco rank for police officers per 1,000 people?: Morocco ranks 86th out of 103 countries with data for 2012.
Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Morocco?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco 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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About this data

Indicator: Police officers per 1,000 people
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 103 places, 1,617 data points, 1973–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Measures the number of police officers per 1,000 people