Police officers per 1,000 people in Netherlands
Netherlands: Police officers per 1,000 people was 3.98 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Police officers per 1,000 people in Netherlands, 1995–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, police officers per 1,000 people in Netherlands stood at 3.98.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Netherlands peaked at 4.08 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.95, in 1995.
That places Netherlands 54th out of 103 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Police officers per 1,000 people in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.95 | — |
| 1997 | 2.97 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.96 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 2.97 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.98 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.03 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 3.12 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 3.24 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.16 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.16 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.16 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.16 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 4 | +26.7% |
| 2010 | 3.99 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.03 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 4.08 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 4.07 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.05 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.98 | -1.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 3.98 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 96% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 3.98 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.29, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Police officers per 1,000 people in Netherlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +26.7% | 3.16 | 4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.96 | 2.95 | 2.97 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.23 | 2.98 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.03 | 3.98 | 4.08 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More reference data data for Netherlands
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Netherlands?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Netherlands was 3.98 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 in 2012.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.95 in 1995.
- How does Netherlands rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Netherlands ranks 54th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.