Police officers per 1,000 people in Norway
Norway: Police officers per 1,000 people was 2.67 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Police officers per 1,000 people in Norway, 1973–2014
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2014, police officers per 1,000 people in Norway stood at 2.67.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Norway peaked at 3.48 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.21, in 1975.
That places Norway 88th out of 103 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Police officers per 1,000 people in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 2.7 | — |
| 1975 | 2.21 | -18.0% |
| 1976 | 2.29 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 2.34 | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 2.31 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 2.32 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.34 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 2.4 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 2.39 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.44 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.34 | +37.0% |
| 1999 | 3.41 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 3.48 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.77 | -20.5% |
| 2004 | 2.78 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2.62 | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 2.61 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.58 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.57 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.58 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.57 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 2.57 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.58 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.62 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.67 | +1.9% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 2.67 is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.14, 65% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Norway's 2.67 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.29, 62% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Police officers per 1,000 people in Norway 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +37.0% | 2.44 | 3.34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.36 | 2.21 | 2.7 | 6 |
| 1980s | 2.39 | 2.34 | 2.44 | 4 |
| 1990s | 3.37 | 3.34 | 3.41 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.75 | 2.57 | 3.48 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.6 | 2.57 | 2.67 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Norway?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Norway was 2.67 in 2014, 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 3.48 in 2000.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.21 in 1975.
- How does Norway rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Norway ranks 88th out of 103 countries with data for 2014.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.