Police officers per 1,000 people in Peru
Peru: Police officers per 1,000 people was 4.49 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Police officers per 1,000 people in Peru, 1973–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for police officers per 1,000 people in Peru is 4.49, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Peru peaked at 5.22 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 2.67, in 1975.
That places Peru 38th 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 21 years of available data.
Police officers per 1,000 people in Peru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 3.14 | — |
| 1975 | 2.67 | -15.0% |
| 1976 | 2.72 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 2.81 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 3.83 | +36.1% |
| 1984 | 4.36 | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 4.86 | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 5.19 | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 5.22 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.33 | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 3.58 | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 3.55 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.55 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 3.68 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.99 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 4.18 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 4.1 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 4.14 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.15 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 4.39 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 4.49 | +2.3% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 4.49 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.51, 100% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Peru's 4.49 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.67, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Police officers per 1,000 people in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +36.1% | 2.81 | 3.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.84 | 2.67 | 3.14 | 4 |
| 1980s | 4.35 | 3.83 | 4.86 | 3 |
| 1990s | 5.2 | 5.19 | 5.22 | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.84 | 3.55 | 4.33 | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.26 | 4.1 | 4.49 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More reference data data for Peru
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 35.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Peru?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Peru was 4.49 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 5.22 in 1994.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 in 1975.
- How does Peru rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Peru ranks 38th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.