Police officers per 1,000 people in Philippines
Philippines: Police officers per 1,000 people was 2.51 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Police officers per 1,000 people in Philippines, 1975–2014
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 2.51 for police officers per 1,000 people in 2014.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Philippines peaked at 2.92 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.09, in 1977.
Philippines ranks 89th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.14 | 2.09 | 2.19 | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.15 | 2.15 | 2.15 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.65 | 2.5 | 2.92 | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.36 | 2.3 | 2.44 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.49 | 2.44 | 2.53 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Philippines?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Philippines was 2.51 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 in 1990.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 in 1977.
- How does Philippines rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Philippines ranks 89th out of 103 countries with data for 2014.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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