Police officers per 1,000 people in Spain
Spain: Police officers per 1,000 people was 4.68 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Police officers per 1,000 people in Spain, 1973–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 4.68 for police officers per 1,000 people in 2015.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Spain peaked at 4.87 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.27, in 1997.
Spain ranks 34th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.25 | 4.25 | 4.25 | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.85 | 2.27 | 3.99 | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.36 | 3.87 | 4.73 | 7 |
| 2010s | 4.79 | 4.68 | 4.87 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Spain?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Spain was 4.68 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 4.87 in 2011.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.27 in 1997.
- How does Spain rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Spain ranks 34th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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