Police officers per 1,000 people in Tanzania

Tanzania: Police officers per 1,000 people was 1.85 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
1.85
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
98th
of 103 countries
All-time high
2.02
in 1995
All-time low
1.48
in 2010
Years of data
8
1995–2015

Police officers per 1,000 people in Tanzania, 1995–2015

00.511.521995200520151995: 21997: 1.82010: 1.52011: 1.82012: 1.92013: 1.82014: 1.82015: 1.9

Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 1.85 for police officers per 1,000 people in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Tanzania peaked at 2.02 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.48, in 2010.

That places Tanzania 98th out of 103 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Police officers per 1,000 people in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Police officers per 1,000 people in Tanzania, 1995 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1995 2.02 —
1997 1.8 -11.0%
2010 1.48 -17.8%
2011 1.84 +24.7%
2012 1.85 +0.7%
2013 1.82 -1.6%
2014 1.83 +0.5%
2015 1.85 +0.9%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 1.85 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.47, 75% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 1.85 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.76, 67% of the median. (15 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.91 1.8 2.02 2
2010s 1.78 1.48 1.85 6

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 95 Uganda 2.19 compare
  2. 96 Senegal 2.11
  3. 97 Hungary 1.88 compare
  4. 99 Bangladesh 1.85 compare
  5. 100 Kenya 1.85 compare
  6. 101 Egypt 1.36

See the full ranking of 103 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is police officers per 1,000 people in Tanzania?
Police officers per 1,000 people in Tanzania was 1.85 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 Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 2.02 in 1995.
What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 1.48 in 2010.
How does Tanzania rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
Tanzania ranks 98th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tanzania 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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Indicator
Police officers per 1,000 people
Source
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,617 data points, 1973–2015
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Measures the number of police officers per 1,000 people.