Police officers per 1,000 people in Thailand
Thailand: Police officers per 1,000 people was 4.23 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Police officers per 1,000 people in Thailand, 1975–2015
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 Thailand is 4.23, measured in 2015.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, police officers per 1,000 people in Thailand peaked at 4.77 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3.31, in 1975.
Thailand ranks 47th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Police officers per 1,000 people in Thailand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.31 | — |
| 1976 | 3.37 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 3.35 | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 3.44 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 3.52 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 3.62 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 4.72 | +30.4% |
| 1997 | 4.72 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 4.77 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.68 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 4.46 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 4.26 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 4.23 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 4.04 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 4.1 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 4.07 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 4.09 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.23 | +3.6% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 4.23 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.51, 94% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 4.23 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.04, 1.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Police officers per 1,000 people in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +30.4% | 3.62 | 4.72 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.4 | 3.31 | 3.52 | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.62 | 3.62 | 3.62 | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.72 | 4.68 | 4.77 | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.24 | 4.04 | 4.46 | 4 |
| 2010s | 4.12 | 4.07 | 4.23 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More reference data data for Thailand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 7.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 65.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.92 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is police officers per 1,000 people in Thailand?
- Police officers per 1,000 people in Thailand was 4.23 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.77 in 1998.
- What is the lowest police officers per 1,000 people recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.31 in 1975.
- How does Thailand rank for police officers per 1,000 people?
- Thailand ranks 47th out of 103 countries with data for 2015.
- Is police officers per 1,000 people rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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.