List of countries and dependencies by number of police officers
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The following list compares the size of police forces and police per head. In 2006, an analysis by the United Nations indicates an approximate median of 300 police officers per 100,000 inhabitants.[1] Only nine countries disclosed values lower than 100 officers per 100,000 inhabitants.[1] The highest median of police officers – around 400 – was observed in West Asia, Eastern and Southern Europe.[1] The median of police officers per population remained stable between 2002 and 2006, after an increase between 1995 and 2002.[1]
Table
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* indicates "Law enforcement in COUNTRY or TERRITORY" links.
Country or dependency | Active force | Rate (per 100k population) |
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160,000 | 396 | [2] 2009 |
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9,900 | 326 | [3] 2013 |
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200 | 350 | [4] 2012 |
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237 | 304 | [5] 2012 |
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600 | 695 | [6] 2012 |
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350,000 | 798 | [7] 2015 |
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13,500 | 456 | [8] 2018 |
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65,000 | 264 | [9] 2022 |
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29,900 | 335 | [10] 2020 |
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3,000 | 794 | [11] 2012 |
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210,000 | 127 | [12] 2018 |
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1,394 | 489 | [13] 2013 |
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30,970 | 331 | [14] 2010 |
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37,840 | 334 | [15] 2017 |
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1,300 | 346 | [16] 2012 |
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469 | 757 | [17] 2012 |
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8,500 | 381 | [18] 2012 |
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500,000 | 242 | [19] 2014 |
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4,400 | 1,068 | [20] 2012 |
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24,283 | 339 | [21] 2015 |
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64,000 | 410 | [22] 2012 |
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67,425 | 184 | [23] 2017 |
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343 | 568 | [24] 2012 |
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30,300 | 167 | [25] 2012 |
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3,600,000 | 258 | [26] 2018 |
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150,000 | 307 | [27] 2012 |
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500 | 62 | [28] 2012 |
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100 | 552 | [4] 2012 |
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14,500 | 297 | [29] 2012 |
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20,004 | 514 | [30] 2020 |
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3,000 | 338 | 2020 |
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40,152 | 378 | [31] 2018 |
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11,225 | 196 | [32] 2020 |
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506 | 710 | [33] 2013 |
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32,000 | 318 | [34] 2012 |
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40,000 | 241 | [35] 2012 |
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21,900 | 336 | [36] 2012 |
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135,301 | 227 | [37] 2021 |
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4,424 | 336 | [38] 2012 |
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7,300 | 132 | [39] 2020 |
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1,970 | 227 | [4] 2012 |
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282,612 | 422 | [40][41] 2020 |
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220 | 81 | [4] 2012 |
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5,000 | 266 | [42] 2012 |
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23,000 | 83 | [43] 2012 |
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55,000 | 507 | [44] 2018 |
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900 | 871 | [45] 2012 |
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289,900 | 349 | [38] 2021 |
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10,000 | 77 | [46] 2012 |
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12,000 | 108 | [47] 2012 |
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40,000 | 533 | [48] 2020 |
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36,104 | 367 | 2015 |
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653 | 196 | [49] 2016 |
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2,000,000 | 145 | [50] 2020 |
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630,000 | 242 | [51] 2012 |
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635,000 | 797 | [52] 2012 |
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14,695 | 293 | [53] 2022 |
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236 | 279 | [54] 2013 |
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24,000 | 289 | [55] 2015 |
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276,750 | 456 | 2012 |
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8,600 | 316 | [56] 2012 |
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322,000 | 255 | 2017 |
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25,000 | 256 | [57] 2012 |
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95,000 | 204 | [58][59] 2017 |
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458 | 404 | [4] 2012 |
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9,000 | 460 | 2018 |
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18,000 | 430 | [60] 2012 |
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7,000 | 358 | [61] 2012 |
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2,404 | 125 | [62] 2012 |
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131 | 329 | [63] 2022 |
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4,100 | 101 | [64] 2012 |
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7,007 | 250 | [65] 2021 |
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1,812 | 307 | [66] 2017 |
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6,000 | 920 | [67] 2012 |
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11,688 | 564 | [68] 2017 |
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102,000 | 321 | [69] 2012 |
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7,000 | 38 | [70] 2012 |
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1,902 | 443 | 2012 |
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130 | 237 | [4] 2012 |
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12,475 | 987 | [4] 2013 |
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580,000 | 495 | 2012 |
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500 | 1,302 | [71] 2012 |
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4,210 | 677 | 2012 |
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76 | 1,544 | [72] 2012 |
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500 | 486 | [4] 2012 |
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93,000 | 170 | [73] 2012 |
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80 | 793 | [74] 2012 |
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79,538 | 272 | [75] 2021 |
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50,400 | 295 | [76] 2018 |
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268 | 100 | [4] 2012 |
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14,899 | 289 | [77] 2022 |
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8,700 | 42 | [78] 2012 |
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350,000 | 187 | [79] 2012 |
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16 | 1,088 | [4] 2012 |
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6,813 | 362 | [80] 2015 |
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10,170 | 189 | [81] 2019 |
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75 | 418 | [4] 2012 |
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85,000 | 1,535 | [82] 2005 |
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12,000 | 315 | [83][84] 2012 |
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1,180,000 | 606 | [85] 2011 |
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5,311 | 65 | [4] 2012 |
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104,000 | 330 | 2009 |
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220,000 | 208 | [86] 2019 |
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2 | 3,509 | 2015 |
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100,000 | 259 | [87] 2012 |
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46,083 | 446 | 2012 |
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60,000 | 304 | [88] 2014 |
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1,000,000 | 681 | [89] 2016 |
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11 | 117 | [90] 2012 |
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69 | 924 | [91] 2012 |
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450 | 974 | [92] 2012 |
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947 | 509 | [93] 2012 |
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691 | 628 | [94] 2012 |
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160 | 485 | [95][96][97] 2012 |
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17,296 | 318 | [98] 2014 |
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370 | 967 | [99] 2012 |
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1,027 | 527 | [100] 2023 |
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45,000 | 636 | [101] 2012 |
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11,981 | 200 | [102] 2022 |
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21,734 | 398 | [103] 2019 |
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7,170 | 340 | [104] 2017 |
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1,442 | 225 | [4] 2012 |
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5,532 | 43 | [105] 2012 |
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193,000 | 345 | [106] 2019 |
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300,000 | 580 | [107] 2017 |
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52,000 | 429 | [108] 2012 |
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89,000 | 424 | [109] 2012 |
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249,907 | 534 | 2012 |
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4,164 | 368 | [110] 2012 |
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20,423 | 198 | [38][111] 2019 |
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17,630 | 211 | 2012 |
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64,816 | 273 | [112] 2019 |
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230,000 | 338 | [113] 2012 |
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484,000 | 615 | 2012 |
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418 | 414 | [4] 2012 |
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4,000 | 56 | [114] 2012 |
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6,500 | 482 | [115] 2012 |
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15,000 | 131 | [116] 2017 |
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72 | 677 | [4] 2012 |
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152,000 | 356 | [117] 2014 |
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1,230,000 | 428 | [118] 2019 |
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30,000 | 862 | [119] 2015 |
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575 | 207 | [4] 2012 |
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130 | 15,439 | [120] 2012 |
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20 | 170 | [4] 2012 |
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50,000 | 351 | [121] 2007 |
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280 | 856 | [122] 2022 |
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253 | 796 | 2018 |
- ^ Excluding zones not under the control of the Republic of Cyprus.
- ^ Does not include the Security Corps, an auxiliary force.
- ^ Does not include Tristan da Cunha.
- ^ Includes the Civil Police (traffic), the Gendarmerie (criminal), and the Fortress Guard (customs).
- ^ Includes both the Vanuatu Police Force, and the paramilitary wing, the Vanuatu Mobile Force.
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