List of countries by number of police officers

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The following list compares the size of national police forces, and police per head. An analysis by the United Nations indicates an approximate median of 300 police officers per 100,000 inhabitants worldwide in 2006.[1] While only nine countries worldwide disclosed police personnel values lower than 100 officers per 100,000 inhabitants.[1] Relatively high median rates of police personnel (around 400) were observed in countries in West Asia, as well as Eastern and Southern Europe.[1] The median rate of police personnel per population at the global level remained quite stable over the period 2002-2006, after an increase between 1995 and 2002.[1] The United Nations recommends a minimum police strength of 222 per 100,000 people.[2]

List [edit]

This is an incomplete list, of 130 Countries and Dependencies, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Country Size Year Police per
100,000 people
Afghanistan Afghanistan 7005122000000000000122,000[3] 2012 7002401000000000000401
American Samoa American Samoa 7002200000000000000200[4] 2012 7002720000000000000720
Andorra Andorra 7002237000000000000237[5] 2012 7002278000000000000278
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua & Barbuda 7002600000000000000600[6] 2012 7002733000000000000733
Argentina Argentina 7005205902000000000205,902 2000 7002558000000000000558[7]
Australia Australia 700449242000000000049,242[8] 2009 7002217000000000000217
Austria Austria 700427500000000000027,500[9] 2012 7002326000000000000326
The Bahamas Bahamas 70033000000000000003,000[10] 2012 7002848000000000000848
Bangladesh Bangladesh 7005135000000000000135,000[11] 2012 700183000000000000083
Barbados Barbados 70031394000000000001,394[12] 2012 7002497000000000000497
Belgium Belgium 700439861000000000039,861[8] 2009 7002373000000000000373
Belize Belize 70031300000000000001,300[13] 2012 7002415000000000000415
Bermuda Bermuda 7002469000000000000469[14] 2012 7002729000000000000729
Botswana Botswana 70038500000000000008,500[15] 2012 7002418000000000000418
Brazil Brazil 7005478001000000000478,001[16] 2001 7002282000000000000282
Brunei Brunei 70034400000000000004,400[17] 2012 70031076000000000001,076
Bulgaria Bulgaria 700430807000000000030,807[8] 2009 7002403000000000000403
Cambodia Cambodia 700464000000000000064,000[18] 2012 7002428000000000000428
Canada Canada 700467425000000000067,425[8] 2009 7002202000000000000202
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 7002343000000000000343[19] 2012 7002625000000000000625
Chile Chile 700430300000000000030,300[20] 2012 7002182000000000000182
China China 70061600000000000001,600,000[21] 2007 7002120000000000000120
Colombia Colombia 7005150000000000000150,000[22] 2012 7002323000000000000323
Comoros Comoros 7002500000000000000500[23] 2012 700166000000000000066
Cook Islands Cook Islands 7002100000000000000100[4] 2012 7002500000000000000500
Costa Rica Costa Rica 700414500000000000014,500[24] 2012 7002337000000000000337
Croatia Croatia 700420000000000000020,000[25] 2012 7002466000000000000466
Cyprus Cyprus1 70035353000000000005,353[8] 2009 7002678000000000000678
Czech Republic Czech Republic 700440500000000000040,500[26] 2012 7002385000000000000385
Denmark Denmark 700413500000000000013,500[27] 2012 7002245000000000000245
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 700432000000000000032,000[28] 2012 7002376000000000000376
Ecuador Ecuador 700440000000000000040,000[29] 2012 7002262000000000000262
Estonia Estonia 70033183000000000003,183[8] 2009 7002237000000000000237
Finland Finland 70037800000000000007,800[30] 2012 7002143000000000000143
Fiji Fiji 70031970000000000001,970[4] 2012 7002232000000000000232
France France2 7005220000000000000220,000[31] 2012 7002356000000000000356
French Polynesia French Polynesia 7002220000000000000220[4] 2012 700182000000000000082
The Gambia Gambia 70035000000000000005,000[32] 2012 7002280000000000000280
Ghana Ghana 700423000000000000023,000[33] 2012 700194000000000000094
Greece Greece 700450798000000000050,798[8] 2008 7002452000000000000452
Grenada Grenada 7002900000000000000900[34] 2012 7002818000000000000818
Germany Germany 7005245752000000000245,752[8] 2009 7002298000000000000298
Guinea Guinea 700410000000000000010,000[35] 2012 7002100000000000000100
Haiti Haiti 700412000000000000012,000[36] 2012 7002118000000000000118
Hong Kong Hong Kong 700427117000000000027,117[37] 2007 7002393000000000000393
Hungary Hungary 700433487000000000033,487[8] 2009 7002333000000000000333
Iceland Iceland 7002667000000000000667[8] 2009 7002211000000000000211
India India 70065776500000000005,776,500 2009 7002130000000000000130[38]
Indonesia Indonesia 7005579000000000000579,000[39] 2012 7002243000000000000243
Iran Iran 700460000000000000060,000[40] 2012 700180000000000000080
Republic of Ireland Ireland 700412000000000000012,000[41] 2012 7002261000000000000261
Israel Israel 700427000000000000027,000[42] 2012 7002339000000000000339
Italy Italy 7005245152000000000245,152[8] 2009 7002417000000000000417
Jamaica Jamaica 70038600000000000008,600[43] 2012 7002297000000000000297
Japan Japan 7005251939000000000251,939[8] 2006 7002197000000000000197
Jordan Jordan 700425000000000000025,000[44] 2012 7002404000000000000404
Kenya Kenya 700435000000000000035,000[45] 2012 700181000000000000081
Kiribati Kiribati 7002458000000000000458[4] 2012 7002442000000000000442
Kuwait Kuwait 700418000000000000018,000[46] 2012 7002504000000000000504
Latvia Latvia 70037000000000000007,000[47] 2012 7002195000000000000195
Lesotho Lesotho 70032404000000000002,404[48] 2012 7002116000000000000116
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein3 700191000000000000091[49] 2012 7002249000000000000249
Liberia Liberia 70034100000000000004,100[50] 2012 7002108000000000000108
Lithuania Lithuania 700410957000000000010,957[8] 2009 7002325000000000000325
Luxembourg Luxembourg 70031603000000000001,603[8] 2009 7002331000000000000331
Macau Macau 70034101000000000004,101[51] 2012 7002737000000000000737
Republic of Macedonia Macedonia 70039905000000000009,905[8] 2008 7002484000000000000484
Malaysia Malaysia 7005102000000000000102,000[52] 2012 7002370000000000000370
Mali Mali 70037000000000000007,000[53] 2012 700148000000000000048
Malta Malta 70031800000000000001,800[54] 2012 7002397000000000000397
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands 7002130000000000000130[4] 2012 7002191000000000000191
Mexico Mexico 7005393084000000000393,084 2009 7002366000000000000366[55]
Monaco Monaco 7002500000000000000500[56] 2012 70031374000000000001,374
Montenegro Montenegro 70035250000000000005,250[57] 2012 7002839000000000000839
Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia 7002500000000000000500[4] 2012 7002454000000000000454
Myanmar Myanmar 700493000000000000093,000[58] 2012 7002154000000000000154
Nauru Nauru 700180000000000000080[59] 2012 7002800000000000000800
Nepal Nepal 700460000000000000060,000[60] 2012 7002225000000000000225
Netherlands Netherlands 700455000000000000055,000[61] 2012 7002328000000000000328
New Caledonia New Caledonia 7002268000000000000268[4] 2012 7002106000000000000106
New Zealand New Zealand 700411000000000000011,000[62] 2012 7002247000000000000247
Niger Niger 70038700000000000008,700[63] 2012 700158000000000000058
Nigeria Nigeria 7005350000000000000350,000[64] 2012 7002205000000000000205
Niue Niue 700116000000000000016[4] 2012 7002800000000000000800
Norway Norway 700411000000000000011,000[65] 2012 7002222000000000000222
Palau Palau 700175000000000000075[4] 2012 7002375000000000000375
Panama Panama 700412000000000000012,000[66][67] 2012 7002333000000000000333
Pakistan Pakistan 7005354221000000000354,221[68] 2011 7002207000000000000207
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 70035311000000000005,311[4] 2012 7002105000000000000105
Peru Peru 7005104000000000000104,000[8] 2009 7002352000000000000352
Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands 70001000000000000001[69] 2012 70031492000000000001,492
Poland Poland 7005100000000000000100,000[70] 2012 7002261000000000000261
Portugal Portugal 700449152000000000049,152[8] 2009 7002462000000000000462
Romania Romania 700460000000000000060,000[71] 2012 7002280000000000000280
Russia Russia 70061106472000000001,106,472[72] 2012 7002773000000000000773
Saint Barthélemy Saint Barthélemy 700111000000000000011[73] 2012 7002137000000000000137
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha4 700169000000000000069[74] 2012 7002939000000000000939
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis 7002450000000000000450[75] 2012 7002899000000000000899
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia 7002947000000000000947[76] 2012 7002557000000000000557
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7002691000000000000691[77] 2012 7002633000000000000633
San Marino San Marino5 7002160000000000000160[78][79][80] 2012 7002500000000000000500
Sint Maarten Sint Maarten 7002370000000000000370[81] 2012 7002528000000000000528
Samoa Samoa 7002500000000000000500[82] 2012 7002257000000000000257
Serbia Serbia 700445000000000000045,000[83] 2012 7002631000000000000631
Singapore Singapore 700440000000000000040,000[84] 2012 7002752000000000000752
Slovakia Slovakia 700414498000000000014,498[8] 2009 7002268000000000000268
Slovenia Slovenia 70037842000000000007,842[8] 2009 7002390000000000000390
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands 70031442000000000001,442[4] 2012 7002301000000000000301
Somalia Somalia 700420000000000000020,000[85] 2012 7002198000000000000198
South Africa South Africa 7005156489000000000156,489[86] 2012 7002317000000000000317
South Korea South Korea 700493600000000000093,600[2] 2004 7002195000000000000195
South Sudan South Sudan 700452000000000000052,000[87] 2012 7002629000000000000629
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 700489000000000000089,000[88] 2012 7002438000000000000438
Spain Spain 7005231801000000000231,801[8] 2009 7002511000000000000511
Swaziland Swaziland 70034164000000000004,164[89] 2012 7002351000000000000351
Sweden Sweden 700419144000000000019,144[8] 2009 7002208000000000000208
Switzerland Switzerland 700417058000000000017,058[8] 2009 7002224000000000000224
Thailand Thailand 7005230000000000000230,000[90] 2012 7002344000000000000344
Turkey Turkey 7005341770000000000341,770[8] 2008 7002484000000000000484
Tonga Tonga 7002418000000000000418[4] 2012 7002413000000000000413
Togo Togo 70034000000000000004,000[91] 2012 700172000000000000072
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 70036500000000000006,500[92] 2012 7002529000000000000529
Tuvalu Tuvalu 700172000000000000072[4] 2012 7002720000000000000720
United Kingdom United Kingdom 7005167318000000000167,318[8] 2009 7002307000000000000307
United States United States 7005794300000000000794,300[93] 2010 7002256000000000000256
Uruguay Uruguay 700427000000000000027,000[94] 2012 7002813000000000000813
Vanuatu Vanuatu6 7002575000000000000575[4] 2012 7002277000000000000277
Vatican City Vatican City 7002130000000000000130[95] 2012 700415625000000000015,625
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna 700120000000000000020[4] 2012 7002136000000000000136
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 700450000000000000050,000[96] 2007 7002401000000000000401

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  2. ^ a b International Statistics on Crime and Criminal Justice — page 135
  3. ^ Afghanistan / Asia & South Pacific / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Citation from the GunPolicy.org literature library
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  6. ^ Antigua & Barbuda / Americas / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
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  9. ^ Austria / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  10. ^ Bahamas / Americas / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  11. ^ Bangladesh / Asia & South Pacific / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  12. ^ Barbados Police Report
  13. ^ Belize / Americas / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  14. ^ Bermuda Police Service Update | Bermuda Progressive Labour Party (PLP)
  15. ^ Botswana / Africa / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  16. ^ NAÇÕES UNIDAS contra Drogas e Crime Escritório Perfil das organizações policiais
  17. ^ Brunei / Asia & South Pacific / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  18. ^ Cambodia / Asia & South Pacific / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  19. ^ About Us
  20. ^ Chile / Americas / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  21. ^ China to Unify Police Identity Card from Jan. 1 Xinhua News Agency January 1, 2007
  22. ^ Columbia > Police Reform in Latin America
  23. ^ About Comoros > U.S. State Department
  24. ^ History, Organization, Budget, and Issues
  25. ^ Croatia / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  26. ^ Czech Republic / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  27. ^ Denmark / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  28. ^ Dominican Republic / Americas / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  29. ^ Ecuador / Americas / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  30. ^ Finland / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  31. ^ France / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  32. ^ Gambia / Africa / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  33. ^ Ghana / Africa / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  34. ^ Who We Are
  35. ^ Guinea / Africa / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  36. ^ Special Report
  37. ^ Singapore has fewer policemen per 100,000 people but lower crime rate than some cities - Channel NewsAsia
  38. ^ The number of policemen per 100,000 people in India is 130 — Rediff News
  39. ^ "Indonesian National Police". The Washington Times. 2006. Retrieved 2011-03-30. 
  40. ^ Iran Security Forces Report
  41. ^ Ireland / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  42. ^ Israel / Asia & South Pacific / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  43. ^ Jamaica / Americas / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  44. ^ Jordan - Government - The Armed Forces
  45. ^ Kenya / Africa / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  46. ^ Gordon Rottman: Armies of the Gulf War (Osprey Military, London UK, 1993) p 31
  47. ^ Latvia / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  48. ^ Lesotho Country Profile
  49. ^ "Annual Report 2011 > Total force - 85 officers, 6 cadets, and 34 civilian staff". Landespolizei. Retrieved 2012-06-18. 
  50. ^ Liberia / Africa / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  51. ^ Annual Report
  52. ^ Malaysia / Asia & South Pacific / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  53. ^ Mali / Africa / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  54. ^ Malta / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  55. ^ "On the trail of the traffickers". The Economist. 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-03-07. 
  56. ^ Monaco / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  57. ^ Montenegro / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  58. ^ Myanmar / Asia & South Pacific / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  59. ^ Introducing Nauru's big blue line | thetelegraph.com.au
  60. ^ Nepal / Asia & South Pacific / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  61. ^ Netherlands / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  62. ^ New Zealand / Asia & South Pacific / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  63. ^ Niger / Africa / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  64. ^ INTERPOL. "Nigeria". Retrieved 25 September 2012. 
  65. ^ Norway / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  66. ^ IISS_2012_397
  67. ^ IISS_2012_398
  68. ^ "Reforming Pakistan‘s Police and Law Enforcement Infrastructure". United States Institute of Peace. 2011-02. Retrieved 2011-03-30. 
  69. ^ Dynamic Drive
  70. ^ Poland / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  71. ^ Romania / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  72. ^ Медведев сократил штат полиции (Russian)
  73. ^ About Us - Police Territoriale
  74. ^ About Us > National Police
  75. ^ St Kitts & Nevis / Americas / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  76. ^ Royal Saint Lucia Police Force
  77. ^ Comparative Criminology | North America - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  78. ^ Yearly Gendarmerie Photo
  79. ^ Public Security Forces > Civil Police
  80. ^ Military units of San Marino > Fortress Guard
  81. ^ Sint Maarten / Americas / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  82. ^ Samoa / Asia & South Pacific / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  83. ^ Serbia / Europe / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  84. ^ Singapore / Asia & South Pacific / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  85. ^ Somalia - Security Background
  86. ^ SAPS Police - Population Ratio Page
  87. ^ UN Report
  88. ^ Sri Lanka / Asia & South Pacific / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  89. ^ Annul Report
  90. ^ Thailand / Asia & South Pacific / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  91. ^ Togo / Africa / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  92. ^ Trinidad & Tobago / Americas / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  93. ^ Bureau of Labor Statistics - Police and Detectives
  94. ^ Uruguay / Americas / Member countries / Internet / Home - INTERPOL
  95. ^ Gendarme Corps
  96. ^ "Zimbabwe Nearly Doubling Size of Police Force Ahead of Elections". Voice of America. 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2009-03-09. 

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