List of countries and dependencies by number of police officers

The following list compares the size of national police forces and police per head. Note that in some countries, particularly those organised under a federal system, such as the US and Canada, the total number of police officers may be much greater because sub-national governments employ significant numbers. 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 2002–2006, after an increase between 1995 and 2002.^[1]

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Country or dependency Size Year Police per 100,000 people Algeria 7005160000000000000♠160,000[2] 2009 7002396000000000000♠396 Albania 7003990000000000000♠9,900[3] 2013 7002325000000000000♠325 American Samoa (US) 7002200000000000000♠200[4] 2012 7002350000000000000♠350 Andorra 7002237000000000000♠237[5] 2012 7002303000000000000♠303 Antigua and Barbuda 7002600000000000000♠600[6] 2012 7002695000000000000♠695 Argentina 7005244683000000000♠244,683 2000 7002558000000000000♠558[7] Australia 7004492420000000000♠49,242[8] 2009 7002202000000000000♠202 Austria 7004275000000000000♠27,500[9] 2012 7002314000000000000♠314 Bahamas 7003300000000000000♠3,000[10] 2012 7002793000000000000♠793 Bangladesh 7005205000000000000♠205,000[11] 2018 7002125000000000000♠125 Barbados 7003139400000000000♠1,394[12] 2013 7002489000000000000♠489 Belarus 7004309700000000000♠30,970 2010 7003144200000000000♠1,442[13] Belgium 7004467840000000000♠46,784[8] 2012 7002412000000000000♠412 Belize 7003130000000000000♠1,300[14] 2012 7002345000000000000♠345 Bermuda (UK) 7002469000000000000♠469[15] 2012 7002757000000000000♠757 Botswana 7003850000000000000♠8,500[16] 2012 7002381000000000000♠381 Brazil 7005436514000000000♠436,514 2014 7002211000000000000♠211[17] Brunei 7003440000000000000♠4,400[18] 2012 7003106800000000000♠1,068 Bulgaria 7004496920000000000♠49,692[8] 2015 7002694000000000000♠694 Cambodia 7004640000000000000♠64,000[19] 2012 7002409000000000000♠409 Canada 7004674250000000000♠67,425[8] 2009 7002185000000000000♠185 Cayman Islands (UK) 7002343000000000000♠343[20] 2012 7002567000000000000♠567 Chile 7004303000000000000♠30,300[21] 2012 7002257000000000000♠257 China 7006160000000000000♠1,600,000[22] 2007 7002115000000000000♠115 Colombia 7005150000000000000♠150,000[23] 2012 7002306000000000000♠306 Comoros 7002500000000000000♠500[24] 2012 7001620000000000000♠62 Cook Islands (New Zealand) 7002100000000000000♠100[4] 2012 7002552000000000000♠552 Costa Rica 7004145000000000000♠14,500[25] 2012 7002296000000000000♠296 Croatia 7004200000000000000♠20,000[26] 2012 7002477000000000000♠477 Cyprus1 7003526300000000000♠5,263[8] 2012 7002621000000000000♠621 Czech Republic 7004405000000000000♠40,500[27] 2012 7002383000000000000♠383 Denmark 7004110000000000000♠11,000[28] 2015 7002192000000000000♠192 Dominica 7002506000000000000♠506[29] 2013 7002709000000000000♠709 Dominican Republic 7004320000000000000♠32,000[30] 2012 7002317000000000000♠317 Ecuador 7004400000000000000♠40,000[31] 2012 7002240000000000000♠240 El Salvador 7004219000000000000♠21,900[32] 2012 7002335000000000000♠335 / England and Wales (UK) 7005198684000000000♠198,684[33] 2017 7002302000000000000♠302 Estonia 7003442400000000000♠4,424[8] 2012 7002336000000000000♠336 Finland 7003730000000000000♠7,300[34] 2016 7002132000000000000♠132 Fiji 7003197000000000000♠1,970[4] 2012 7002227000000000000♠227 France2 7005220000000000000♠220,000[35] 2012 7002340000000000000♠340 French Polynesia (France) 7002220000000000000♠220[4] 2012 7001800000000000000♠80 Gambia 7003500000000000000♠5,000[36] 2012 7002265000000000000♠265 Ghana 7004230000000000000♠23,000[37] 2012 7001830000000000000♠83 Greece 7004546570000000000♠54,657[8] 2012 7002503000000000000♠503 Grenada 7002900000000000000♠900[38] 2012 7002871000000000000♠871 Germany 7005243625000000000♠243,625[8] 2010 7002296000000000000♠296 Guinea 7004100000000000000♠10,000[39] 2012 7001770000000000000♠77 Haiti 7004120000000000000♠12,000[40] 2012 7002108000000000000♠108 Hong Kong (China) 7004339560000000000♠33,956[41] 2017 7002462000000000000♠462 Hungary 7004361040000000000♠36,104[8] 2015 7002366000000000000♠366 Iceland 7002653000000000000♠653[42] 2016 7002196000000000000♠196 India 7006192600000000000♠1,926,000[43] 2017 7002150000000000000♠150 Indonesia 7005579000000000000♠579,000[44] 2012 7002222000000000000♠222 Iran 7004600000000000000♠60,000[45] 2012 7001750000000000000♠75 Ireland 7004120000000000000♠12,000[46] 2012 7002252000000000000♠252 Isle of Man (UK) 7002236000000000000♠236[47] 2013 7002279000000000000♠279 Israel 7004286330000000000♠28,633[48] 2015 7002345000000000000♠345 Italy 7005276750000000000♠276,750[8] 2012 7002456000000000000♠456 Jamaica 7003860000000000000♠8,600[49] 2012 7002315000000000000♠315 Japan 7005251939000000000♠251,939[8] 2006 7002198000000000000♠198 Jordan 7004250000000000000♠25,000[50] 2012 7002256000000000000♠256 Kenya 7004950000000000000♠95,000[51][52] 2017 7002203000000000000♠203 Kiribati 7002458000000000000♠458[4] 2012 7002403000000000000♠403 Kuwait 7004180000000000000♠18,000[53] 2012 7002430000000000000♠430 Latvia 7003700000000000000♠7,000[54] 2012 7002357000000000000♠357 Lesotho 7003240400000000000♠2,404[55] 2012 7002125000000000000♠125 Liechtenstein3 7001910000000000000♠91[56] 2012 7002241000000000000♠241 Liberia 7003410000000000000♠4,100[57] 2012 7002100000000000000♠100 Lithuania 7004109570000000000♠10,957[8] 2012 7002333000000000000♠333 Luxembourg 7003160300000000000♠1,603[8] 2009 7002278000000000000♠278 Macau (China) 7003410100000000000♠4,101[58] 2012 7002628000000000000♠628 Macedonia 7004116880000000000♠11,688[59] 2017 7002564000000000000♠564 Malaysia 7005102000000000000♠102,000[60] 2012 7002320000000000000♠320 Mali 7003700000000000000♠7,000[61] 2012 7001380000000000000♠38 Malta 7003190200000000000♠1,902[8] 2012 7002443000000000000♠443 Marshall Islands 7002130000000000000♠130[4] 2012 7002236000000000000♠236 Mexico 7005470676000000000♠470,676 2009 7002366000000000000♠366[62] Monaco 7002500000000000000♠500[63] 2012 7003130200000000000♠1,302 Montenegro 7003421000000000000♠4,210[8] 2012 7002677000000000000♠677 Montserrat (UK) 7001760000000000000♠76[64] 2012 7003154400000000000♠1,544 Micronesia 7002500000000000000♠500[4] 2012 7002486000000000000♠486 Myanmar 7004930000000000000♠93,000[65] 2012 7002170000000000000♠170 Nauru 7001800000000000000♠80[66] 2012 7002793000000000000♠793 Nepal 7004600000000000000♠60,000[67] 2012 7002193000000000000♠193 Netherlands 7004550000000000000♠55,000[68] 2012 7002381000000000000♠381 New Caledonia (France) 7002268000000000000♠268[4] 2012 7001990000000000000♠99 New Zealand 7004110000000000000♠11,000[69] 2012 7002232000000000000♠232 Niger 7003870000000000000♠8,700[70] 2012 7001410000000000000♠41 Nigeria 7005350000000000000♠350,000[71] 2012 7002187000000000000♠187 Niue (New Zealand) 7001160000000000000♠16[4] 2012 7003108800000000000♠1,088 Northern Ireland (UK) 7003681300000000000♠6,813[72] 2015 7002372000000000000♠372 Norway 7004110000000000000♠11,000[73] 2012 7002210000000000000♠210 Palau 7001750000000000000♠75[4] 2012 7002417000000000000♠417 Palestinian Authority 7004850000000000000♠85,000[74] 2005 7003125000000000000♠1,250 [74] Panama 7004120000000000000♠12,000[75][76] 2012 7002314000000000000♠314 Pakistan 7005354221000000000♠354,221[77] 2011 7002181000000000000♠181 Papua New Guinea 7003531100000000000♠5,311[4] 2012 7001650000000000000♠65 Peru 7005104000000000000♠104,000[8] 2009 7002330000000000000♠330 Philippines 7005170000000000000♠170,000[78] 2017 7002160000000000000♠160 Pitcairn Islands (UK) 7000200000000000000♠2[79] 2015 7003175400000000000♠1,754 Poland 7005100000000000000♠100,000[80] 2012 7002258000000000000♠258 Portugal 7004460830000000000♠46,083[8] 2012 7002445000000000000♠445 Romania 7004600000000000000♠60,000[81] 2014 7002303000000000000♠303 Russia 7005756859000000000♠756,859[82] 2016 7002515000000000000♠515 Saint Barthélemy (France) 7001110000000000000♠11[83] 2012 7002116000000000000♠116 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha4 (UK) 7001690000000000000♠69[84] 2012 7002924000000000000♠924 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7002450000000000000♠450[85] 2012 7002973000000000000♠973 Saint Lucia 7002947000000000000♠947[86] 2012 7002509000000000000♠509 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7002691000000000000♠691[87] 2012 7002628000000000000♠628 San Marino5 7002160000000000000♠160[88][89][90] 2012 7002484000000000000♠484 Scotland (UK) 7004172960000000000♠17,296[91] 2014 7002324000000000000♠324 Sint Maarten (Netherlands) 7002370000000000000♠370[92] 2012 7002967000000000000♠967 Samoa 7002500000000000000♠500[93] 2012 7002256000000000000♠256 Serbia 7004450000000000000♠45,000[94] 2012 7002635000000000000♠635 Singapore 7004400000000000000♠40,000[95] 2012 7002713000000000000♠713 Slovakia 7004242300000000000♠24,230[8] 2012 7002446000000000000♠446 Slovenia 7003737100000000000♠7,371[8] 2012 7002357000000000000♠357 Solomon Islands 7003144200000000000♠1,442[4] 2012 7002224000000000000♠224 Somalia 7003553200000000000♠5,532[96] 2012 7001430000000000000♠43 South Africa 7005156489000000000♠156,489[97] 2012 7002279000000000000♠279 South Korea 7004990600000000000♠99,060[13] 2004 7002195000000000000♠195 South Sudan 7004520000000000000♠52,000[98] 2012 7002428000000000000♠428 Sri Lanka 7004890000000000000♠89,000[99] 2012 7002424000000000000♠424 Spain 7005249907000000000♠249,907[8] 2012 7002533000000000000♠533 Swaziland 7003416400000000000♠4,164[100] 2012 7002367000000000000♠367 Sweden 7004197410000000000♠19,741[101][8] 2017 7002195000000000000♠195 Switzerland 7004176300000000000♠17,630[8] 2012 7002210000000000000♠210 Thailand 7005230000000000000♠230,000[102] 2012 7002337000000000000♠337 Turkey 7005412624000000000♠412,624[8] 2012 7002524000000000000♠524 Tonga 7002418000000000000♠418[4] 2012 7002427000000000000♠427 Togo 7003400000000000000♠4,000[103] 2012 7001550000000000000♠55 Trinidad and Tobago 7003650000000000000♠6,500[104] 2012 7002481000000000000♠481 Tuvalu 7001720000000000000♠72[4] 2012 7002676000000000000♠676 Ukraine 7005152000000000000♠152,000[105] 2014 7002356000000000000♠356 United States 7005913161000000000♠913,161[106] 2015 7002284000000000000♠284 Uruguay 7004179970000000000♠17,997[107] 2013 7002517000000000000♠517 Vanuatu6 7002575000000000000♠575[4] 2012 7002207000000000000♠207 Vatican City 7002130000000000000♠130[108] 2012 7004154390000000000♠15,439 Wallis and Futuna (France) 7001200000000000000♠20[4] 2012 7002170000000000000♠170 Zimbabwe 7004500000000000000♠50,000[109] 2007 7002351000000000000♠351 Total sum: 12,435,974 Rate: 1 officer / 604 civilians 1 Excluding zones not under the control of the Republic of Cyprus. 2 Only includes metropolitan France. 3 Does not include the Security Corps, an auxiliary force. 4 Does not include Tristan da Cunha. 5 Includes the Civil Police (traffic), the Gendarmerie (criminal), and the Fortress Guard (customs). 6 Includes both the Vanuatu Police Force, and the paramilitary wing, the Vanuatu Mobile Force. 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