In Sweden, the number of police officers per inhabitant decreased annually from 2011 to 2017, before increasing again since. In 2022, there were 209 police officers per 100,000 inhabitant in the Nordic country. In total, there were nearly 22,000 police officers in Sweden that year.
Number of police officers per 100,000 inhabitant in Sweden from 2012 to 2022
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Polisförbundet. (February 25, 2023). Number of police officers per 100,000 inhabitant in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314567/sweden-police-officers-per-100-000-inhabitant/
Polisförbundet. "Number of police officers per 100,000 inhabitant in Sweden from 2012 to 2022." Chart. February 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314567/sweden-police-officers-per-100-000-inhabitant/
Polisförbundet. (2023). Number of police officers per 100,000 inhabitant in Sweden from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314567/sweden-police-officers-per-100-000-inhabitant/
Polisförbundet. "Number of Police Officers per 100,000 Inhabitant in Sweden from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314567/sweden-police-officers-per-100-000-inhabitant/
Polisförbundet, Number of police officers per 100,000 inhabitant in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314567/sweden-police-officers-per-100-000-inhabitant/ (last visited November 18, 2024)
Number of police officers per 100,000 inhabitant in Sweden from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], Polisförbundet, February 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1314567/sweden-police-officers-per-100-000-inhabitant/
