Female police officers as a share of all police officers rose 13.7% to 16.5% in Iceland in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, female police officers as a share of all police officers in Iceland reached an all time high of 16.5% in 2015 and an all time low of 11.5% in 2011.
Iceland has been ranked 24th within the group of 48 countries we follow in terms of female police officers as a share of all police officers, 24 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
Female Police Officers (As % of Total) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.2% | 20.1% | ||
Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.0% | 12.5% | 12.8% | 13.1% | 13.5% | |||||
Finland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.9% | 14.2% | 14.9% | 15.1% | 15.5% | |||||||
France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51.4% | ||
Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.7% | 17.3% | 17.9% | 18.5% | 19.2% | ... | ... | |||||
Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.6% | 11.5% | 11.8% | 12.6% | ||
Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.1% | ... | ... | ... |
Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.3% | 28.9% | 29.0% | 29.4% | 29.7% | |||||
Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.2% | 21.6% | 22.5% | 23.9% | 25.0% | ... | |||||
Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.2% | 19.8% | 19.9% | 19.8% | 19.9% | |||||
Sweden | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.0% | 27.3% | 21.6% | 29.2% | 30.0% | ||
United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.6% | 26.2% | 26.8% | 27.3% | 27.9% |