Female police officers as a share of all police officers rose 1.29% to 20.8% in Canada in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, female police officers as a share of all police officers in Canada reached an all time high of 20.8% in 2015 and an all time low of 16.5% in 2004. When compared to Canada's main peers, female police officers as a share of all police officers in Australia amounted to 32.4%, 24.9% in Mexico, 28.6% in United Kingdom and 11.6% in USA in 2015.
Canada has been ranked 17th within the group of 48 countries we follow in terms of female police officers as a share of all police officers, 12 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 |
| Australia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.4% | 32.6% | 32.5% | 32.2% | ||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.2% | 20.1% | ||
| Belize | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.7% | ... | |
| Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.1% | 19.2% | 19.6% | 19.9% | 20.2% | |||||||
| China | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 51.4% | ||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.7% | 17.3% | 17.9% | 18.5% | 19.2% | ... | ... | |||||
| Guatemala | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12.0% | 11.4% | 11.5% | 12.1% | 12.8% | ... | ||||||
| Honduras | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.8% | 12.2% | 9.24% | ... | |
| Indonesia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.50% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.1% | ... | ... | ... |
| Japan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.60% | 5.85% | 6.54% | 6.90% | 7.27% | ... | ||
| Malaysia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mexico | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.1% | 27.8% | 23.9% | 21.9% | 23.5% | ||
| New Zealand | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.1% | 17.9% | 18.2% | 17.7% | 18.2% | ... | ... | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.7% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.9% | 11.6% | ||||||
| United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.6% | 26.2% | 26.8% | 27.3% | 27.9% |
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