Female police officers as a share of all police officers rose 1.66% to 7.47% in Portugal in 2015, according to the United Nations.
Historically, female police officers as a share of all police officers in Portugal reached an all time high of 7.47% in 2015 and an all time low of 5.27% in 2006.
Portugal has been ranked 43rd within the group of 48 countries we follow in terms of female police officers as a share of all police officers, 43 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 |
Algeria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.27% | 5.86% | 6.08% | 6.09% | 6.17% | |||||
Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.2% | 20.1% | ||
Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.1% | 19.2% | 19.6% | 19.9% | 20.2% | |||||||
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% | ... | ... | ... |
Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.22% | 6.48% | 6.70% | ... | |
Mauritania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Morocco | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5.34% | ... | ... | 5.27% | ... | ... | ... |
Portugal | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.17% | 6.42% | 6.76% | 7.03% | 7.27% | |||||
Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.64% | 10.2% | 10.4% | 10.5% | ||
Tunisia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.6% | 26.2% | 26.8% | 27.3% | 27.9% |