Jobs actually used by the national police (programme 176) and the gendarmerie (programme 152), in full-time equivalents worked over the year: police officers and gendarmes, auxiliaries and civil staff, reservists excluded. Cour des comptes budget-execution notes.· Jobs actually used over the year (full-time equivalents worked) by budget programmes 176 « Police nationale » and 152 « Gendarmerie nationale »: police officers and gendarmes, auxiliaries, administrative, technical and scientific staff; reservists excluded. Someone hired on 1 September counts for a third: announced job creations (counted at 31 December) show up here with a lag. In 2020, support functions moved to programme 216: −4,049 FTE for the police, −220 for the gendarmerie, with no fewer staff in the field. From 2018 the police is counted from the Chorus system. Source: Cour des comptes, budget-execution notes of the « Sécurités » mission.
152,042
National police · 2025
GendarmerieNational police
Source: Cour des comptes· Data 2025
Full-time equivalents worked (FTE), civil staff included · break in 2020
