| Geographical Distribution of the Population of South Africa versus Nursing Manpower | ||||||||||
| Population | Nursing Manpower as at 2005/12/31 | In Training as at 2005/12/31 | ||||||||
| Province | 2005 | Registered | Enrolled | Auxiliaries | Total | Students | Pupils | Pupil N/A | ||
| Limpopo | ||||||||||
| - Females | 2991800 | 6831 | 2500 | 5307 | 14638 | 934 | 191 | 273 | ||
| - Males | 2643200 | 709 | 361 | 527 | 1597 | 259 | 18 | 122 | ||
| - Total | 5635000 | 7540 | 2861 | 5834 | 16235 | 1193 | 209 | 395 | ||
| North West | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1882400 | 5864 | 1951 | 3613 | 11428 | 966 | 1 | 117 | ||
| - Males | 1941500 | 631 | 183 | 483 | 1297 | 206 | 1 | 29 | ||
| - Total | 3823900 | 6495 | 2134 | 4096 | 12725 | 1172 | 2 | 146 | ||
| Mpumalanga | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1629800 | 4421 | 1570 | 2012 | 8003 | 256 | 123 | 102 | ||
| - Males | 1590100 | 353 | 160 | 229 | 742 | 43 | 32 | 42 | ||
| - Total | 3219900 | 4774 | 1730 | 2241 | 8745 | 299 | 155 | 144 | ||
| Gauteng | ||||||||||
| - Females | 4374900 | 25620 | 8530 | 14535 | 48685 | 2608 | 2208 | 3036 | ||
| - Males | 4643100 | 1134 | 493 | 1090 | 2717 | 448 | 165 | 233 | ||
| - Total | 9018000 | 26754 | 9023 | 15625 | 51402 | 3056 | 2373 | 3269 | ||
| Free State | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1497900 | 6447 | 1018 | 2737 | 10202 | 553 | 175 | 127 | ||
| - Males | 1455200 | 728 | 238 | 312 | 1278 | 128 | 26 | 38 | ||
| - Total | 2953100 | 7175 | 1256 | 3049 | 11480 | 681 | 201 | 165 | ||
| KwaZulu Natal | ||||||||||
| - Females | 4977000 | 18559 | 11520 | 8665 | 38744 | 2162 | 4090 | 1208 | ||
| - Males | 4674100 | 886 | 884 | 1024 | 2794 | 542 | 625 | 123 | ||
| - Total | 9651100 | 19445 | 12404 | 9689 | 41538 | 2704 | 4715 | 1331 | ||
| Northern Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 451000 | 1810 | 469 | 864 | 3143 | 83 | 0 | 194 | ||
| - Males | 451300 | 126 | 29 | 62 | 217 | 41 | 0 | 37 | ||
| - Total | 902300 | 1936 | 498 | 926 | 3360 | 124 | 0 | 231 | ||
| Western Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 2333600 | 12788 | 4162 | 7390 | 24340 | 816 | 379 | 403 | ||
| - Males | 2312000 | 451 | 180 | 459 | 1090 | 188 | 23 | 48 | ||
| - Total | 4645600 | 13239 | 4342 | 7849 | 25430 | 1004 | 402 | 451 | ||
| Eastern Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 3679500 | 11546 | 2748 | 4838 | 19132 | 2205 | 37 | 127 | ||
| - Males | 3359800 | 630 | 89 | 503 | 1222 | 658 | 2 | 30 | ||
| - Total | 7039300 | 12176 | 2837 | 5341 | 20354 | 2863 | 39 | 157 | ||
| TOTAL | ||||||||||
| - Females | 23817900 | 93886 | 34468 | 49961 | 178315 | 10583 | 7204 | 5587 | ||
| - Males | 23070300 | 5648 | 2617 | 4689 | 12954 | 2513 | 892 | 702 | ||
| - Total | 46888200 | 99534 | 37085 | 54650 | 191269 | 13096 | 8096 | 6289 | ||
| Population per Qualified Nurse (in the same province) | ||||||||||
| Province | Registered | Enrolled | Auxiliaries | Total | ||||||
| Limpopo | 747:1 | 1970:1 | 966:1 | 347:1 | ||||||
| North West | 589:1 | 1792:1 | 934:1 | 301:1 | ||||||
| Mpumalanga | 674:1 | 1861:1 | 1437:1 | 368:1 | ||||||
| Gauteng | 337:1 | 999:1 | 577:1 | 175:1 | ||||||
| Free State | 412:1 | 2351:1 | 969:1 | 257:1 | ||||||
| KwaZulu Natal | 496:1 | 778:1 | 996:1 | 232:1 | ||||||
| Northern Cape | 466:1 | 1812:1 | 974:1 | 269:1 | ||||||
| Western Cape | 351:1 | 1070:1 | 592:1 | 183:1 | ||||||
| Eastern Cape | 578:1 | 2481:1 | 1318:1 | 346:1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 471:1 | 1264:1 | 858:1 | 245:1 | ||||||
| *** Population figures - Statistics South Africa (mid year estimates) | ||||||||||
| © 2006 South African Nursing Council | ||||||||||
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