| Geographical Distribution of the Population of South Africa versus Nursing Manpower | ||||||||||
| Population | Nursing Manpower as at 2007/12/31 | In Training as at 2007/12/31 | ||||||||
| Province | 2007 | Registered | Enrolled | Auxiliaries | Total | Students | Pupils | Pupil N/A | ||
| Limpopo | ||||||||||
| - Females | 2 856 500 | 7245 | 2613 | 6533 | 16391 | 1191 | 164 | 185 | ||
| - Males | 2 546 400 | 773 | 357 | 780 | 1910 | 448 | 14 | 92 | ||
| - Total | 5 402 900 | 8018 | 2970 | 7313 | 18301 | 1639 | 178 | 277 | ||
| North West | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 655 100 | 6083 | 1981 | 3896 | 11960 | 906 | 1 | 100 | ||
| - Males | 1 739 100 | 650 | 181 | 535 | 1366 | 255 | 1 | 22 | ||
| - Total | 3 394 200 | 6733 | 2162 | 4431 | 13326 | 1161 | 2 | 122 | ||
| Mpumalanga | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 799 400 | 4716 | 1544 | 2770 | 9030 | 345 | 125 | 52 | ||
| - Males | 1 736 900 | 384 | 144 | 286 | 814 | 145 | 18 | 22 | ||
| - Total | 3 536 300 | 5100 | 1688 | 3056 | 9844 | 490 | 143 | 74 | ||
| Gauteng | ||||||||||
| - Females | 4 717 700 | 25967 | 9456 | 14903 | 50326 | 3125 | 3342 | 2355 | ||
| - Males | 4 970 400 | 1234 | 576 | 1107 | 2917 | 600 | 334 | 133 | ||
| - Total | 9 688 100 | 27201 | 10032 | 16010 | 53243 | 3725 | 3676 | 2488 | ||
| Free State | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 505 200 | 6440 | 1202 | 2690 | 10332 | 728 | 142 | 95 | ||
| - Males | 1 460 400 | 763 | 239 | 340 | 1342 | 240 | 33 | 32 | ||
| - Total | 2 965 600 | 7203 | 1441 | 3030 | 11674 | 968 | 175 | 127 | ||
| KwaZulu Natal | ||||||||||
| - Females | 5 163 300 | 20011 | 13191 | 9899 | 43101 | 2043 | 3969 | 860 | ||
| - Males | 4 851 200 | 1120 | 1308 | 1095 | 3523 | 592 | 506 | 76 | ||
| - Total | 10 014 500 | 21131 | 14499 | 10994 | 46624 | 2635 | 4475 | 936 | ||
| Northern Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 554 300 | 1870 | 436 | 1192 | 3498 | 218 | -- | 135 | ||
| - Males | 547 900 | 137 | 30 | 111 | 278 | 63 | -- | 63 | ||
| - Total | 1 102 200 | 2007 | 466 | 1303 | 3776 | 281 | -- | 198 | ||
| Western Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 2 431 400 | 13168 | 4496 | 7447 | 25111 | 1247 | 442 | 406 | ||
| - Males | 2 408 400 | 573 | 200 | 514 | 1287 | 291 | 67 | 27 | ||
| - Total | 4 839 800 | 13741 | 4696 | 7961 | 26398 | 1538 | 509 | 433 | ||
| Eastern Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 3 604 300 | 11913 | 2515 | 4899 | 19327 | 2156 | 296 | 125 | ||
| - Males | 3 301 900 | 745 | 113 | 577 | 1435 | 665 | 74 | 32 | ||
| - Total | 6 906 200 | 12658 | 2628 | 5476 | 20762 | 2821 | 370 | 157 | ||
| TOTAL | ||||||||||
| - Females | 24 287 200 | 97413 | 37434 | 54229 | 189076 | 11959 | 8481 | 4313 | ||
| - Males | 23 562 600 | 6379 | 3148 | 5345 | 14872 | 3299 | 1047 | 499 | ||
| - Total | 47 849 800 | 103792 | 40582 | 59574 | 203948 | 15258 | 9528 | 4812 | ||
| Population per Qualified Nurse (in the same province) | ||||||||||
| Province | Registered | Enrolled | Auxiliaries | Total | ||||||
| Limpopo | 674:1 | 1819:1 | 739:1 | 295:1 | ||||||
| North West | 504:1 | 1570:1 | 766:1 | 255:1 | ||||||
| Mpumalanga | 693:1 | 2095:1 | 1157:1 | 359:1 | ||||||
| Gauteng | 356:1 | 966:1 | 605:1 | 182:1 | ||||||
| Free State | 412:1 | 2058:1 | 979:1 | 254:1 | ||||||
| KwaZulu Natal | 474:1 | 691:1 | 911:1 | 215:1 | ||||||
| Northern Cape | 549:1 | 2365:1 | 846:1 | 292:1 | ||||||
| Western Cape | 352:1 | 1031:1 | 608:1 | 183:1 | ||||||
| Eastern Cape | 546:1 | 2628:1 | 1261:1 | 333:1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 461:1 | 1179:1 | 803:1 | 235:1 | ||||||
| *** | Population figures - Statistics South Africa (mid year estimates). | |||||||||
| (All population figures have been rounded off to the nearest 100.) | ||||||||||
| © 2007 South African Nursing Council | ||||||||||
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