| Geographical Distribution of the Population of South Africa versus Nursing Manpower | ||||||||||
| Population | Nursing Manpower as at 2011/12/31 | In Training as at 2011/12/31 | ||||||||
| Province | 2011 | Registered | Enrolled | Auxiliaries | Total | Students | Pupils | Pupil N/A | ||
| Limpopo | ||||||||||
| - Females | 2 976 313 | 8369 | 4235 | 7797 | 20401 | 1356 | 506 | 189 | ||
| - Males | 2 578 344 | 1035 | 450 | 902 | 2387 | 509 | 78 | 23 | ||
| - Total | 5 554 657 | 9404 | 4685 | 8699 | 22788 | 1865 | 584 | 212 | ||
| North West | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 631 659 | 7094 | 2444 | 4249 | 13787 | 1293 | 2 | 116 | ||
| - Males | 1 621 731 | 884 | 247 | 582 | 1713 | 439 | -- | 31 | ||
| - Total | 3 253 390 | 7978 | 2691 | 4831 | 15500 | 1732 | 2 | 147 | ||
| Mpumalanga | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 885 043 | 5365 | 2349 | 3629 | 11343 | 513 | 313 | 112 | ||
| - Males | 1 772 138 | 562 | 190 | 334 | 1086 | 281 | 42 | 56 | ||
| - Total | 3 657 181 | 5927 | 2539 | 3963 | 12429 | 794 | 355 | 168 | ||
| Gauteng | ||||||||||
| - Females | 5 615 658 | 29067 | 12659 | 15452 | 57178 | 4186 | 5986 | 2763 | ||
| - Males | 5 712 545 | 1703 | 968 | 1080 | 3751 | 890 | 564 | 157 | ||
| - Total | 11 328 203 | 30770 | 13627 | 16532 | 60929 | 5076 | 6550 | 2920 | ||
| Free State | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 427 642 | 6744 | 1636 | 2719 | 11099 | 876 | 270 | 116 | ||
| - Males | 1 332 002 | 879 | 282 | 352 | 1513 | 329 | 57 | 21 | ||
| - Total | 2 759 644 | 7623 | 1918 | 3071 | 12612 | 1205 | 327 | 137 | ||
| KwaZulu Natal | ||||||||||
| - Females | 5 659 147 | 23618 | 17848 | 10506 | 51972 | 2528 | 5640 | 1163 | ||
| - Males | 5 159 983 | 1822 | 1923 | 1059 | 4804 | 760 | 724 | 117 | ||
| - Total | 10 819 130 | 25440 | 19771 | 11565 | 56776 | 3288 | 6364 | 1280 | ||
| Northern Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 560 422 | 2023 | 413 | 1168 | 3604 | 79 | -- | 70 | ||
| - Males | 536 309 | 179 | 37 | 119 | 335 | 29 | -- | 43 | ||
| - Total | 1 096 731 | 2202 | 450 | 1287 | 3939 | 108 | -- | 113 | ||
| Western Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 2 707 744 | 14035 | 5440 | 7727 | 27202 | 2337 | 1062 | 499 | ||
| - Males | 2 580 119 | 765 | 322 | 521 | 1608 | 539 | 103 | 28 | ||
| - Total | 5 287 863 | 14800 | 5762 | 8248 | 28810 | 2876 | 1165 | 527 | ||
| Eastern Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 3 608 093 | 13017 | 3515 | 5483 | 22015 | 2807 | 917 | 202 | ||
| - Males | 3 221 865 | 1101 | 450 | 847 | 2398 | 830 | 164 | 38 | ||
| - Total | 6 829 958 | 14118 | 3965 | 6330 | 24413 | 3637 | 1081 | 240 | ||
| TOTAL | ||||||||||
| - Females | 26 071 721 | 109332 | 50539 | 58730 | 218601 | 15975 | 14696 | 5230 | ||
| - Males | 24 515 036 | 8930 | 4869 | 5796 | 19595 | 4606 | 1732 | 514 | ||
| - Total | 50 586 757 | 118262 | 55408 | 64526 | 238196 | 20581 | 16428 | 5744 | ||
| Population per Qualified Nurse (in the same province) | ||||||||||
| Province | Registered | Enrolled | Auxiliaries | Total | ||||||
| Limpopo | 591:1 | 1186:1 | 639:1 | 244:1 | ||||||
| North West | 408:1 | 1209:1 | 673:1 | 210:1 | ||||||
| Mpumalanga | 617:1 | 1440:1 | 923:1 | 294:1 | ||||||
| Gauteng | 368:1 | 831:1 | 685:1 | 186:1 | ||||||
| Free State | 362:1 | 1439:1 | 899:1 | 219:1 | ||||||
| KwaZulu Natal | 425:1 | 547:1 | 936:1 | 191:1 | ||||||
| Northern Cape | 498:1 | 2437:1 | 852:1 | 278:1 | ||||||
| Western Cape | 357:1 | 918:1 | 641:1 | 184:1 | ||||||
| Eastern Cape | 484:1 | 1723:1 | 1079:1 | 280:1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 428:1 | 913:1 | 784:1 | 212:1 | ||||||
| *** | Population figures - Statistics South Africa (mid year estimates). | |||||||||
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