| Provincial Distribution of Nursing Manpower versus the Population of South Africa - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Population | Nursing Manpower as at 1999/12/31 | In Training as at 1999/12/31 | ||||||||
| Province | 1999 | Registered | Enrolled | Auxiliaries | Total | Students | Pupils | Pupil N/A | ||
| Northern Province | ||||||||||
| - Females | 2 865 000 | 5405 | 2567 | 2293 | 10265 | 864 | 493 | 16 | ||
| - Males | 2 472 000 | 470 | 338 | 357 | 1165 | 163 | 71 | 0 | ||
| - Total | 5 337 000 | 5875 | 2905 | 2650 | 11430 | 1027 | 564 | 16 | ||
| North West | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 802 000 | 5200 | 2121 | 3317 | 10638 | 709 | 25 | 46 | ||
| - Males | 1 760 000 | 548 | 218 | 439 | 1205 | 109 | 4 | 8 | ||
| - Total | 3 562 000 | 5748 | 2339 | 3756 | 11843 | 818 | 29 | 54 | ||
| Mpumalanga | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 534 000 | 3583 | 1555 | 1725 | 6863 | 286 | 339 | 29 | ||
| - Males | 1 469 000 | 244 | 171 | 275 | 690 | 69 | 40 | 8 | ||
| - Total | 3 003 000 | 3827 | 1726 | 2000 | 7553 | 355 | 379 | 37 | ||
| Gauteng | ||||||||||
| - Females | 3 815 000 | 25887 | 5919 | 11897 | 43703 | 2296 | 1249 | 811 | ||
| - Males | 3 992 000 | 975 | 311 | 962 | 2248 | 386 | 40 | 31 | ||
| - Total | 7 807 000 | 26862 | 6230 | 12859 | 45951 | 2682 | 1289 | 842 | ||
| Free State | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 405 000 | 6259 | 1375 | 3030 | 10664 | 783 | 40 | 39 | ||
| - Males | 1 310 000 | 701 | 324 | 317 | 1342 | 126 | 5 | 27 | ||
| - Total | 2 715 000 | 6960 | 1699 | 3347 | 12006 | 909 | 45 | 66 | ||
| KwaZulu Natal | ||||||||||
| - Females | 4 699 000 | 16322 | 8290 | 7228 | 31840 | 1715 | 1241 | 334 | ||
| - Males | 4 225 000 | 611 | 285 | 750 | 1646 | 206 | 109 | 51 | ||
| - Total | 8 924 000 | 16933 | 8575 | 7978 | 33486 | 1921 | 1350 | 385 | ||
| Northern Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 444 000 | 1606 | 745 | 924 | 3275 | 60 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - Males | 431 000 | 90 | 41 | 56 | 187 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - Total | 875 000 | 1696 | 786 | 980 | 3462 | 82 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Western Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 2 121 000 | 12401 | 3945 | 7749 | 24095 | 951 | 65 | 112 | ||
| - Males | 2 050 000 | 339 | 170 | 443 | 952 | 111 | 5 | 7 | ||
| - Total | 4 171 000 | 12740 | 4115 | 8192 | 25047 | 1062 | 70 | 119 | ||
| Eastern Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 3 554 000 | 11176 | 4400 | 5316 | 20892 | 1277 | 0 | 15 | ||
| - Males | 3 105 000 | 528 | 127 | 471 | 1126 | 265 | 0 | 2 | ||
| - Total | 6 659 000 | 11704 | 4527 | 5787 | 22018 | 1542 | 0 | 17 | ||
| Indeterminable | ||||||||||
| - Females | 0 | 44 | 22 | 27 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - Males | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| - Total | 0 | 45 | 23 | 29 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | ||||||||||
| - Females | 22 239 000 | 87883 | 30939 | 43506 | 162328 | 8941 | 3452 | 1402 | ||
| - Males | 20 814 000 | 4507 | 1986 | 4072 | 10565 | 1457 | 274 | 134 | ||
| - Total | 43 053 000 | 92390 | 32925 | 47578 | 172893 | 10398 | 3726 | 1536 | ||
| Population per Qualified Nurse (in the same province) | ||||||||||
| Province | Registered | Enrolled | Auxiliaries | Total | ||||||
| Northern Province | 908:1 | 1837:1 | 2014:1 | 467:1 | ||||||
| North West | 620:1 | 1523:1 | 948:1 | 301:1 | ||||||
| Mpumalanga | 785:1 | 1740:1 | 1502:1 | 398:1 | ||||||
| Gauteng | 291:1 | 1253:1 | 607:1 | 170:1 | ||||||
| Free State | 390:1 | 1598:1 | 811:1 | 226:1 | ||||||
| KwaZulu Natal | 527:1 | 1041:1 | 1119:1 | 266:1 | ||||||
| Northern Cape | 516:1 | 1113:1 | 893:1 | 253:1 | ||||||
| Western Cape | 327:1 | 1014:1 | 509:1 | 167:1 | ||||||
| Eastern Cape | 569:1 | 1471:1 | 1151:1 | 302:1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 466:1 | 1308:1 | 905:1 | 249:1 | ||||||
| *** Population figures - Statistics South Africa (mid year estimates) | ||||||||||
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