| Geographical Distribution of the Population of South Africa versus Nursing Manpower | ||||||||||
| Population | Nursing Manpower as at 2008/12/31 | In Training as at 2008/12/31 | ||||||||
| Province | 2008 | Registered | Enrolled | Auxiliaries | Total | Students | Pupils | Pupil N/A | ||
| Limpopo | ||||||||||
| - Females | 2 768 100 | 7537 | 2836 | 6823 | 17196 | 1277 | 267 | 332 | ||
| - Males | 2 506 700 | 835 | 363 | 853 | 2051 | 476 | 37 | 92 | ||
| - Total | 5 274 800 | 8372 | 3199 | 7676 | 19247 | 1753 | 304 | 424 | ||
| North West | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 756 200 | 6342 | 1996 | 4048 | 12386 | 1094 | 21 | 130 | ||
| - Males | 1 668 800 | 705 | 191 | 538 | 1434 | 335 | 7 | 24 | ||
| - Total | 3 425 000 | 7047 | 2187 | 4586 | 13820 | 1429 | 28 | 154 | ||
| Mpumalanga | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 859 100 | 4903 | 1630 | 3063 | 9596 | 286 | 195 | 85 | ||
| - Males | 1 730 900 | 400 | 144 | 292 | 836 | 140 | 26 | 31 | ||
| - Total | 3 590 000 | 5303 | 1774 | 3355 | 10432 | 426 | 221 | 116 | ||
| Gauteng | ||||||||||
| - Females | 5 248 600 | 26874 | 10379 | 15042 | 52295 | 3299 | 3894 | 2330 | ||
| - Males | 5 198 500 | 1312 | 682 | 1068 | 3062 | 701 | 361 | 134 | ||
| - Total | 10 447 100 | 28186 | 11061 | 16110 | 55357 | 4000 | 4255 | 2464 | ||
| Free State | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 506 800 | 6506 | 1278 | 2674 | 10458 | 751 | 186 | 133 | ||
| - Males | 1 370 900 | 783 | 228 | 339 | 1350 | 245 | 47 | 40 | ||
| - Total | 2 877 700 | 7289 | 1506 | 3013 | 11808 | 996 | 233 | 173 | ||
| KwaZulu Natal | ||||||||||
| - Females | 5 321 100 | 21188 | 14307 | 10305 | 45800 | 2187 | 4242 | 970 | ||
| - Males | 4 784 400 | 1280 | 1517 | 1075 | 3872 | 614 | 469 | 95 | ||
| - Total | 10 105 500 | 22468 | 15824 | 11380 | 49672 | 2801 | 4711 | 1065 | ||
| Northern Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 580 500 | 1915 | 405 | 1195 | 3515 | 232 | -- | 92 | ||
| - Males | 545 400 | 156 | 30 | 119 | 305 | 58 | -- | 51 | ||
| - Total | 1 125 900 | 2071 | 435 | 1314 | 3820 | 290 | -- | 143 | ||
| Western Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 2 760 400 | 13421 | 4710 | 7527 | 25658 | 1437 | 717 | 365 | ||
| - Males | 2 501 600 | 594 | 244 | 512 | 1350 | 321 | 66 | 27 | ||
| - Total | 5 262 000 | 14015 | 4954 | 8039 | 27008 | 1758 | 783 | 392 | ||
| Eastern Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 3 441 500 | 12400 | 2575 | 4998 | 19973 | 2296 | 498 | 104 | ||
| - Males | 3 137 800 | 827 | 171 | 671 | 1669 | 708 | 146 | 23 | ||
| - Total | 6 579 300 | 13227 | 2746 | 5669 | 21642 | 3004 | 644 | 127 | ||
| TOTAL | ||||||||||
| - Females | 25 242 300 | 101086 | 40116 | 55675 | 196877 | 12859 | 10020 | 4541 | ||
| - Males | 23 445 000 | 6892 | 3570 | 5467 | 15929 | 3598 | 1159 | 517 | ||
| - Total | 48 687 300 | 107978 | 43686 | 61142 | 212806 | 16457 | 11179 | 5058 | ||
| Population per Qualified Nurse (in the same province) | ||||||||||
| Province | Registered | Enrolled | Auxiliaries | Total | ||||||
| Limpopo | 630:1 | 1649:1 | 687:1 | 274:1 | ||||||
| North West | 486:1 | 1566:1 | 747:1 | 248:1 | ||||||
| Mpumalanga | 677:1 | 2024:1 | 1070:1 | 344:1 | ||||||
| Gauteng | 371:1 | 944:1 | 648:1 | 189:1 | ||||||
| Free State | 395:1 | 1911:1 | 955:1 | 244:1 | ||||||
| KwaZulu Natal | 450:1 | 639:1 | 888:1 | 203:1 | ||||||
| Northern Cape | 544:1 | 2588:1 | 857:1 | 295:1 | ||||||
| Western Cape | 375:1 | 1062:1 | 655:1 | 195:1 | ||||||
| Eastern Cape | 497:1 | 2396:1 | 1161:1 | 304:1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 451:1 | 1114:1 | 796:1 | 229:1 | ||||||
| *** | Population figures - Statistics South Africa (mid year estimates). | |||||||||
| (All population figures have been rounded off to the nearest 100.) | ||||||||||
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