| Geographical Distribution of the Population of South Africa versus Nursing Manpower | ||||||||||
| Population | Nursing Manpower as at 2009/12/31 | In Training as at 2009/12/31 | ||||||||
| Province | 2009 | Registered | Enrolled | Auxiliaries | Total | Students | Pupils | Pupil N/A | ||
| Limpopo | ||||||||||
| - Females | 2 732 100 | 7741 | 3313 | 7157 | 18211 | 1232 | 397 | 178 | ||
| - Males | 2 495 100 | 885 | 392 | 898 | 2175 | 480 | 53 | 45 | ||
| - Total | 5 227 200 | 8626 | 3705 | 8055 | 20386 | 1712 | 450 | 223 | ||
| North West | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 751 200 | 6580 | 2148 | 4185 | 12913 | 1127 | 45 | 62 | ||
| - Males | 1 699 200 | 771 | 214 | 553 | 1538 | 376 | 8 | 18 | ||
| - Total | 3 450 400 | 7351 | 2362 | 4738 | 14451 | 1503 | 53 | 80 | ||
| Mpumalanga | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 863 500 | 5003 | 1881 | 3293 | 10177 | 526 | 225 | 57 | ||
| - Males | 1 743 300 | 419 | 162 | 315 | 896 | 247 | 23 | 28 | ||
| - Total | 3 606 800 | 5422 | 2043 | 3608 | 11073 | 773 | 248 | 85 | ||
| Gauteng | ||||||||||
| - Females | 5 266 100 | 27624 | 11239 | 15304 | 54167 | 3637 | 4552 | 1598 | ||
| - Males | 5 265 200 | 1398 | 803 | 1049 | 3250 | 758 | 384 | 105 | ||
| - Total | 10 531 300 | 29022 | 12042 | 16353 | 57417 | 4395 | 4936 | 1703 | ||
| Free State | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 514 700 | 6589 | 1460 | 2594 | 10643 | 746 | 284 | 78 | ||
| - Males | 1 387 700 | 808 | 243 | 330 | 1381 | 274 | 70 | 21 | ||
| - Total | 2 902 400 | 7397 | 1703 | 2924 | 12024 | 1020 | 354 | 99 | ||
| KwaZulu Natal | ||||||||||
| - Females | 5 471 300 | 21956 | 15718 | 10318 | 47992 | 2265 | 4580 | 777 | ||
| - Males | 4 978 000 | 1435 | 1683 | 1073 | 4191 | 639 | 514 | 85 | ||
| - Total | 10 449 300 | 23391 | 17401 | 11391 | 52183 | 2904 | 5094 | 862 | ||
| Northern Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 588 400 | 1914 | 430 | 1199 | 3543 | 142 | -- | 76 | ||
| - Males | 559 200 | 160 | 38 | 124 | 322 | 31 | -- | 44 | ||
| - Total | 1 147 600 | 2074 | 468 | 1323 | 3865 | 173 | -- | 120 | ||
| Western Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 2 803 900 | 13678 | 4967 | 7614 | 26259 | 1471 | 913 | 407 | ||
| - Males | 2 553 000 | 641 | 270 | 521 | 1432 | 340 | 93 | 24 | ||
| - Total | 5 356 900 | 14319 | 5237 | 8135 | 27691 | 1811 | 1006 | 431 | ||
| Eastern Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 3 460 600 | 12763 | 2856 | 5178 | 20797 | 2196 | 737 | 119 | ||
| - Males | 3 188 000 | 934 | 261 | 735 | 1930 | 680 | 174 | 31 | ||
| - Total | 6 648 600 | 13697 | 3117 | 5913 | 22727 | 2876 | 911 | 150 | ||
| TOTAL | ||||||||||
| - Females | 25 451 800 | 103848 | 44012 | 56842 | 204702 | 13342 | 11733 | 3352 | ||
| - Males | 23 868 700 | 7451 | 4066 | 5598 | 17115 | 3825 | 1319 | 401 | ||
| - Total | 49 320 500 | 111299 | 48078 | 62440 | 221817 | 17167 | 13052 | 3753 | ||
| Population per Qualified Nurse (in the same province) | ||||||||||
| Province | Registered | Enrolled | Auxiliaries | Total | ||||||
| Limpopo | 606:1 | 1411:1 | 649:1 | 256:1 | ||||||
| North West | 469:1 | 1461:1 | 728:1 | 239:1 | ||||||
| Mpumalanga | 665:1 | 1765:1 | 1000:1 | 326:1 | ||||||
| Gauteng | 363:1 | 875:1 | 644:1 | 183:1 | ||||||
| Free State | 392:1 | 1704:1 | 993:1 | 241:1 | ||||||
| KwaZulu Natal | 447:1 | 600:1 | 917:1 | 200:1 | ||||||
| Northern Cape | 553:1 | 2452:1 | 867:1 | 297:1 | ||||||
| Western Cape | 374:1 | 1023:1 | 659:1 | 193:1 | ||||||
| Eastern Cape | 485:1 | 2133:1 | 1124:1 | 293:1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 443:1 | 1026:1 | 790:1 | 222:1 | ||||||
| *** | Population figures - Statistics South Africa (mid year estimates). | |||||||||
| (All population figures have been rounded off to the nearest 100.) | ||||||||||
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