| Geographical Distribution of the Population of South Africa versus Nursing Manpower | ||||||||||
| Population | Nursing Manpower as at 2010/12/31 | In Training as at 2010/12/31 | ||||||||
| Province | 2010 | Registered | Enrolled | Auxiliaries | Total | Students | Pupils | Pupil N/A | ||
| Limpopo | ||||||||||
| - Females | 2 827 900 | 8074 | 3736 | 7423 | 19233 | 1288 | 599 | 235 | ||
| - Males | 2 611 700 | 951 | 434 | 908 | 2293 | 490 | 73 | 46 | ||
| - Total | 5 439 600 | 9025 | 4170 | 8331 | 21526 | 1778 | 672 | 281 | ||
| North West | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 635 500 | 6936 | 2305 | 4152 | 13393 | 1194 | 26 | 151 | ||
| - Males | 1 565 400 | 839 | 244 | 580 | 1663 | 383 | 2 | 43 | ||
| - Total | 3 200 900 | 7775 | 2549 | 4732 | 15056 | 1577 | 28 | 194 | ||
| Mpumalanga | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 853 300 | 5211 | 2099 | 3403 | 10713 | 462 | 356 | 175 | ||
| - Males | 1 764 300 | 503 | 177 | 329 | 1009 | 242 | 45 | 72 | ||
| - Total | 3 617 600 | 5714 | 2276 | 3732 | 11722 | 704 | 401 | 247 | ||
| Gauteng | ||||||||||
| - Females | 5 597 000 | 28494 | 12112 | 15571 | 56177 | 3994 | 6033 | 3031 | ||
| - Males | 5 594 700 | 1569 | 894 | 1096 | 3559 | 845 | 515 | 159 | ||
| - Total | 11 191 700 | 30063 | 13006 | 16667 | 59736 | 4839 | 6548 | 3190 | ||
| Free State | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 464 300 | 6711 | 1586 | 2606 | 10903 | 783 | 281 | 193 | ||
| - Males | 1 360 200 | 839 | 260 | 345 | 1444 | 296 | 51 | 31 | ||
| - Total | 2 824 500 | 7550 | 1846 | 2951 | 12347 | 1079 | 332 | 224 | ||
| KwaZulu Natal | ||||||||||
| - Females | 5 512 600 | 22754 | 17053 | 10433 | 50240 | 2568 | 5678 | 1209 | ||
| - Males | 5 132 800 | 1606 | 1842 | 1056 | 4504 | 750 | 676 | 127 | ||
| - Total | 10 645 400 | 24360 | 18895 | 11489 | 54744 | 3318 | 6354 | 1336 | ||
| Northern Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 561 200 | 1971 | 422 | 1192 | 3585 | 133 | -- | 70 | ||
| - Males | 542 700 | 175 | 39 | 119 | 333 | 35 | -- | 43 | ||
| - Total | 1 103 900 | 2146 | 461 | 1311 | 3918 | 168 | -- | 113 | ||
| Western Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 2 709 000 | 13909 | 5299 | 7616 | 26824 | 2090 | 1051 | 510 | ||
| - Males | 2 514 900 | 717 | 302 | 519 | 1538 | 464 | 114 | 26 | ||
| - Total | 5 223 900 | 14626 | 5601 | 8135 | 28362 | 2554 | 1165 | 536 | ||
| Eastern Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 3 501 500 | 12969 | 3218 | 5317 | 21504 | 2894 | 1099 | 488 | ||
| - Males | 3 242 300 | 1016 | 348 | 807 | 2171 | 867 | 237 | 102 | ||
| - Total | 6 743 800 | 13985 | 3566 | 6124 | 23675 | 3761 | 1336 | 590 | ||
| TOTAL | ||||||||||
| - Females | 25 662 300 | 107029 | 47830 | 57713 | 212572 | 15406 | 15123 | 6062 | ||
| - Males | 24 329 000 | 8215 | 4540 | 5759 | 18514 | 4372 | 1713 | 649 | ||
| - Total | 49 991 300 | 115244 | 52370 | 63472 | 231086 | 19778 | 16836 | 6711 | ||
| Population per Qualified Nurse (in the same province) | ||||||||||
| Province | Registered | Enrolled | Auxiliaries | Total | ||||||
| Limpopo | 603:1 | 1304:1 | 653:1 | 253:1 | ||||||
| North West | 412:1 | 1256:1 | 676:1 | 213:1 | ||||||
| Mpumalanga | 633:1 | 1589:1 | 969:1 | 309:1 | ||||||
| Gauteng | 372:1 | 861:1 | 671:1 | 187:1 | ||||||
| Free State | 374:1 | 1530:1 | 957:1 | 229:1 | ||||||
| KwaZulu Natal | 437:1 | 563:1 | 927:1 | 194:1 | ||||||
| Northern Cape | 514:1 | 2395:1 | 842:1 | 282:1 | ||||||
| Western Cape | 357:1 | 933:1 | 642:1 | 184:1 | ||||||
| Eastern Cape | 482:1 | 1891:1 | 1101:1 | 285:1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 434:1 | 955:1 | 788:1 | 216:1 | ||||||
| *** | Population figures - Statistics South Africa (mid year estimates). | |||||||||
| (All population figures have been rounded off to the nearest 100.) | ||||||||||
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