| Provincial Distribution of Nursing Manpower versus the Population of South Africa – 2011 |
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Population |
Nursing Manpower as at 2011/12/31 |
In Training as at 2011/12/31 |
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Province |
2011 |
Registered |
Enrolled |
Auxiliaries |
Total |
Students |
Pupils |
Pupil N/A |
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Limpopo |
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– Females |
2 976 313 |
8369 |
4235 |
7797 |
20401 |
1356 |
506 |
189 |
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– Males |
2 578 344 |
1035 |
450 |
902 |
2387 |
509 |
78 |
23 |
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– Total |
5 554 657 |
9404 |
4685 |
8699 |
22788 |
1865 |
584 |
212 |
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North West |
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– Females |
1 631 659 |
7094 |
2444 |
4249 |
13787 |
1293 |
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116 |
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– Males |
1 621 731 |
884 |
247 |
582 |
1713 |
439 |
— |
31 |
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– Total |
3 253 390 |
7978 |
2691 |
4831 |
15500 |
1732 |
2 |
147 |
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Mpumalanga |
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– Females |
1 885 043 |
5365 |
2349 |
3629 |
11343 |
513 |
313 |
112 |
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– Males |
1 772 138 |
562 |
190 |
334 |
1086 |
281 |
42 |
56 |
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– Total |
3 657 181 |
5927 |
2539 |
3963 |
12429 |
794 |
355 |
168 |
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Gauteng |
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– Females |
5 615 658 |
29067 |
12659 |
15452 |
57178 |
4186 |
5986 |
2763 |
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– Males |
5 712 545 |
1703 |
968 |
1080 |
3751 |
890 |
564 |
157 |
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– Total |
11 328 203 |
30770 |
13627 |
16532 |
60929 |
5076 |
6550 |
2920 |
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Free State |
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– Females |
1 427 642 |
6744 |
1636 |
2719 |
11099 |
876 |
270 |
116 |
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– Males |
1 332 002 |
879 |
282 |
352 |
1513 |
329 |
57 |
21 |
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– Total |
2 759 644 |
7623 |
1918 |
3071 |
12612 |
1205 |
327 |
137 |
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KwaZulu Natal |
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– Females |
5 659 147 |
23618 |
17848 |
10506 |
51972 |
2528 |
5640 |
1163 |
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– Males |
5 159 983 |
1822 |
1923 |
1059 |
4804 |
760 |
724 |
117 |
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– Total |
10 819 130 |
25440 |
19771 |
11565 |
56776 |
3288 |
6364 |
1280 |
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Northern Cape |
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– Females |
560 422 |
2023 |
413 |
1168 |
3604 |
79 |
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70 |
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– Males |
536 309 |
179 |
37 |
119 |
335 |
29 |
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43 |
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– Total |
1 096 731 |
2202 |
450 |
1287 |
3939 |
108 |
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113 |
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Western Cape |
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– Females |
2 707 744 |
14035 |
5440 |
7727 |
27202 |
2337 |
1062 |
499 |
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– Males |
2 580 119 |
765 |
322 |
521 |
1608 |
539 |
103 |
28 |
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– Total |
5 287 863 |
14800 |
5762 |
8248 |
28810 |
2876 |
1165 |
527 |
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Eastern Cape |
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– Females |
3 608 093 |
13017 |
3515 |
5483 |
22015 |
2807 |
917 |
202 |
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– Males |
3 221 865 |
1101 |
450 |
847 |
2398 |
830 |
164 |
38 |
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– Total |
6 829 958 |
14118 |
3965 |
6330 |
24413 |
3637 |
1081 |
240 |
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TOTAL |
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– Females |
26 071 721 |
109332 |
50539 |
58730 |
218601 |
15975 |
14696 |
5230 |
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– Males |
24 515 036 |
8930 |
4869 |
5796 |
19595 |
4606 |
1732 |
514 |
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– Total |
50 586 757 |
118262 |
55408 |
64526 |
238196 |
20581 |
16428 |
5744 |
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| Population per Qualified Nurse (in the same province) |
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Province |
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Registered |
Enrolled |
Auxiliaries |
Total |
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Limpopo |
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591:1 |
1186:1 |
639:1 |
244:1 |
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North West |
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408:1 |
1209:1 |
673:1 |
210:1 |
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Mpumalanga |
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617:1 |
1440:1 |
923:1 |
294:1 |
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Gauteng |
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368:1 |
831:1 |
685:1 |
186:1 |
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Free State |
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362:1 |
1439:1 |
899:1 |
219:1 |
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KwaZulu Natal |
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425:1 |
547:1 |
936:1 |
191:1 |
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Northern Cape |
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498:1 |
2437:1 |
852:1 |
278:1 |
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Western Cape |
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357:1 |
918:1 |
641:1 |
184:1 |
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Eastern Cape |
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484:1 |
1723:1 |
1079:1 |
280:1 |
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TOTAL |
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428:1 |
913:1 |
784:1 |
212:1 |
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| *** |
Population figures – Statistics South Africa (mid year estimates). |
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| © 2012 South African Nursing Council |
