| Provincial Distribution of Nursing Manpower versus the Population of South Africa - 2002 | ||||||||||
| Population | Nursing Manpower as at 2002/12/31 | In Training as at 2002/12/31 | ||||||||
| Province | 2002 | Registered | Enrolled | Auxiliaries | Total | Students | Pupils | Pupil N/A | ||
| Limpopo | ||||||||||
| - Females | 3 122 311 | 6142 | 2553 | 2556 | 11251 | 918 | 223 | 158 | ||
| - Males | 2 721 540 | 606 | 348 | 280 | 1234 | 224 | 26 | 11 | ||
| - Total | 5 843 851 | 6748 | 2901 | 2836 | 12485 | 1142 | 249 | 169 | ||
| North West | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 863 132 | 5644 | 1878 | 3244 | 10766 | 685 | 2 | 115 | ||
| - Males | 1 796 770 | 621 | 189 | 399 | 1209 | 119 | 0 | 64 | ||
| - Total | 3 659 902 | 6265 | 2067 | 3643 | 11975 | 804 | 2 | 179 | ||
| Mpumalanga | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 620 916 | 3932 | 1712 | 1222 | 6866 | 362 | 114 | 31 | ||
| - Males | 1 535 356 | 286 | 176 | 165 | 627 | 60 | 16 | 8 | ||
| - Total | 3 156 272 | 4218 | 1888 | 1387 | 7493 | 422 | 130 | 39 | ||
| Gauteng | ||||||||||
| - Females | 4 001 586 | 25662 | 6470 | 12217 | 44349 | 1893 | 2079 | 2446 | ||
| - Males | 4 104 604 | 1072 | 344 | 912 | 2328 | 322 | 141 | 147 | ||
| - Total | 8 106 190 | 26734 | 6814 | 13129 | 46677 | 2215 | 2220 | 2593 | ||
| Free State | ||||||||||
| - Females | 1 452 496 | 6415 | 1079 | 2725 | 10219 | 529 | 103 | 117 | ||
| - Males | 1 406 585 | 721 | 260 | 278 | 1259 | 91 | 17 | 35 | ||
| - Total | 2 859 081 | 7136 | 1339 | 3003 | 11478 | 620 | 120 | 152 | ||
| KwaZulu Natal | ||||||||||
| - Females | 4 883 415 | 17047 | 8796 | 6938 | 32781 | 1730 | 2746 | 1097 | ||
| - Males | 4 328 707 | 711 | 387 | 743 | 1841 | 300 | 346 | 139 | ||
| - Total | 9 212 122 | 17758 | 9183 | 7681 | 34622 | 2030 | 3092 | 1236 | ||
| Northern Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 455 030 | 1708 | 560 | 818 | 3086 | 73 | 0 | 70 | ||
| - Males | 433 360 | 112 | 23 | 46 | 181 | 40 | 0 | 9 | ||
| - Total | 888 390 | 1820 | 583 | 864 | 3267 | 113 | 0 | 79 | ||
| Western Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 2 214 284 | 12421 | 3926 | 7261 | 23608 | 766 | 242 | 182 | ||
| - Males | 2 099 675 | 401 | 159 | 424 | 984 | 166 | 26 | 13 | ||
| - Total | 4 313 959 | 12822 | 4085 | 7685 | 24592 | 932 | 268 | 195 | ||
| Eastern Cape | ||||||||||
| - Females | 3 810 171 | 10912 | 3534 | 4774 | 19220 | 1664 | 0 | 33 | ||
| - Males | 3 321 970 | 535 | 101 | 424 | 1060 | 396 | 0 | 10 | ||
| - Total | 7 132 141 | 11447 | 3635 | 5198 | 20280 | 2060 | 0 | 43 | ||
| TOTAL | ||||||||||
| - Females | 23 423 341 | 89883 | 30508 | 41755 | 162146 | 8620 | 5509 | 4249 | ||
| - Males | 21 748 567 | 5065 | 1987 | 3671 | 10723 | 1718 | 572 | 436 | ||
| - Total | 45 171 908 | 94948 | 32495 | 45426 | 172869 | 10338 | 6081 | 4685 | ||
| Population per Qualified Nurse (in the same province) | ||||||||||
| Province | Registered | Enrolled | Auxiliaries | Total | ||||||
| Limpopo | 866:1 | 2014:1 | 2061:1 | 468:1 | ||||||
| North West | 584:1 | 1771:1 | 1005:1 | 306:1 | ||||||
| Mpumalanga | 748:1 | 1672:1 | 2276:1 | 421:1 | ||||||
| Gauteng | 303:1 | 1190:1 | 617:1 | 174:1 | ||||||
| Free State | 401:1 | 2135:1 | 952:1 | 249:1 | ||||||
| KwaZulu Natal | 519:1 | 1003:1 | 1199:1 | 266:1 | ||||||
| Northern Cape | 488:1 | 1524:1 | 1028:1 | 272:1 | ||||||
| Western Cape | 336:1 | 1056:1 | 561:1 | 175:1 | ||||||
| Eastern Cape | 623:1 | 1962:1 | 1372:1 | 352:1 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 476:1 | 1390:1 | 994:1 | 261:1 | ||||||
| *** Population figures - Statistics South Africa (mid year estimates) | ||||||||||
| © 2003 South African Nursing Council | ||||||||||