Nurses and midwives, total in South Africa in 2024 — 265,877 people. Ranked 10 in the world out of 75. Since 1998, the indicator has risen by 712%.
1998–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 265,877 | −3,038 | −1.13% |
| 2023 | 268,915 | −3,675 | −1.35% |
| 2022 | 272,590 | −3,825 | −1.38% |
| 2021 | 276,415 | −3,816 | −1.36% |
| 2020 | 280,231 | −4,606 | −1.62% |
| 2019 | 284,837 | −867 | −0.3% |
| 2018 | 285,704 | −1,375 | −0.48% |
| 2017 | 287,079 | −1,663 | −0.58% |
| 2016 | 288,742 | +10,125 | +3.63% |
| 2015 | 278,617 | +211,726 | +316.52% |
| 2014 | 66,891 | +3,103 | +4.86% |
| 2013 | 63,788 | +5,066 | +8.63% |
| 2012 | 58,722 | +3,314 | +5.98% |
| 2011 | 55,408 | +3,038 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 52,370 | +4,292 | +8.93% |
| 2009 | 48,078 | +4,392 | +10.05% |
| 2008 | 43,686 | +3,104 | +7.65% |
| 2007 | 40,582 | +1,277 | +3.25% |
| 2006 | 39,305 | +2,220 | +5.99% |
| 2005 | 37,085 | +1,819 | +5.16% |
| 2004 | 35,266 | +1,691 | +5.04% |
| 2003 | 33,575 | +1,080 | +3.32% |
| 2002 | 32,495 | +375 | +1.17% |
| 2001 | 32,120 | −279 | −0.86% |
| 2000 | 32,399 | −526 | −1.6% |
| 1999 | 32,925 | +181 | +0.55% |
| 1998 | 32,744 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The number of nursing and midwifery personnel, from WHO. This category is almost always the largest in a health system — worldwide there are on average about three times as many nurses as physicians, and in countries with developed primary care the gap is wider still.
Important: The ratio of nurses to physicians speaks of the structure of a system: a low value usually means that physicians are doing the work of nursing care, and that is a sign of a staffing shortage rather than of an abundance of doctors.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How many nurses and midwives there are per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Physicians, totalHow many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.
