South Africa - Number of Practising Nurses
Since 2014, South Africa Number of Practising Nurses increased 3.4% year on year. In 2019, the country was ranked number 20 among other countries in Number of Practising Nurses at 79,208 Persons. South Africa is overtaken by Czech Republic, which was number 19 with 85,985 Persons and is followed by Colombia with 67,781.96 Persons. China ranked the highest with 4,045,156 Persons in 2019, that is +3.9% compared to 2018. India, Japan and Russia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Costa Rica recorded the best 5 years average growth at +8.8% per year, while Latvia recorded the worst performance at -2.9% per year.
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Date | Units (Persons) |
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2019 | 79,208.00 |
2018 | 77,033.00 |
2017 | 74,556.00 |
2016 | 73,558.00 |
2015 | 70,300.00 |
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How does South Africa rank in Number of Practising Nurses?
# | 34 Countries | Units (Persons) | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | ||
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1 |
#1
China
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4,045,156 | 2019 | +3.9 % | +6.1 % | View data | |
2 |
#2
India
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2,198,417 | 2019 | +3.5 % | +4.3 % | View data | |
19 |
#19
Czech Republic
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85,985 | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.6 % | View data | |
20 |
#20
South Africa
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79,208 | 2019 | +2.8 % | +3.4 % | View data | |
21 |
#21
Colombia
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67,782 | 2019 | +2.5 % | +5.4 % | View data |