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)
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
1 #1
China
4,045,156 2019 +3.9 % +6.1 % View data
2 #2
India
2,198,417 2019 +3.5 % +4.3 % View data
19 #19
Czech Republic
85,985 2019 +0.3 % +0.6 % View data
20 #20
South Africa
79,208 2019 +2.8 % +3.4 % View data
21 #21
Colombia
67,782 2019 +2.5 % +5.4 % View data
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