# Nurses per 1000 — South Africa
> Latest: 6.39% (2022). Change: +5.4 pp vs 2020.
- Unit: %
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1998–2022
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — SH.MED.NUMW.P3 — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.NUMW.P3
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/nurses-per-1000/ZAF
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2017 | 1.29% |
| 2018 | 1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.08% |
| 2020 | 1.01% |
| 2022 | 6.39% |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2022). Nurses per 1000 — South Africa [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/nurses-per-1000/ZAF. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SH.MED.NUMW.P3
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)