Table 1 National and provincial geographical distribution of occupational therapists
From: Changing demographic trends among South African occupational therapists: 2002 to 2018
Province of employment | No. of occupational therapists | Percentage | Population % | Occupational therapists per 10 000 population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gauteng | 1 838 | 35.5 | 25.3 | 1.28 |
KwaZulu-Natal | 623 | 12.0 | 19.6 | 0.56 |
Mpumalanga | 253 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 0.56 |
Western Cape | 1 376 | 26.6 | 11.5 | 2.11 |
Limpopo | 233 | 4.5 | 10.2 | 0.40 |
Eastern Cape | 271 | 5.2 | 11.5 | 0.42 |
North West | 148 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 0.38 |
Free State | 310 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 1.07 |
Northern Cape | 95 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.80 |
Not applicable | 33 | 0.6 | – | – |
Total | 5 180 | 100 | 100 | 0.91 |