Workforce Pressure
GP density, nursing vacancy rates, and workforce shortfalls by region.
GP Vacancy Rate by Region (
International Recruitment Dependency
Nursing Vacancy by Region
Workforce Data Summary
Source: Health New Zealand / Medical Council NZ workforce reports (seed data, manually compiled) | Crown Copyright
⚠ Data provenance note
2023 district figures are sourced from Health NZ and Medical Council of NZ annual workforce reports (manually extracted — no machine-readable download is available). 2024 district-level figures are modelled estimates, extrapolated from 2023 values using the observed national trend (vacancy rates +0.7–2 pp, FTE counts −1–2%). They should not be cited as official statistics. The national 2024 totals are from Health NZ published data and are authoritative. District-level 2024 data will be updated when Health NZ publishes the next workforce census.
2023 district figures are sourced from Health NZ and Medical Council of NZ annual workforce reports (manually extracted — no machine-readable download is available). 2024 district-level figures are modelled estimates, extrapolated from 2023 values using the observed national trend (vacancy rates +0.7–2 pp, FTE counts −1–2%). They should not be cited as official statistics. The national 2024 totals are from Health NZ published data and are authoritative. District-level 2024 data will be updated when Health NZ publishes the next workforce census.
Note: Nursing vacancy data is less complete than GP data — see Blind Spots for details.