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Table 29: The Gap between Supply and Requirement of Nurse in Malaysia, 2016 – 2030

Requirement (Need) Requirement (Demand)

Year Supply Gap Gap
n (Supply - n (Supply -
Need) Demand)
2016 127,704 204,608 -76,904 199,391 -71,687
2017 128,701 214,395 -85,694 209,084 -80,383
2018 131,943 223,034 -91,091 217,659 -85,716
2019 135,377 230,235 -94,858 224,732 -89,355
2020 138,812 235,880 -97,068 230,277 -91,465

2021 142,091 240,116 -98,025 234,412 -92,321
2022 145,244 243,986 -98,742 237,178 -91,934
2023 148,303 247,658 -99,355 241,743 -93,440
2024 151,265 251,195 -99,930 245,173 -93,908
2025 154,126 254,567 -100,441 248,441 -94,315
2026 156,884 257,874 -100,990 251,644 -94,760
2027 159,536 261,112 -101,576 254,779 -95,243
2028 162,082 264,257 -102,175 257,825 -95,743
2029 164,519 267,306 -102,787 260,774 -96,255

2030 166,850 270,223 -103,373 263,594 -96,744
Notes: Positive (+) gap indicates a surplus, and negative (-) gap indicates a shortage

Table 29 shows the gap between projected supply and requirement according to a few
scenarios:

i. Supply (RN and CN) and Requirement (Need),
ii. Supply (RN and CN) and Requirement (Demand), and
iii. Full quota student intake scenario and Requirement (Need)

SUPPLY AND NEEDS-BASED REQUIREMENT PROJECTIONS OF MALAYSIAN HUMAN
RESOURCES FOR HEALTH USING SYSTEM DYNAMICS APPROACH 2016 - 2030