Proportion of Elderly 60 and Over in Population and Sex Distribution of Elderly by Island-1990 – Bahamas National Statistical Institute

Proportion of Elderly 60 and Over in Population and Sex Distribution of Elderly by Island 1990

Island	Population	60 and Over
		Total		Male		Female
		Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Total	255,048	17,055	6.7	7,241	42.5	9,814	57.5
New Providence	172,196	10,522	6.1	4,223	40.1	6,299	59.9
Grand Bahama	40,898	1,583	3.9	738	46.6	845	53.4
Abaco	10,003	738	7.4	384	52.0	354	48.0
Acklins	405	91	22.5	37	40.7	54	59.3
Andros	8,176	895	10.9	401	44.8	494	55.2
Berry Islands	628	45	7.2	21	46.7	24	53.3
Biminis	1,639	145	8.8	63	43.4	82	56.6
Cat Island	1,698	389	22.9	166	42.7	223	57.3
Crooked Island	412	104	25.2	44	42.3	60	57.7
Eleuthera	7,993	819	10.2	379	46.3	440	53.7
Exuma and Cays	3,556	494	13.9	233	47.2	261	52.8
Harbour Island	1,219	118	9.7	55	46.6	63	53.4
Inagua	985	103	10.5	45	43.7	58	56.3
Long Island	2,949	629	21.3	282	44.8	347	55.2
Mayaguana	312	69	22.1	33	47.8	36	52.2
Ragged Island	89	24	27.0	11	45.8	13	54.2
San Salvador and Rum Cay	518	83	16.0	25	30.1	58	69.9
Spanish Wells	1,372	204	14.9	101	49.5	103	50.5

Source: 1990 Census of Population and Housing