Proportion of Elderly 60 and Over in Population and Sex Distribution of Elderly by Island-2000 – Bahamas National Statistical Institute

Population of Elderly 60 and Over in Population and Sex Distribution of Elderly by Island 2000

Island	Population	60 and Over
		Total		Male		Female
		Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Total	303,611	23,788	7.8	10,273	43.2	13,515	56.8
New Providence	210,832	15,370	7.3	6,334	41.2	9,036	58.8
Grand Bahama	46,994	2,835	6.0	1,359	47.9	1,476	52.1
Abaco	13,170	1,181	9.0	594	50.3	587	49.7
Acklins	428	86	20.1	35	40.7	51	59.3
Andros	7,686	972	12.7	440	45.3	532	54.7
Berry Islands	709	49	6.9	24	49.0	25	51.0
Biminis	1,717	174	10.1	81	46.6	93	53.5
Cat Island	1,647	302	18.3	129	42.7	173	57.3
Crooked Island	350	91	26.0	39	42.9	52	57.1
Eleuthera	7,999	905	11.3	412	45.5	493	54.5
Exuma and Cays	3,571	518	14.5	244	47.1	274	52.9
Harbour Island	1,639	143	8.7	58	40.6	85	59.4
Inagua	969	94	9.7	38	40.4	56	59.6
Long Island	2,992	606	20.3	276	45.5	330	54.5
Mayaguana	259	62	23.9	28	45.2	34	54.8
Ragged Island	72	11	15.3	4	36.4	7	63.6
San Salvador and Rum Cay	1,050	127	12.1	57	44.9	70	55.1
Spanish Wells	1,527	262	17.2	121	46.2	141	53.8

Source: 2000 Census of Population and Housing