Atlantida: population, poverty, jobs, income, education and health
Atlantida is a department of Honduras, number 7 of 18 by population. INE estimates Atlantida had 508,228 residents in 2023, 5.2% of Honduras's 9,745,149, making it 7th largest of 18 departments by population.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Atlantida: Atlantida had an unemployment rate of 5.8% in 2023 (10,935 unemployed among a labour force of 187,112), below the national figure of 6.8%; this is 6th highest of 18 departments.
- Health in Atlantida: Life expectancy at birth in Atlantida was 76.4 years in INE's 2022 estimate (72.4 for men, 80.5 for women), against 77.1 nationally, ranking 7th lowest of 18 departments.
- Education in Atlantida: People aged 15 and over in Atlantida had an average of 7.3 years of schooling in 2023, ranking 4th highest of 18 departments.
- Poverty and living standards in Atlantida: 63.7% of households in Atlantida were poor in 2023 (88,858 of 139,445 households with declared income), above the figure for all 18 departments combined of 63.4% and is 7th lowest of 18 departments.
How urban is Atlantida?
70.3% of the people of Atlantida lived in urban areas in 2023 (the national figure is 55.7%), ranking 4th most urbanised of 18 departments; 357,359 people were urban and 150,869 rural.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyWhat is the population density of Atlantida?
Atlantida had 116 people per square kilometre in 2023 against 87 nationally, ranking joint 6th most densely populated of 18 departments.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many men and women live in Atlantida?
There were 91.0 men for every 100 women in Atlantida in 2023 (242,112 men and 266,116 women), compared with 89.0 nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many people of working age live in Atlantida?
359,463 people in Atlantida were of working age (15 and over) in 2023, 70.7% of its population; the national share is 71.9%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many people live in a household in Atlantida?
Households in Atlantida had an average of 3.5 members in 2023 against 3.8 nationally, ranking joint smallest of 18 departments; there were 144,054 households in total.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow departments are governed in Honduras
Departments (18). Governor appointed by the president. Represents central government; no functions or funds of its own.
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Other departments of Honduras
- Cortes 1,886,695
- Francisco Morazan 1,748,900
- Yoro 655,445
- Olancho 602,876
- Comayagua 593,521
- Paraiso 517,966
- Choluteca 491,525
- Santa Barbara 490,072
- Copan 430,958
- Lempira 382,378
- Colon 360,498
- Intibuca 279,111
- La Paz 235,599
- Valle 196,412
- Ocotepeque 174,179
- Gracias A Dios 110,288
- Islas De Bahia 80,498
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras: Principales indicadores demograficos 2022: tables by department (INE population projections 2014-2030), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4d62fb0ba85b…)
- Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras: Encuesta Permanente de Hogares de Propositos Multiples (EPHPM) 2023, consolidated four-quarter base: results by department, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 84490a09493a…)
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