Copan: population, poverty, jobs, income, education and health
Copan is a department of Honduras, number 10 of 18 by population. INE estimates Copan had 430,958 residents in 2023, 4.4% of Honduras's 9,745,149, making it 9th smallest of 18 departments by population.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Copan: Copan had an unemployment rate of 3.2% in 2023 (5,816 unemployed among a labour force of 181,534), below the national figure of 6.8%; this is 2nd lowest of 18 departments.
- Health in Copan: Life expectancy at birth in Copan was 75.2 years in INE's 2022 estimate (72.1 for men, 78.4 for women), against 77.1 nationally, ranking joint lowest of 18 departments.
- Education in Copan: People aged 15 and over in Copan had an average of 6.0 years of schooling in 2023, ranking 3rd lowest of 18 departments.
- Poverty and living standards in Copan: 65.1% of households in Copan were poor in 2023 (73,841 of 113,400 households with declared income), above the figure for all 18 departments combined of 63.4% and is 9th highest of 18 departments.
How urban is Copan?
40.9% of the people of Copan lived in urban areas in 2023 (the national figure is 55.7%), ranking 9th least urbanised of 18 departments; 176,417 people were urban and 254,541 rural.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyWhat is the population density of Copan?
Copan had 133 people per square kilometre in 2023 against 87 nationally, ranking 4th most densely populated of 18 departments.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many men and women live in Copan?
There were 86.4 men for every 100 women in Copan in 2023 (199,749 men and 231,209 women), compared with 89.0 nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many people of working age live in Copan?
301,472 people in Copan were of working age (15 and over) in 2023, 70.0% 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 Copan?
Households in Copan had an average of 3.7 members in 2023 against 3.8 nationally, ranking joint 6th smallest of 18 departments; there were 116,984 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
- Atlantida 508,228
- Choluteca 491,525
- Santa Barbara 490,072
- 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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