Francisco Morazan: population, poverty, jobs, income, education and health
Francisco Morazan is a department of Honduras, number 2 of 18 by population. INE estimates Francisco Morazan had 1,748,900 residents in 2023, 17.9% of Honduras's 9,745,149, making it 2nd largest of 18 departments by population.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Francisco Morazan: Francisco Morazan had an unemployment rate of 9.9% in 2023 (75,474 unemployed among a labour force of 763,683), above the national figure of 6.8%; this is 2nd highest of 18 departments.
- Health in Francisco Morazan: Life expectancy at birth in Francisco Morazan was 78.3 years in INE's 2022 estimate (74.6 for men, 82.1 for women), against 77.1 nationally, ranking 2nd highest of 18 departments.
- Education in Francisco Morazan: People aged 15 and over in Francisco Morazan had an average of 8.4 years of schooling in 2023, ranking the highest of 18 departments.
- Poverty and living standards in Francisco Morazan: 60.8% of households in Francisco Morazan were poor in 2023 (267,412 of 439,973 households with declared income), below the figure for all 18 departments combined of 63.4% and is 5th lowest of 18 departments.
How urban is Francisco Morazan?
75.8% of the people of Francisco Morazan lived in urban areas in 2023 (the national figure is 55.7%), ranking 2nd most urbanised of 18 departments; 1,326,134 people were urban and 422,766 rural.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyWhat is the population density of Francisco Morazan?
Francisco Morazan had 203 people per square kilometre in 2023 against 87 nationally, ranking 3rd most densely populated of 18 departments.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many men and women live in Francisco Morazan?
There were 87.9 men for every 100 women in Francisco Morazan in 2023 (818,340 men and 930,560 women), compared with 89.0 nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many people of working age live in Francisco Morazan?
1,325,729 people in Francisco Morazan were of working age (15 and over) in 2023, 75.8% 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 Francisco Morazan?
Households in Francisco Morazan had an average of 3.7 members in 2023 against 3.8 nationally, ranking joint 6th smallest of 18 departments; there were 466,597 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
- Yoro 655,445
- Olancho 602,876
- Comayagua 593,521
- Paraiso 517,966
- Atlantida 508,228
- 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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