Islas De Bahia: population, poverty, jobs, income, education and health
Islas De Bahia is a department of Honduras, number 18 of 18 by population. INE estimates Islas De Bahia had 80,498 residents in 2023, 0.8% of Honduras's 9,745,149, making it the smallest of 18 departments by population.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Islas De Bahia: Islas De Bahia had an unemployment rate of 4.7% in 2023 (1,711 unemployed among a labour force of 36,595), below the national figure of 6.8%; this is 7th lowest of 18 departments.
- Health in Islas De Bahia: Life expectancy at birth in Islas De Bahia was 78.5 years in INE's 2022 estimate (75.0 for men, 82.1 for women), against 77.1 nationally, ranking the highest of 18 departments.
- Education in Islas De Bahia: People aged 15 and over in Islas De Bahia had an average of 7.4 years of schooling in 2023, ranking 3rd highest of 18 departments.
- Poverty and living standards in Islas De Bahia: 44.6% of households in Islas De Bahia were poor in 2023 (9,770 of 21,903 households with declared income), below the figure for all 18 departments combined of 63.4% and is the lowest of 18 departments.
How urban is Islas De Bahia?
72.0% of the people of Islas De Bahia lived in urban areas in 2023 (the national figure is 55.7%), ranking 3rd most urbanised of 18 departments; 57,968 people were urban and 22,530 rural.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyWhat is the population density of Islas De Bahia?
Islas De Bahia had 341 people per square kilometre in 2023 against 87 nationally, ranking 2nd most densely populated of 18 departments.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many men and women live in Islas De Bahia?
There were 79.8 men for every 100 women in Islas De Bahia in 2023 (35,732 men and 44,766 women), compared with 89.0 nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many people of working age live in Islas De Bahia?
56,574 people in Islas De Bahia were of working age (15 and over) in 2023, 70.3% 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 Islas De Bahia?
Households in Islas De Bahia had an average of 3.6 members in 2023 against 3.8 nationally, ranking joint 3rd smallest of 18 departments; there were 22,226 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
- 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
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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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