La Paz: population, poverty, jobs, income, education and health
La Paz is a department of Honduras, number 14 of 18 by population. INE estimates La Paz had 235,599 residents in 2023, 2.4% of Honduras's 9,745,149, making it 5th smallest of 18 departments by population.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in La Paz: La Paz had an unemployment rate of 5.7% in 2023 (5,275 unemployed among a labour force of 92,415), below the national figure of 6.8%; this is 7th highest of 18 departments.
- Health in La Paz: Life expectancy at birth in La Paz was 76.0 years in INE's 2022 estimate (72.2 for men, 79.9 for women), against 77.1 nationally, ranking joint 4th lowest of 18 departments.
- Education in La Paz: People aged 15 and over in La Paz had an average of 6.6 years of schooling in 2023, ranking joint 8th lowest of 18 departments.
- Poverty and living standards in La Paz: 72.8% of households in La Paz were poor in 2023 (41,345 of 56,761 households with declared income), above the figure for all 18 departments combined of 63.4% and is 3rd highest of 18 departments.
How urban is La Paz?
34.6% of the people of La Paz lived in urban areas in 2023 (the national figure is 55.7%), ranking 6th least urbanised of 18 departments; 81,465 people were urban and 154,134 rural.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyWhat is the population density of La Paz?
La Paz had 93 people per square kilometre in 2023 against 87 nationally, ranking 8th least densely populated of 18 departments.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many men and women live in La Paz?
There were 91.1 men for every 100 women in La Paz in 2023 (112,327 men and 123,272 women), compared with 89.0 nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many people of working age live in La Paz?
161,453 people in La Paz were of working age (15 and over) in 2023, 68.5% 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 La Paz?
Households in La Paz had an average of 4.1 members in 2023 against 3.8 nationally, ranking joint 3rd largest of 18 departments; there were 57,525 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
- 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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