Lempira: population, poverty, jobs, income, education and health
Lempira is a department of Honduras, number 11 of 18 by population. INE estimates Lempira had 382,378 residents in 2023, 3.9% of Honduras's 9,745,149, making it 8th smallest of 18 departments by population.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Lempira: Lempira had an unemployment rate of 3.9% in 2023 (5,288 unemployed among a labour force of 137,286), below the national figure of 6.8%; this is 4th lowest of 18 departments.
- Health in Lempira: Life expectancy at birth in Lempira was 75.2 years in INE's 2022 estimate (71.1 for men, 79.5 for women), against 77.1 nationally, ranking joint lowest of 18 departments.
- Education in Lempira: People aged 15 and over in Lempira had an average of 5.3 years of schooling in 2023, ranking the lowest of 18 departments.
- Poverty and living standards in Lempira: 74.1% of households in Lempira were poor in 2023 (64,216 of 86,695 households with declared income), above the figure for all 18 departments combined of 63.4% and is 2nd highest of 18 departments.
How urban is Lempira?
8.9% of the people of Lempira lived in urban areas in 2023 (the national figure is 55.7%), ranking the least urbanised of 18 departments; 34,163 people were urban and 348,215 rural.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyWhat is the population density of Lempira?
Lempira had 90 people per square kilometre in 2023 against 87 nationally, ranking 7th least densely populated of 18 departments.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many men and women live in Lempira?
There were 96.9 men for every 100 women in Lempira in 2023 (188,219 men and 194,159 women), compared with 89.0 nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many people of working age live in Lempira?
263,931 people in Lempira were of working age (15 and over) in 2023, 69.0% 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 Lempira?
Households in Lempira had an average of 4.3 members in 2023 against 3.8 nationally, ranking 2nd largest of 18 departments; there were 89,596 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
- 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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