Ocotepeque: population, poverty, jobs, income, education and health
Ocotepeque is a department of Honduras, number 16 of 18 by population. INE estimates Ocotepeque had 174,179 residents in 2023, 1.8% of Honduras's 9,745,149, making it 3rd smallest of 18 departments by population.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Ocotepeque: Ocotepeque had an unemployment rate of 3.7% in 2023 (2,782 unemployed among a labour force of 74,560), below the national figure of 6.8%; this is 3rd lowest of 18 departments.
- Health in Ocotepeque: Life expectancy at birth in Ocotepeque was 76.6 years in INE's 2022 estimate (72.9 for men, 80.4 for women), against 77.1 nationally, ranking 8th lowest of 18 departments.
- Education in Ocotepeque: People aged 15 and over in Ocotepeque had an average of 5.7 years of schooling in 2023, ranking 2nd lowest of 18 departments.
- Poverty and living standards in Ocotepeque: 60.3% of households in Ocotepeque were poor in 2023 (28,872 of 47,873 households with declared income), below the figure for all 18 departments combined of 63.4% and is 4th lowest of 18 departments.
How urban is Ocotepeque?
24.8% of the people of Ocotepeque lived in urban areas in 2023 (the national figure is 55.7%), ranking 2nd least urbanised of 18 departments; 43,135 people were urban and 131,044 rural.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyWhat is the population density of Ocotepeque?
Ocotepeque had 107 people per square kilometre in 2023 against 87 nationally, ranking 9th most densely populated of 18 departments.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many men and women live in Ocotepeque?
There were 91.1 men for every 100 women in Ocotepeque in 2023 (83,034 men and 91,145 women), compared with 89.0 nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many people of working age live in Ocotepeque?
126,687 people in Ocotepeque were of working age (15 and over) in 2023, 72.7% 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 Ocotepeque?
Households in Ocotepeque had an average of 3.6 members in 2023 against 3.8 nationally, ranking joint 3rd smallest of 18 departments; there were 48,291 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
- 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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