Olancho: population, poverty, jobs, income, education and health
Olancho is a department of Honduras, number 4 of 18 by population. INE estimates Olancho had 602,876 residents in 2023, 6.2% of Honduras's 9,745,149, making it 4th largest of 18 departments by population.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Olancho: Olancho had an unemployment rate of 4.9% in 2023 (10,519 unemployed among a labour force of 213,646), below the national figure of 6.8%; this is 8th lowest of 18 departments.
- Health in Olancho: Life expectancy at birth in Olancho was 77.3 years in INE's 2022 estimate (73.8 for men, 80.9 for women), against 77.1 nationally, ranking 7th highest of 18 departments.
- Education in Olancho: People aged 15 and over in Olancho had an average of 6.5 years of schooling in 2023, ranking joint 6th lowest of 18 departments.
- Poverty and living standards in Olancho: 65.8% of households in Olancho were poor in 2023 (97,882 of 148,712 households with declared income), above the figure for all 18 departments combined of 63.4% and is 8th highest of 18 departments.
How urban is Olancho?
31.0% of the people of Olancho lived in urban areas in 2023 (the national figure is 55.7%), ranking 4th least urbanised of 18 departments; 187,128 people were urban and 415,748 rural.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyWhat is the population density of Olancho?
Olancho had 25 people per square kilometre in 2023 against 87 nationally, ranking 2nd least densely populated of 18 departments.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many men and women live in Olancho?
There were 92.6 men for every 100 women in Olancho in 2023 (289,821 men and 313,055 women), compared with 89.0 nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many people of working age live in Olancho?
418,551 people in Olancho were of working age (15 and over) in 2023, 69.4% 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 Olancho?
Households in Olancho had an average of 3.9 members in 2023 against 3.8 nationally, ranking joint 6th largest of 18 departments; there were 153,556 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
- 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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