Paraiso: population, poverty, jobs, income, education and health
Paraiso is a department of Honduras, number 6 of 18 by population. INE estimates Paraiso had 517,966 residents in 2023, 5.3% of Honduras's 9,745,149, making it 6th largest of 18 departments by population.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Paraiso: Paraiso had an unemployment rate of 3.9% in 2023 (7,988 unemployed among a labour force of 203,604), below the national figure of 6.8%; this is 6th lowest of 18 departments.
- Health in Paraiso: Life expectancy at birth in Paraiso was 75.8 years in INE's 2022 estimate (72.2 for men, 79.6 for women), against 77.1 nationally, ranking 3rd lowest of 18 departments.
- Education in Paraiso: People aged 15 and over in Paraiso had an average of 6.5 years of schooling in 2023, ranking joint 6th lowest of 18 departments.
- Poverty and living standards in Paraiso: 68.5% of households in Paraiso were poor in 2023 (81,611 of 119,072 households with declared income), above the figure for all 18 departments combined of 63.4% and is 5th highest of 18 departments.
How urban is Paraiso?
33.5% of the people of Paraiso lived in urban areas in 2023 (the national figure is 55.7%), ranking 5th least urbanised of 18 departments; 173,679 people were urban and 344,287 rural.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyWhat is the population density of Paraiso?
Paraiso had 69 people per square kilometre in 2023 against 87 nationally, ranking 4th least densely populated of 18 departments.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many men and women live in Paraiso?
There were 94.1 men for every 100 women in Paraiso in 2023 (251,142 men and 266,824 women), compared with 89.0 nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many people of working age live in Paraiso?
371,285 people in Paraiso were of working age (15 and over) in 2023, 71.7% 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 Paraiso?
Households in Paraiso had an average of 4.0 members in 2023 against 3.8 nationally, ranking 5th largest of 18 departments; there were 128,914 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
- 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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