Valle: population, poverty, jobs, income, education and health
Valle is a department of Honduras, number 15 of 18 by population. INE estimates Valle had 196,412 residents in 2023, 2.0% of Honduras's 9,745,149, making it 4th smallest of 18 departments by population.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Valle: Valle had an unemployment rate of 8.3% in 2023 (6,750 unemployed among a labour force of 81,163), above the national figure of 6.8%; this is 4th highest of 18 departments.
- Health in Valle: Life expectancy at birth in Valle was 77.4 years in INE's 2022 estimate (73.7 for men, 81.2 for women), against 77.1 nationally, ranking joint 5th highest of 18 departments.
- Education in Valle: People aged 15 and over in Valle had an average of 7.2 years of schooling in 2023, ranking 5th highest of 18 departments.
- Poverty and living standards in Valle: 59.2% of households in Valle were poor in 2023 (30,422 of 51,405 households with declared income), below the figure for all 18 departments combined of 63.4% and is 3rd lowest of 18 departments.
How urban is Valle?
40.7% of the people of Valle lived in urban areas in 2023 (the national figure is 55.7%), ranking 8th least urbanised of 18 departments; 79,926 people were urban and 116,486 rural.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyWhat is the population density of Valle?
Valle had 118 people per square kilometre in 2023 against 87 nationally, ranking 5th most densely populated of 18 departments.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many men and women live in Valle?
There were 88.4 men for every 100 women in Valle in 2023 (92,175 men and 104,237 women), compared with 89.0 nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many people of working age live in Valle?
141,330 people in Valle were of working age (15 and over) in 2023, 72.0% 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 Valle?
Households in Valle had an average of 3.8 members in 2023 against 3.8 nationally, ranking joint 9th largest of 18 departments; there were 51,896 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
- 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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