Yoro: population, poverty, jobs, income, education and health
Yoro is a department of Honduras, number 3 of 18 by population. INE estimates Yoro had 655,445 residents in 2023, 6.7% of Honduras's 9,745,149, making it 3rd largest of 18 departments by population.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Yoro: Yoro had an unemployment rate of 5.4% in 2023 (13,528 unemployed among a labour force of 251,984), below the national figure of 6.8%; this is 8th highest of 18 departments.
- Health in Yoro: Life expectancy at birth in Yoro was 76.8 years in INE's 2022 estimate (73.1 for men, 80.7 for women), against 77.1 nationally, ranking joint 8th highest of 18 departments.
- Education in Yoro: People aged 15 and over in Yoro had an average of 6.8 years of schooling in 2023, ranking joint 8th highest of 18 departments.
- Poverty and living standards in Yoro: 64.3% of households in Yoro were poor in 2023 (104,860 of 163,085 households with declared income), above the figure for all 18 departments combined of 63.4% and is 9th lowest of 18 departments.
How urban is Yoro?
55.7% of the people of Yoro lived in urban areas in 2023 (the national figure is 55.7%), ranking 5th most urbanised of 18 departments; 365,268 people were urban and 290,177 rural.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyWhat is the population density of Yoro?
Yoro had 84 people per square kilometre in 2023 against 87 nationally, ranking 5th least densely populated of 18 departments.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many men and women live in Yoro?
There were 86.4 men for every 100 women in Yoro in 2023 (303,897 men and 351,548 women), compared with 89.0 nationally.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE), Honduras · saved copyHow many people of working age live in Yoro?
462,859 people in Yoro were of working age (15 and over) in 2023, 70.6% 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 Yoro?
Households in Yoro had an average of 3.8 members in 2023 against 3.8 nationally, ranking joint 9th largest of 18 departments; there were 173,260 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
- 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
- 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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