Poverty and living standards in Yoro, Honduras: official figures

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.

Households in poverty

64.3%

2023

What is the extreme poverty rate in Yoro?

42.4% of households in Yoro were in extreme poverty in 2023 (income below the cost of a basic food basket), above the figure for all 18 departments combined of 41.4%; this is 7th lowest of 18 departments.

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How deep is poverty in Yoro?

The poverty gap in Yoro was 52.4% in 2023 (the average shortfall of income from the basic basket, against 52.4% nationally), ranking 9th lowest of 18 departments; poverty severity was 22.1% against 21.9% nationally.

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How unequal is Yoro?

The Gini coefficient of income inequality in Yoro was 0.51 in 2023, against 0.52 nationally, ranking joint 7th highest of 18 departments.

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How many households in Yoro have unmet basic needs?

45.3% of households in Yoro had at least one unmet basic need in 2023, below the national figure of 49.6%; ranking 4th lowest of 18 departments.

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How many households in Yoro are overcrowded?

8.8% of households in Yoro lived in overcrowded conditions in 2023, against 8.1% nationally, ranking 7th highest of 18 departments.

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How Yoro compares with other departments

Households in poverty (2023)

Yoro ranks 10 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households in poverty
7	Santa Barbara	66.8%
8	Olancho	65.8%
9	Copan	65.1%
10	Yoro	64.3%
11	Choluteca	64.0%
12	Atlantida	63.7%
13	Colon	62.3%

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Households in extreme poverty (2023)

Yoro ranks 12 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households in extreme poverty
9	Copan	46.1%
10	Choluteca	46.0%
11	Ocotepeque	42.5%
12	Yoro	42.4%
13	Colon	39.6%
14	Valle	38.2%
15	Atlantida	38.0%

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Poverty gap (2023)

Yoro ranks 10 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Poverty gap
7	La Paz	53.2%
8	Comayagua	53.1%
9	Copan	52.6%
10	Yoro	52.4%
11	Francisco Morazan	52.3%
12	Olancho	51.9%
13	Atlantida	51.3%

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Gini coefficient of income inequality (2023)

Yoro ranks 14 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Gini coefficient of income inequality
11	Gracias A Dios	0.51
12	Ocotepeque	0.51
13	Santa Barbara	0.51
14	Yoro	0.51
15	Intibuca	0.50
16	Lempira	0.50
17	Olancho	0.50

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Households with at least one unmet basic need (2023)

Yoro ranks 15 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households with at least one unmet basic need
12	Ocotepeque	48.2%
13	Francisco Morazan	47.4%
14	Copan	46.8%
15	Yoro	45.3%
16	Atlantida	43.1%
17	Cortes	42.8%
18	Islas De Bahia	37.7%

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Households in overcrowded conditions (2023)

Yoro ranks 7 of 18, highest first.

Rank	Region	Households in overcrowded conditions
4	Islas De Bahia	12.1%
5	La Paz	10.8%
6	Lempira	10.6%
7	Yoro	8.8%
8	Santa Barbara	8.5%
9	Intibuca	8.4%
10	Paraiso	8.3%

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Sources

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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