Departments
The population of the departments of Honduras according to census results and latest official projections.
| Name | Abbr. | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (Ca) 1988-05-01 | Population Census (Ca) 2001-07-28 | Population Census (Ca) 2013-08-10 | Population Projection (P) 2023-07-01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | HND | Tegucigalpa | 112,492 | 4,614,377 | 6,535,344 | 8,303,771 | 9,745,100 | → | ||
| Atlántida | ATL | La Ceiba | 4,372 | 247,910 | 344,099 | 436,252 | 508,200 | 437200 | → | |
| Choluteca | CHO | Choluteca | 4,360 | 306,832 | 390,805 | 437,618 | 491,500 | 436000 | → | |
| Colón | COL | Trujillo | 8,249 | 155,425 | 246,708 | 309,926 | 360,500 | 824900 | → | |
| Comayagua | COM | Comayagua | 5,124 | 249,070 | 352,881 | 493,466 | 593,500 | 512400 | → | |
| Copán | COP | Santa Rosa | 3,242 | 227,883 | 288,766 | 371,057 | 431,000 | 324200 | → | |
| Cortés | COR | San Pedro Sula | 3,923 | 688,225 | 1,202,510 | 1,562,394 | 1,886,700 | 392300 | → | |
| El Paraíso | EPA | Yuscarán | 7,489 | 264,061 | 350,054 | 444,507 | 518,000 | 748900 | → | |
| Francisco Morazán | FMO | Tegucigalpa | 8,619 | 860,083 | 1,180,676 | 1,508,906 | 1,748,900 | 861900 | → | |
| Gracias a Dios | GAD | Puerto Lempira | 16,997 | 36,313 | 67,384 | 90,795 | 110,300 | 1699700 | → | |
| Intibucá | INT | La Esperanza | 3,123 | 129,469 | 179,862 | 232,553 | 279,100 | 312300 | → | |
| Islas de la Bahía [Bay Islands] | IBA | Roatán | 236 | 22,909 | 38,073 | 62,557 | 80,500 | 23600 | → | |
| La Paz | LPA | La Paz | 2,525 | 109,995 | 156,560 | 198,926 | 235,600 | 252500 | → | |
| Lempira | LEM | Gracias | 4,228 | 183,855 | 250,067 | 321,179 | 382,400 | 422800 | → | |
| Ocotepeque | OCO | Nueva Ocotepeque | 1,630 | 77,128 | 108,029 | 146,430 | 174,200 | 163000 | → | |
| Olancho | OLA | Juticalpa | 23,905 | 294,753 | 419,561 | 520,761 | 602,900 | 2390500 | → | |
| Santa Bárbara | SBA | Santa Bárbara | 5,024 | 289,578 | 342,054 | 421,337 | 490,100 | 502400 | → | |
| Valle | VAL | Nacaome | 1,665 | 124,572 | 151,841 | 174,511 | 196,400 | 166500 | → | |
| Yoro | YOR | Yoro | 7,781 | 346,316 | 465,414 | 570,595 | 655,400 | 778100 | → |
- The tabulated population figures are adjusted for underenumeration.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística Honduras (web).
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Calculation (UE-P) 2023-07-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tegucigalpa | FMO | 1,132,000 |
| 2 | San Pedro Sula | COR | 701,200 |
| 3 | Choloma | COR | 220,300 |
| 4 | La Ceiba | ATL | 209,000 |
| 5 | El Progreso | YOR | 120,600 |
| 6 | Comayagua | COM | 120,500 |
| 7 | Choluteca | CHO | 99,980 |
| 8 | Villanueva | COR | 83,650 |
| 9 | La Lima | COR | 80,740 |
| 10 | Danlí | EPA | 80,200 |
Contents: Cities
The population of all Honduran cities (caserios) with more than 10,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest projections.
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (Ca) 1988-05-01 | Population Census (Ca) 2001-07-28 | Population Census (Ca) 2013-08-10 | Population Calculation (UE-P) 2023-07-01 | Area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azacualpa | SBA | ... | 5,919 | 7,788 | 11,800 | 0 | → | |
| Baracoa | COR | ... | ... | 10,344 | 12,680 | 0 | → | |
| Bonito Oriental | COL | ... | 3,667 | 9,081 | 10,790 | 0 | → | |
| Campo Dos Caminos | COR | ... | ... | 20,853 | 27,820 | 0 | → | |
| Catacamas | OLA | 18,655 | 35,995 | 51,605 | 63,310 | 0 | → | |
| Choloma | COR | 40,554 | 126,402 | 163,818 | 220,300 | 0 | → | |
| Choluteca | CHO | 56,573 | 76,135 | 86,179 | 99,980 | 0 | → | |
| Cofradía | COR | ... | ... | 38,780 | 45,430 | 0 | → | |
| Comayagua | COM | 38,656 | 60,078 | 92,883 | 120,500 | 0 | → | |
| Copán Ruinas | COP | ... | ... | 8,043 | 10,320 | 0 | → | |
| Danlí | EPA | 30,140 | 47,310 | 64,976 | 80,200 | 0 | → | |
| El Milagro | COR | ... | ... | 12,206 | 16,280 | 0 | → | |
| El Negrito | YOR | ... | 9,172 | 11,427 | 13,260 | 0 | → | |
| El Paraíso | EPA | 13,571 | 18,943 | 24,384 | 27,640 | 0 | → | |
| El Progreso | YOR | 62,364 | 94,797 | 114,934 | 120,600 | 0 | → | |
| El Triunfo | CHO | ... | 6,872 | 8,146 | 10,930 | 0 | → | |
| Gracias | LEM | ... | 7,581 | 12,697 | 18,550 | 0 | → | |
| Guaimaca | FMO | 6,531 | 11,367 | 16,947 | 21,330 | 0 | → | |
| Intibucá | INT | 7,571 | 12,893 | 19,618 | 28,220 | 0 | → | |
| Jesús de Otoro | INT | ... | 6,594 | 9,248 | 11,930 | 0 | → | |
| Juticalpa | OLA | 20,376 | 33,698 | 56,302 | 75,790 | 0 | → | |
| La Ceiba | ATL | 71,405 | 126,721 | 176,212 | 209,000 | 0 | → | |
| La Entrada (Nueva Arcadia) | COP | 9,286 | 15,936 | 21,272 | 27,830 | 0 | → | |
| La Esperanza | INT | ... | 5,384 | 8,124 | 11,830 | 0 | → | |
| La Jutosa | COR | ... | ... | 7,765 | 10,440 | 0 | → | |
| La Lima | COR | 29,805 | 49,480 | 62,903 | 80,740 | 0 | → | |
| La Paz | LPA | 11,670 | 16,947 | 24,617 | 32,450 | 0 | → | |
| Las Lajas | COM | ... | 2,923 | 8,934 | 12,000 | 0 | → | |
| Las Vegas | SBA | ... | 7,536 | 9,473 | 11,270 | 0 | → | |
| Marcala | LPA | ... | 9,239 | 12,526 | 15,050 | 0 | → | |
| Monjarás | CHO | ... | ... | 7,706 | 10,690 | 0 | → | |
| Morazán | YOR | 7,750 | 10,634 | 14,902 | 22,240 | 0 | → | |
| Nacaome | VAL | 10,177 | 14,701 | 17,024 | 21,310 | 0 | → | |
| Nueva Ocotepeque | OCO | ... | 9,436 | 11,843 | 14,900 | 0 | → | |
| Nuevo Chamelecón | COR | ... | ... | 8,931 | 11,910 | 0 | → | |
| Olanchito | YOR | 14,505 | 25,040 | 35,265 | 49,750 | 0 | → | |
| Omoa | COR | ... | 4,532 | 7,020 | 10,550 | 0 | → | |
| Pimienta | COR | ... | 8,117 | 11,706 | 13,530 | 0 | → | |
| Potrerillos | COR | 9,255 | 14,637 | 18,097 | 20,050 | 0 | → | |
| Puerto Cortés | COR | 32,799 | 51,874 | 59,676 | 73,150 | 0 | → | |
| Puerto Lempira | GAD | ... | 5,224 | 14,398 | 22,860 | 0 | → | |
| Roatán | IBA | ... | 7,490 | 12,358 | 14,940 | 0 | → | |
| Sabá | COL | 5,118 | 10,370 | 14,777 | 17,080 | 0 | → | |
| San Juan Pueblo | ATL | ... | ... | 8,983 | 11,170 | 0 | → | |
| San Lorenzo | VAL | 16,202 | 23,570 | 29,692 | 35,560 | 0 | → | |
| San Manuel | COR | ... | 6,358 | 8,691 | 14,260 | 0 | → | |
| San Marcos de Colón | CHO | ... | 8,992 | 10,637 | 13,920 | 0 | → | |
| San Pedro Sula | COR | 298,385 | 483,384 | 598,519 | 701,200 | 0 | → | |
| Santa Bárbara | SBA | 10,906 | 14,475 | 24,230 | 30,690 | 0 | → | |
| Santa Cruz de Yojoa | COR | 5,342 | 10,589 | 14,450 | 20,960 | 0 | → | |
| Santa Rita | YOR | 9,884 | 13,448 | 14,552 | 15,230 | 0 | → | |
| Santa Rosa de Copán | COP | 20,436 | 28,292 | 48,485 | 61,800 | 0 | → | |
| Siguatepeque | COM | 28,341 | 42,853 | 60,910 | 79,520 | 0 | → | |
| Sonaguera | COL | 4,773 | 10,658 | 13,281 | 15,730 | 0 | → | |
| Talanga | FMO | 9,410 | 14,436 | 18,057 | 20,610 | 0 | → | |
| Tegucigalpa | FMO | 598,807 | 819,867 | 996,658 | 1,132,000 | 0 | → | |
| Tela | ATL | 24,198 | 29,247 | 33,797 | 39,920 | 0 | → | |
| Tocoa | COL | 14,620 | 30,716 | 49,377 | 63,320 | 0 | → | |
| Trojes | EPA | ... | 6,576 | 9,035 | 9,960 | 0 | → | |
| Trujillo | COL | 6,005 | 10,565 | 16,486 | 22,750 | 0 | → | |
| Villanueva | COR | 12,441 | 32,022 | 62,711 | 83,650 | 0 | → | |
| Yoro | YOR | 9,778 | 15,161 | 21,052 | 27,460 | 0 | → | |
| Yuscarán | EPA | ... | 2,412 | 2,165 | 2,550 | 0 | → |
- The tabulated population figures are adjusted for underenumeration.
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística Honduras (web).
(2023) calculated by »City Population« using projections for the urban population of municipalites.