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Gracias a Dios Department

Department of Honduras

Area of Gracias a Dios Department 17,055.7 km²
Population 82,474
Male Population 40,242 (48.8%)
Female Population 42,232 (51.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 +195.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 +39.5%
Median Age 18.6 years
Male Median Age 18.3 years
Female Median Age 18.8 years
Timezone Central Standard Time

Map of Gracias a Dios Department

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 27,877 45,612 59,139 82,474
Population Density 1.63 / km² 2.67 / km² 3.47 / km² 4.84 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 39.5% from year 2000 to 2015
LocationChange since 1975Change since 1990Change since 2000
Gracias a Dios Department +195.8% +80.8% +39.5%
Honduras +159.6% +64.6% +29.2%
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Gracias a Dios Department Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 5,498 5,616 11,115
5-9 5,439 5,410 10,850
10-14 5,751 5,988 11,740
15-19 5,139 5,453 10,592
20-24 4,175 4,798 8,974
25-29 2,928 3,324 6,252
30-34 2,270 2,515 4,786
35-39 1,986 2,197 4,183
40-44 1,585 1,604 3,189
45-49 1,372 1,388 2,760
50-54 1,110 1,199 2,309
55-59 781 722 1,503
60-64 900 741 1,642
65-69 412 385 798
70-74 357 359 717
75-79 253 223 476
80-84 177 174 352
85 Plus 109 137 247
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 4.84 / km²
LocationPopulationAreaPopulation Density
Gracias a Dios Department 82,474 17,055.7 km² 4.84 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1750 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
1800 2,053 n/a n/a
1900 9,011 15.9% 695
1910 9,792 8.7% 781
1920 9,892 1% 100
1930 10,007 1.2% 115
1940 10,139 1.3% 132
1950 11,096 9.4% 957
1960 11,207 1% 111
1970 27,841 148.4% 16,634
1990 45,612 28% 8,885
2000 59,139 29.7% 13,527
2020 89,035 22.7% 14,948
2030 99,744 12% 10,709
2040 107,714 8% 7,970
2050 112,643 4.6% 4,929
2060 115,124 2.2% 2,481
2070 115,618 0.4% 494
2080 114,388 -1.1% -1,230
2090 111,789 -2.3% -2,599
2100 108,596 -2.9% -3,193
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.
Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Cities in Gracias a Dios Department

Other Departments in Honduras

Name Area Population Population Density
Atlántida Department 4,379.2 km² 420,819 248.9 / mi²
Bay Islands Department 231.5 km² 55,524 621.1 / mi²
Choluteca Department 4,389.7 km² 412,511 243.4 / mi²
Colón 8,277.8 km² 296,346 92.7 / mi²
Comayagua Department 5,071.9 km² 485,912 248.1 / mi²
Copán Department 3,245 km² 364,725 291.1 / mi²
Cortés Department 4,002.6 km² 1.5 million 983.7 / mi²
El Paraíso Department 7,363.4 km² 429,792 151.2 / mi²
Francisco Morazán Department 8,594.1 km² 1.5 million 442.6 / mi²
Intibuca, Honduras 3,128.1 km² 222,210 184.0 / mi²
La Paz, Honduras 2,588.8 km² 191,270 191.4 / mi²
Lempira Department 4,286.2 km² 310,704 187.7 / mi²
Ocotepeque Department 1,636.5 km² 139,632 221.0 / mi²
Olancho Department 24,044.9 km² 504,437 54.3 / mi²
Santa Bárbara, Honduras 5,016.8 km² 407,712 210.5 / mi²
Valle Department 1,618.8 km² 165,438 264.7 / mi²
Yoro Department 7,794.7 km² 550,276 182.8 / mi²
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