Las Lajas, Honduras

Area of Las Lajas, Honduras	95.2 km²
Population	14,659
Male Population	7,279 (49.7%)
Female Population	7,380 (50.3%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+448.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+69.5%
Median Age	17.9 years
Male Median Age	17.2 years
Female Median Age	18.6 years
Timezone	Central Standard Time

Map of Las Lajas

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	2,671	5,641	8,647	14,659
Population Density	28.1 / km²	59.3 / km²	90.9 / km²	154.0 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 69.5% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Las Lajas, Honduras	+448.8%	+159.9%	+69.5%
Comayagua Department	+262.7%	+101.9%	+45.8%
Honduras	+159.6%	+64.6%	+29.2%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Median Age

Median Age: 17.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Male)	Median Age (Female)
Las Lajas, Honduras	17.9 years	17.2 years	18.6 years
Comayagua Department	20 years	19.2 years	20.8 years

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population By Age and Gender

Las Lajas, Honduras Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	1,145	994	2,139
5-9	982	998	1,980
10-14	1,101	1,034	2,135
15-19	931	930	1,862
20-24	577	715	1,293
25-29	464	544	1,009
30-34	398	448	846
35-39	363	400	764
40-44	312	311	623
45-49	217	243	460
50-54	197	204	402
55-59	164	167	332
60-64	141	153	294
65-69	111	88	199
70-74	87	65	153
75-79	57	45	103
80-84	17	26	43
85 Plus	14	16	30

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Population Density

Population Density: 154.0 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Las Lajas, Honduras	14,659	95.2 km²	154.0 / km²
Comayagua Department	485,912	5,071.9 km²	95.8 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1830 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1900	588	n/a	n/a
1910	622	5.8%	34
1920	772	24.1%	150
1930	977	26.6%	205
1940	1,204	23.2%	227
1950	1,600	32.9%	396
1960	2,174	35.9%	574
1970	2,169	-0.2%	-5
1990	5,641	61.3%	1,736
2000	8,647	53.3%	3,006
2020	15,904	35.6%	3,628
2030	17,924	12.7%	2,020
2040	19,463	8.6%	1,539
2050	20,458	5.1%	995
2060	20,987	2.6%	529
2070	21,128	0.7%	141
2080	20,949	-0.8%	-179
2090	20,538	-2%	-411
2100	19,966	-2.8%	-572

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

Other Cities in Comayagua Department

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Ajuterique	61.7 km²	11,146	468.2 / mi²
Comayagua, Honduras	834.9 km²	144,265	447.5 / mi²
El Rosario, Comayagua	297.8 km²	28,856	251.0 / mi²
Esquías	389.4 km²	20,336	135.2 / mi²
Humuya	54.2 km²	1,290	61.6 / mi²
La Libertad, Comayagua	319.5 km²	25,773	208.9 / mi²
La Trinidad	85.4 km²	4,265	129.3 / mi²
Lamaní	307.3 km²	6,867	57.9 / mi²
Lejamaní	22.5 km²	5,394	619.9 / mi²
Meámbar	409.6 km²	12,040	76.1 / mi²
Minas de Oro	392.8 km²	12,469	82.2 / mi²
Ojos de Agua, Honduras	172.3 km²	9,665	145.3 / mi²
San Jerónimo, Comayagua	227.8 km²	20,754	235.9 / mi²
San José de Comayagua	78.9 km²	7,388	242.5 / mi²
San José del Potrero	198.6 km²	6,214	81.1 / mi²
San Luis	123.1 km²	10,916	229.7 / mi²
San Sebastian, Honduras	44.4 km²	1,997	116.5 / mi²
Siguatepeque, Honduras	392.1 km²	94,768	625.9 / mi²
Taulabé	222 km²	23,543	274.7 / mi²
Villa de San Antonio	342.4 km²	23,317	176.4 / mi²

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