Living Conditions of the Immigrant Population of Central District, Honduras, year 2013

Abstract

This article is based on a study which seeks to understand the living conditions of the immigrant to the Central District as internal migration is a phenomenon that is historically associated with development processes population, political crises, industrialization, urbanization and improvement in the living conditions of the population. Migration to Central District in recent years has increased. The population shift has generated some extent changes in the geographical space, as well as the way of life of immigrants. The most important socio-demographic characteristics of immigrants are predominantly rural origin mainly in the municipalities of Francisco Morazán and the departments of Choluteca and El Paraíso, have low education, 52% are in poverty, have low income; mostly they are part of the PEA inserted in informal sector activities, services and manufacturing and in case these are women of reproductive age impacting fertility levels in the Central District.

Revista Población y Desarrollo: Argonautas y Caminantes Vol.12, 2016: 81-92