Latin America & Caribbean · Lower-middle income
Honduras: key statistics
Honduras has 11.0m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $3,598. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Tegucigalpa
- Income group
- Lower-middle income
- Currency
- Honduran lempira HNL
- Languages
- Spanish
- ISO codes
- HNHND
- Land neighbours
- Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador
Population11.0m2025 · rank 86 of 217GDP$39.6bn2025 · rank 106 of 211GDP per capita$3,5982025 · rank 155 of 211Life expectancy73.0 yrs2024 · rank 125 of 217Internet users58.6%2024 · rank 141 of 188Fertility2.482024 · rank 79 of 217CO₂ per person1.14 t2024 · rank 137 of 203Inflation4.6%2025 · rank 46 of 180
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Honduras, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Honduras by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Latin America & Caribbean.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 11.0m | 2025 | 86/217 | 13/42 | +19% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.65% | 2025 | 63/217 | 2/42 | −0.3 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 59.3% | 2025 | 131/217 | 31/42 | +4.9 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 2.48 | 2024 | 79/217 | 4/42 | −11% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 4.5% | 2025 | 156/217 | 42/42 | +1.1 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 30.3% | 2025 | 69/217 | 3/42 | −4.6 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 96.8 | 2024 | 110/216 | 23/42 | +19% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 21.6 | 2024 | 64/217 | 2/42 | −11% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 112,492 km² | 2024 | 103/216 | 16/42 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $39.6bn | 2025 | 106/211 | 18/41 | +89% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $3,598 | 2025 | 155/211 | 38/41 | +58% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $7,871 | 2025 | 151/199 | 37/38 | +62% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $3,270 | 2025 | 147/201 | 36/38 | +61% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.8% | 2025 | 89/210 | 16/41 | −0.1 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.1% | 2025 | 112/210 | 22/41 | +0.2 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 13.3% | 2025 | 58/198 | 3/37 | +1.1 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 25.4% | 2025 | 80/201 | 14/38 | −0.3 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 57.6% | 2025 | 103/201 | 26/38 | −1.3 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 24.2% | 2025 | 79/175 | 9/25 | −1.0 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 26.9% | 2025 | 53/163 | 4/22 | +7.2 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 4.6% | 2025 | 46/180 | 8/31 | +1.4 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 9.8% | 2025 | 25/136 | 4/31 | −3.1 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 18.6% | 2025 | 17/136 | 4/31 | −2.1 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 25.95 | 2025 | 89/210 | 13/39 | +18% | — | |
| Tax revenue | 15.1% | 2020 | 84/142 | 11/20 | +0.6 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 24.4% | 2020 | 83/142 | 11/20 | +1.6 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 41.8% | 2024 | 65/119 | 14/22 | +1.2 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 1.46% | 2025 | 90/156 | 5/22 | +0.1 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 35.0% | 2025 | 96/184 | 14/27 | −10.2 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 56.5% | 2025 | 60/184 | 5/27 | −5.6 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 91.5% | 2025 | 81/184 | 8/27 | −15.8 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 2.5% | 2025 | 52/185 | 8/35 | +7.2 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 2.7% | 2025 | 76/197 | 17/38 | −3.6 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 30.1% | 2025 | 5/178 | 1/35 | +12.6 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 669,000 | 2020 | 111/196 | 23/41 | −66% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 4.9% | 2025 | 104/187 | 22/31 | −1.2 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 8.5% | 2025 | 134/187 | 24/31 | −2.5 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 56.6% | 2025 | 130/187 | 25/31 | −7.5 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 39.6% | 2025 | 152/187 | 28/31 | −7.0 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $551m | 2023 | 63/145 | 9/32 | −12% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 1.7% | 2023 | 79/139 | 7/30 | −1.9 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $51.7 | 2023 | 83/145 | 17/32 | −27% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 15.7% | 2024 | 40/151 | 1/22 | −4.9 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 23.5% | 2024 | 45/151 | 1/22 | −7.6 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 60.1% | 2025 | 5/145 | 1/23 | — | — | |
| Gini index | 45.7 | 2024 | 13/151 | 5/22 | −8.4% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 14.3% | 2024 | 40/167 | 4/28 | +0.1 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 29.7% | 2025 | 78/190 | 20/32 | +3.9 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 88.2% | 2024 | 88/141 | 21/26 | +1.1 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 88.8% | 2024 | 88/147 | 22/28 | +1.8 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 79.0% | 2024 | 185/191 | 38/39 | −10.4 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 51.8% | 2024 | 154/176 | 36/37 | +2.3 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 23.3% | 2024 | 124/172 | 27/31 | +3.6 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 72.0% | 2024 | 146/168 | 32/33 | −3.2 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 25.6 | 2017 | 52/173 | 3/30 | −8.3% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.5% | 2023 | 76/184 | 15/38 | −1.3 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.0 yrs | 2024 | 125/217 | 31/42 | +2.8% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 12.8 | 2024 | 96/196 | 15/35 | −27% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 15.0 | 2024 | 98/196 | 16/35 | −29% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 47 | 2023 | 98/194 | 21/34 | −24% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 7.7% | 2023 | 68/193 | 11/33 | −0.8 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $249 | 2023 | 122/193 | 30/33 | +41% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.49 | 2020 | 131/180 | 27/29 | +67% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 79% | 2024 | 149/193 | 28/33 | −18.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.2% | 2024 | 97/153 | 29/29 | −0.1 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 18.7% | 2019 | 61/154 | 3/28 | −11.1 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 95.7% | 2024 | 117/206 | 22/35 | +3.7 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 87.7% | 2024 | 127/203 | 27/34 | +9.3 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 58.6% | 2024 | 141/188 | 33/34 | +35.6 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 70.9 | 2024 | 177/210 | 38/40 | −17% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 4.6 | 2024 | 142/208 | 37/39 | +163% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 95.5% | 2024 | 153/215 | 38/42 | +6.8 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 57.0% | 2024 | 133/192 | 31/33 | +12.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 1.14 t | 2024 | 137/203 | 34/39 | +3.6% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 45.9% | 2021 | 54/212 | 7/41 | −5.0 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 64.9% | 2021 | 46/206 | 11/41 | +20.3 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 52.8% | 2024 | 50/214 | 16/42 | −5.9 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 9.1% | 2024 | 110/206 | 16/39 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 1.8% | 2022 | 137/177 | 24/33 | ±0.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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