Nations by Numbers

Latin America & Caribbean

Honduras in numbers

Honduras is in Latin America & Caribbean and is classed by the World Bank as lower middle income. Its capital is Tegucigalpa. Its population was 11.01 million in 2025, ranking 86 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$3,598 in 2025.

Population11.01 million2025
GDPUS$39.6 billion2025
GDP per personUS$3,5982025
Life expectancy73.02024
Area112,4922024
Urban share59.3%2025

People

Population

11.01 million
2025 · +67% since 2000 · Rank 86 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

1.65%
2025 · 2.73% in 2000 · Rank 63 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

96.8
2024 · +65% since 2000 · Rank 110 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

59.3%
2025 · 45.3% in 2000 · Rank 131 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

30.3%
2025 · 43.1% in 2000 · Rank 69 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

4.5%
2025 · 3.0% in 2000 · Rank 156 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

2.48
2024 · -42% since 2000 · Rank 79 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

73.0
2024 · +7% since 2000 · Rank 125 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

15.0
2024 · -60% since 2000 · Rank 98 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$249
2023 · +264% since 2000 · Rank 122 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

95.5%
2024 · 67.4% in 2000 · Rank 153 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

58.6%
2024 · 1.2% in 2000 · Rank 141 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

79.0%
2024 · 103.2% in 2000 · Rank 184 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$39.6 billion
2025 · +451% since 2000 · Rank 105 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$3,598
2025 · +229% since 2000 · Rank 154 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$7,871
2025 · +204% since 2000 · Rank 151 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

3.75%
2025 · 9.61% in 2000 · Rank 89 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

4.60%
2025 · 11.05% in 2000 · Rank 46 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

4.9%
2025 · 3.9% in 2000 · Rank 104 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

35.0%
2025 · 54.0% in 2000 · Rank 95 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

30.1%
2025 · 6.6% in 2000 · Rank 5 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

112,492
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 103 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

52.8%
2024 · 63.7% in 2000 · Rank 50 of 214

CO₂ emissions per person (tonnes)

1.14
2024 · +49% since 2000 · Rank 137 of 203

Elsewhere in Latin America & Caribbean

ArubaArgentinaAntigua and BarbudaBahamas, TheBelizeBoliviaBrazilBarbadosChileColombiaCosta RicaCuba

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Honduras. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.