Population growth in Honduras
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Honduras increased from 2.04 million to 10.28 million people. This is a growth of 404.2 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Honduras was recorded in 2015 with 3.78 percent. The smallest increase in 2021 with 1.55 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Honduras rose by 2.83 years from 2012 to 2021 from 21.57 to 24.40 years (median value).
Around 59 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 2.6 percent annually.
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Population development in Honduras since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Honduras | Change Honduras | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.10 M | 2.83 % | 49.6 ‰ | 19.3 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 2.16 M | 2.83 % | 49.4 ‰ | 18.7 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 2.22 M | 2.83 % | 49.1 ‰ | 18.2 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 2.28 M | 2.86 % | 49.0 ‰ | 17.6 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 2.35 M | 2.89 % | 48.8 ‰ | 17.2 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 2.41 M | 2.93 % | 48.7 ‰ | 16.7 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 2.49 M | 2.97 % | 48.5 ‰ | 16.2 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 2.56 M | 2.99 % | 48.3 ‰ | 15.8 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 2.64 M | 3.00 % | 48.1 ‰ | 15.4 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 2.72 M | 3.00 % | 47.7 ‰ | 14.9 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 2.80 M | 3.00 % | 47.4 ‰ | 14.5 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 2.88 M | 3.00 % | 47.0 ‰ | 14.1 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 2.97 M | 3.01 % | 46.7 ‰ | 13.6 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 3.06 M | 3.04 % | 46.3 ‰ | 13.1 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 3.15 M | 3.07 % | 46.0 ‰ | 12.7 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 3.25 M | 3.10 % | 45.7 ‰ | 12.2 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 3.35 M | 3.13 % | 45.3 ‰ | 11.7 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 3.46 M | 3.14 % | 44.9 ‰ | 11.2 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 3.57 M | 3.14 % | 44.5 ‰ | 10.8 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 3.68 M | 3.13 % | 44.0 ‰ | 10.3 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 3.79 M | 3.12 % | 43.5 ‰ | 9.8 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 3.91 M | 3.10 % | 42.9 ‰ | 9.4 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 4.03 M | 3.09 % | 42.3 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 4.15 M | 3.06 % | 41.7 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 4.28 M | 3.04 % | 41.1 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 4.41 M | 3.02 % | 40.5 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 4.54 M | 2.99 % | 40.0 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 4.68 M | 2.97 % | 39.4 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 4.81 M | 2.94 % | 38.9 ‰ | 6.9 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 4.96 M | 2.92 % | 38.5 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 5.10 M | 2.89 % | 38.1 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 5.24 M | 2.87 % | 37.8 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 5.39 M | 2.86 % | 37.5 ‰ | 6.2 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 5.55 M | 2.87 % | 37.2 ‰ | 6.0 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 5.71 M | 2.88 % | 36.8 ‰ | 5.9 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 5.87 M | 2.90 % | 36.4 ‰ | 5.7 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 6.05 M | 2.91 % | 36.0 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 6.22 M | 2.89 % | 35.4 ‰ | 5.5 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 6.40 M | 2.84 % | 34.6 ‰ | 5.4 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 6.57 M | 2.77 % | 33.8 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 6.75 M | 2.70 % | 32.9 ‰ | 5.1 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 6.93 M | 2.63 % | 32.0 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 7.11 M | 2.56 % | 31.0 ‰ | 5.0 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 7.28 M | 2.49 % | 30.1 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 7.46 M | 2.42 % | 29.2 ‰ | 4.8 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 7.63 M | 2.35 % | 28.3 ‰ | 4.7 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 7.81 M | 2.28 % | 27.4 ‰ | 4.7 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 7.98 M | 2.21 % | 26.6 ‰ | 4.6 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 8.15 M | 2.13 % | 25.8 ‰ | 4.6 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 8.32 M | 2.05 % | 25.0 ‰ | 4.5 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 8.48 M | 1.96 % | 24.3 ‰ | 4.5 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 8.64 M | 1.89 % | 23.7 ‰ | 4.5 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 8.80 M | 1.83 % | 23.2 ‰ | 4.4 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 8.96 M | 1.79 % | 23.1 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 9.29 M | 3.78 % | 22.8 ‰ | 4.1 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 9.46 M | 1.79 % | 22.4 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 9.63 M | 1.76 % | 22.2 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 9.79 M | 1.72 % | 21.9 ‰ | 4.3 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 9.96 M | 1.69 % | 21.6 ‰ | 4.3 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 10.12 M | 1.64 % | 21.4 ‰ | 4.9 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 10.28 M | 1.55 % | 21.1 ‰ | 5.6 ‰ | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Honduras
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2021 in the graph: The population in Honduras increased by about 157,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 5.6 per 1,000 people (~ 56,800 deaths) and the birth rate was 21.1 per 1,000 people (~ 213,000 births). As a result, around 800 inhabitants have to be added by migration from other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 42,609 in Honduras. The number of births was 211,611 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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