Population
11.0Mpeople
#86 of 2162025
29% of world average
SERIAL · 340North America
Honduras
CapitalTegucigalpa
CurrencyHNL · Honduran lempira
LanguageSpanish
Since1821
ISOHND · HN
Population
11.0Mas of 2025
Watermark portrait: Carlos Mencia
— THE COUNTRY —
Country in Central America
Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. It is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Ocean at the Gulf of Fonseca, and to the north by the Gulf of Honduras, a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea. Its capital and largest city is Tegucigalpa.
Text: Wikipedia — HondurasCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-27
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Tegucigalpa
- Currency
- Honduran lempira (HNL)
- Official language
- Spanish
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +504
- Top-level domain
- .hn
- Independence / founding
- 1821
- Highest point
- Cerro Las Minas (2,849 m)
- Lowest point
- Caribbean Sea (0 m)
- Anthem
- National Anthem of Honduras
— LAND —
5 of 5 figures unavailable for Honduras.
— PEOPLE —
Population growth
1.7%% per year
#63 of 2162025
167% of world average
Population density
95people per km²
#109 of 2152023
21% of world average
People living in cities
59.3%% of population
#131 of 2162025
94% of world average
Urban population growth
2.4%% per year
#58 of 2162025
160% of world average
People living rurally
40.7%% of population
#86 of 2162025
111% of world average
Population aged 0-14
30.3%% of population
#69 of 2162025
120% of world average
Population aged 15-64
65.2%% of population
#90 of 2162025
102% of world average
Population aged 65+
4.5%% of population
#155 of 2162025
42% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
53.4%% of working-age population
#127 of 2162025
93% of world average
Female population
49.7%% of population
#160 of 2162025
99% of world average
Births per woman
2births per woman
#79 of 2162024
105% of world average
Birth rate
21.6 /1,000per 1,000 people
#64 of 2162024
126% of world average
Death rate
4.5 /1,000per 1,000 people
#204 of 2162024
59% of world average
Net migration
-4,778people (5-year total)
#133 of 2162025
-4339% of world average
Migrants living in the country
0.4%% of population
#198 of 2152024
3% of world average
— MONEY —
GDP
$39.60Bcurrent US$
#106 of 2112025
7% of world average
GDP, purchasing power parity
$86.63Bcurrent int'l $
#108 of 1992025
8% of world average
GDP per person
$3,598current US$
#154 of 2112025
15% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$7,871current int'l $
#151 of 1992025
24% of world average
GDP growth
3.8%% per year
#89 of 2102025
111% of world average
GDP per person growth
2.1%% per year
#111 of 2102025
86% of world average
Gross national income
$36.56Bcurrent US$
#107 of 2042025
6% of world average
Gross national income per person
$3,270current US$
#148 of 2032025
16% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$7,270current int'l $
#152 of 1972025
23% of world average
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Inflation
4.6%% per year
#141 of 1902025
53% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
8.0%% per year
#177 of 2092025
113% of world average
Real interest rate
9.8%%
#23 of 1342025
237% of world average
Lending interest rate
18.6%%
#17 of 1342025
164% of world average
Government revenue
22.2%% of GDP
#89 of 1492020
85% of world average
Government spending
24.4%% of GDP
#86 of 1492020
88% of world average
Government consumption
15.2%% of GDP
#102 of 1812025
87% of world average
Household consumption
82.1%% of GDP
#28 of 1812025
127% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
24.2%% of GDP
#81 of 1782025
104% of world average
Fixed investment
23.3%% of GDP
#74 of 1732025
105% of world average
Gross savings
26.9%% of GDP
#53 of 1682025
123% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$1.40Bcurrent US$
#87 of 2012025
17% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
3.5%% of GDP
#66 of 1982025
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
1.5%% of GDP
#39 of 1792025
69% of world average
Current account balance
2.4%% of GDP
#58 of 1912025
no comparison
Foreign reserves
$10.20Bcurrent US$
#79 of 1772025
10% of world average
External debt
$14.30Bcurrent US$
#64 of 1212024
18% of world average
Income inequality (Gini)
460-100
#137 of 1472024
128% of world average
People below the poverty line
15.7%% of population
#110 of 1472024
123% of world average
Income share held by richest 10%
32.3%%
#122 of 1472024
116% of world average
Income share held by poorest 10%
1.2%%
#144 of 1472024
43% of world average
Money sent home by workers abroad
$11.93Bcurrent US$
#21 of 1862025
231% of world average
Foreign aid received
1.7%% of GNI
#77 of 1372023
29% of world average
Exchange rate
26local currency per US$
#90 of 2112025
2% of world average
Agriculture's share of the economy
13.3%% of GDP
#59 of 1992025
134% of world average
Industry's share of the economy
25.4%% of GDP
#81 of 2022025
104% of world average
Manufacturing's share of the economy
15.0%% of GDP
#43 of 1952025
136% of world average
Services' share of the economy
57.6%% of GDP
#103 of 2022025
100% of world average
2 of 39 figures unavailable for Honduras.
— TRADE —
Exports
35.0%% of GDP
#97 of 1872025
81% of world average
Imports
56.5%% of GDP
#61 of 1872025
114% of world average
Trade balance
-21.5%% of GDP
#155 of 1872025
no comparison
Total trade (openness)
77.4%% of GDP
#56 of 2052025
120% of world average
Goods exported
$12.00Bcurrent US$
#96 of 2072025
10% of world average
Goods imported
$18.64Bcurrent US$
#89 of 2072025
15% of world average
Services exported
$3.89Bcurrent US$
#104 of 1912025
8% of world average
Services imported
$4.10Bcurrent US$
#98 of 1912025
9% of world average
Goods and services exported
$10.77Bcurrent US$
#114 of 1912025
6% of world average
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Goods and services imported
$19.47Bcurrent US$
#98 of 1912025
12% of world average
High-tech share of exports
3.9%% of manufactured exports
#107 of 1792024
32% of world average
Terms of trade
97index
#129 of 2062024
92% of world average
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
73.0 yrsyears
#124 of 2162024
99% of world average
Life expectancy, women
75.7 yrsyears
#131 of 2162024
99% of world average
Life expectancy, men
70.5 yrsyears
#118 of 2162024
99% of world average
Infant deaths
12.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#100 of 1962024
69% of world average
Deaths under age 5
15.0 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#99 of 1962024
62% of world average
Maternal deaths
47per 100,000 live births
#98 of 1942023
40% of world average
Health spending
7.7%% of GDP
#68 of 1932023
113% of world average
Health spending per person
$249current US$
#122 of 1932023
17% of world average
11 of 19 figures unavailable for Honduras.
— LEARNING —
10 of 10 figures unavailable for Honduras.
— WORK —
12 of 12 figures unavailable for Honduras.
— CONNECTED —
18 of 18 figures unavailable for Honduras.
— NATURE —
12 of 12 figures unavailable for Honduras.
— STATE —
7 of 7 figures unavailable for Honduras.
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Honduras.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
National Anthem of HondurasAudio: Wikimedia Commons
Capital time
--:--:--Tegucigalpa · approx. UTC-6
Neighbours
Landmarks
CopánImage: Wikimedia Commons 
Río Plátano Biosphere ReserveImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Carlos MenciaAmerican stand-up comedian (born 1967)
Manuel ZelayaHonduran politician and businessman (born 1952)
Juan Orlando HernándezPresident of Honduras from 2014 to 2022
Xiomara CastroHonduran politician and businesswoman (born 1959)
Porfirio Lobo Sosa37th President of Honduras (2010–2014)
Maynor FigueroaHonduran footballer
David SuazoHonduran footballer and manager (born 1979)
Wilson PalaciosHonduran footballer
Berta CáceresHonduran environmental activist
Roberto Michelettiinterim president of Honduras following the 2009 coup until 2010
Emilio IzaguirreHonduran footballer
Saúl MartínezHonduran association football player
History
1821Honduras — founding / independence (Wikidata)
Size, side by side
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1960 → now
2026
Population11.0M2025
GDP$39.60B2025
GDP per person$3,5982025