🇭🇳
Honduras: key facts and figures
Honduras has 10.8 million people, Spanish as an official language, the Honduran Lempira and 11 public holidays a year. It ranks 142nd of 193 countries for e-government index.
10.8 millionpeople
HNLcurrency
Spanishofficial language
+504calling code
Rightdriving side
Every figure shows how Honduras differs
Population and Demographics
how many people live there, and how that is changing
10.8 millionPopulation
- Annual change+1.7%
- Fertility rate2.5 per woman#76
- Aged 65 and over4.42%#135
Economy
the size of the economy and how fast it is growing
$3,598Output per person
- Total economy$39.6 billion#103
- Real growth+3.8%#79
- Inflation4.6%#52
Human Development
health, schooling and income combined into one index
0.645Human Development Index
- Adjusted for inequality0.496#110
- Life expectancy72.9 years#100
- Mean schooling7.5 years#132
Currency
what money is used and its official code
Honduran LempiraCurrency
- ISO 4217 codeHNL
- SymbolHNL
- CapitalTegucigalpa
Languages
which languages hold official status
SpanishOfficial languages
- Text directionLeft to right
Practical Country Info
plugs, voltage, driving side and dialling
Type A, Type BPlug types
- Mains voltage120 V
- Driving sideRight
- Calling code+504
- Time zoneAmerica/Tegucigalpa
Public Holidays
official days off through the year
11Public holidays in 2026
- Jan 1New Year's Day
- Apr 2Maundy Thursday
- Apr 3Good Friday
Digital Adoption
how many people are online and how digital the state is
58.6%Internet use
- E-government index0.486#142
- Global rank#142
- E-government groupMiddle
Geography and Environment
terrain, climate and physical setting
Coastal countryPhysical setting
- Highest pointInterior mountains and coastal lowlands
- ClimateThe climate is tropical but varies strongly with elevation and exposure; the Caribbean side is generally wetter, while the interior and Pacific side have a more pronounced dry season.
Education
how the school system is structured
79.0%Primary gross enrolment ratio
- Lower-secondary gross enrolment ratio51.8%
- Upper-secondary gross enrolment ratio51.7%
- Upper-secondary vocational share68.7%
Nearby in the index
Other country profiles alongside Honduras
About this profile
Every figure on this page is a summary of a fuller page, and each links to it. Sources, data years and methodology notes sit on those pages rather than here. Where a subject carries no published figure for Honduras, it is left off this profile rather than shown as empty.