Population and Demographics of Honduras
Population changed +1.7% in 2024 · median age 24 years
Annual population movement in Honduras is +1.70% in 2024, while the youngest and oldest broad age groups account for 30.62% and 4.42%. The longer record adds perspective: the population changed by +64.6% between 2000 and 2024. The medium projection reaches 14.85 million in 2050, placing the mid-century total 37.1% above 2024.
Population Over Time in Honduras
Over the 24 years from 2000 to 2024, Honduras added roughly 4.25 million people, leaving the 2024 total at 10.826M. For 2050, the medium projection is 14.847M. That is a difference of about 4.02 million people from the 2024 estimate. The chart connects dated reference points only and should not be read as an annual interpolated series.
Age Structure and Sex Balance
In 2024, Honduras's age mix can be described as young on the broad UN age-group measures. At 30.62%, the under-15 group is larger than the 4.42% aged 65+, while ages 15 to 64 account for 64.96%. The age balance is weighted toward younger residents.
Population by broad age group
In the World Bank 2024 series, females account for 49.7% of Honduras's population and males 50.3%. The split is close to even.
Female and male population share
Males made up 50.3% of the population in the World Bank's 2024 series, compared with 49.7% females.
What Is Shaping Population Change
The 2024 population series for Honduras records +1.70% annual change and a fertility rate of 2.5, against an age structure of 30.62% under 15, 64.96% aged 15 to 64 and 4.42% at 65-plus.
The difference between the 2000 and 2024 population points is +64.6% in Honduras, with a further +37.1% indicated under the 2050 medium scenario; births, deaths and migration are not apportioned here without a dedicated component series.
2024 estimate for Honduras. The world comparison value is 2.25 children per woman.
Honduras vs. World
In the harmonized 2024 comparison, Honduras's annual population change is higher than the world rate, fertility is above the global level, and its population is younger than the world median-age profile.
| Indicator | Honduras | World | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual population change | +1.7% | +0.87% | 2024 |
| Total fertility rate | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2024 |
| Median age | 24 | 30.6 | 2024 |
This comparison avoids mixed-year arithmetic by keeping Honduras and the world on the same 2024 harmonized demographic table.
Key Takeaways
Honduras has 10,825,703 people in the 2024 estimate, with the population changing +1.70% over the year.
Broad age shares show 4.42% aged 65+ compared with 30.62% under 15; the 15 to 64 group accounts for 64.96%.
The World Bank 2024 sex-share series is 49.7% female and 50.3% male.
The 2050 medium projection is 14.847M, 37.1% above the 2024 estimate.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Honduras?
The 2024 harmonized population estimate for Honduras is 10,825,703 people.
Is the population of Honduras growing or declining?
In the 2024 estimate, Honduras's population is growing, with annual change of +1.70%.
What percentage of the population of Honduras is aged 65 or older?
People aged 65 or older account for 4.42% of Honduras's 2024 population in the UN WPP-based broad age data.
What is the projected population of Honduras in 2050?
The UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection puts Honduras's 2050 population at 14,846,779.
What is the fertility rate in Honduras?
The 2024 harmonized fertility estimate for Honduras is 2.5 children per woman.
Sources & methodology
This profile uses United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 as the primary framework for globally comparable population, age, fertility and projection data. The World Bank is the primary source for the female population share. Some country values were accessed through secondary retrieval interfaces that republish or organize UN data; those interfaces are identified below as secondary and are not treated as the original statistical publishers.
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Primary global framework for the population estimates and projections.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized broad age shares based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized reference for the 2000 population point.
Harmonized 2050 country projection based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used for the 2024 female share; the male share is calculated as the remainder to 100%.