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Honduras
A Central American nation with Caribbean and Pacific coastlines, Honduras is home to the ancient Maya city of Copán, one of Mesoamerica's most important archaeological sites. The capital Tegucigalpa sits in a mountainous valley. The Bay Islands off the Caribbean coast sit on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, attracting divers worldwide, and Honduras is Central America's second-largest country.
Major cities: Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, Choloma
2024
10.8M
UN
2050
14.8M
UN
2100
17.0M
UN
~2200
11.0M
GPU
~2500
3.0M
GPU
Population10.8M
Fertility (TFR)2.48
Life expectancy73.0
Median age23.5
Infant mortality13.3 per 1,000
Pop. density95/km²
Urbanization58%
Youth share (0-14)31%
Land area111,890 km²
LanguageSpanish
ReligionChristian
HDI0.645 (#139)
RegionNorth America
Latest available year is shown in parentheses where the source series varies across indicators. Governance metrics use World Bank percentile ranks; battle deaths and military spending are context variables, not direct fertility drivers.
UN WPP 2024 — verified data through 2100
| Year | Population | TFR | Life Exp. | CBR | CDR | Net Migration | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.56M | 7.47 | 41.0 | 52.5 | 25.7 | -0K | 2.7% |
| 1955 | 1.79M | 7.51 | 43.7 | 51.6 | 22.7 | -1K | 2.9% |
| 1960 | 2.06M | 7.46 | 47.1 | 49.4 | 19.1 | -4K | 3.0% |
| 1965 | 2.38M | 7.44 | 50.9 | 47.7 | 15.9 | -7K | 3.2% |
| 1970 | 2.75M | 7.17 | 54.4 | 46.3 | 13.2 | -9K | 3.3% |
| 1975 | 3.19M | 6.87 | 57.5 | 46.0 | 11.1 | -12K | 3.5% |
| 1980 | 3.73M | 6.42 | 60.4 | 44.3 | 9.7 | -15K | 3.5% |
| 1985 | 4.32M | 5.82 | 63.2 | 41.1 | 8.2 | -18K | 3.3% |
| 1990 | 4.98M | 5.27 | 65.2 | 38.5 | 7.0 | -15K | 3.1% |
| 1995 | 5.74M | 4.84 | 66.9 | 36.9 | 6.0 | -15K | 3.1% |
| 2000 | 6.58M | 4.29 | 68.3 | 34.2 | 5.2 | -11K | 2.9% |
| 2005 | 7.48M | 3.58 | 69.2 | 29.6 | 4.8 | -6K | 2.5% |
| 2010 | 8.37M | 3.08 | 69.8 | 26.3 | 4.8 | -5K | 2.2% |
| 2015 | 9.24M | 2.75 | 71.3 | 24.1 | 4.5 | -7K | 2.0% |
| 2020 | 10.1M | 2.58 | 70.9 | 22.8 | 5.1 | -6K | 1.8% |
| 2024Now | 10.8M | 2.48 | 73.0 | 21.6 | 4.5 | -5K | 1.7% |
| 2025 | 11.0M | 2.45 | 73.2 | 21.3 | 4.6 | -5K | 1.7% |
| 2030 | 11.9M | 2.33 | 74.1 | 19.5 | 4.8 | -4K | 1.5% |
| 2035 | 12.7M | 2.22 | 74.9 | 17.9 | 5.1 | -2K | 1.3% |
| 2040 | 13.5M | 2.13 | 75.7 | 16.6 | 5.5 | -2K | 1.1% |
| 2045 | 14.2M | 2.06 | 76.5 | 15.6 | 5.9 | -1K | 1.0% |
| 2050 | 14.8M | 2.00 | 77.3 | 14.7 | 6.3 | -1K | 0.8% |
| 2055 | 15.4M | 1.96 | 78.1 | 13.9 | 6.8 | -1K | 0.7% |
| 2060 | 15.9M | 1.92 | 78.9 | 13.2 | 7.4 | -1K | 0.6% |
| 2065 | 16.3M | 1.89 | 79.6 | 12.5 | 8.0 | -1K | 0.4% |
| 2070 | 16.6M | 1.87 | 80.4 | 12.0 | 8.6 | -1K | 0.3% |
| 2075 | 16.9M | 1.85 | 81.2 | 11.5 | 9.2 | -1K | 0.2% |
| 2080 | 17.0M | 1.83 | 81.9 | 11.1 | 9.7 | -1K | 0.1% |
| 2085 | 17.1M | 1.81 | 82.6 | 10.8 | 10.1 | -1K | 0.1% |
| 2090 | 17.1M | 1.80 | 83.3 | 10.5 | 10.5 | -1K | 0.0% |
| 2095 | 17.1M | 1.78 | 84.0 | 10.2 | 10.8 | -1K | -0.1% |
| 2100 | 17.0M | 1.77 | 84.6 | 9.9 | 11.0 | -1K | -0.1% |