Honduras birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Honduras chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Honduras is 2.5, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 5.03 — a -50.3% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Honduras	World
1960	7.46	4.69
1961	7.45	4.56
1962	7.44	5.02
1963	7.44	5.31
1964	7.44	5.13
1965	7.44	5.08
1966	7.41	4.97
1967	7.36	4.87
1968	7.3	4.98
1969	7.23	4.88
1970	7.17	4.84
1971	7.11	4.69
1972	7.06	4.55
1973	6.99	4.42
1974	6.91	4.26
1975	6.87	4.07
1976	6.81	3.97
1977	6.73	3.84
1978	6.63	3.77
1979	6.53	3.76
1980	6.42	3.73
1981	6.3	3.71
1982	6.18	3.72
1983	6.06	3.59
1984	5.94	3.57
1985	5.82	3.53
1986	5.7	3.51
1987	5.58	3.48
1988	5.47	3.39
1989	5.35	3.35
1990	5.27	3.31
1991	5.19	3.13
1992	5.11	3.04
1993	5.03	2.97
1994	4.93	2.92
1995	4.84	2.87
1996	4.71	2.82
1997	4.59	2.78
1998	4.47	2.75
1999	4.37	2.72
2000	4.29	2.73
2001	4.15	2.69
2002	4	2.66
2003	3.84	2.64
2004	3.71	2.63
2005	3.58	2.61
2006	3.45	2.61
2007	3.35	2.6
2008	3.26	2.6
2009	3.17	2.59
2010	3.08	2.57
2011	3	2.55
2012	2.93	2.56
2013	2.86	2.53
2014	2.79	2.52
2015	2.75	2.49
2016	2.7	2.49
2017	2.66	2.46
2018	2.65	2.39
2019	2.61	2.35
2020	2.58	2.28
2021	2.55	2.25
2022	2.52	2.22
2023	2.5	2.2
2024	2.48	2.19
2025	2.45	2.18
2026	2.42	2.18
2027	2.4	2.17
2028	2.38	2.16
2029	2.35	2.15
2030	2.32	2.14
2031	2.3	2.13
2032	2.28	2.12
2033	2.26	2.12
2034	2.24	2.11
2035	2.22	2.1
2036	2.2	2.09
2037	2.18	2.09
2038	2.16	2.08
2039	2.15	2.08
2040	2.13	2.08
2041	2.12	2.07
2042	2.1	2.07
2043	2.09	2.07
2044	2.07	2.07
2045	2.06	2.06
2046	2.05	2.06
2047	2.03	2.06
2048	2.02	2.05
2049	2.01	2.05
2050	2	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 17.8% were to women under 20 years old, 53.2% to women ages 20-29, and 29% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 18.7%, 51.5%, and 29.8% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Honduras by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Honduras	World
1960	47%	37.4%
1961	47.3%	37.5%
1962	47.6%	37.6%
1963	47.8%	37.8%
1964	47.9%	38%
1965	48%	38%
1966	48%	38%
1967	48%	38%
1968	48%	37.9%
1969	48%	37.8%
1970	47.9%	37.7%
1971	47.9%	37.6%
1972	47.9%	37.5%
1973	47.9%	37.3%
1974	47.8%	37.2%
1975	47.6%	37.1%
1976	47.5%	36.9%
1977	47.4%	36.7%
1978	47.4%	36.3%
1979	47.3%	35.9%
1980	47.3%	35.5%
1981	47.2%	35.2%
1982	47.1%	34.9%
1983	47.1%	34.6%
1984	47%	34.3%
1985	46.8%	34%
1986	46.7%	33.8%
1987	46.5%	33.6%
1988	46.4%	33.4%
1989	46.3%	33.2%
1990	46.1%	33%
1991	45.9%	32.9%
1992	45.7%	32.7%
1993	45.4%	32.5%
1994	45.1%	32.3%
1995	44.8%	32.1%
1996	44.5%	31.8%
1997	44.2%	31.5%
1998	43.8%	31.1%
1999	43.4%	30.8%
2000	43.1%	30.4%
2001	42.7%	30%
2002	42.3%	29.6%
2003	41.9%	29.2%
2004	41.5%	28.8%
2005	41%	28.5%
2006	40.4%	28.1%
2007	39.9%	27.9%
2008	39.3%	27.6%
2009	38.7%	27.5%
2010	38.1%	27.3%
2011	37.4%	27.1%
2012	36.8%	27%
2013	36.2%	26.9%
2014	35.6%	26.8%
2015	34.9%	26.6%
2016	34.3%	26.5%
2017	33.7%	26.4%
2018	33.1%	26.2%
2019	32.6%	26%
2020	32.2%	25.8%
2021	31.8%	25.6%
2022	31.4%	25.3%
2023	31%	25%
2024	30.6%	24.7%
2025	30.3%	24.4%
2026	29.9%	24.1%
2027	29.6%	23.8%
2028	29.3%	23.4%
2029	28.9%	23.1%
2030	28.6%	22.8%
2031	28.3%	22.6%
2032	28%	22.3%
2033	27.6%	22.1%
2034	27.3%	21.9%
2035	26.9%	21.7%
2036	26.6%	21.6%
2037	26.2%	21.5%
2038	25.9%	21.4%
2039	25.5%	21.3%
2040	25.2%	21.2%
2041	24.8%	21.1%
2042	24.5%	21%
2043	24.2%	21%
2044	23.9%	20.9%
2045	23.6%	20.8%
2046	23.3%	20.7%
2047	23%	20.7%
2048	22.7%	20.6%
2049	22.5%	20.5%
2050	22.2%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Honduras was 47% in 1960, 45.4% in 1993, and 30.6% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Honduras.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Honduras, excluding migration, has been +1.85% annually. On average, 182,112 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Honduras
1960	62,602
1961	64,672
1962	67,332
1963	69,883
1964	72,756
1965	75,622
1966	78,369
1967	81,131
1968	84,070
1969	87,273
1970	90,875
1971	94,597
1972	98,634
1973	99,553
1974	98,141
1975	111,469
1976	115,754
1977	119,333
1978	122,593
1979	125,957
1980	128,856
1981	131,789
1982	134,629
1983	137,597
1984	139,851
1985	142,190
1986	144,500
1987	146,750
1988	149,130
1989	152,266
1990	156,537
1991	160,933
1992	165,434
1993	169,358
1994	173,437
1995	177,309
1996	180,083
1997	182,308
1998	169,632
1999	186,816
2000	190,308
2001	190,636
2002	189,653
2003	187,854
2004	186,774
2005	185,216
2006	183,381
2007	183,052
2008	182,607
2009	182,250
2010	180,318
2011	180,164
2012	180,384
2013	179,999
2014	180,075
2015	181,098
2016	182,243
2017	182,731
2018	184,953
2019	185,200
2020	179,553
2021	172,890
2022	186,257
2023	186,125

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Honduras was 47 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.05% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -42.7% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Honduras	World
1985	199	460
1986	191	438
1987	183	429
1988	177	414
1989	169	401
1990	159	391
1991	148	395
1992	138	395
1993	128	389
1994	119	382
1995	109	371
1996	101	366
1997	96	358
1998	91	360
1999	86	340
2000	82	328
2001	78	321
2002	75	311
2003	75	301
2004	74	291
2005	73	283
2006	72	276
2007	72	269
2008	72	264
2009	71	258
2010	72	253
2011	68	247
2012	64	239
2013	62	235
2014	60	231
2015	57	228
2016	55	220
2017	53	215
2018	52	211
2019	51	207
2020	57	211
2021	88	242
2022	48	203
2023	47	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Honduras was 15.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.55% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 37.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Honduras	World
1960	20.7%	18.5%
1961	20%	18.1%
1962	19.4%	17.8%
1963	18.7%	17.5%
1964	18.1%	17.7%
1965	17.5%	17.5%
1966	16.9%	17.3%
1967	16.3%	17%
1968	15.7%	16.5%
1969	15.2%	15.5%
1970	14.6%	15.2%
1971	14%	15.1%
1972	13.5%	14.4%
1973	12.9%	14.1%
1974	14.9%	13.7%
1975	11.9%	13.4%
1976	11.4%	13%
1977	10.9%	12.5%
1978	10.4%	12.1%
1979	9.94%	11.7%
1980	9.48%	11.4%
1981	9.05%	11%
1982	8.62%	10.8%
1983	8.2%	10.6%
1984	7.81%	10.4%
1985	7.43%	10.1%
1986	7.07%	9.81%
1987	6.73%	9.47%
1988	6.4%	9.31%
1989	6.1%	9.02%
1990	5.81%	8.81%
1991	5.54%	8.66%
1992	5.29%	8.46%
1993	5.06%	8.19%
1994	4.84%	7.98%
1995	4.64%	7.76%
1996	4.44%	7.52%
1997	4.25%	7.28%
1998	6.49%	7.05%
1999	3.9%	6.76%
2000	3.73%	6.48%
2001	3.57%	6.21%
2002	3.41%	5.94%
2003	3.26%	5.65%
2004	3.11%	5.43%
2005	2.98%	5.16%
2006	2.86%	4.92%
2007	2.75%	4.7%
2008	2.65%	4.5%
2009	2.55%	4.31%
2010	2.46%	4.11%
2011	2.37%	3.97%
2012	2.28%	3.77%
2013	2.2%	3.61%
2014	2.12%	3.48%
2015	2.05%	3.35%
2016	1.98%	3.23%
2017	1.91%	3.11%
2018	1.84%	2.97%
2019	1.78%	2.86%
2020	1.72%	2.75%
2021	1.66%	2.66%
2022	1.6%	2.59%
2023	1.55%	2.49%