Fertility & birth rates in Honduras and Mexico

Fertility rate in Honduras vs Mexico chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Honduras was 2.5 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.91 in Mexico in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Honduras vs Mexico population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Honduras	Mexico
1960	7.46	6.76
1961	7.45	6.78
1962	7.44	6.8
1963	7.44	6.82
1964	7.44	6.83
1965	7.44	6.82
1966	7.41	6.79
1967	7.36	6.75
1968	7.3	6.71
1969	7.23	6.63
1970	7.17	6.53
1971	7.11	6.42
1972	7.06	6.28
1973	6.99	6.12
1974	6.91	5.95
1975	6.87	5.74
1976	6.81	5.54
1977	6.73	5.36
1978	6.63	5.2
1979	6.53	4.96
1980	6.42	4.74
1981	6.3	4.57
1982	6.18	4.43
1983	6.06	4.3
1984	5.94	4.18
1985	5.82	4.09
1986	5.7	3.97
1987	5.58	3.8
1988	5.47	3.64
1989	5.35	3.53
1990	5.27	3.44
1991	5.19	3.36
1992	5.11	3.29
1993	5.03	3.21
1994	4.93	3.13
1995	4.84	3.04
1996	4.71	2.96
1997	4.59	2.89
1998	4.47	2.82
1999	4.37	2.76
2000	4.29	2.71
2001	4.15	2.67
2002	4	2.63
2003	3.84	2.58
2004	3.71	2.54
2005	3.58	2.5
2006	3.45	2.46
2007	3.35	2.42
2008	3.26	2.39
2009	3.17	2.36
2010	3.08	2.34
2011	3	2.32
2012	2.93	2.29
2013	2.86	2.27
2014	2.79	2.21
2015	2.75	2.14
2016	2.7	2.09
2017	2.66	2.04
2018	2.65	2.03
2019	2.61	2.02
2020	2.58	1.99
2021	2.55	1.97
2022	2.52	1.94
2023	2.5	1.91
2024	2.48	1.89
2025	2.45	1.87
2026	2.42	1.85
2027	2.4	1.83
2028	2.38	1.82
2029	2.35	1.81
2030	2.32	1.79
2031	2.3	1.78
2032	2.28	1.77
2033	2.26	1.77
2034	2.24	1.76
2035	2.22	1.76
2036	2.2	1.75
2037	2.18	1.75
2038	2.16	1.74
2039	2.15	1.74
2040	2.13	1.73
2041	2.12	1.73
2042	2.1	1.72
2043	2.09	1.72
2044	2.07	1.72
2045	2.06	1.71
2046	2.05	1.71
2047	2.03	1.71
2048	2.02	1.7
2049	2.01	1.7
2050	2	1.7

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Honduras	Mexico
1960	47%	46.8%
1961	47.3%	47%
1962	47.6%	47.1%
1963	47.8%	47.2%
1964	47.9%	47.3%
1965	48%	47.4%
1966	48%	47.5%
1967	48%	47.6%
1968	48%	47.6%
1969	48%	47.7%
1970	47.9%	47.7%
1971	47.9%	47.8%
1972	47.9%	47.7%
1973	47.9%	47.7%
1974	47.8%	47.6%
1975	47.6%	47.5%
1976	47.5%	47.2%
1977	47.4%	47%
1978	47.4%	46.7%
1979	47.3%	46.3%
1980	47.3%	45.8%
1981	47.2%	45.2%
1982	47.1%	44.4%
1983	47.1%	43.7%
1984	47%	43%
1985	46.8%	42.3%
1986	46.7%	41.6%
1987	46.5%	41%
1988	46.4%	40.3%
1989	46.3%	39.7%
1990	46.1%	39%
1991	45.9%	38.4%
1992	45.7%	37.8%
1993	45.4%	37.3%
1994	45.1%	36.9%
1995	44.8%	36.5%
1996	44.5%	36%
1997	44.2%	35.6%
1998	43.8%	35.2%
1999	43.4%	34.8%
2000	43.1%	34.3%
2001	42.7%	33.9%
2002	42.3%	33.4%
2003	41.9%	33%
2004	41.5%	32.5%
2005	41%	32.1%
2006	40.4%	31.6%
2007	39.9%	31.1%
2008	39.3%	30.6%
2009	38.7%	30.2%
2010	38.1%	29.8%
2011	37.4%	29.4%
2012	36.8%	29%
2013	36.2%	28.7%
2014	35.6%	28.3%
2015	34.9%	28%
2016	34.3%	27.6%
2017	33.7%	27.2%
2018	33.1%	26.7%
2019	32.6%	26.3%
2020	32.2%	26%
2021	31.8%	25.7%
2022	31.4%	25.3%
2023	31%	24.9%
2024	30.6%	24.5%
2025	30.3%	24.1%
2026	29.9%	23.7%
2027	29.6%	23.2%
2028	29.3%	22.8%
2029	28.9%	22.4%
2030	28.6%	22.1%
2031	28.3%	21.7%
2032	28%	21.4%
2033	27.6%	21.2%
2034	27.3%	20.9%
2035	26.9%	20.6%
2036	26.6%	20.3%
2037	26.2%	20.1%
2038	25.9%	19.9%
2039	25.5%	19.6%
2040	25.2%	19.4%
2041	24.8%	19.2%
2042	24.5%	19%
2043	24.2%	18.8%
2044	23.9%	18.6%
2045	23.6%	18.4%
2046	23.3%	18.2%
2047	23%	18%
2048	22.7%	17.8%
2049	22.5%	17.7%
2050	22.2%	17.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 30.6% of the population in Honduras and 24.5% in Mexico in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 39% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Honduras and Mexico compared.

Natural population change in Honduras vs Mexico by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.85% in Honduras and +1.05% in Mexico. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Honduras	Mexico
1960	62,602	1,206,955
1961	64,672	1,265,833
1962	67,332	1,328,319
1963	69,883	1,387,678
1964	72,756	1,447,360
1965	75,622	1,508,344
1966	78,369	1,566,170
1967	81,131	1,620,534
1968	84,070	1,671,918
1969	87,273	1,711,297
1970	90,875	1,753,370
1971	94,597	1,790,990
1972	98,634	1,823,302
1973	99,553	1,845,593
1974	98,141	1,868,809
1975	111,469	1,880,241
1976	115,754	1,891,958
1977	119,333	1,902,964
1978	122,593	1,921,419
1979	125,957	1,908,018
1980	128,856	1,893,158
1981	131,789	1,904,384
1982	134,629	1,921,772
1983	137,597	1,939,193
1984	139,851	1,960,428
1985	142,190	1,983,622
1986	144,500	1,998,043
1987	146,750	1,971,231
1988	149,130	1,936,601
1989	152,266	1,927,752
1990	156,537	1,926,480
1991	160,933	1,942,832
1992	165,434	1,956,659
1993	169,358	1,963,708
1994	173,437	1,959,775
1995	177,309	1,941,458
1996	180,083	1,922,554
1997	182,308	1,898,383
1998	169,632	1,871,650
1999	186,816	1,859,475
2000	190,308	1,845,383
2001	190,636	1,836,418
2002	189,653	1,820,665
2003	187,854	1,788,016
2004	186,774	1,759,250
2005	185,216	1,732,663
2006	183,381	1,706,084
2007	183,052	1,684,915
2008	182,607	1,670,846
2009	182,250	1,661,180
2010	180,318	1,658,682
2011	180,164	1,659,161
2012	180,384	1,656,599
2013	179,999	1,642,609
2014	180,075	1,587,620
2015	181,098	1,508,439
2016	182,243	1,445,256
2017	182,731	1,384,178
2018	184,953	1,366,076
2019	185,200	1,357,485
2020	179,553	1,031,637
2021	172,890	936,682
2022	186,257	1,224,397
2023	186,125	1,238,366

Maternal mortality chart: Honduras vs Mexico

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 47 deaths per 100,000 live births in Honduras, compared to 42 deaths in Mexico.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Honduras	Mexico
1985	199	107
1986	191	100
1987	183	93
1988	177	88
1989	169	85
1990	159	81
1991	148	77
1992	138	73
1993	128	71
1994	119	69
1995	109	66
1996	101	64
1997	96	62
1998	91	60
1999	86	58
2000	82	56
2001	78	55
2002	75	55
2003	75	54
2004	74	53
2005	73	52
2006	72	51
2007	72	50
2008	72	51
2009	71	51
2010	72	50
2011	68	47
2012	64	46
2013	62	45
2014	60	44
2015	57	43
2016	55	43
2017	53	44
2018	52	44
2019	51	43
2020	57	61
2021	88	104
2022	48	45
2023	47	42

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.55% in Honduras and 1.25% in Mexico. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Honduras	Mexico
1960	20.7%	15.5%
1961	20%	14.8%
1962	19.4%	14.3%
1963	18.7%	13.7%
1964	18.1%	13.2%
1965	17.5%	12.7%
1966	16.9%	12.3%
1967	16.3%	11.9%
1968	15.7%	11.5%
1969	15.2%	11.1%
1970	14.6%	10.7%
1971	14%	10.3%
1972	13.5%	9.93%
1973	12.9%	9.56%
1974	14.9%	9.21%
1975	11.9%	8.86%
1976	11.4%	8.52%
1977	10.9%	8.18%
1978	10.4%	7.85%
1979	9.94%	7.51%
1980	9.48%	7.18%
1981	9.05%	6.86%
1982	8.62%	6.55%
1983	8.2%	6.26%
1984	7.81%	5.98%
1985	7.43%	5.71%
1986	7.07%	5.46%
1987	6.73%	5.21%
1988	6.4%	4.98%
1989	6.1%	4.75%
1990	5.81%	4.53%
1991	5.54%	4.32%
1992	5.29%	4.12%
1993	5.06%	3.92%
1994	4.84%	3.74%
1995	4.64%	3.57%
1996	4.44%	3.4%
1997	4.25%	3.24%
1998	6.49%	3.09%
1999	3.9%	2.94%
2000	3.73%	2.81%
2001	3.57%	2.68%
2002	3.41%	2.57%
2003	3.26%	2.46%
2004	3.11%	2.36%
2005	2.98%	2.27%
2006	2.86%	2.19%
2007	2.75%	2.11%
2008	2.65%	2.04%
2009	2.55%	1.98%
2010	2.46%	1.91%
2011	2.37%	1.85%
2012	2.28%	1.79%
2013	2.2%	1.73%
2014	2.12%	1.68%
2015	2.05%	1.62%
2016	1.98%	1.57%
2017	1.91%	1.52%
2018	1.84%	1.47%
2019	1.78%	1.42%
2020	1.72%	1.38%
2021	1.66%	1.33%
2022	1.6%	1.29%
2023	1.55%	1.25%