Fertility & birth rates in Honduras and Vanuatu

Fertility rate in Honduras vs Vanuatu 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 3.6 in Vanuatu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Honduras vs Vanuatu 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	Vanuatu
1960	7.46	6.78
1961	7.45	6.73
1962	7.44	6.67
1963	7.44	6.62
1964	7.44	6.57
1965	7.44	6.52
1966	7.41	6.51
1967	7.36	6.51
1968	7.3	6.46
1969	7.23	6.41
1970	7.17	6.35
1971	7.11	6.29
1972	7.06	6.23
1973	6.99	6.15
1974	6.91	6.06
1975	6.87	5.98
1976	6.81	5.89
1977	6.73	5.81
1978	6.63	5.77
1979	6.53	5.73
1980	6.42	5.69
1981	6.3	5.65
1982	6.18	5.6
1983	6.06	5.55
1984	5.94	5.49
1985	5.82	5.43
1986	5.7	5.38
1987	5.58	5.33
1988	5.47	5.27
1989	5.35	5.21
1990	5.27	5.17
1991	5.19	5.13
1992	5.11	5.09
1993	5.03	5.02
1994	4.93	4.94
1995	4.84	4.85
1996	4.71	4.75
1997	4.59	4.66
1998	4.47	4.6
1999	4.37	4.56
2000	4.29	4.54
2001	4.15	4.5
2002	4	4.38
2003	3.84	4.29
2004	3.71	4.21
2005	3.58	4.13
2006	3.45	4.1
2007	3.35	4.12
2008	3.26	4.16
2009	3.17	4.16
2010	3.08	4.13
2011	3	4.09
2012	2.93	4.06
2013	2.86	4.04
2014	2.79	4
2015	2.75	3.95
2016	2.7	3.92
2017	2.66	3.88
2018	2.65	3.83
2019	2.61	3.79
2020	2.58	3.74
2021	2.55	3.7
2022	2.52	3.65
2023	2.5	3.6
2024	2.48	3.57
2025	2.45	3.53
2026	2.42	3.5
2027	2.4	3.46
2028	2.38	3.42
2029	2.35	3.39
2030	2.32	3.35
2031	2.3	3.32
2032	2.28	3.28
2033	2.26	3.25
2034	2.24	3.21
2035	2.22	3.18
2036	2.2	3.15
2037	2.18	3.13
2038	2.16	3.1
2039	2.15	3.08
2040	2.13	3.05
2041	2.12	3.03
2042	2.1	3
2043	2.09	2.97
2044	2.07	2.94
2045	2.06	2.92
2046	2.05	2.9
2047	2.03	2.88
2048	2.02	2.85
2049	2.01	2.83
2050	2	2.8

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Honduras	Vanuatu
1960	47%	44.6%
1961	47.3%	44.8%
1962	47.6%	45.1%
1963	47.8%	45.2%
1964	47.9%	45.4%
1965	48%	45.5%
1966	48%	45.7%
1967	48%	45.8%
1968	48%	45.8%
1969	48%	45.8%
1970	47.9%	45.7%
1971	47.9%	45.7%
1972	47.9%	45.6%
1973	47.9%	45.5%
1974	47.8%	45.5%
1975	47.6%	45.4%
1976	47.5%	45.2%
1977	47.4%	45.1%
1978	47.4%	45%
1979	47.3%	44.5%
1980	47.3%	44%
1981	47.2%	43.9%
1982	47.1%	44%
1983	47.1%	44%
1984	47%	44.1%
1985	46.8%	44.2%
1986	46.7%	44.2%
1987	46.5%	44.1%
1988	46.4%	44.1%
1989	46.3%	44%
1990	46.1%	43.9%
1991	45.9%	43.9%
1992	45.7%	44.1%
1993	45.4%	44.8%
1994	45.1%	45.2%
1995	44.8%	45%
1996	44.5%	44.8%
1997	44.2%	44.4%
1998	43.8%	44%
1999	43.4%	43.5%
2000	43.1%	42.9%
2001	42.7%	42.4%
2002	42.3%	41.8%
2003	41.9%	41.3%
2004	41.5%	40.7%
2005	41%	40.2%
2006	40.4%	39.6%
2007	39.9%	39.2%
2008	39.3%	38.8%
2009	38.7%	38.5%
2010	38.1%	38.2%
2011	37.4%	38.1%
2012	36.8%	38.2%
2013	36.2%	38.2%
2014	35.6%	38.4%
2015	34.9%	38.5%
2016	34.3%	38.7%
2017	33.7%	38.8%
2018	33.1%	38.9%
2019	32.6%	39%
2020	32.2%	39%
2021	31.8%	39%
2022	31.4%	38.8%
2023	31%	38.6%
2024	30.6%	38.3%
2025	30.3%	38%
2026	29.9%	37.6%
2027	29.6%	37.1%
2028	29.3%	36.7%
2029	28.9%	36.2%
2030	28.6%	35.8%
2031	28.3%	35.3%
2032	28%	34.9%
2033	27.6%	34.5%
2034	27.3%	34.1%
2035	26.9%	33.7%
2036	26.6%	33.4%
2037	26.2%	33.2%
2038	25.9%	32.9%
2039	25.5%	32.7%
2040	25.2%	32.5%
2041	24.8%	32.3%
2042	24.5%	32.2%
2043	24.2%	32%
2044	23.9%	31.8%
2045	23.6%	31.6%
2046	23.3%	31.5%
2047	23%	31.3%
2048	22.7%	31.1%
2049	22.5%	30.9%
2050	22.2%	30.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 30.6% of the population in Honduras and 38.3% in Vanuatu in 2024, compared to 46.1% and 43.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Honduras and Vanuatu compared.

Natural population change in Honduras vs Vanuatu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.85% in Honduras and +2.53% in Vanuatu. 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	Vanuatu
1960	62,602	1,796
1961	64,672	1,872
1962	67,332	1,947
1963	69,883	2,025
1964	72,756	2,098
1965	75,622	2,180
1966	78,369	2,278
1967	81,131	2,384
1968	84,070	2,470
1969	87,273	2,529
1970	90,875	2,597
1971	94,597	2,685
1972	98,634	2,775
1973	99,553	2,876
1974	98,141	2,968
1975	111,469	3,074
1976	115,754	3,174
1977	119,333	3,285
1978	122,593	3,428
1979	125,957	3,590
1980	128,856	3,383
1981	131,789	3,592
1982	134,629	3,778
1983	137,597	3,944
1984	139,851	4,088
1985	142,190	4,219
1986	144,500	4,360
1987	146,750	4,427
1988	149,130	4,577
1989	152,266	4,656
1990	156,537	4,762
1991	160,933	4,859
1992	165,434	4,941
1993	169,358	4,973
1994	173,437	4,973
1995	177,309	4,945
1996	180,083	4,897
1997	182,308	4,854
1998	169,632	4,866
1999	186,816	4,871
2000	190,308	5,026
2001	190,636	5,144
2002	189,653	5,181
2003	187,854	5,258
2004	186,774	5,353
2005	185,216	5,454
2006	183,381	5,606
2007	183,052	5,842
2008	182,607	6,138
2009	182,250	6,362
2010	180,318	6,548
2011	180,164	6,715
2012	180,384	6,877
2013	179,999	7,036
2014	180,075	7,143
2015	181,098	7,220
2016	182,243	7,315
2017	182,731	7,371
2018	184,953	7,379
2019	185,200	7,364
2020	179,553	7,233
2021	172,890	7,199
2022	186,257	7,358
2023	186,125	7,359

Maternal mortality chart: Honduras vs Vanuatu

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 100 deaths in Vanuatu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Honduras	Vanuatu
1985	199	211
1986	191	194
1987	183	200
1988	177	172
1989	169	162
1990	159	151
1991	148	140
1992	138	140
1993	128	133
1994	119	131
1995	109	131
1996	101	129
1997	96	131
1998	91	134
1999	86	146
2000	82	133
2001	78	132
2002	75	128
2003	75	131
2004	74	131
2005	73	127
2006	72	123
2007	72	120
2008	72	117
2009	71	114
2010	72	114
2011	68	112
2012	64	109
2013	62	110
2014	60	110
2015	57	109
2016	55	107
2017	53	107
2018	52	108
2019	51	105
2020	57	107
2021	88	124
2022	48	105
2023	47	100

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.55% in Honduras and 1.68% in Vanuatu. 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	Vanuatu
1960	20.7%	15.2%
1961	20%	14.7%
1962	19.4%	14.3%
1963	18.7%	13.8%
1964	18.1%	13.4%
1965	17.5%	12.9%
1966	16.9%	12.4%
1967	16.3%	12%
1968	15.7%	11.5%
1969	15.2%	11%
1970	14.6%	10.6%
1971	14%	10.2%
1972	13.5%	9.73%
1973	12.9%	9.34%
1974	14.9%	8.95%
1975	11.9%	8.58%
1976	11.4%	8.21%
1977	10.9%	7.84%
1978	10.4%	7.45%
1979	9.94%	7.07%
1980	9.48%	6.67%
1981	9.05%	6.27%
1982	8.62%	5.87%
1983	8.2%	5.48%
1984	7.81%	5.12%
1985	7.43%	4.78%
1986	7.07%	4.47%
1987	6.73%	4.2%
1988	6.4%	3.96%
1989	6.1%	3.76%
1990	5.81%	3.58%
1991	5.54%	3.43%
1992	5.29%	3.29%
1993	5.06%	3.18%
1994	4.84%	3.08%
1995	4.64%	3%
1996	4.44%	2.92%
1997	4.25%	2.86%
1998	6.49%	2.79%
1999	3.9%	2.74%
2000	3.73%	2.68%
2001	3.57%	2.63%
2002	3.41%	2.58%
2003	3.26%	2.54%
2004	3.11%	2.5%
2005	2.98%	2.45%
2006	2.86%	2.4%
2007	2.75%	2.34%
2008	2.65%	2.27%
2009	2.55%	2.2%
2010	2.46%	2.12%
2011	2.37%	2.05%
2012	2.28%	1.99%
2013	2.2%	1.94%
2014	2.12%	1.9%
2015	2.05%	1.87%
2016	1.98%	1.84%
2017	1.91%	1.82%
2018	1.84%	1.8%
2019	1.78%	1.78%
2020	1.72%	1.77%
2021	1.66%	1.74%
2022	1.6%	1.71%
2023	1.55%	1.68%