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Population in Honduras compared to Iceland: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 11,005,850 in 2025 vs 392,404 people in Iceland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,279,259 people compared to 398,674 in Iceland.

Population statistics:

  • Honduras' population is 28.3 times bigger than Iceland's.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Iceland is the 173rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 0.005% for Iceland.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.78% per year vs +1.66% in Iceland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.3M (47.3% growth), while Iceland has grown from 304K to 399K (31.2% growth).

Honduras vs Iceland: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Iceland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Iceland
2100 17,179,765 360,144
2099 17,197,625 361,926
2098 17,213,552 363,730
2097 17,227,494 365,557
2096 17,240,057 367,453
2095 17,251,150 369,353
2094 17,260,271 371,260
2093 17,267,754 373,227
2092 17,272,946 375,333
2091 17,276,130 377,423
2090 17,277,112 379,430
2089 17,275,730 381,438
2088 17,272,112 383,627
2087 17,266,259 385,798
2086 17,258,114 387,894
2085 17,247,530 390,003
2084 17,234,373 392,060
2083 17,218,626 394,128
2082 17,200,400 396,088
2081 17,179,365 398,124
2080 17,155,830 400,156
2079 17,129,299 402,122
2078 17,099,886 403,988
2077 17,067,209 405,922
2076 17,031,727 407,624
2075 16,992,886 409,218
2074 16,950,917 410,690
2073 16,905,643 412,079
2072 16,856,949 413,583
2071 16,804,830 414,926
2070 16,749,397 416,204
2069 16,690,613 417,368
2068 16,628,480 418,437
2067 16,562,866 419,588
2066 16,493,664 420,609
2065 16,421,025 421,634
2064 16,344,569 422,508
2063 16,264,595 423,391
2062 16,181,192 424,311
2061 16,093,918 425,017
2060 16,002,999 425,795
2059 15,908,676 426,421
2058 15,810,793 426,989
2057 15,709,676 427,546
2056 15,604,881 428,007
2055 15,496,474 428,399
2054 15,384,781 428,619
2053 15,269,819 428,812
2052 15,151,900 429,004
2051 15,030,943 428,983
2050 14,906,980 429,028
2049 14,780,300 428,993
2048 14,651,004 428,917
2047 14,518,783 428,806
2046 14,383,697 428,615
2045 14,245,882 428,387
2044 14,105,576 427,939
2043 13,962,865 427,281
2042 13,817,809 426,616
2041 13,670,385 425,912
2040 13,520,868 425,083
2039 13,369,134 424,104
2038 13,214,916 422,997
2037 13,058,525 421,786
2036 12,899,509 420,429
2035 12,737,983 418,926
2034 12,574,355 417,406
2033 12,408,319 415,689
2032 12,239,994 413,829
2031 12,069,493 411,715
2030 11,896,769 409,349
2029 11,721,770 406,777
2028 11,544,866 403,748
2027 11,366,615 400,455
2026 11,186,997 396,793
2025 11,005,850 392,404
2024 10,825,703 386,506
2023 10,644,851 385,663
2022 10,463,872 382,003
2021 10,289,877 372,520
2020 10,119,640 366,463
2019 9,943,633 360,563
2018 9,765,210 352,721
2017 9,588,137 343,400
2016 9,412,380 335,439
2015 9,237,305 330,815
2014 9,063,122 327,386
2013 8,889,278 323,764
2012 8,715,076 320,716
2011 8,540,583 319,014
2010 8,365,878 318,041
2009 8,189,899 318,499
2008 8,012,587 317,414
2007 7,834,798 311,566
2006 7,656,832 303,782
2005 7,478,355 296,734
2004 7,298,994 292,074
2003 7,119,213 289,521
2002 6,938,859 287,523
2001 6,757,993 284,968
2000 6,577,773 281,205
1999 6,400,463 277,381
1998 6,234,431 274,047
1997 6,071,454 271,128
1996 5,903,954 268,916
1995 5,739,637 267,468
1994 5,579,242 266,021
1993 5,423,249 263,725
1992 5,271,431 261,057
1991 5,123,792 257,797
1990 4,980,488 254,826
1989 4,841,838 252,852
1988 4,707,677 249,740
1987 4,576,910 245,859
1986 4,448,899 243,180
1985 4,323,342 241,405
1984 4,199,850 239,511
1983 4,078,174 236,977
1982 3,958,728 233,860
1981 3,841,778 230,755
1980 3,727,173 228,138
1979 3,614,981 225,735
1978 3,505,463 223,537
1977 3,398,655 221,799
1976 3,294,457 220,154
1975 3,193,234 217,979
1974 3,099,836 215,209
1973 3,011,459 212,317
1972 2,922,064 209,137
1971 2,834,616 206,098
1970 2,750,715 204,438
1969 2,670,289 203,369
1968 2,593,057 201,488
1967 2,518,648 198,751
1966 2,446,751 195,570
1965 2,377,157 192,286
1964 2,309,855 188,983
1963 2,244,878 185,653
1962 2,182,064 182,378
1961 2,121,242 179,029
1960 2,062,060 175,574

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Iceland gained 31,657 people (a 10.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,866,879 people (a 19.8% growth), while Iceland's population increased by 63,235 people (a 18.9% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Iceland was ranked 172nd in 2006 and ranked 173rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Honduras' population will grow by 32.2% to 14,906,980 people with a rank change from 87th to 85th. The population of Iceland will increase by 7.61% to 429,028 people and will still be ranked 173rd.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 429K people in 2050 for Iceland.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Iceland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Iceland
2100 -0.1% -0.49%
2099 -0.09% -0.5%
2098 -0.08% -0.5%
2097 -0.07% -0.52%
2096 -0.06% -0.51%
2095 -0.05% -0.51%
2094 -0.04% -0.53%
2093 -0.03% -0.56%
2092 -0.02% -0.55%
2091 -0.006% -0.53%
2090 0.008% -0.53%
2089 0.02% -0.57%
2088 0.03% -0.56%
2087 0.05% -0.54%
2086 0.06% -0.54%
2085 0.08% -0.52%
2084 0.09% -0.52%
2083 0.11% -0.49%
2082 0.12% -0.51%
2081 0.14% -0.51%
2080 0.15% -0.49%
2079 0.17% -0.46%
2078 0.19% -0.48%
2077 0.21% -0.42%
2076 0.23% -0.39%
2075 0.25% -0.36%
2074 0.27% -0.34%
2073 0.29% -0.36%
2072 0.31% -0.32%
2071 0.33% -0.31%
2070 0.35% -0.28%
2069 0.37% -0.26%
2068 0.4% -0.27%
2067 0.42% -0.24%
2066 0.44% -0.24%
2065 0.47% -0.21%
2064 0.49% -0.21%
2063 0.52% -0.22%
2062 0.54% -0.17%
2061 0.57% -0.18%
2060 0.59% -0.15%
2059 0.62% -0.13%
2058 0.64% -0.13%
2057 0.67% -0.11%
2056 0.7% -0.09%
2055 0.73% -0.05%
2054 0.75% -0.05%
2053 0.78% -0.04%
2052 0.8% 0.005%
2051 0.83% -0.01%
2050 0.86% 0.008%
2049 0.88% 0.02%
2048 0.91% 0.03%
2047 0.94% 0.04%
2046 0.97% 0.05%
2045 0.99% 0.1%
2044 1.02% 0.15%
2043 1.05% 0.16%
2042 1.08% 0.17%
2041 1.11% 0.2%
2040 1.13% 0.23%
2039 1.17% 0.26%
2038 1.2% 0.29%
2037 1.23% 0.32%
2036 1.27% 0.36%
2035 1.3% 0.36%
2034 1.34% 0.41%
2033 1.38% 0.45%
2032 1.41% 0.51%
2031 1.45% 0.58%
2030 1.49% 0.63%
2029 1.53% 0.75%
2028 1.57% 0.82%
2027 1.61% 0.92%
2026 1.65% 1.12%
2025 1.66% 1.53%
2024 1.7% 0.22%
2023 1.73% 0.96%
2022 1.69% 2.55%
2021 1.68% 1.65%
2020 1.77% 1.64%
2019 1.83% 2.22%
2018 1.85% 2.71%
2017 1.87% 2.37%
2016 1.9% 1.4%
2015 1.92% 1.05%
2014 1.96% 1.12%
2013 2% 0.95%
2012 2.04% 0.53%
2011 2.09% 0.31%
2010 2.15% -0.14%
2009 2.21% 0.34%
2008 2.27% 1.88%
2007 2.32% 2.56%
2006 2.39% 2.38%
2005 2.46% 1.6%
2004 2.53% 0.88%
2003 2.6% 0.69%
2002 2.68% 0.9%
2001 2.74% 1.34%
2000 2.77% 1.38%
1999 2.66% 1.22%
1998 2.68% 1.08%
1997 2.84% 0.82%
1996 2.86% 0.54%
1995 2.87% 0.54%
1994 2.88% 0.87%
1993 2.88% 1.02%
1992 2.88% 1.26%
1991 2.88% 1.17%
1990 2.86% 0.78%
1989 2.85% 1.25%
1988 2.86% 1.58%
1987 2.88% 1.1%
1986 2.9% 0.74%
1985 2.94% 0.79%
1984 2.98% 1.07%
1983 3.02% 1.33%
1982 3.04% 1.35%
1981 3.07% 1.15%
1980 3.1% 1.06%
1979 3.12% 0.98%
1978 3.14% 0.78%
1977 3.16% 0.75%
1976 3.17% 1%
1975 3.01% 1.29%
1974 2.93% 1.36%
1973 3.06% 1.52%
1972 3.09% 1.47%
1971 3.05% 0.81%
1970 3.01% 0.53%
1969 2.98% 0.93%
1968 2.95% 1.38%
1967 2.94% 1.63%
1966 2.93% 1.71%
1965 2.91% 1.75%
1964 2.89% 1.79%
1963 2.88% 1.8%
1962 2.87% 1.87%
1961 2.87% 1.97%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/honduras/iceland | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Honduras grew by 1.66%, while Iceland's population grew by 1.53%.

Live population counters

Honduras Iceland
Current population
11279259
398674
Population rank 87/197 173/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.005%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
1.49 hours
One birth every
2.24 minutes
2.02 hours
One death every
10.7 minutes
3.33 hours
Daily growth/decline +494 +16
Annual growth/decline +180,147 +5,898
Annual growth/decline rate +1.66% +1.53%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 70/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
3.24 hours
Annual migration change -4,778 +2,709
Net migration rank 114/196 56/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 98,818
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 130/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 25.1%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 23/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Iceland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Iceland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - 2,709
2024 185,444 -4,821 1,700 3,543
2023 186,125 -5,044 1,736 4,630
2022 186,257 -5,374 1,719 6,535
2021 172,890 -5,777 2,534 4,911
2020 179,553 -6,199 2,199 2,498
2019 185,200 -6,546 2,163 5,030
2018 184,953 -6,764 1,975 6,638
2017 182,731 -6,778 1,854 8,348
2016 182,243 -6,681 1,711 4,128
2015 181,098 -6,509 1,952 1,499
2014 180,075 -6,293 2,324 1,139
2013 179,999 -6,091 2,169 1,666
2012 180,384 -5,891 2,566 -277
2011 180,164 -5,664 2,521 -1,393
2010 180,318 -5,419 2,862 -2,055
2009 182,250 -5,196 3,026 -4,785
2008 182,607 -5,039 2,825 1,138
2007 183,052 -5,039 2,617 5,254
2006 183,381 -5,450 2,491 5,300
2005 185,216 -6,190 2,433 3,925
2004 186,774 -7,083 2,425 610
2003 187,854 -7,982 2,317 -204
2002 189,653 -8,816 2,243 -333
2001 190,636 -9,744 2,365 867
2000 190,308 -10,757 2,475 1,877
1999 186,816 -11,753 2,192 1,165
1998 169,632 -12,638 2,357 1,014
1997 182,308 -13,344 2,305 225
1996 180,083 -14,049 2,447 -511
1995 177,309 -14,707 2,354 -1,354
1994 173,437 -15,246 2,713 -804
1993 169,358 -15,559 2,875 -194
1992 165,434 -15,583 2,898 -225
1991 160,933 -15,509 2,733 1,145
1990 156,537 -15,351 3,058 -971
1989 152,266 -16,146 2,832 -994
1988 149,130 -16,919 2,847 1,572
1987 146,750 -17,423 2,360 944
1986 144,500 -17,812 2,384 -335
1985 142,190 -17,778 2,221 -628
1984 139,851 -17,277 2,539 -328
1983 137,597 -16,810 2,702 170
1982 134,629 -16,530 2,736 616
1981 131,789 -15,986 2,677 157
1980 128,856 -15,445 2,966 -629
1979 125,957 -14,979 2,980 -572
1978 122,593 -14,537 2,727 -781
1977 119,333 -13,777 2,551 -1,079
1976 115,754 -12,916 2,951 -1,181
1975 111,469 -11,855 2,965 -388
1974 98,141 -10,947 2,776 209
1973 99,553 -10,001 3,121 -310
1972 98,634 -9,403 3,241 362
1971 94,597 -8,918 2,782 -231
1970 90,875 -8,751 2,576 -1,754
1969 87,273 -8,544 2,766 -1,414
1968 84,070 -8,335 2,841 -448
1967 81,131 -8,056 3,021 47
1966 78,369 -7,649 3,305 39
1965 75,622 -7,161 3,442 -194
1964 72,756 -6,620 3,459 -67
1963 69,883 -6,063 3,490 -113
1962 67,332 -5,519 3,465 -228
1961 64,672 -4,838 3,312 164
1960 62,602 -4,085 3,758 -269

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/honduras/iceland | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 96.8% of the population change in Honduras is from natural causes (a gain of 1,826,494 people) and 3.21% is from migration (a loss of 60,493 people). In Iceland 29% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,543 people) and 71% is from migration (a gain of 47,760 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 98,818 people or 25.1% in Iceland.

Biggest cities by population

Honduras
City Population
Tegucigalpa 1.06M
San Pedro Sula 719K
Choloma 232K
La Ceiba 197K
El Progreso 188K
Villanueva 150K
Comayagua 145K
Puerto Cortes 122K
Yoro 86.7K
La Lima 71.9K
Iceland
City Population
Reykjavik 139K
Kopavogur 40K
Hafnarfjorur 31.5K
Keflavik 23.3K
Akureyri 20K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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