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

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The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 11,005,850 in 2025 vs 92,417,681 people in Iran in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,279,259 people compared to 93,580,141 in Iran.

Population statistics:

  • Iran's population is 8.3 times bigger than Honduras'.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Iran is the 17th.
  • The countries together account for 1.26% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 1.13% for Iran.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.78% per year vs +1.15% in Iran.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.3M (47.3% growth), while Iran has grown from 73.4M to 93.6M (27.5% growth).

Honduras vs Iran: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Iran
2100 17,179,765 80,660,972
2099 17,197,625 81,193,582
2098 17,213,552 81,717,474
2097 17,227,494 82,241,892
2096 17,240,057 82,764,411
2095 17,251,150 83,283,942
2094 17,260,271 83,799,806
2093 17,267,754 84,316,389
2092 17,272,946 84,833,108
2091 17,276,130 85,354,240
2090 17,277,112 85,878,473
2089 17,275,730 86,409,859
2088 17,272,112 86,947,263
2087 17,266,259 87,492,427
2086 17,258,114 88,047,949
2085 17,247,530 88,610,339
2084 17,234,373 89,181,346
2083 17,218,626 89,758,453
2082 17,200,400 90,343,413
2081 17,179,365 90,936,310
2080 17,155,830 91,535,218
2079 17,129,299 92,136,544
2078 17,099,886 92,740,467
2077 17,067,209 93,344,865
2076 17,031,727 93,946,187
2075 16,992,886 94,544,733
2074 16,950,917 95,135,317
2073 16,905,643 95,721,351
2072 16,856,949 96,292,835
2071 16,804,830 96,851,951
2070 16,749,397 97,397,073
2069 16,690,613 97,924,812
2068 16,628,480 98,432,509
2067 16,562,866 98,913,776
2066 16,493,664 99,374,357
2065 16,421,025 99,812,137
2064 16,344,569 100,223,387
2063 16,264,595 100,602,361
2062 16,181,192 100,951,282
2061 16,093,918 101,266,537
2060 16,002,999 101,545,806
2059 15,908,676 101,792,315
2058 15,810,793 101,994,395
2057 15,709,676 102,161,227
2056 15,604,881 102,291,323
2055 15,496,474 102,382,089
2054 15,384,781 102,431,558
2053 15,269,819 102,441,204
2052 15,151,900 102,413,350
2051 15,030,943 102,350,865
2050 14,906,980 102,251,999
2049 14,780,300 102,122,983
2048 14,651,004 101,957,508
2047 14,518,783 101,765,614
2046 14,383,697 101,547,098
2045 14,245,882 101,305,486
2044 14,105,576 101,038,874
2043 13,962,865 100,752,109
2042 13,817,809 100,446,296
2041 13,670,385 100,122,690
2040 13,520,868 99,784,572
2039 13,369,134 99,436,793
2038 13,214,916 99,072,548
2037 13,058,525 98,694,577
2036 12,899,509 98,302,279
2035 12,737,983 97,899,013
2034 12,574,355 97,482,352
2033 12,408,319 97,054,589
2032 12,239,994 96,608,216
2031 12,069,493 96,141,200
2030 11,896,769 95,656,003
2029 11,721,770 95,133,736
2028 11,544,866 94,561,150
2027 11,366,615 93,925,792
2026 11,186,997 93,215,072
2025 11,005,850 92,417,681
2024 10,825,703 91,567,738
2023 10,644,851 90,608,707
2022 10,463,872 89,524,246
2021 10,289,877 88,455,488
2020 10,119,640 87,723,443
2019 9,943,633 87,051,648
2018 9,765,210 86,117,998
2017 9,588,137 85,026,754
2016 9,412,380 83,812,228
2015 9,237,305 82,619,362
2014 9,063,122 81,502,045
2013 8,889,278 80,414,686
2012 8,715,076 79,370,580
2011 8,540,583 78,383,598
2010 8,365,878 77,420,842
2009 8,189,899 76,457,825
2008 8,012,587 75,514,204
2007 7,834,798 74,602,648
2006 7,656,832 73,392,747
2005 7,478,355 71,828,455
2004 7,298,994 70,256,316
2003 7,119,213 68,769,340
2002 6,938,859 68,011,317
2001 6,757,993 67,452,005
2000 6,577,773 66,418,659
1999 6,400,463 65,445,391
1998 6,234,431 64,519,859
1997 6,071,454 63,639,638
1996 5,903,954 62,881,300
1995 5,739,637 62,205,567
1994 5,579,242 61,520,598
1993 5,423,249 61,403,543
1992 5,271,431 61,184,983
1991 5,123,792 59,986,931
1990 4,980,488 58,380,092
1989 4,841,838 56,704,914
1988 4,707,677 55,072,694
1987 4,576,910 53,323,493
1986 4,448,899 51,446,045
1985 4,323,342 49,582,289
1984 4,199,850 47,793,998
1983 4,078,174 46,029,535
1982 3,958,728 44,272,141
1981 3,841,778 41,989,312
1980 3,727,173 39,842,324
1979 3,614,981 38,424,952
1978 3,505,463 37,126,535
1977 3,398,655 35,933,181
1976 3,294,457 34,837,271
1975 3,193,234 33,802,973
1974 3,099,836 32,796,463
1973 3,011,459 31,839,838
1972 2,922,064 30,921,179
1971 2,834,616 30,029,071
1970 2,750,715 29,145,100
1969 2,670,289 28,273,482
1968 2,593,057 27,437,391
1967 2,518,648 26,628,432
1966 2,446,751 25,829,270
1965 2,377,157 25,036,978
1964 2,309,855 24,262,859
1963 2,244,878 23,519,005
1962 2,182,064 22,807,907
1961 2,121,242 22,125,726
1960 2,062,060 21,470,434

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Iran gained 10,419,481 people (a 14.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,866,879 people (a 19.8% growth), while Iran's population increased by 9,767,913 people (a 11.7% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Iran was ranked 17th in 2006 and still ranked 17th 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 Iran will increase by 9.27% to 102,251,999 people and rank change from 17th to 18th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 102M people in 2053 for Iran.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Iran
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Iran
2100 -0.1% -0.66%
2099 -0.09% -0.64%
2098 -0.08% -0.64%
2097 -0.07% -0.63%
2096 -0.06% -0.62%
2095 -0.05% -0.62%
2094 -0.04% -0.61%
2093 -0.03% -0.61%
2092 -0.02% -0.61%
2091 -0.006% -0.61%
2090 0.008% -0.61%
2089 0.02% -0.62%
2088 0.03% -0.62%
2087 0.05% -0.63%
2086 0.06% -0.63%
2085 0.08% -0.64%
2084 0.09% -0.64%
2083 0.11% -0.65%
2082 0.12% -0.65%
2081 0.14% -0.65%
2080 0.15% -0.65%
2079 0.17% -0.65%
2078 0.19% -0.65%
2077 0.21% -0.64%
2076 0.23% -0.63%
2075 0.25% -0.62%
2074 0.27% -0.61%
2073 0.29% -0.59%
2072 0.31% -0.58%
2071 0.33% -0.56%
2070 0.35% -0.54%
2069 0.37% -0.52%
2068 0.4% -0.49%
2067 0.42% -0.46%
2066 0.44% -0.44%
2065 0.47% -0.41%
2064 0.49% -0.38%
2063 0.52% -0.35%
2062 0.54% -0.31%
2061 0.57% -0.28%
2060 0.59% -0.24%
2059 0.62% -0.2%
2058 0.64% -0.16%
2057 0.67% -0.13%
2056 0.7% -0.09%
2055 0.73% -0.05%
2054 0.75% -0.009%
2053 0.78% 0.03%
2052 0.8% 0.06%
2051 0.83% 0.1%
2050 0.86% 0.13%
2049 0.88% 0.16%
2048 0.91% 0.19%
2047 0.94% 0.22%
2046 0.97% 0.24%
2045 0.99% 0.26%
2044 1.02% 0.28%
2043 1.05% 0.3%
2042 1.08% 0.32%
2041 1.11% 0.34%
2040 1.13% 0.35%
2039 1.17% 0.37%
2038 1.2% 0.38%
2037 1.23% 0.4%
2036 1.27% 0.41%
2035 1.3% 0.43%
2034 1.34% 0.44%
2033 1.38% 0.46%
2032 1.41% 0.49%
2031 1.45% 0.51%
2030 1.49% 0.55%
2029 1.53% 0.61%
2028 1.57% 0.68%
2027 1.61% 0.76%
2026 1.65% 0.86%
2025 1.66% 0.93%
2024 1.7% 1.06%
2023 1.73% 1.21%
2022 1.69% 1.21%
2021 1.68% 0.83%
2020 1.77% 0.77%
2019 1.83% 1.08%
2018 1.85% 1.28%
2017 1.87% 1.45%
2016 1.9% 1.44%
2015 1.92% 1.37%
2014 1.96% 1.35%
2013 2% 1.32%
2012 2.04% 1.26%
2011 2.09% 1.24%
2010 2.15% 1.26%
2009 2.21% 1.25%
2008 2.27% 1.22%
2007 2.32% 1.65%
2006 2.39% 2.18%
2005 2.46% 2.24%
2004 2.53% 2.16%
2003 2.6% 1.11%
2002 2.68% 0.83%
2001 2.74% 1.56%
2000 2.77% 1.49%
1999 2.66% 1.43%
1998 2.68% 1.38%
1997 2.84% 1.21%
1996 2.86% 1.09%
1995 2.87% 1.11%
1994 2.88% 0.19%
1993 2.88% 0.36%
1992 2.88% 2%
1991 2.88% 2.75%
1990 2.86% 2.95%
1989 2.85% 2.96%
1988 2.86% 3.28%
1987 2.88% 3.65%
1986 2.9% 3.76%
1985 2.94% 3.74%
1984 2.98% 3.83%
1983 3.02% 3.97%
1982 3.04% 5.44%
1981 3.07% 5.39%
1980 3.1% 3.69%
1979 3.12% 3.5%
1978 3.14% 3.32%
1977 3.16% 3.15%
1976 3.17% 3.06%
1975 3.01% 3.07%
1974 2.93% 3%
1973 3.06% 2.97%
1972 3.09% 2.97%
1971 3.05% 3.03%
1970 3.01% 3.08%
1969 2.98% 3.05%
1968 2.95% 3.04%
1967 2.94% 3.09%
1966 2.93% 3.16%
1965 2.91% 3.19%
1964 2.89% 3.16%
1963 2.88% 3.12%
1962 2.87% 3.08%
1961 2.87% 3.05%

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/iran | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Honduras grew by 1.66%, while Iran's population grew by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Honduras Iran
Current population
11279259
93580141
Population rank 87/197 17/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.13%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
37.2 seconds
One birth every
2.24 minutes
27.4 seconds
One death every
10.7 minutes
1.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +494 +2,329
Annual growth/decline +180,147 +849,943
Annual growth/decline rate +1.66% +0.93%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 103/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
4.51 minutes
Annual migration change -4,778 +116,786
Net migration rank 114/196 14/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 3,840,654
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 17/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 4.2%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 103/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Iran
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Iran
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - 116,786
2024 185,444 -4,821 715,785 190,156
2023 186,125 -5,044 750,150 262,044
2022 186,257 -5,374 753,525 403,190
2021 172,890 -5,777 645,725 334,967
2020 179,553 -6,199 663,978 -180,680
2019 185,200 -6,546 893,063 -32,794
2018 184,953 -6,764 1,035,052 -27,946
2017 182,731 -6,778 1,140,549 34,849
2016 182,243 -6,681 1,186,949 66,630
2015 181,098 -6,509 1,178,317 -46,239
2014 180,075 -6,293 1,158,552 -56,042
2013 179,999 -6,091 1,119,533 -47,322
2012 180,384 -5,891 1,073,804 -57,823
2011 180,164 -5,664 1,023,925 -65,924
2010 180,318 -5,419 980,380 -12,849
2009 182,250 -5,196 958,322 211
2008 182,607 -5,039 940,983 -12,184
2007 183,052 -5,039 919,254 -24,950
2006 183,381 -5,450 884,529 640,932
2005 185,216 -6,190 837,305 765,873
2004 186,774 -7,083 801,203 739,996
2003 187,854 -7,982 732,600 700,222
2002 189,653 -8,816 752,205 -668,962
2001 190,636 -9,744 743,658 291,692
2000 190,308 -10,757 731,203 300,133
1999 186,816 -11,753 723,237 191,988
1998 169,632 -12,638 717,655 218,171
1997 182,308 -13,344 726,574 98,009
1996 180,083 -14,049 784,508 -92,435
1995 177,309 -14,707 879,648 -220,258
1994 173,437 -15,246 1,008,076 -297,487
1993 169,358 -15,559 1,219,658 -1,696,091
1992 165,434 -15,583 1,365,466 -451,945
1991 160,933 -15,509 1,495,594 -13,059
1990 156,537 -15,351 1,530,434 200,711
1989 152,266 -16,146 1,609,739 9,460
1988 149,130 -16,919 1,614,512 30,688
1987 146,750 -17,423 1,639,644 213,524
1986 144,500 -17,812 1,659,289 242,411
1985 142,190 -17,778 1,661,750 163,999
1984 139,851 -17,277 1,653,051 97,748
1983 137,597 -16,810 1,573,612 204,544
1982 134,629 -16,530 1,514,240 222,390
1981 131,789 -15,986 1,376,830 1,452,169
1980 128,856 -15,445 1,361,293 103,674
1979 125,957 -14,979 1,294,306 75,451
1978 122,593 -14,537 1,156,974 70,088
1977 119,333 -13,777 1,091,542 68,093
1976 115,754 -12,916 1,013,347 18,825
1975 111,469 -11,855 929,481 106,921
1974 98,141 -10,947 873,369 103,252
1973 99,553 -10,001 831,880 104,779
1972 98,634 -9,403 804,043 96,614
1971 94,597 -8,918 805,830 77,717
1970 90,875 -8,751 794,612 89,757
1969 87,273 -8,544 780,660 78,196
1968 84,070 -8,335 743,992 69,342
1967 81,131 -8,056 727,276 77,313
1966 78,369 -7,649 695,040 98,709
1965 75,622 -7,161 663,029 127,808
1964 72,756 -6,620 635,589 121,817
1963 69,883 -6,063 620,126 110,190
1962 67,332 -5,519 595,538 96,332
1961 64,672 -4,838 594,674 77,811
1960 62,602 -4,085 584,060 54,041

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

GeoRank.org/population/honduras/iran | 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 Iran 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,963,093 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,004,177 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 3,840,654 people or 4.2% in Iran.

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
Iran
City Population
Tehran 8.69M
Mashhad 3M
Isfahan 1.96M
Karaj 1.59M
Shiraz 1.57M
Tabriz 1.56M
Qom 1.2M
Ahvaz 1.18M
Kermanshah 947K
Urmia 736K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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