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

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The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 11,005,850 in 2025 vs 58,915,656 people in Italy in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,279,259 people compared to 58,708,169 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 5.2 times bigger than Honduras'.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.78% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.3M (47.3% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.7M (0.53% growth).

Honduras vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Italy
2100 17,179,765 35,295,729
2099 17,197,625 35,533,045
2098 17,213,552 35,764,971
2097 17,227,494 36,003,567
2096 17,240,057 36,240,310
2095 17,251,150 36,477,183
2094 17,260,271 36,710,370
2093 17,267,754 36,941,728
2092 17,272,946 37,181,889
2091 17,276,130 37,416,123
2090 17,277,112 37,654,289
2089 17,275,730 37,896,069
2088 17,272,112 38,134,560
2087 17,266,259 38,375,540
2086 17,258,114 38,612,968
2085 17,247,530 38,857,421
2084 17,234,373 39,105,783
2083 17,218,626 39,352,795
2082 17,200,400 39,608,119
2081 17,179,365 39,866,527
2080 17,155,830 40,130,426
2079 17,129,299 40,403,049
2078 17,099,886 40,680,460
2077 17,067,209 40,962,463
2076 17,031,727 41,254,005
2075 16,992,886 41,558,635
2074 16,950,917 41,883,296
2073 16,905,643 42,216,283
2072 16,856,949 42,564,739
2071 16,804,830 42,921,274
2070 16,749,397 43,295,245
2069 16,690,613 43,679,714
2068 16,628,480 44,073,736
2067 16,562,866 44,471,480
2066 16,493,664 44,883,154
2065 16,421,025 45,309,461
2064 16,344,569 45,741,985
2063 16,264,595 46,180,658
2062 16,181,192 46,633,125
2061 16,093,918 47,088,290
2060 16,002,999 47,542,648
2059 15,908,676 47,998,659
2058 15,810,793 48,452,892
2057 15,709,676 48,899,246
2056 15,604,881 49,344,799
2055 15,496,474 49,776,680
2054 15,384,781 50,197,999
2053 15,269,819 50,613,632
2052 15,151,900 51,012,772
2051 15,030,943 51,404,003
2050 14,906,980 51,791,523
2049 14,780,300 52,164,254
2048 14,651,004 52,522,170
2047 14,518,783 52,876,346
2046 14,383,697 53,212,697
2045 14,245,882 53,541,344
2044 14,105,576 53,856,790
2043 13,962,865 54,176,580
2042 13,817,809 54,477,632
2041 13,670,385 54,765,213
2040 13,520,868 55,052,803
2039 13,369,134 55,342,225
2038 13,214,916 55,619,470
2037 13,058,525 55,895,913
2036 12,899,509 56,164,408
2035 12,737,983 56,435,468
2034 12,574,355 56,703,168
2033 12,408,319 56,963,528
2032 12,239,994 57,220,334
2031 12,069,493 57,487,786
2030 11,896,769 57,749,232
2029 11,721,770 57,994,812
2028 11,544,866 58,236,078
2027 11,366,615 58,477,957
2026 11,186,997 58,708,169
2025 11,005,850 58,915,656
2024 10,825,703 58,952,704
2023 10,644,851 58,984,216
2022 10,463,872 59,013,667
2021 10,289,877 59,133,173
2020 10,119,640 59,438,851
2019 9,943,633 59,729,081
2018 9,765,210 59,877,221
2017 9,588,137 60,002,252
2016 9,412,380 60,115,223
2015 9,237,305 60,229,605
2014 9,063,122 60,320,707
2013 8,889,278 60,311,613
2012 8,715,076 60,191,247
2011 8,540,583 60,026,841
2010 8,365,878 59,819,407
2009 8,189,899 59,555,454
2008 8,012,587 59,211,181
2007 7,834,798 58,756,247
2006 7,656,832 58,399,861
2005 7,478,355 58,166,682
2004 7,298,994 57,828,179
2003 7,119,213 57,399,184
2002 6,938,859 57,089,824
2001 6,757,993 56,976,981
2000 6,577,773 56,942,108
1999 6,400,463 56,916,317
1998 6,234,431 56,906,744
1997 6,071,454 56,890,372
1996 5,903,954 56,860,281
1995 5,739,637 56,844,303
1994 5,579,242 56,843,400
1993 5,423,249 56,831,821
1992 5,271,431 56,797,087
1991 5,123,792 56,758,521
1990 4,980,488 56,719,240
1989 4,841,838 56,671,781
1988 4,707,677 56,629,288
1987 4,576,910 56,601,931
1986 4,448,899 56,596,155
1985 4,323,342 56,593,071
1984 4,199,850 56,576,718
1983 4,078,174 56,564,074
1982 3,958,728 56,543,548
1981 3,841,778 56,501,675
1980 3,727,173 56,433,883
1979 3,614,981 56,317,749
1978 3,505,463 56,155,143
1977 3,398,655 55,955,411
1976 3,294,457 55,718,260
1975 3,193,234 55,441,001
1974 3,099,836 55,110,868
1973 3,011,459 54,751,406
1972 2,922,064 54,381,345
1971 2,834,616 54,073,490
1970 2,750,715 53,821,850
1969 2,670,289 53,537,950
1968 2,593,057 53,235,750
1967 2,518,648 52,900,500
1966 2,446,751 52,519,000
1965 2,377,157 52,112,350
1964 2,309,855 51,675,350
1963 2,244,878 51,252,000
1962 2,182,064 50,879,450
1961 2,121,242 50,536,350
1960 2,062,060 50,199,700

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/italy | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,866,879 people (a 19.8% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% decline).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th 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 Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,791,523 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.3M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Italy
2100 -0.1% -0.67%
2099 -0.09% -0.65%
2098 -0.08% -0.66%
2097 -0.07% -0.65%
2096 -0.06% -0.65%
2095 -0.05% -0.64%
2094 -0.04% -0.63%
2093 -0.03% -0.65%
2092 -0.02% -0.63%
2091 -0.006% -0.63%
2090 0.008% -0.64%
2089 0.02% -0.63%
2088 0.03% -0.63%
2087 0.05% -0.61%
2086 0.06% -0.63%
2085 0.08% -0.64%
2084 0.09% -0.63%
2083 0.11% -0.64%
2082 0.12% -0.65%
2081 0.14% -0.66%
2080 0.15% -0.67%
2079 0.17% -0.68%
2078 0.19% -0.69%
2077 0.21% -0.71%
2076 0.23% -0.73%
2075 0.25% -0.78%
2074 0.27% -0.79%
2073 0.29% -0.82%
2072 0.31% -0.83%
2071 0.33% -0.86%
2070 0.35% -0.88%
2069 0.37% -0.89%
2068 0.4% -0.89%
2067 0.42% -0.92%
2066 0.44% -0.94%
2065 0.47% -0.95%
2064 0.49% -0.95%
2063 0.52% -0.97%
2062 0.54% -0.97%
2061 0.57% -0.96%
2060 0.59% -0.95%
2059 0.62% -0.94%
2058 0.64% -0.91%
2057 0.67% -0.9%
2056 0.7% -0.87%
2055 0.73% -0.84%
2054 0.75% -0.82%
2053 0.78% -0.78%
2052 0.8% -0.76%
2051 0.83% -0.75%
2050 0.86% -0.71%
2049 0.88% -0.68%
2048 0.91% -0.67%
2047 0.94% -0.63%
2046 0.97% -0.61%
2045 0.99% -0.59%
2044 1.02% -0.59%
2043 1.05% -0.55%
2042 1.08% -0.53%
2041 1.11% -0.52%
2040 1.13% -0.52%
2039 1.17% -0.5%
2038 1.2% -0.49%
2037 1.23% -0.48%
2036 1.27% -0.48%
2035 1.3% -0.47%
2034 1.34% -0.46%
2033 1.38% -0.45%
2032 1.41% -0.47%
2031 1.45% -0.45%
2030 1.49% -0.42%
2029 1.53% -0.41%
2028 1.57% -0.41%
2027 1.61% -0.39%
2026 1.65% -0.35%
2025 1.66% -0.06%
2024 1.7% -0.05%
2023 1.73% -0.05%
2022 1.69% -0.2%
2021 1.68% -0.51%
2020 1.77% -0.49%
2019 1.83% -0.25%
2018 1.85% -0.21%
2017 1.87% -0.19%
2016 1.9% -0.19%
2015 1.92% -0.15%
2014 1.96% 0.02%
2013 2% 0.2%
2012 2.04% 0.27%
2011 2.09% 0.35%
2010 2.15% 0.44%
2009 2.21% 0.58%
2008 2.27% 0.77%
2007 2.32% 0.61%
2006 2.39% 0.4%
2005 2.46% 0.59%
2004 2.53% 0.75%
2003 2.6% 0.54%
2002 2.68% 0.2%
2001 2.74% 0.06%
2000 2.77% 0.05%
1999 2.66% 0.02%
1998 2.68% 0.03%
1997 2.84% 0.05%
1996 2.86% 0.03%
1995 2.87% 0.002%
1994 2.88% 0.02%
1993 2.88% 0.06%
1992 2.88% 0.07%
1991 2.88% 0.07%
1990 2.86% 0.08%
1989 2.85% 0.08%
1988 2.86% 0.05%
1987 2.88% 0.01%
1986 2.9% 0.005%
1985 2.94% 0.03%
1984 2.98% 0.02%
1983 3.02% 0.04%
1982 3.04% 0.07%
1981 3.07% 0.12%
1980 3.1% 0.21%
1979 3.12% 0.29%
1978 3.14% 0.36%
1977 3.16% 0.43%
1976 3.17% 0.5%
1975 3.01% 0.6%
1974 2.93% 0.66%
1973 3.06% 0.68%
1972 3.09% 0.57%
1971 3.05% 0.47%
1970 3.01% 0.53%
1969 2.98% 0.57%
1968 2.95% 0.63%
1967 2.94% 0.73%
1966 2.93% 0.78%
1965 2.91% 0.85%
1964 2.89% 0.83%
1963 2.88% 0.73%
1962 2.87% 0.68%
1961 2.87% 0.67%

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/italy | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Honduras grew by 1.66%, while Italy's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Honduras Italy
Current population
11279259
58708169
Population rank 87/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.71%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
14.2 minutes
One birth every
2.24 minutes
1.42 minutes
One death every
10.7 minutes
48.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +494 -102
Annual growth/decline +180,147 -37,048
Annual growth/decline rate +1.66% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 162/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change -4,778 +75,448
Net migration rank 114/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - 75,448
2024 185,444 -4,821 -277,077 95,246
2023 186,125 -5,044 -294,922 150,189
2022 186,257 -5,374 -318,674 231,228
2021 172,890 -5,777 -301,579 157,327
2020 179,553 -6,199 -338,801 85,281
2019 185,200 -6,546 -215,025 46,634
2018 184,953 -6,764 -197,595 83,686
2017 182,731 -6,778 -192,007 95,147
2016 182,243 -6,681 -138,265 84,568
2015 181,098 -6,509 -162,620 39,389
2014 180,075 -6,293 -96,513 52,679
2013 179,999 -6,091 -90,468 158,090
2012 180,384 -5,891 -78,248 252,524
2011 180,164 -5,664 -48,021 198,544
2010 180,318 -5,419 -23,928 274,387
2009 182,250 -5,196 -17,866 283,676
2008 182,607 -5,039 -11,842 422,534
2007 183,052 -5,039 -5,876 495,092
2006 183,381 -5,450 0 215,995
2005 185,216 -6,190 -17,450 258,702
2004 186,774 -7,083 11,566 417,970
2003 187,854 -7,982 -40,179 478,578
2002 189,653 -8,816 -22,836 223,861
2001 190,636 -9,744 -11,396 48,903
2000 190,308 -10,757 -17,082 56,065
1999 186,816 -11,753 -22,766 54,405
1998 169,632 -12,638 -39,835 67,985
1997 182,308 -13,344 -22,756 50,539
1996 180,083 -14,049 -22,744 53,450
1995 177,309 -14,707 -34,107 -460,287
1994 173,437 -15,246 -17,053 502,750
1993 169,358 -15,559 0 24,321
1992 165,434 -15,583 22,718 51,747
1991 160,933 -15,509 11,352 19,721
1990 156,537 -15,351 22,688 35,317
1989 152,266 -16,146 28,336 19,540
1988 149,130 -16,919 33,977 18,553
1987 146,750 -17,423 16,980 7,825
1986 144,500 -17,812 11,319 -6,206
1985 142,190 -17,778 28,297 6,911
1984 139,851 -17,277 50,919 203
1983 137,597 -16,810 33,939 -3,733
1982 134,629 -16,530 79,161 -24,223
1981 131,789 -15,986 73,452 7,182
1980 128,856 -15,445 84,650 295,642
1979 125,957 -14,979 129,531 42,637
1978 122,593 -14,537 168,465 43,932
1977 119,333 -13,777 190,248 42,246
1976 115,754 -12,916 228,445 40,885
1975 111,469 -11,855 271,660 43,051
1974 98,141 -10,947 336,176 42,487
1973 99,553 -10,001 328,508 41,631
1972 98,634 -9,403 364,355 43,182
1971 94,597 -8,918 383,922 -58,627
1970 90,875 -8,751 376,753 -62,216
1969 87,273 -8,544 390,827 -45,346
1968 84,070 -8,335 399,268 -50,149
1967 81,131 -8,056 439,074 -37,992
1966 78,369 -7,649 488,427 -35,352
1965 75,622 -7,161 474,222 -36,267
1964 72,756 -6,620 527,089 -27,368
1963 69,883 -6,063 440,767 -28,198
1962 67,332 -5,519 427,387 -25,840
1961 64,672 -4,838 459,880 -129,761
1960 62,602 -4,085 426,697 -140,765

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

GeoRank.org/population/honduras/italy | 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 Italy 69.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,436,565 people) and 30.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,068,695 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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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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