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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 10,825,703 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,237,619 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Honduras' population is 3.96 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.2M (46.8% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Honduras vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Jamaica
2100 17,182,880 1,075,936
2099 17,200,743 1,095,350
2098 17,216,673 1,115,242
2097 17,230,617 1,135,653
2096 17,243,183 1,156,525
2095 17,254,277 1,177,966
2094 17,263,401 1,200,045
2093 17,270,885 1,222,794
2092 17,276,077 1,246,199
2091 17,279,262 1,270,303
2090 17,280,244 1,294,988
2089 17,278,863 1,320,362
2088 17,275,243 1,346,290
2087 17,269,390 1,372,809
2086 17,261,244 1,399,955
2085 17,250,657 1,427,808
2084 17,237,497 1,456,011
2083 17,221,748 1,484,393
2082 17,203,519 1,513,542
2081 17,182,479 1,543,136
2080 17,158,940 1,573,400
2079 17,132,405 1,603,926
2078 17,102,986 1,634,499
2077 17,070,304 1,665,602
2076 17,034,815 1,696,763
2075 16,995,967 1,728,143
2074 16,953,990 1,760,036
2073 16,908,709 1,791,818
2072 16,860,005 1,823,794
2071 16,807,876 1,855,585
2070 16,752,434 1,887,318
2069 16,693,639 1,918,759
2068 16,631,495 1,950,157
2067 16,565,869 1,981,247
2066 16,496,654 2,012,035
2065 16,424,002 2,043,276
2064 16,347,532 2,073,988
2063 16,267,544 2,104,265
2062 16,184,126 2,134,508
2061 16,096,836 2,164,312
2060 16,005,900 2,194,058
2059 15,911,560 2,223,310
2058 15,813,659 2,252,286
2057 15,712,525 2,280,579
2056 15,607,710 2,308,936
2055 15,499,284 2,336,830
2054 15,387,571 2,364,245
2053 15,272,588 2,390,891
2052 15,154,647 2,416,741
2051 15,033,669 2,441,989
2050 14,909,683 2,466,771
2049 14,782,980 2,491,589
2048 14,653,660 2,515,667
2047 14,521,415 2,539,219
2046 14,386,305 2,562,324
2045 14,248,465 2,584,663
2044 14,108,133 2,606,489
2043 13,965,397 2,627,486
2042 13,820,314 2,647,490
2041 13,672,863 2,666,429
2040 13,523,320 2,684,551
2039 13,371,558 2,702,027
2038 13,217,312 2,718,374
2037 13,060,893 2,734,180
2036 12,901,848 2,748,725
2035 12,740,293 2,761,886
2034 12,576,635 2,774,297
2033 12,410,569 2,785,381
2032 12,242,213 2,795,619
2031 12,071,682 2,804,329
2030 11,898,926 2,812,297
2029 11,723,895 2,819,213
2028 11,546,959 2,825,235
2027 11,368,676 2,830,534
2026 11,189,025 2,834,980
2025 11,007,845 2,837,881
2024 10,825,703 2,839,175
2023 10,644,851 2,839,786
2022 10,463,872 2,839,144
2021 10,289,877 2,837,682
2020 10,119,640 2,830,739
2019 9,943,633 2,823,271
2018 9,765,210 2,820,097
2017 9,588,137 2,815,764
2016 9,412,380 2,809,915
2015 9,237,305 2,802,534
2014 9,063,122 2,793,749
2013 8,889,278 2,783,687
2012 8,715,076 2,772,430
2011 8,540,583 2,760,494
2010 8,365,878 2,748,568
2009 8,189,899 2,736,995
2008 8,012,587 2,725,635
2007 7,834,798 2,713,800
2006 7,656,832 2,700,968
2005 7,478,355 2,687,066
2004 7,298,994 2,672,225
2003 7,119,213 2,656,623
2002 6,938,859 2,640,572
2001 6,757,993 2,624,403
2000 6,577,773 2,607,826
1999 6,400,463 2,589,795
1998 6,234,431 2,569,736
1997 6,071,454 2,547,848
1996 5,903,954 2,524,463
1995 5,739,637 2,500,151
1994 5,579,242 2,475,220
1993 5,423,249 2,449,916
1992 5,271,431 2,424,701
1991 5,123,792 2,400,869
1990 4,980,488 2,379,877
1989 4,841,838 2,361,916
1988 4,707,677 2,345,777
1987 4,576,910 2,329,813
1986 4,448,899 2,312,125
1985 4,323,342 2,290,656
1984 4,199,850 2,264,562
1983 4,078,174 2,234,832
1982 3,958,728 2,203,889
1981 3,841,778 2,173,818
1980 3,727,173 2,145,658
1979 3,614,981 2,119,486
1978 3,505,463 2,094,836
1977 3,398,655 2,070,657
1976 3,294,457 2,045,578
1975 3,193,234 2,018,981
1974 3,099,836 1,990,906
1973 3,011,459 1,961,219
1972 2,922,064 1,931,542
1971 2,834,616 1,903,728
1970 2,750,715 1,878,196
1969 2,670,289 1,855,127
1968 2,593,057 1,833,765
1967 2,518,648 1,812,865
1966 2,446,751 1,791,475
1965 2,377,157 1,769,192
1964 2,309,855 1,745,568
1963 2,244,878 1,721,099
1962 2,182,064 1,696,932
1961 2,121,242 1,673,261
1960 2,062,060 1,650,005

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Honduras' population will grow by 32.7% to 14,909,683 people with a rank change from 87th to 86th. The population of Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Jamaica
2100 -0.1% -1.77%
2099 -0.09% -1.78%
2098 -0.08% -1.8%
2097 -0.07% -1.8%
2096 -0.06% -1.82%
2095 -0.05% -1.84%
2094 -0.04% -1.86%
2093 -0.03% -1.88%
2092 -0.02% -1.9%
2091 -0.006% -1.91%
2090 0.008% -1.92%
2089 0.02% -1.93%
2088 0.03% -1.93%
2087 0.05% -1.94%
2086 0.06% -1.95%
2085 0.08% -1.94%
2084 0.09% -1.91%
2083 0.11% -1.93%
2082 0.12% -1.92%
2081 0.14% -1.92%
2080 0.15% -1.9%
2079 0.17% -1.87%
2078 0.19% -1.87%
2077 0.21% -1.84%
2076 0.23% -1.82%
2075 0.25% -1.81%
2074 0.27% -1.77%
2073 0.29% -1.75%
2072 0.31% -1.71%
2071 0.33% -1.68%
2070 0.35% -1.64%
2069 0.37% -1.61%
2068 0.4% -1.57%
2067 0.42% -1.53%
2066 0.44% -1.53%
2065 0.47% -1.48%
2064 0.49% -1.44%
2063 0.52% -1.42%
2062 0.54% -1.38%
2061 0.57% -1.36%
2060 0.59% -1.32%
2059 0.62% -1.29%
2058 0.64% -1.24%
2057 0.67% -1.23%
2056 0.7% -1.19%
2055 0.73% -1.16%
2054 0.75% -1.11%
2053 0.78% -1.07%
2052 0.8% -1.03%
2051 0.83% -1%
2050 0.86% -1%
2049 0.88% -0.96%
2048 0.91% -0.93%
2047 0.94% -0.9%
2046 0.97% -0.86%
2045 0.99% -0.84%
2044 1.02% -0.8%
2043 1.05% -0.76%
2042 1.08% -0.71%
2041 1.11% -0.68%
2040 1.13% -0.65%
2039 1.17% -0.6%
2038 1.2% -0.58%
2037 1.23% -0.53%
2036 1.27% -0.48%
2035 1.3% -0.45%
2034 1.34% -0.4%
2033 1.38% -0.37%
2032 1.41% -0.31%
2031 1.45% -0.28%
2030 1.49% -0.25%
2029 1.53% -0.21%
2028 1.57% -0.19%
2027 1.61% -0.16%
2026 1.65% -0.1%
2025 1.68% -0.05%
2024 1.7% -0.02%
2023 1.73% 0.02%
2022 1.69% 0.05%
2021 1.68% 0.25%
2020 1.77% 0.26%
2019 1.83% 0.11%
2018 1.85% 0.15%
2017 1.87% 0.21%
2016 1.9% 0.26%
2015 1.92% 0.31%
2014 1.96% 0.36%
2013 2% 0.41%
2012 2.04% 0.43%
2011 2.09% 0.43%
2010 2.15% 0.42%
2009 2.21% 0.42%
2008 2.27% 0.44%
2007 2.32% 0.48%
2006 2.39% 0.52%
2005 2.46% 0.56%
2004 2.53% 0.59%
2003 2.6% 0.61%
2002 2.68% 0.62%
2001 2.74% 0.64%
2000 2.77% 0.7%
1999 2.66% 0.78%
1998 2.68% 0.86%
1997 2.84% 0.93%
1996 2.86% 0.97%
1995 2.87% 1.01%
1994 2.88% 1.03%
1993 2.88% 1.04%
1992 2.88% 0.99%
1991 2.88% 0.88%
1990 2.86% 0.76%
1989 2.85% 0.69%
1988 2.86% 0.69%
1987 2.88% 0.77%
1986 2.9% 0.94%
1985 2.94% 1.15%
1984 2.98% 1.33%
1983 3.02% 1.4%
1982 3.04% 1.38%
1981 3.07% 1.31%
1980 3.1% 1.23%
1979 3.12% 1.18%
1978 3.14% 1.17%
1977 3.16% 1.23%
1976 3.17% 1.32%
1975 3.01% 1.41%
1974 2.93% 1.51%
1973 3.06% 1.54%
1972 3.09% 1.46%
1971 3.05% 1.36%
1970 3.01% 1.24%
1969 2.98% 1.16%
1968 2.95% 1.15%
1967 2.94% 1.19%
1966 2.93% 1.26%
1965 2.91% 1.35%
1964 2.89% 1.42%
1963 2.88% 1.42%
1962 2.87% 1.41%
1961 2.87% 1.41%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Honduras grew by 1.7%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Honduras Jamaica
Current population
11237619
2834980
Population rank 87/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.03%
One net population change
2.91 minutes
14.3 hours
One birth every
2.25 minutes
15.9 minutes
One death every
11 minutes
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +495 -2
Annual growth/decline +180,852 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +1.7% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 166/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -4,778 -11,053
Net migration rank 114/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - -11,053
2024 - -4,821 - -10,506
2023 186,125 -5,044 10,072 -10,003
2022 186,257 -5,374 11,215 -10,003
2021 172,890 -5,777 6,382 -4,665
2020 179,553 -6,199 12,170 0
2019 185,200 -6,546 13,094 -10,335
2018 184,953 -6,764 13,929 -10,335
2017 182,731 -6,778 15,419 -10,335
2016 182,243 -6,681 16,944 -10,335
2015 181,098 -6,509 18,489 -10,335
2014 180,075 -6,293 19,751 -10,335
2013 179,999 -6,091 21,037 -10,335
2012 180,384 -5,891 22,320 -10,498
2011 180,164 -5,664 23,627 -11,577
2010 180,318 -5,419 25,031 -13,248
2009 182,250 -5,196 26,311 -14,941
2008 182,607 -5,039 27,553 -16,191
2007 183,052 -5,039 28,886 -16,588
2006 183,381 -5,450 30,213 -16,840
2005 185,216 -6,190 31,506 -17,071
2004 186,774 -7,083 32,500 -17,256
2003 187,854 -7,982 33,340 -17,380
2002 189,653 -8,816 33,572 -17,428
2001 190,636 -9,744 33,666 -17,466
2000 190,308 -10,757 34,452 -17,498
1999 186,816 -11,753 36,649 -17,542
1998 169,632 -12,638 38,628 -17,623
1997 182,308 -13,344 40,521 -17,756
1996 180,083 -14,049 42,297 -18,285
1995 177,309 -14,707 43,705 -19,092
1994 173,437 -15,246 45,210 -19,960
1993 169,358 -15,559 46,090 -20,731
1992 165,434 -15,583 46,494 -21,426
1991 160,933 -15,509 45,617 -23,014
1990 156,537 -15,351 44,465 -25,085
1989 152,266 -16,146 43,591 -27,049
1988 149,130 -16,919 43,978 -28,247
1987 146,750 -17,423 44,155 -27,958
1986 144,500 -17,812 44,520 -25,339
1985 142,190 -17,778 45,122 -21,371
1984 139,851 -17,277 45,644 -17,211
1983 137,597 -16,810 45,095 -14,065
1982 134,629 -16,530 43,816 -12,952
1981 131,789 -15,986 42,898 -13,619
1980 128,856 -15,445 42,316 -15,277
1979 125,957 -14,979 42,449 -17,143
1978 122,593 -14,537 42,475 -18,483
1977 119,333 -13,777 42,999 -18,630
1976 115,754 -12,916 43,878 -18,084
1975 111,469 -11,855 44,736 -17,340
1974 98,141 -10,947 45,526 -16,769
1973 99,553 -10,001 47,438 -16,822
1972 98,634 -9,403 46,676 -17,934
1971 94,597 -8,918 47,206 -20,322
1970 90,875 -8,751 47,547 -23,371
1969 87,273 -8,544 48,258 -26,304
1968 84,070 -8,335 49,189 -28,424
1967 81,131 -8,056 50,187 -29,147
1966 78,369 -7,649 50,808 -29,065
1965 75,622 -7,161 51,423 -28,611
1964 72,756 -6,620 52,501 -28,066
1963 69,883 -6,063 52,277 -27,757
1962 67,332 -5,519 51,758 -27,936
1961 64,672 -4,838 51,931 -28,416
1960 62,602 -4,085 51,944 -28,952

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 96.7% of the population change in Honduras is from natural causes (a gain of 1,821,125 people) and 3.29% is from migration (a loss of 61,965 people). In Jamaica 61.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

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
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
Half Way Tree 96.5K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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