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

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The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 11,005,850 in 2025 vs 123,366,734 people in Japan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,279,259 people compared to 122,704,252 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 10.9 times bigger than Honduras'.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.61% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.78% per year vs -0.28% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.3M (47.3% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.03% decline).

Honduras vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Japan
2100 17,179,765 76,995,942
2099 17,197,625 77,380,486
2098 17,213,552 77,759,557
2097 17,227,494 78,135,569
2096 17,240,057 78,515,892
2095 17,251,150 78,892,606
2094 17,260,271 79,267,768
2093 17,267,754 79,645,584
2092 17,272,946 80,025,578
2091 17,276,130 80,401,222
2090 17,277,112 80,778,500
2089 17,275,730 81,158,413
2088 17,272,112 81,539,639
2087 17,266,259 81,926,401
2086 17,258,114 82,322,612
2085 17,247,530 82,727,738
2084 17,234,373 83,141,354
2083 17,218,626 83,562,394
2082 17,200,400 83,998,809
2081 17,179,365 84,447,888
2080 17,155,830 84,918,455
2079 17,129,299 85,406,042
2078 17,099,886 85,916,840
2077 17,067,209 86,453,316
2076 17,031,727 87,012,155
2075 16,992,886 87,597,053
2074 16,950,917 88,209,803
2073 16,905,643 88,854,316
2072 16,856,949 89,519,055
2071 16,804,830 90,204,314
2070 16,749,397 90,919,143
2069 16,690,613 91,645,589
2068 16,628,480 92,388,299
2067 16,562,866 93,133,993
2066 16,493,664 93,889,902
2065 16,421,025 94,654,259
2064 16,344,569 95,412,429
2063 16,264,595 96,169,244
2062 16,181,192 96,924,236
2061 16,093,918 97,675,525
2060 16,002,999 98,422,553
2059 15,908,676 99,166,038
2058 15,810,793 99,890,950
2057 15,709,676 100,607,740
2056 15,604,881 101,318,164
2055 15,496,474 102,012,184
2054 15,384,781 102,706,063
2053 15,269,819 103,381,833
2052 15,151,900 104,059,800
2051 15,030,943 104,729,745
2050 14,906,980 105,400,477
2049 14,780,300 106,076,354
2048 14,651,004 106,754,699
2047 14,518,783 107,442,881
2046 14,383,697 108,139,155
2045 14,245,882 108,844,934
2044 14,105,576 109,553,441
2043 13,962,865 110,269,851
2042 13,817,809 110,992,599
2041 13,670,385 111,729,216
2040 13,520,868 112,463,507
2039 13,369,134 113,200,859
2038 13,214,916 113,940,856
2037 13,058,525 114,687,611
2036 12,899,509 115,436,359
2035 12,737,983 116,187,949
2034 12,574,355 116,936,734
2033 12,408,319 117,678,572
2032 12,239,994 118,419,247
2031 12,069,493 119,153,646
2030 11,896,769 119,882,512
2029 11,721,770 120,600,781
2028 11,544,866 121,314,239
2027 11,366,615 122,015,984
2026 11,186,997 122,704,252
2025 11,005,850 123,366,734
2024 10,825,703 123,975,371
2023 10,644,851 124,516,650
2022 10,463,872 125,124,989
2021 10,289,877 125,681,593
2020 10,119,640 126,261,000
2019 9,943,633 126,633,000
2018 9,765,210 126,811,000
2017 9,588,137 126,972,000
2016 9,412,380 127,076,000
2015 9,237,305 127,141,000
2014 9,063,122 127,276,000
2013 8,889,278 127,445,000
2012 8,715,076 127,629,000
2011 8,540,583 127,833,000
2010 8,365,878 128,070,000
2009 8,189,899 128,047,000
2008 8,012,587 128,063,000
2007 7,834,798 128,001,000
2006 7,656,832 127,854,000
2005 7,478,355 127,773,000
2004 7,298,994 127,761,000
2003 7,119,213 127,718,000
2002 6,938,859 127,445,000
2001 6,757,993 127,149,000
2000 6,577,773 126,843,000
1999 6,400,463 126,631,000
1998 6,234,431 126,400,000
1997 6,071,454 126,057,000
1996 5,903,954 125,757,000
1995 5,739,637 125,472,000
1994 5,579,242 125,178,000
1993 5,423,249 124,829,000
1992 5,271,431 124,425,000
1991 5,123,792 123,964,000
1990 4,980,488 123,478,000
1989 4,841,838 123,069,000
1988 4,707,677 122,578,000
1987 4,576,910 122,069,000
1986 4,448,899 121,482,000
1985 4,323,342 120,837,000
1984 4,199,850 120,083,000
1983 4,078,174 119,307,000
1982 3,958,728 118,480,000
1981 3,841,778 117,661,000
1980 3,727,173 116,807,000
1979 3,614,981 115,890,000
1978 3,505,463 114,913,000
1977 3,398,655 113,872,000
1976 3,294,457 112,775,000
1975 3,193,234 111,573,000
1974 3,099,836 110,162,000
1973 3,011,459 108,707,000
1972 2,922,064 107,188,000
1971 2,834,616 105,697,000
1970 2,750,715 103,403,000
1969 2,670,289 102,219,000
1968 2,593,057 101,011,000
1967 2,518,648 99,879,000
1966 2,446,751 98,851,000
1965 2,377,157 97,952,000
1964 2,309,855 96,903,000
1963 2,244,878 95,900,000
1962 2,182,064 94,933,000
1961 2,121,242 94,055,000
1960 2,062,060 93,216,000

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 Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,866,879 people (a 19.8% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th 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 Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,400,477 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people, while Japan's population already peaked in 2010 at 128M people and is projected to decrease to 77M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Japan
2100 -0.1% -0.5%
2099 -0.09% -0.49%
2098 -0.08% -0.48%
2097 -0.07% -0.48%
2096 -0.06% -0.48%
2095 -0.05% -0.47%
2094 -0.04% -0.47%
2093 -0.03% -0.47%
2092 -0.02% -0.47%
2091 -0.006% -0.47%
2090 0.008% -0.47%
2089 0.02% -0.47%
2088 0.03% -0.47%
2087 0.05% -0.48%
2086 0.06% -0.49%
2085 0.08% -0.5%
2084 0.09% -0.5%
2083 0.11% -0.52%
2082 0.12% -0.53%
2081 0.14% -0.55%
2080 0.15% -0.57%
2079 0.17% -0.59%
2078 0.19% -0.62%
2077 0.21% -0.64%
2076 0.23% -0.67%
2075 0.25% -0.69%
2074 0.27% -0.73%
2073 0.29% -0.74%
2072 0.31% -0.76%
2071 0.33% -0.79%
2070 0.35% -0.79%
2069 0.37% -0.8%
2068 0.4% -0.8%
2067 0.42% -0.81%
2066 0.44% -0.81%
2065 0.47% -0.79%
2064 0.49% -0.79%
2063 0.52% -0.78%
2062 0.54% -0.77%
2061 0.57% -0.76%
2060 0.59% -0.75%
2059 0.62% -0.73%
2058 0.64% -0.71%
2057 0.67% -0.7%
2056 0.7% -0.68%
2055 0.73% -0.68%
2054 0.75% -0.65%
2053 0.78% -0.65%
2052 0.8% -0.64%
2051 0.83% -0.64%
2050 0.86% -0.64%
2049 0.88% -0.64%
2048 0.91% -0.64%
2047 0.94% -0.64%
2046 0.97% -0.65%
2045 0.99% -0.65%
2044 1.02% -0.65%
2043 1.05% -0.65%
2042 1.08% -0.66%
2041 1.11% -0.65%
2040 1.13% -0.65%
2039 1.17% -0.65%
2038 1.2% -0.65%
2037 1.23% -0.65%
2036 1.27% -0.65%
2035 1.3% -0.64%
2034 1.34% -0.63%
2033 1.38% -0.63%
2032 1.41% -0.62%
2031 1.45% -0.61%
2030 1.49% -0.6%
2029 1.53% -0.59%
2028 1.57% -0.58%
2027 1.61% -0.56%
2026 1.65% -0.54%
2025 1.66% -0.49%
2024 1.7% -0.43%
2023 1.73% -0.49%
2022 1.69% -0.44%
2021 1.68% -0.46%
2020 1.77% -0.29%
2019 1.83% -0.14%
2018 1.85% -0.13%
2017 1.87% -0.08%
2016 1.9% -0.05%
2015 1.92% -0.11%
2014 1.96% -0.13%
2013 2% -0.14%
2012 2.04% -0.16%
2011 2.09% -0.19%
2010 2.15% 0.02%
2009 2.21% -0.01%
2008 2.27% 0.05%
2007 2.32% 0.11%
2006 2.39% 0.06%
2005 2.46% 0.009%
2004 2.53% 0.03%
2003 2.6% 0.21%
2002 2.68% 0.23%
2001 2.74% 0.24%
2000 2.77% 0.17%
1999 2.66% 0.18%
1998 2.68% 0.27%
1997 2.84% 0.24%
1996 2.86% 0.23%
1995 2.87% 0.23%
1994 2.88% 0.28%
1993 2.88% 0.32%
1992 2.88% 0.37%
1991 2.88% 0.39%
1990 2.86% 0.33%
1989 2.85% 0.4%
1988 2.86% 0.42%
1987 2.88% 0.48%
1986 2.9% 0.53%
1985 2.94% 0.63%
1984 2.98% 0.65%
1983 3.02% 0.7%
1982 3.04% 0.7%
1981 3.07% 0.73%
1980 3.1% 0.79%
1979 3.12% 0.85%
1978 3.14% 0.91%
1977 3.16% 0.97%
1976 3.17% 1.08%
1975 3.01% 1.28%
1974 2.93% 1.34%
1973 3.06% 1.42%
1972 3.09% 1.41%
1971 3.05% 2.22%
1970 3.01% 1.16%
1969 2.98% 1.2%
1968 2.95% 1.13%
1967 2.94% 1.04%
1966 2.93% 0.92%
1965 2.91% 1.08%
1964 2.89% 1.05%
1963 2.88% 1.02%
1962 2.87% 0.93%
1961 2.87% 0.9%

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

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In 2025, the population of Honduras grew by 1.66%, while Japan's population declined by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Honduras Japan
Current population
11279259
122704252
Population rank 87/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.48%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
52 seconds
One birth every
2.24 minutes
44.6 seconds
One death every
10.7 minutes
19.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +494 -1,667
Annual growth/decline +180,147 -608,637
Annual growth/decline rate +1.66% -0.49%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 183/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -4,778 +140,579
Net migration rank 114/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - 140,579
2024 185,444 -4,821 -942,213 153,357
2023 186,125 -5,044 -871,617 175,003
2022 186,257 -5,374 -825,825 175,003
2021 172,890 -5,777 -640,976 -34,996
2020 179,553 -6,199 -542,923 42,001
2019 185,200 -6,546 -531,858 318,190
2018 184,953 -6,764 -456,520 320,601
2017 182,731 -6,778 -406,310 322,564
2016 182,243 -6,681 -343,106 314,732
2015 181,098 -6,509 -292,424 168,896
2014 180,075 -6,293 -267,279 58,109
2013 179,999 -6,091 -242,146 66,449
2012 180,384 -5,891 -229,733 67,904
2011 180,164 -5,664 -204,533 97,720
2010 180,318 -5,419 -128,070 131,860
2009 182,250 -5,196 -76,828 125,450
2008 182,607 -5,039 -51,225 142,605
2007 183,052 -5,039 -25,600 138,024
2006 183,381 -5,450 12,785 130,065
2005 185,216 -6,190 -25,554 113,017
2004 186,774 -7,083 76,656 69,014
2003 187,854 -7,982 114,946 74,875
2002 189,653 -8,816 178,423 60,864
2001 190,636 -9,744 203,438 59,563
2000 190,308 -10,757 228,317 23,468
1999 186,816 -11,753 202,610 56,901
1998 169,632 -12,638 265,440 45,912
1997 182,308 -13,344 277,325 43,366
1996 180,083 -14,049 314,392 25,030
1995 177,309 -14,707 276,039 87,714
1994 173,437 -15,246 363,017 154,214
1993 169,358 -15,559 312,073 168,836
1992 165,434 -15,583 360,833 170,878
1991 160,933 -15,509 396,685 161,331
1990 156,537 -15,351 407,478 124,582
1989 152,266 -16,146 467,662 31,202
1988 149,130 -16,919 527,085 51,154
1987 146,750 -17,423 598,138 28,001
1986 144,500 -17,812 631,706 27,987
1985 142,190 -17,778 676,687 -141,323
1984 139,851 -17,277 756,523 -273,686
1983 137,597 -16,810 775,495 -269,755
1982 134,629 -16,530 805,664 -288,550
1981 131,789 -15,986 811,861 -278,525
1980 128,856 -15,445 864,372 -92,314
1979 125,957 -14,979 950,298 -57,692
1978 122,593 -14,537 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 119,333 -13,777 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 115,754 -12,916 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 111,469 -11,855 1,204,989 107
1974 98,141 -10,947 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 99,553 -10,001 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 98,634 -9,403 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 94,597 -8,918 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 90,875 -8,751 1,230,496 33,731
1969 87,273 -8,544 1,195,962 49,447
1968 84,070 -8,335 1,191,930 43,593
1967 81,131 -8,056 1,258,475 29,632
1966 78,369 -7,649 682,072 68,934
1965 75,622 -7,161 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 72,756 -6,620 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 69,883 -6,063 987,770 -100,742
1962 67,332 -5,519 901,864 -57,075
1961 64,672 -4,838 893,522 -58,882
1960 62,602 -4,085 894,874 -150,371

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

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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 Japan 75% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,853,772 people) and 25% is from migration (a gain of 1,955,351 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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