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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 10,825,703 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,237,619 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 5.25 times bigger than Honduras'.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.2M (46.8% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Honduras vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Kenya
2100 17,182,880 105,238,162
2099 17,200,743 105,257,438
2098 17,216,673 105,257,489
2097 17,230,617 105,250,948
2096 17,243,183 105,220,085
2095 17,254,277 105,175,623
2094 17,263,401 105,118,372
2093 17,270,885 105,046,907
2092 17,276,077 104,955,024
2091 17,279,262 104,846,805
2090 17,280,244 104,718,130
2089 17,278,863 104,573,271
2088 17,275,243 104,414,197
2087 17,269,390 104,243,505
2086 17,261,244 104,056,143
2085 17,250,657 103,854,891
2084 17,237,497 103,640,244
2083 17,221,748 103,407,124
2082 17,203,519 103,158,580
2081 17,182,479 102,889,291
2080 17,158,940 102,594,978
2079 17,132,405 102,286,967
2078 17,102,986 101,961,280
2077 17,070,304 101,613,181
2076 17,034,815 101,239,843
2075 16,995,967 100,849,423
2074 16,953,990 100,436,632
2073 16,908,709 100,001,277
2072 16,860,005 99,533,234
2071 16,807,876 99,042,264
2070 16,752,434 98,529,166
2069 16,693,639 97,992,232
2068 16,631,495 97,428,138
2067 16,565,869 96,842,744
2066 16,496,654 96,230,345
2065 16,424,002 95,598,937
2064 16,347,532 94,942,874
2063 16,267,544 94,266,124
2062 16,184,126 93,561,519
2061 16,096,836 92,837,768
2060 16,005,900 92,098,717
2059 15,911,560 91,343,602
2058 15,813,659 90,569,828
2057 15,712,525 89,783,087
2056 15,607,710 88,994,126
2055 15,499,284 88,192,182
2054 15,387,571 87,379,992
2053 15,272,588 86,552,281
2052 15,154,647 85,710,403
2051 15,033,669 84,850,558
2050 14,909,683 83,976,685
2049 14,782,980 83,090,517
2048 14,653,660 82,191,119
2047 14,521,415 81,274,836
2046 14,386,305 80,340,592
2045 14,248,465 79,389,433
2044 14,108,133 78,414,158
2043 13,965,397 77,418,567
2042 13,820,314 76,399,781
2041 13,672,863 75,363,853
2040 13,523,320 74,308,480
2039 13,371,558 73,241,028
2038 13,217,312 72,153,876
2037 13,060,893 71,058,753
2036 12,901,848 69,949,421
2035 12,740,293 68,831,151
2034 12,576,635 67,705,051
2033 12,410,569 66,569,532
2032 12,242,213 65,431,402
2031 12,071,682 64,289,540
2030 11,898,926 63,153,520
2029 11,723,895 62,021,378
2028 11,546,959 60,894,078
2027 11,368,676 59,770,115
2026 11,189,025 58,653,621
2025 11,007,845 57,540,609
2024 10,825,703 56,432,944
2023 10,644,851 55,339,003
2022 10,463,872 54,252,461
2021 10,289,877 53,219,166
2020 10,119,640 52,217,334
2019 9,943,633 51,202,827
2018 9,765,210 50,207,107
2017 9,588,137 49,197,766
2016 9,412,380 48,139,687
2015 9,237,305 47,088,526
2014 9,063,122 46,051,440
2013 8,889,278 44,986,791
2012 8,715,076 43,888,303
2011 8,540,583 42,758,461
2010 8,365,878 41,598,567
2009 8,189,899 40,408,891
2008 8,012,587 39,206,351
2007 7,834,798 38,036,349
2006 7,656,832 36,904,008
2005 7,478,355 35,796,484
2004 7,298,994 34,713,455
2003 7,119,213 33,652,223
2002 6,938,859 32,629,808
2001 6,757,993 31,619,170
2000 6,577,773 30,642,890
1999 6,400,463 29,733,408
1998 6,234,431 28,888,057
1997 6,071,454 28,101,768
1996 5,903,954 27,344,211
1995 5,739,637 26,601,751
1994 5,579,242 25,857,130
1993 5,423,249 25,117,188
1992 5,271,431 24,382,460
1991 5,123,792 23,646,514
1990 4,980,488 22,892,651
1989 4,841,838 22,118,434
1988 4,707,677 21,356,219
1987 4,576,910 20,616,096
1986 4,448,899 19,901,646
1985 4,323,342 19,201,768
1984 4,199,850 18,514,906
1983 4,078,174 17,846,374
1982 3,958,728 17,206,175
1981 3,841,778 16,601,507
1980 3,727,173 16,018,459
1979 3,614,981 15,460,666
1978 3,505,463 14,934,126
1977 3,398,655 14,428,819
1976 3,294,457 13,957,623
1975 3,193,234 13,511,671
1974 3,099,836 13,070,078
1973 3,011,459 12,634,835
1972 2,922,064 12,206,060
1971 2,834,616 11,788,904
1970 2,750,715 11,368,791
1969 2,670,289 10,939,695
1968 2,593,057 10,518,823
1967 2,518,648 10,111,057
1966 2,446,751 9,717,816
1965 2,377,157 9,338,078
1964 2,309,855 8,973,535
1963 2,244,878 8,627,971
1962 2,182,064 8,299,308
1961 2,121,242 7,987,770
1960 2,062,060 7,695,307

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 105M people in 2098 for Kenya.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Kenya
2100 -0.1% -0.02%
2099 -0.09% -0%
2098 -0.08% 0.006%
2097 -0.07% 0.03%
2096 -0.06% 0.04%
2095 -0.05% 0.05%
2094 -0.04% 0.07%
2093 -0.03% 0.09%
2092 -0.02% 0.1%
2091 -0.006% 0.12%
2090 0.008% 0.14%
2089 0.02% 0.15%
2088 0.03% 0.16%
2087 0.05% 0.18%
2086 0.06% 0.19%
2085 0.08% 0.21%
2084 0.09% 0.23%
2083 0.11% 0.24%
2082 0.12% 0.26%
2081 0.14% 0.29%
2080 0.15% 0.3%
2079 0.17% 0.32%
2078 0.19% 0.34%
2077 0.21% 0.37%
2076 0.23% 0.39%
2075 0.25% 0.41%
2074 0.27% 0.44%
2073 0.29% 0.47%
2072 0.31% 0.5%
2071 0.33% 0.52%
2070 0.35% 0.55%
2069 0.37% 0.58%
2068 0.4% 0.6%
2067 0.42% 0.64%
2066 0.44% 0.66%
2065 0.47% 0.69%
2064 0.49% 0.72%
2063 0.52% 0.75%
2062 0.54% 0.78%
2061 0.57% 0.8%
2060 0.59% 0.83%
2059 0.62% 0.85%
2058 0.64% 0.88%
2057 0.67% 0.89%
2056 0.7% 0.91%
2055 0.73% 0.93%
2054 0.75% 0.96%
2053 0.78% 0.98%
2052 0.8% 1.01%
2051 0.83% 1.04%
2050 0.86% 1.07%
2049 0.88% 1.09%
2048 0.91% 1.13%
2047 0.94% 1.16%
2046 0.97% 1.2%
2045 0.99% 1.24%
2044 1.02% 1.29%
2043 1.05% 1.33%
2042 1.08% 1.37%
2041 1.11% 1.42%
2040 1.13% 1.46%
2039 1.17% 1.51%
2038 1.2% 1.54%
2037 1.23% 1.59%
2036 1.27% 1.62%
2035 1.3% 1.66%
2034 1.34% 1.71%
2033 1.38% 1.74%
2032 1.41% 1.78%
2031 1.45% 1.8%
2030 1.49% 1.83%
2029 1.53% 1.85%
2028 1.57% 1.88%
2027 1.61% 1.9%
2026 1.65% 1.93%
2025 1.68% 1.96%
2024 1.7% 1.98%
2023 1.73% 2%
2022 1.69% 1.94%
2021 1.68% 1.92%
2020 1.77% 1.98%
2019 1.83% 1.98%
2018 1.85% 2.05%
2017 1.87% 2.2%
2016 1.9% 2.23%
2015 1.92% 2.25%
2014 1.96% 2.37%
2013 2% 2.5%
2012 2.04% 2.64%
2011 2.09% 2.79%
2010 2.15% 2.94%
2009 2.21% 3.07%
2008 2.27% 3.08%
2007 2.32% 3.07%
2006 2.39% 3.09%
2005 2.46% 3.12%
2004 2.53% 3.15%
2003 2.6% 3.13%
2002 2.68% 3.2%
2001 2.74% 3.19%
2000 2.77% 3.06%
1999 2.66% 2.93%
1998 2.68% 2.8%
1997 2.84% 2.77%
1996 2.86% 2.79%
1995 2.87% 2.88%
1994 2.88% 2.95%
1993 2.88% 3.01%
1992 2.88% 3.11%
1991 2.88% 3.29%
1990 2.86% 3.5%
1989 2.85% 3.57%
1988 2.86% 3.59%
1987 2.88% 3.59%
1986 2.9% 3.64%
1985 2.94% 3.71%
1984 2.98% 3.75%
1983 3.02% 3.72%
1982 3.04% 3.64%
1981 3.07% 3.64%
1980 3.1% 3.61%
1979 3.12% 3.53%
1978 3.14% 3.5%
1977 3.16% 3.38%
1976 3.17% 3.3%
1975 3.01% 3.38%
1974 2.93% 3.44%
1973 3.06% 3.51%
1972 3.09% 3.54%
1971 3.05% 3.7%
1970 3.01% 3.92%
1969 2.98% 4%
1968 2.95% 4.03%
1967 2.94% 4.05%
1966 2.93% 4.07%
1965 2.91% 4.06%
1964 2.89% 4.01%
1963 2.88% 3.96%
1962 2.87% 3.9%
1961 2.87% 3.8%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Honduras grew by 1.7%, while Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Honduras Kenya
Current population
11237619
58955623
Population rank 87/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.71%
One net population change
2.91 minutes
28.8 seconds
One birth every
2.25 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
11 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline +495 +2,997
Annual growth/decline +180,852 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate +1.7% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 53/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -4,778 -27,330
Net migration rank 114/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - -27,330
2024 - -4,821 - -19,781
2023 186,125 -5,044 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 186,257 -5,374 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 172,890 -5,777 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 179,553 -6,199 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 185,200 -6,546 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 184,953 -6,764 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 182,731 -6,778 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 182,243 -6,681 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 181,098 -6,509 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 180,075 -6,293 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 179,999 -6,091 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 180,384 -5,891 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 180,164 -5,664 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 180,318 -5,419 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 182,250 -5,196 1,193,598 7,096
2008 182,607 -5,039 1,174,818 29,612
2007 183,052 -5,039 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 183,381 -5,450 1,113,357 15,767
2005 185,216 -6,190 1,080,446 5,501
2004 186,774 -7,083 1,048,590 31,525
2003 187,854 -7,982 1,018,182 24,175
2002 189,653 -8,816 992,044 10,431
2001 190,636 -9,744 963,721 55,052
2000 190,308 -10,757 928,357 5,407
1999 186,816 -11,753 898,484 -13,257
1998 169,632 -12,638 875,511 -70,023
1997 182,308 -13,344 847,493 -80,443
1996 180,083 -14,049 827,326 -79,276
1995 177,309 -14,707 812,391 -75,506
1994 173,437 -15,246 792,702 -40,367
1993 169,358 -15,559 788,579 -61,054
1992 165,434 -15,583 785,018 -43,085
1991 160,933 -15,509 790,030 -60,087
1990 156,537 -15,351 789,087 -11,338
1989 152,266 -16,146 795,622 -24,949
1988 149,130 -16,919 785,652 -31,894
1987 146,750 -17,423 775,124 -48,633
1986 144,500 -17,812 755,606 -53,183
1985 142,190 -17,778 732,739 -35,400
1984 139,851 -17,277 709,639 -33,253
1983 137,597 -16,810 684,587 -23,905
1982 134,629 -16,530 663,109 -43,382
1981 131,789 -15,986 642,379 -52,761
1980 128,856 -15,445 616,390 -39,920
1979 125,957 -14,979 595,390 -56,280
1978 122,593 -14,537 574,695 -60,718
1977 119,333 -13,777 554,124 -57,493
1976 115,754 -12,916 536,740 -90,990
1975 111,469 -11,855 517,579 -71,421
1974 98,141 -10,947 500,008 -62,973
1973 99,553 -10,001 485,556 -52,102
1972 98,634 -9,403 472,557 -48,466
1971 94,597 -8,918 459,897 -49,671
1970 90,875 -8,751 443,065 -13,064
1969 87,273 -8,544 427,819 369
1968 84,070 -8,335 411,948 1,611
1967 81,131 -8,056 396,920 5,060
1966 78,369 -7,649 382,891 1,616
1965 75,622 -7,161 366,444 8,524
1964 72,756 -6,620 349,322 4,788
1963 69,883 -6,063 332,763 4,246
1962 67,332 -5,519 315,797 4,521
1961 64,672 -4,838 298,463 4,296
1960 62,602 -4,085 280,032 2,134

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

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

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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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