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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 10,825,703 in 2024 vs 5,612,817 people in Liberia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,237,619 people compared to 5,887,000 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • Honduras' population is 1.91 times bigger than Liberia's.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 0.07% for Liberia.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.2M (46.8% growth), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.89M (68.6% growth).

Honduras vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Liberia
2100 17,182,880 12,788,823
2099 17,200,743 12,776,207
2098 17,216,673 12,757,308
2097 17,230,617 12,728,620
2096 17,243,183 12,695,873
2095 17,254,277 12,671,037
2094 17,263,401 12,645,345
2093 17,270,885 12,607,806
2092 17,276,077 12,583,276
2091 17,279,262 12,557,861
2090 17,280,244 12,513,262
2089 17,278,863 12,461,083
2088 17,275,243 12,429,523
2087 17,269,390 12,394,685
2086 17,261,244 12,331,734
2085 17,250,657 12,266,313
2084 17,237,497 12,218,274
2083 17,221,748 12,163,782
2082 17,203,519 12,122,513
2081 17,182,479 12,055,108
2080 17,158,940 11,977,065
2079 17,132,405 11,899,224
2078 17,102,986 11,823,772
2077 17,070,304 11,746,009
2076 17,034,815 11,657,329
2075 16,995,967 11,571,881
2074 16,953,990 11,469,695
2073 16,908,709 11,373,802
2072 16,860,005 11,288,250
2071 16,807,876 11,187,594
2070 16,752,434 11,097,891
2069 16,693,639 11,002,270
2068 16,631,495 10,918,600
2067 16,565,869 10,814,021
2066 16,496,654 10,721,693
2065 16,424,002 10,617,436
2064 16,347,532 10,521,037
2063 16,267,544 10,416,221
2062 16,184,126 10,308,855
2061 16,096,836 10,200,557
2060 16,005,900 10,091,553
2059 15,911,560 9,960,069
2058 15,813,659 9,857,338
2057 15,712,525 9,745,295
2056 15,607,710 9,624,041
2055 15,499,284 9,506,843
2054 15,387,571 9,402,297
2053 15,272,588 9,284,854
2052 15,154,647 9,173,091
2051 15,033,669 9,060,243
2050 14,909,683 8,951,514
2049 14,782,980 8,828,384
2048 14,653,660 8,705,146
2047 14,521,415 8,581,923
2046 14,386,305 8,456,286
2045 14,248,465 8,342,861
2044 14,108,133 8,220,755
2043 13,965,397 8,106,429
2042 13,820,314 7,972,152
2041 13,672,863 7,829,310
2040 13,523,320 7,698,463
2039 13,371,558 7,554,021
2038 13,217,312 7,421,960
2037 13,060,893 7,291,328
2036 12,901,848 7,146,172
2035 12,740,293 7,010,827
2034 12,576,635 6,883,638
2033 12,410,569 6,750,553
2032 12,242,213 6,619,507
2031 12,071,682 6,492,799
2030 11,898,926 6,376,029
2029 11,723,895 6,247,795
2028 11,546,959 6,120,673
2027 11,368,676 5,981,051
2026 11,189,025 5,852,128
2025 11,007,845 5,732,938
2024 10,825,703 5,612,817
2023 10,644,851 5,493,031
2022 10,463,872 5,373,294
2021 10,289,877 5,259,323
2020 10,119,640 5,149,463
2019 9,943,633 5,043,721
2018 9,765,210 4,944,726
2017 9,588,137 4,848,925
2016 9,412,380 4,755,608
2015 9,237,305 4,659,431
2014 9,063,122 4,564,293
2013 8,889,278 4,470,239
2012 8,715,076 4,373,043
2011 8,540,583 4,221,178
2010 8,365,878 4,058,890
2009 8,189,899 3,943,028
2008 8,012,587 3,821,003
2007 7,834,798 3,669,050
2006 7,656,832 3,490,787
2005 7,478,355 3,301,015
2004 7,298,994 3,156,892
2003 7,119,213 3,119,532
2002 6,938,859 3,094,782
2001 6,757,993 3,015,338
2000 6,577,773 2,928,117
1999 6,400,463 2,821,684
1998 6,234,431 2,670,124
1997 6,071,454 2,412,989
1996 5,903,954 2,232,289
1995 5,739,637 2,169,162
1994 5,579,242 2,149,928
1993 5,423,249 2,155,126
1992 5,271,431 2,072,461
1991 5,123,792 1,956,518
1990 4,980,488 2,223,667
1989 4,841,838 2,517,858
1988 4,707,677 2,446,941
1987 4,576,910 2,377,229
1986 4,448,899 2,308,511
1985 4,323,342 2,240,539
1984 4,199,850 2,173,312
1983 4,078,174 2,107,113
1982 3,958,728 2,045,073
1981 3,841,778 1,986,867
1980 3,727,173 1,929,253
1979 3,614,981 1,872,713
1978 3,505,463 1,818,247
1977 3,398,655 1,766,019
1976 3,294,457 1,717,060
1975 3,193,234 1,670,913
1974 3,099,836 1,626,362
1973 3,011,459 1,583,588
1972 2,922,064 1,542,670
1971 2,834,616 1,504,077
1970 2,750,715 1,466,676
1969 2,670,289 1,429,605
1968 2,593,057 1,393,530
1967 2,518,648 1,358,435
1966 2,446,751 1,324,383
1965 2,377,157 1,291,156
1964 2,309,855 1,258,745
1963 2,244,878 1,227,414
1962 2,182,064 1,197,039
1961 2,121,242 1,167,717
1960 2,062,060 1,139,522

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/liberia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth), while Liberia's population increased by 1,131,392 people (a 23.8% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th 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 Liberia will increase by 52.1% to 8,951,514 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 12.8M people in 2100 for Liberia.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Liberia
2100 -0.1% 0.1%
2099 -0.09% 0.15%
2098 -0.08% 0.23%
2097 -0.07% 0.26%
2096 -0.06% 0.2%
2095 -0.05% 0.2%
2094 -0.04% 0.3%
2093 -0.03% 0.19%
2092 -0.02% 0.2%
2091 -0.006% 0.36%
2090 0.008% 0.42%
2089 0.02% 0.25%
2088 0.03% 0.28%
2087 0.05% 0.51%
2086 0.06% 0.53%
2085 0.08% 0.39%
2084 0.09% 0.45%
2083 0.11% 0.34%
2082 0.12% 0.56%
2081 0.14% 0.65%
2080 0.15% 0.65%
2079 0.17% 0.64%
2078 0.19% 0.66%
2077 0.21% 0.76%
2076 0.23% 0.74%
2075 0.25% 0.89%
2074 0.27% 0.84%
2073 0.29% 0.76%
2072 0.31% 0.9%
2071 0.33% 0.81%
2070 0.35% 0.87%
2069 0.37% 0.77%
2068 0.4% 0.97%
2067 0.42% 0.86%
2066 0.44% 0.98%
2065 0.47% 0.92%
2064 0.49% 1.01%
2063 0.52% 1.04%
2062 0.54% 1.06%
2061 0.57% 1.08%
2060 0.59% 1.32%
2059 0.62% 1.04%
2058 0.64% 1.15%
2057 0.67% 1.26%
2056 0.7% 1.23%
2055 0.73% 1.11%
2054 0.75% 1.26%
2053 0.78% 1.22%
2052 0.8% 1.25%
2051 0.83% 1.21%
2050 0.86% 1.39%
2049 0.88% 1.42%
2048 0.91% 1.44%
2047 0.94% 1.49%
2046 0.97% 1.36%
2045 0.99% 1.49%
2044 1.02% 1.41%
2043 1.05% 1.68%
2042 1.08% 1.82%
2041 1.11% 1.7%
2040 1.13% 1.91%
2039 1.17% 1.78%
2038 1.2% 1.79%
2037 1.23% 2.03%
2036 1.27% 1.93%
2035 1.3% 1.85%
2034 1.34% 1.97%
2033 1.38% 1.98%
2032 1.41% 1.95%
2031 1.45% 1.83%
2030 1.49% 2.05%
2029 1.53% 2.08%
2028 1.57% 2.33%
2027 1.61% 2.2%
2026 1.65% 2.08%
2025 1.68% 2.14%
2024 1.7% 2.18%
2023 1.73% 2.23%
2022 1.69% 2.17%
2021 1.68% 2.13%
2020 1.77% 2.1%
2019 1.83% 2%
2018 1.85% 1.98%
2017 1.87% 1.96%
2016 1.9% 2.06%
2015 1.92% 2.08%
2014 1.96% 2.1%
2013 2% 2.22%
2012 2.04% 3.6%
2011 2.09% 4%
2010 2.15% 2.94%
2009 2.21% 3.19%
2008 2.27% 4.14%
2007 2.32% 5.11%
2006 2.39% 5.75%
2005 2.46% 4.57%
2004 2.53% 1.2%
2003 2.6% 0.8%
2002 2.68% 2.63%
2001 2.74% 2.98%
2000 2.77% 3.77%
1999 2.66% 5.68%
1998 2.68% 10.7%
1997 2.84% 8.09%
1996 2.86% 2.91%
1995 2.87% 0.89%
1994 2.88% -0.24%
1993 2.88% 3.99%
1992 2.88% 5.93%
1991 2.88% -12%
1990 2.86% -11.7%
1989 2.85% 2.9%
1988 2.86% 2.93%
1987 2.88% 2.98%
1986 2.9% 3.03%
1985 2.94% 3.09%
1984 2.98% 3.14%
1983 3.02% 3.03%
1982 3.04% 2.93%
1981 3.07% 2.99%
1980 3.1% 3.02%
1979 3.12% 3%
1978 3.14% 2.96%
1977 3.16% 2.85%
1976 3.17% 2.76%
1975 3.01% 2.74%
1974 2.93% 2.7%
1973 3.06% 2.65%
1972 3.09% 2.57%
1971 3.05% 2.55%
1970 3.01% 2.59%
1969 2.98% 2.59%
1968 2.95% 2.58%
1967 2.94% 2.57%
1966 2.93% 2.57%
1965 2.91% 2.57%
1964 2.89% 2.55%
1963 2.88% 2.54%
1962 2.87% 2.51%
1961 2.87% 2.47%

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/liberia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Honduras grew by 1.7%, while Liberia's population grew by 2.18%.

Live population counters

Honduras Liberia
Current population
11237619
5887000
Population rank 87/197 116/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.07%
One net population change
2.91 minutes
4.39 minutes
One birth every
2.25 minutes
3.09 minutes
One death every
11 minutes
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +495 +328
Annual growth/decline +180,852 +119,786
Annual growth/decline rate +1.7% +2.18%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 43/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
53.4 minutes
Annual migration change -4,778 -9,870
Net migration rank 114/196 132/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 72,423
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 142/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 148/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Liberia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Liberia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - -9,870
2024 - -4,821 - -7,779
2023 186,125 -5,044 125,730 -5,002
2022 186,257 -5,374 123,747 -5,003
2021 172,890 -5,777 121,038 -11,852
2020 179,553 -6,199 120,632 -10,107
2019 185,200 -6,546 120,635 -19,678
2018 184,953 -6,764 120,231 -23,199
2017 182,731 -6,778 119,376 -24,807
2016 182,243 -6,681 118,852 -26,796
2015 181,098 -6,509 115,479 -15,182
2014 180,075 -6,293 116,667 -26,690
2013 179,999 -6,091 120,138 -22,010
2012 180,384 -5,891 121,973 -25,710
2011 180,164 -5,664 115,496 91,981
2010 180,318 -5,419 114,249 2,850
2009 182,250 -5,196 113,429 1,187
2008 182,607 -5,039 112,032 17,404
2007 183,052 -5,039 109,165 65,306
2006 183,381 -5,450 104,099 77,946
2005 185,216 -6,190 96,478 101,019
2004 186,774 -7,083 91,755 -1,001
2003 187,854 -7,982 87,534 -103,564
2002 189,653 -8,816 88,643 -23,110
2001 190,636 -9,744 86,217 7,142
2000 190,308 -10,757 83,143 -2,060
1999 186,816 -11,753 78,130 53,643
1998 169,632 -12,638 72,146 99,203
1997 182,308 -13,344 61,444 281,480
1996 180,083 -14,049 56,392 -37,922
1995 177,309 -14,707 53,407 54,372
1994 173,437 -15,246 52,101 -121,407
1993 169,358 -15,559 51,609 7,300
1992 165,434 -15,583 50,204 56,210
1991 160,933 -15,509 47,426 78,052
1990 156,537 -15,351 52,770 -712,544
1989 152,266 -16,146 63,238 8,156
1988 149,130 -16,919 62,703 7,734
1987 146,750 -17,423 62,147 6,840
1986 144,500 -17,812 61,924 6,534
1985 142,190 -17,778 59,988 7,487
1984 139,851 -17,277 59,460 7,513
1983 137,597 -16,810 57,562 7,861
1982 134,629 -16,530 56,127 2,530
1981 131,789 -15,986 55,003 2,757
1980 128,856 -15,445 53,452 4,016
1979 125,957 -14,979 52,125 3,500
1978 122,593 -14,537 49,813 3,500
1977 119,333 -13,777 47,582 3,555
1976 115,754 -12,916 45,528 1,246
1975 111,469 -11,855 43,478 2,037
1974 98,141 -10,947 41,499 2,086
1973 99,553 -10,001 39,694 2,272
1972 98,634 -9,403 37,860 2,018
1971 94,597 -8,918 36,015 1,293
1970 90,875 -8,751 35,196 2,285
1969 87,273 -8,544 34,677 1,982
1968 84,070 -8,335 33,536 1,964
1967 81,131 -8,056 32,519 2,177
1966 78,369 -7,649 31,454 1,953
1965 75,622 -7,161 30,618 2,431
1964 72,756 -6,620 29,592 2,189
1963 69,883 -6,063 28,708 2,165
1962 67,332 -5,519 27,679 2,189
1961 64,672 -4,838 26,670 2,115
1960 62,602 -4,085 25,713 1,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/honduras/liberia | 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 Liberia 87.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,202,387 people) and 12.3% is from migration (a loss of 168,316 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 72,423 people or 1.3% in Liberia.

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
Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K

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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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