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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 10,825,703 in 2024 vs 21,655,286 people in Malawi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,237,619 people compared to 22,949,294 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 2.04 times bigger than Honduras'.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
  • The countries together account for 0.41% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 0.28% for Malawi.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.7% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.2M (46.8% growth), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 22.9M (73.9% growth).

Honduras vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Malawi
2100 17,182,880 59,786,744
2099 17,200,743 59,528,389
2098 17,216,673 59,275,876
2097 17,230,617 59,028,312
2096 17,243,183 58,761,888
2095 17,254,277 58,508,246
2094 17,263,401 58,240,422
2093 17,270,885 57,966,788
2092 17,276,077 57,672,738
2091 17,279,262 57,377,090
2090 17,280,244 57,060,476
2089 17,278,863 56,739,410
2088 17,275,243 56,397,330
2087 17,269,390 56,053,671
2086 17,261,244 55,706,928
2085 17,250,657 55,348,708
2084 17,237,497 54,997,097
2083 17,221,748 54,605,058
2082 17,203,519 54,206,477
2081 17,182,479 53,795,317
2080 17,158,940 53,372,779
2079 17,132,405 52,948,243
2078 17,102,986 52,521,908
2077 17,070,304 52,063,931
2076 17,034,815 51,600,404
2075 16,995,967 51,141,728
2074 16,953,990 50,684,368
2073 16,908,709 50,229,762
2072 16,860,005 49,769,904
2071 16,807,876 49,287,139
2070 16,752,434 48,797,935
2069 16,693,639 48,301,644
2068 16,631,495 47,792,308
2067 16,565,869 47,277,473
2066 16,496,654 46,752,024
2065 16,424,002 46,228,139
2064 16,347,532 45,701,844
2063 16,267,544 45,179,322
2062 16,184,126 44,638,764
2061 16,096,836 44,076,711
2060 16,005,900 43,508,702
2059 15,911,560 42,916,694
2058 15,813,659 42,344,863
2057 15,712,525 41,762,060
2056 15,607,710 41,184,161
2055 15,499,284 40,584,950
2054 15,387,571 39,994,696
2053 15,272,588 39,377,622
2052 15,154,647 38,766,890
2051 15,033,669 38,153,322
2050 14,909,683 37,545,865
2049 14,782,980 36,936,275
2048 14,653,660 36,339,833
2047 14,521,415 35,725,127
2046 14,386,305 35,107,179
2045 14,248,465 34,491,916
2044 14,108,133 33,862,279
2043 13,965,397 33,247,804
2042 13,820,314 32,636,511
2041 13,672,863 32,019,447
2040 13,523,320 31,402,305
2039 13,371,558 30,782,479
2038 13,217,312 30,166,708
2037 13,060,893 29,527,821
2036 12,901,848 28,896,515
2035 12,740,293 28,267,970
2034 12,576,635 27,643,367
2033 12,410,569 27,018,105
2032 12,242,213 26,404,071
2031 12,071,682 25,795,897
2030 11,898,926 25,181,820
2029 11,723,895 24,566,478
2028 11,546,959 23,968,071
2027 11,368,676 23,374,588
2026 11,189,025 22,791,601
2025 11,007,845 22,220,885
2024 10,825,703 21,655,286
2023 10,644,851 21,104,482
2022 10,463,872 20,568,728
2021 10,289,877 20,047,258
2020 10,119,640 19,533,888
2019 9,943,633 19,025,752
2018 9,765,210 18,528,081
2017 9,588,137 18,039,715
2016 9,412,380 17,557,739
2015 9,237,305 17,085,587
2014 9,063,122 16,621,538
2013 8,889,278 16,161,816
2012 8,715,076 15,709,577
2011 8,540,583 15,265,022
2010 8,365,878 14,826,463
2009 8,189,899 14,395,788
2008 8,012,587 13,976,417
2007 7,834,798 13,576,343
2006 7,656,832 13,198,701
2005 7,478,355 12,840,031
2004 7,298,994 12,500,737
2003 7,119,213 12,181,574
2002 6,938,859 11,880,440
2001 6,757,993 11,593,058
2000 6,577,773 11,315,942
1999 6,400,463 11,047,804
1998 6,234,431 10,792,876
1997 6,071,454 10,562,035
1996 5,903,954 10,352,228
1995 5,739,637 10,150,117
1994 5,579,242 10,164,894
1993 5,423,249 10,284,024
1992 5,271,431 10,135,079
1991 5,123,792 9,844,227
1990 4,980,488 9,545,852
1989 4,841,838 9,176,220
1988 4,707,677 8,753,262
1987 4,576,910 8,293,174
1986 4,448,899 7,906,480
1985 4,323,342 7,620,508
1984 4,199,850 7,332,810
1983 4,078,174 7,051,709
1982 3,958,728 6,778,879
1981 3,841,778 6,516,454
1980 3,727,173 6,265,529
1979 3,614,981 6,028,749
1978 3,505,463 5,810,132
1977 3,398,655 5,614,983
1976 3,294,457 5,443,384
1975 3,193,234 5,287,367
1974 3,099,836 5,141,337
1973 3,011,459 5,003,938
1972 2,922,064 4,874,475
1971 2,834,616 4,751,434
1970 2,750,715 4,633,944
1969 2,670,289 4,521,184
1968 2,593,057 4,411,054
1967 2,518,648 4,303,012
1966 2,446,751 4,197,926
1965 2,377,157 4,096,157
1964 2,309,855 3,997,305
1963 2,244,878 3,900,506
1962 2,182,064 3,806,307
1961 2,121,242 3,715,534
1960 2,062,060 3,628,134

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/malawi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth), while Malawi's population increased by 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st 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 Malawi will increase by 63.6% to 37,545,865 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 59.8M people in 2100 for Malawi.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Malawi
2100 -0.1% 0.43%
2099 -0.09% 0.43%
2098 -0.08% 0.42%
2097 -0.07% 0.45%
2096 -0.06% 0.43%
2095 -0.05% 0.46%
2094 -0.04% 0.47%
2093 -0.03% 0.51%
2092 -0.02% 0.52%
2091 -0.006% 0.55%
2090 0.008% 0.57%
2089 0.02% 0.61%
2088 0.03% 0.61%
2087 0.05% 0.62%
2086 0.06% 0.65%
2085 0.08% 0.64%
2084 0.09% 0.72%
2083 0.11% 0.74%
2082 0.12% 0.76%
2081 0.14% 0.79%
2080 0.15% 0.8%
2079 0.17% 0.81%
2078 0.19% 0.88%
2077 0.21% 0.9%
2076 0.23% 0.9%
2075 0.25% 0.9%
2074 0.27% 0.91%
2073 0.29% 0.92%
2072 0.31% 0.98%
2071 0.33% 1%
2070 0.35% 1.03%
2069 0.37% 1.07%
2068 0.4% 1.09%
2067 0.42% 1.12%
2066 0.44% 1.13%
2065 0.47% 1.15%
2064 0.49% 1.16%
2063 0.52% 1.21%
2062 0.54% 1.28%
2061 0.57% 1.31%
2060 0.59% 1.38%
2059 0.62% 1.35%
2058 0.64% 1.4%
2057 0.67% 1.4%
2056 0.7% 1.48%
2055 0.73% 1.48%
2054 0.75% 1.57%
2053 0.78% 1.58%
2052 0.8% 1.61%
2051 0.83% 1.62%
2050 0.86% 1.65%
2049 0.88% 1.64%
2048 0.91% 1.72%
2047 0.94% 1.76%
2046 0.97% 1.78%
2045 0.99% 1.86%
2044 1.02% 1.85%
2043 1.05% 1.87%
2042 1.08% 1.93%
2041 1.11% 1.97%
2040 1.13% 2.01%
2039 1.17% 2.04%
2038 1.2% 2.16%
2037 1.23% 2.18%
2036 1.27% 2.22%
2035 1.3% 2.26%
2034 1.34% 2.31%
2033 1.38% 2.33%
2032 1.41% 2.36%
2031 1.45% 2.44%
2030 1.49% 2.5%
2029 1.53% 2.5%
2028 1.57% 2.54%
2027 1.61% 2.56%
2026 1.65% 2.57%
2025 1.68% 2.61%
2024 1.7% 2.61%
2023 1.73% 2.6%
2022 1.69% 2.6%
2021 1.68% 2.63%
2020 1.77% 2.67%
2019 1.83% 2.69%
2018 1.85% 2.71%
2017 1.87% 2.75%
2016 1.9% 2.76%
2015 1.92% 2.79%
2014 1.96% 2.84%
2013 2% 2.88%
2012 2.04% 2.91%
2011 2.09% 2.96%
2010 2.15% 2.99%
2009 2.21% 3%
2008 2.27% 2.95%
2007 2.32% 2.86%
2006 2.39% 2.79%
2005 2.46% 2.71%
2004 2.53% 2.62%
2003 2.6% 2.53%
2002 2.68% 2.48%
2001 2.74% 2.45%
2000 2.77% 2.43%
1999 2.66% 2.36%
1998 2.68% 2.19%
1997 2.84% 2.03%
1996 2.86% 1.99%
1995 2.87% -0.15%
1994 2.88% -1.16%
1993 2.88% 1.47%
1992 2.88% 2.95%
1991 2.88% 3.13%
1990 2.86% 4.03%
1989 2.85% 4.83%
1988 2.86% 5.55%
1987 2.88% 4.89%
1986 2.9% 3.75%
1985 2.94% 3.92%
1984 2.98% 3.99%
1983 3.02% 4.02%
1982 3.04% 4.03%
1981 3.07% 4%
1980 3.1% 3.93%
1979 3.12% 3.76%
1978 3.14% 3.48%
1977 3.16% 3.15%
1976 3.17% 2.95%
1975 3.01% 2.84%
1974 2.93% 2.75%
1973 3.06% 2.66%
1972 3.09% 2.59%
1971 3.05% 2.54%
1970 3.01% 2.49%
1969 2.98% 2.5%
1968 2.95% 2.51%
1967 2.94% 2.5%
1966 2.93% 2.48%
1965 2.91% 2.47%
1964 2.89% 2.48%
1963 2.88% 2.47%
1962 2.87% 2.44%
1961 2.87% 2.41%

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/malawi | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Honduras grew by 1.7%, while Malawi's population grew by 2.61%.

Live population counters

Honduras Malawi
Current population
11237619
22949294
Population rank 87/197 61/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.28%
One net population change
2.91 minutes
57.3 seconds
One birth every
2.25 minutes
47.6 seconds
One death every
11 minutes
4.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +495 +1,509
Annual growth/decline +180,852 +550,804
Annual growth/decline rate +1.7% +2.61%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 26/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -4,778 -5,628
Net migration rank 114/196 118/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 186,719
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 117/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 158/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Malawi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Malawi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - -5,628
2024 - -4,821 - -1,507
2023 186,125 -5,044 549,096 -5,811
2022 186,257 -5,374 533,450 -5,231
2021 172,890 -5,777 517,400 -2,666
2020 179,553 -6,199 514,659 -2,655
2019 185,200 -6,546 506,104 -1,837
2018 184,953 -6,764 494,348 -3,267
2017 182,731 -6,778 484,655 982
2016 182,243 -6,681 474,779 3,505
2015 181,098 -6,509 472,484 -6,471
2014 180,075 -6,293 472,418 -10,317
2013 179,999 -6,091 470,293 -12,934
2012 180,384 -5,891 460,684 -13,561
2011 180,164 -5,664 454,149 -12,170
2010 180,318 -5,419 444,468 -9,327
2009 182,250 -5,196 434,811 -8,590
2008 182,607 -5,039 421,781 -9,264
2007 183,052 -5,039 410,290 -22,680
2006 183,381 -5,450 397,123 -29,450
2005 185,216 -6,190 381,130 -31,462
2004 186,774 -7,083 361,133 -32,221
2003 187,854 -7,982 341,133 -31,729
2002 189,653 -8,816 322,863 -30,013
2001 190,636 -9,744 310,833 -28,933
2000 190,308 -10,757 300,439 -28,098
1999 186,816 -11,753 295,629 -31,686
1998 169,632 -12,638 285,407 -39,491
1997 182,308 -13,344 277,433 -61,646
1996 180,083 -14,049 270,048 -66,212
1995 177,309 -14,707 266,745 -66,366
1994 173,437 -15,246 275,439 -505,365
1993 169,358 -15,559 276,538 -284,867
1992 165,434 -15,583 269,066 37,142
1991 160,933 -15,509 260,193 15,291
1990 156,537 -15,351 250,159 71,111
1989 152,266 -16,146 237,967 180,031
1988 149,130 -16,919 226,911 201,011
1987 146,750 -17,423 220,566 271,693
1986 144,500 -17,812 218,519 62,615
1985 142,190 -17,778 216,179 74,625
1984 139,851 -17,277 212,146 72,435
1983 137,597 -16,810 209,422 68,197
1982 134,629 -16,530 205,386 62,661
1981 131,789 -15,986 199,436 57,376
1980 128,856 -15,445 192,746 52,294
1979 125,957 -14,979 182,123 46,388
1978 122,593 -14,537 172,503 36,225
1977 119,333 -13,777 161,930 19,638
1976 115,754 -12,916 153,422 8,206
1975 111,469 -11,855 145,254 5,162
1974 98,141 -10,947 137,819 3,833
1973 99,553 -10,001 131,529 1,623
1972 98,634 -9,403 125,728 48
1971 94,597 -8,918 121,015 -710
1970 90,875 -8,751 116,822 -2,147
1969 87,273 -8,544 113,120 -2,266
1968 84,070 -8,335 110,329 -924
1967 81,131 -8,056 106,668 0
1966 78,369 -7,649 103,512 0
1965 75,622 -7,161 100,040 0
1964 72,756 -6,620 97,658 0
1963 69,883 -6,063 95,933 0
1962 67,332 -5,519 92,463 0
1961 64,672 -4,838 89,091 0
1960 62,602 -4,085 85,718 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/honduras/malawi | 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 Malawi 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,019,393 people) and 0.67% is from migration (a loss of 33,768 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 186,719 people or 0.9% in Malawi.

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
Malawi
City Population
Lilongwe 989K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mzimba 26.1K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

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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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