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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 10,825,703 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,237,619 people compared to 36,512,221 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 3.25 times bigger than Honduras'.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.2M (46.8% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.5M (38.2% growth).

Honduras vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Malaysia
2100 17,182,880 44,353,615
2099 17,200,743 44,467,475
2098 17,216,673 44,579,971
2097 17,230,617 44,695,979
2096 17,243,183 44,814,885
2095 17,254,277 44,932,404
2094 17,263,401 45,047,479
2093 17,270,885 45,165,126
2092 17,276,077 45,278,674
2091 17,279,262 45,390,002
2090 17,280,244 45,501,495
2089 17,278,863 45,610,046
2088 17,275,243 45,717,882
2087 17,269,390 45,823,085
2086 17,261,244 45,926,712
2085 17,250,657 46,020,742
2084 17,237,497 46,111,490
2083 17,221,748 46,202,286
2082 17,203,519 46,284,929
2081 17,182,479 46,359,700
2080 17,158,940 46,435,482
2079 17,132,405 46,496,102
2078 17,102,986 46,549,167
2077 17,070,304 46,594,188
2076 17,034,815 46,619,045
2075 16,995,967 46,643,115
2074 16,953,990 46,658,350
2073 16,908,709 46,670,848
2072 16,860,005 46,670,426
2071 16,807,876 46,660,436
2070 16,752,434 46,645,623
2069 16,693,639 46,623,238
2068 16,631,495 46,600,060
2067 16,565,869 46,569,264
2066 16,496,654 46,530,377
2065 16,424,002 46,481,890
2064 16,347,532 46,417,369
2063 16,267,544 46,350,674
2062 16,184,126 46,272,105
2061 16,096,836 46,178,092
2060 16,005,900 46,075,877
2059 15,911,560 45,958,718
2058 15,813,659 45,837,407
2057 15,712,525 45,707,213
2056 15,607,710 45,566,357
2055 15,499,284 45,418,953
2054 15,387,571 45,252,995
2053 15,272,588 45,069,089
2052 15,154,647 44,873,927
2051 15,033,669 44,668,767
2050 14,909,683 44,445,677
2049 14,782,980 44,217,593
2048 14,653,660 43,974,925
2047 14,521,415 43,712,325
2046 14,386,305 43,438,283
2045 14,248,465 43,157,909
2044 14,108,133 42,866,716
2043 13,965,397 42,557,941
2042 13,820,314 42,239,980
2041 13,672,863 41,922,379
2040 13,523,320 41,598,231
2039 13,371,558 41,270,953
2038 13,217,312 40,929,067
2037 13,060,893 40,584,773
2036 12,901,848 40,234,128
2035 12,740,293 39,876,375
2034 12,576,635 39,515,857
2033 12,410,569 39,152,086
2032 12,242,213 38,772,414
2031 12,071,682 38,386,293
2030 11,898,926 37,995,617
2029 11,723,895 37,606,753
2028 11,546,959 37,207,852
2027 11,368,676 36,806,585
2026 11,189,025 36,403,076
2025 11,007,845 35,987,113
2024 10,825,703 35,557,673
2023 10,644,851 35,126,298
2022 10,463,872 34,695,493
2021 10,289,877 34,282,399
2020 10,119,640 33,889,558
2019 9,943,633 33,440,596
2018 9,765,210 32,910,967
2017 9,588,137 32,355,644
2016 9,412,380 31,789,685
2015 9,237,305 31,232,798
2014 9,063,122 30,696,137
2013 8,889,278 30,174,265
2012 8,715,076 29,662,831
2011 8,540,583 29,162,039
2010 8,365,878 28,655,776
2009 8,189,899 28,124,778
2008 8,012,587 27,570,059
2007 7,834,798 26,998,389
2006 7,656,832 26,417,909
2005 7,478,355 25,836,071
2004 7,298,994 25,256,772
2003 7,119,213 24,679,602
2002 6,938,859 24,102,477
2001 6,757,993 23,526,538
2000 6,577,773 22,967,816
1999 6,400,463 22,435,531
1998 6,234,431 21,906,713
1997 6,071,454 21,375,218
1996 5,903,954 20,850,087
1995 5,739,637 20,330,599
1994 5,579,242 19,820,446
1993 5,423,249 19,322,664
1992 5,271,431 18,834,572
1991 5,123,792 18,342,464
1990 4,980,488 17,833,171
1989 4,841,838 17,314,997
1988 4,707,677 16,796,605
1987 4,576,910 16,276,737
1986 4,448,899 15,760,419
1985 4,323,342 15,252,258
1984 4,199,850 14,759,009
1983 4,078,174 14,285,907
1982 3,958,728 13,832,798
1981 3,841,778 13,399,203
1980 3,727,173 12,983,363
1979 3,614,981 12,627,862
1978 3,505,463 12,328,157
1977 3,398,655 12,035,713
1976 3,294,457 11,750,097
1975 3,193,234 11,471,914
1974 3,099,836 11,200,906
1973 3,011,459 10,935,621
1972 2,922,064 10,676,835
1971 2,834,616 10,423,453
1970 2,750,715 10,178,802
1969 2,670,289 9,947,597
1968 2,593,057 9,725,281
1967 2,518,648 9,507,099
1966 2,446,751 9,284,688
1965 2,377,157 9,056,408
1964 2,309,855 8,828,406
1963 2,244,878 8,602,160
1962 2,182,064 8,380,172
1961 2,121,242 8,164,443
1960 2,062,060 7,956,197

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 Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,445,677 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 46.7M people in 2073 for Malaysia.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Malaysia
2100 -0.1% -0.26%
2099 -0.09% -0.25%
2098 -0.08% -0.26%
2097 -0.07% -0.27%
2096 -0.06% -0.26%
2095 -0.05% -0.26%
2094 -0.04% -0.26%
2093 -0.03% -0.25%
2092 -0.02% -0.25%
2091 -0.006% -0.25%
2090 0.008% -0.24%
2089 0.02% -0.24%
2088 0.03% -0.23%
2087 0.05% -0.23%
2086 0.06% -0.2%
2085 0.08% -0.2%
2084 0.09% -0.2%
2083 0.11% -0.18%
2082 0.12% -0.16%
2081 0.14% -0.16%
2080 0.15% -0.13%
2079 0.17% -0.11%
2078 0.19% -0.1%
2077 0.21% -0.05%
2076 0.23% -0.05%
2075 0.25% -0.03%
2074 0.27% -0.03%
2073 0.29% 0.001%
2072 0.31% 0.02%
2071 0.33% 0.03%
2070 0.35% 0.05%
2069 0.37% 0.05%
2068 0.4% 0.07%
2067 0.42% 0.08%
2066 0.44% 0.1%
2065 0.47% 0.14%
2064 0.49% 0.14%
2063 0.52% 0.17%
2062 0.54% 0.2%
2061 0.57% 0.22%
2060 0.59% 0.25%
2059 0.62% 0.26%
2058 0.64% 0.28%
2057 0.67% 0.31%
2056 0.7% 0.32%
2055 0.73% 0.37%
2054 0.75% 0.41%
2053 0.78% 0.43%
2052 0.8% 0.46%
2051 0.83% 0.5%
2050 0.86% 0.52%
2049 0.88% 0.55%
2048 0.91% 0.6%
2047 0.94% 0.63%
2046 0.97% 0.65%
2045 0.99% 0.68%
2044 1.02% 0.73%
2043 1.05% 0.75%
2042 1.08% 0.76%
2041 1.11% 0.78%
2040 1.13% 0.79%
2039 1.17% 0.84%
2038 1.2% 0.85%
2037 1.23% 0.87%
2036 1.27% 0.9%
2035 1.3% 0.91%
2034 1.34% 0.93%
2033 1.38% 0.98%
2032 1.41% 1.01%
2031 1.45% 1.03%
2030 1.49% 1.03%
2029 1.53% 1.07%
2028 1.57% 1.09%
2027 1.61% 1.11%
2026 1.65% 1.16%
2025 1.68% 1.21%
2024 1.7% 1.23%
2023 1.73% 1.24%
2022 1.69% 1.2%
2021 1.68% 1.16%
2020 1.77% 1.34%
2019 1.83% 1.61%
2018 1.85% 1.72%
2017 1.87% 1.78%
2016 1.9% 1.78%
2015 1.92% 1.75%
2014 1.96% 1.73%
2013 2% 1.72%
2012 2.04% 1.72%
2011 2.09% 1.77%
2010 2.15% 1.89%
2009 2.21% 2.01%
2008 2.27% 2.12%
2007 2.32% 2.2%
2006 2.39% 2.25%
2005 2.46% 2.29%
2004 2.53% 2.34%
2003 2.6% 2.39%
2002 2.68% 2.45%
2001 2.74% 2.43%
2000 2.77% 2.37%
1999 2.66% 2.41%
1998 2.68% 2.49%
1997 2.84% 2.52%
1996 2.86% 2.56%
1995 2.87% 2.57%
1994 2.88% 2.58%
1993 2.88% 2.59%
1992 2.88% 2.68%
1991 2.88% 2.86%
1990 2.86% 2.99%
1989 2.85% 3.09%
1988 2.86% 3.19%
1987 2.88% 3.28%
1986 2.9% 3.33%
1985 2.94% 3.34%
1984 2.98% 3.31%
1983 3.02% 3.28%
1982 3.04% 3.24%
1981 3.07% 3.2%
1980 3.1% 2.82%
1979 3.12% 2.43%
1978 3.14% 2.43%
1977 3.16% 2.43%
1976 3.17% 2.42%
1975 3.01% 2.42%
1974 2.93% 2.43%
1973 3.06% 2.42%
1972 3.09% 2.43%
1971 3.05% 2.4%
1970 3.01% 2.32%
1969 2.98% 2.29%
1968 2.95% 2.29%
1967 2.94% 2.4%
1966 2.93% 2.52%
1965 2.91% 2.58%
1964 2.89% 2.63%
1963 2.88% 2.65%
1962 2.87% 2.64%
1961 2.87% 2.62%

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 Malaysia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Honduras Malaysia
Current population
11237619
36512221
Population rank 87/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.44%
One net population change
2.91 minutes
1.22 minutes
One birth every
2.25 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
11 minutes
2.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +495 +1,182
Annual growth/decline +180,852 +431,375
Annual growth/decline rate +1.7% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 89/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change -4,778 +166,615
Net migration rank 114/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - 166,615
2024 - -4,821 - 174,770
2023 186,125 -5,044 254,806 181,071
2022 186,257 -5,374 237,560 188,154
2021 172,890 -5,777 212,002 188,506
2020 179,553 -6,199 283,282 101,907
2019 185,200 -6,546 309,426 203,284
2018 184,953 -6,764 324,568 221,965
2017 182,731 -6,778 336,434 227,677
2016 182,243 -6,681 345,681 222,141
2015 181,098 -6,509 358,302 187,663
2014 180,075 -6,293 367,587 159,791
2013 179,999 -6,091 366,738 149,637
2012 180,384 -5,891 371,497 134,975
2011 180,164 -5,664 372,836 122,269
2010 180,318 -5,419 360,260 157,164
2009 182,250 -5,196 366,157 178,410
2008 182,607 -5,039 362,380 202,481
2007 183,052 -5,039 348,711 229,784
2006 183,381 -5,450 349,509 232,971
2005 185,216 -6,190 355,324 225,864
2004 186,774 -7,083 365,138 212,278
2003 187,854 -7,982 377,425 199,510
2002 189,653 -8,816 381,084 196,227
2001 190,636 -9,744 400,939 173,613
2000 190,308 -10,757 417,371 125,499
1999 186,816 -11,753 432,355 89,335
1998 169,632 -12,638 436,316 99,639
1997 182,308 -13,344 447,768 79,266
1996 180,083 -14,049 450,174 73,040
1995 177,309 -14,707 443,349 72,393
1994 173,437 -15,246 437,873 66,685
1993 169,358 -15,559 429,910 61,079
1992 165,434 -15,583 418,900 66,286
1991 160,933 -15,509 401,938 97,111
1990 156,537 -15,351 384,518 135,020
1989 152,266 -16,146 373,277 143,544
1988 149,130 -16,919 386,507 133,478
1987 146,750 -17,423 381,999 137,759
1986 144,500 -17,812 385,799 127,081
1985 142,190 -17,778 383,243 120,215
1984 139,851 -17,277 376,797 106,248
1983 137,597 -16,810 365,290 97,862
1982 134,629 -16,530 353,138 89,942
1981 131,789 -15,986 339,991 84,142
1980 128,856 -15,445 326,947 80,617
1979 125,957 -14,979 317,439 -13,980
1978 122,593 -14,537 311,027 -15,059
1977 119,333 -13,777 305,515 -16,601
1976 115,754 -12,916 300,615 -18,316
1975 111,469 -11,855 294,541 -20,480
1974 98,141 -10,947 289,880 -21,919
1973 99,553 -10,001 284,611 -21,995
1972 98,634 -9,403 276,263 -21,305
1971 94,597 -8,918 272,323 -20,535
1970 90,875 -8,751 269,341 -31,839
1969 87,273 -8,544 264,327 -39,420
1968 84,070 -8,335 260,705 -40,996
1967 81,131 -8,056 258,764 -42,108
1966 78,369 -7,649 262,162 -33,993
1965 75,622 -7,161 264,836 -36,456
1964 72,756 -6,620 266,406 -38,785
1963 69,883 -6,063 265,815 -40,952
1962 67,332 -5,519 262,140 -43,033
1961 64,672 -4,838 257,270 -44,916
1960 62,602 -4,085 251,090 -46,948

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 Malaysia 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,029,648 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,882,159 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

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
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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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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