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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 10,825,703 in 2024 vs 527,799 people in Maldives in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,237,619 people compared to 532,057 in Maldives.

Population statistics:

  • Honduras' population is 21.1 times bigger than Maldives'.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Maldives is the 168th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 0.006% for Maldives.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.56% in Maldives.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.2M (46.8% growth), while Maldives has grown from 314K to 532K (69.5% growth).

Honduras vs Maldives: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Maldives
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Maldives
2100 17,182,880 476,505
2099 17,200,743 477,920
2098 17,216,673 479,417
2097 17,230,617 481,109
2096 17,243,183 482,965
2095 17,254,277 484,925
2094 17,263,401 487,060
2093 17,270,885 489,462
2092 17,276,077 492,137
2091 17,279,262 494,900
2090 17,280,244 498,054
2089 17,278,863 501,304
2088 17,275,243 504,978
2087 17,269,390 508,740
2086 17,261,244 512,752
2085 17,250,657 516,863
2084 17,237,497 521,065
2083 17,221,748 525,345
2082 17,203,519 529,631
2081 17,182,479 534,118
2080 17,158,940 538,568
2079 17,132,405 543,030
2078 17,102,986 547,552
2077 17,070,304 551,886
2076 17,034,815 556,016
2075 16,995,967 560,031
2074 16,953,990 563,862
2073 16,908,709 567,654
2072 16,860,005 571,178
2071 16,807,876 574,604
2070 16,752,434 577,819
2069 16,693,639 580,792
2068 16,631,495 583,580
2067 16,565,869 586,194
2066 16,496,654 588,512
2065 16,424,002 590,500
2064 16,347,532 592,344
2063 16,267,544 594,011
2062 16,184,126 595,405
2061 16,096,836 596,482
2060 16,005,900 597,051
2059 15,911,560 597,623
2058 15,813,659 597,874
2057 15,712,525 597,811
2056 15,607,710 597,360
2055 15,499,284 596,636
2054 15,387,571 595,832
2053 15,272,588 594,829
2052 15,154,647 593,458
2051 15,033,669 591,942
2050 14,909,683 590,121
2049 14,782,980 587,970
2048 14,653,660 585,592
2047 14,521,415 583,306
2046 14,386,305 580,842
2045 14,248,465 578,160
2044 14,108,133 575,546
2043 13,965,397 572,802
2042 13,820,314 570,020
2041 13,672,863 567,246
2040 13,523,320 564,398
2039 13,371,558 561,546
2038 13,217,312 558,940
2037 13,060,893 556,343
2036 12,901,848 553,839
2035 12,740,293 551,348
2034 12,576,635 548,952
2033 12,410,569 546,465
2032 12,242,213 544,072
2031 12,071,682 541,734
2030 11,898,926 539,556
2029 11,723,895 537,533
2028 11,546,959 535,394
2027 11,368,676 533,401
2026 11,189,025 531,559
2025 11,007,845 529,712
2024 10,825,703 527,799
2023 10,644,851 525,994
2022 10,463,872 524,106
2021 10,289,877 516,154
2020 10,119,640 502,118
2019 9,943,633 487,731
2018 9,765,210 473,099
2017 9,588,137 458,287
2016 9,412,380 443,308
2015 9,237,305 428,154
2014 9,063,122 413,617
2013 8,889,278 400,070
2012 8,715,076 386,818
2011 8,540,583 373,674
2010 8,365,878 360,792
2009 8,189,899 348,275
2008 8,012,587 336,170
2007 7,834,798 324,479
2006 7,656,832 313,851
2005 7,478,355 306,429
2004 7,298,994 301,413
2003 7,119,213 296,491
2002 6,938,859 291,616
2001 6,757,993 286,767
2000 6,577,773 282,019
1999 6,400,463 277,412
1998 6,234,431 272,723
1997 6,071,454 267,707
1996 5,903,954 262,347
1995 5,739,637 256,649
1994 5,579,242 250,822
1993 5,423,249 244,884
1992 5,271,431 238,543
1991 5,123,792 231,802
1990 4,980,488 224,762
1989 4,841,838 217,738
1988 4,707,677 210,885
1987 4,576,910 203,944
1986 4,448,899 196,935
1985 4,323,342 190,169
1984 4,199,850 184,198
1983 4,078,174 179,128
1982 3,958,728 174,333
1981 3,841,778 169,532
1980 3,727,173 164,835
1979 3,614,981 160,360
1978 3,505,463 156,159
1977 3,398,655 151,930
1976 3,294,457 147,525
1975 3,193,234 143,158
1974 3,099,836 138,978
1973 3,011,459 134,952
1972 2,922,064 130,968
1971 2,834,616 127,035
1970 2,750,715 123,219
1969 2,670,289 119,564
1968 2,593,057 116,075
1967 2,518,648 112,528
1966 2,446,751 108,507
1965 2,377,157 104,102
1964 2,309,855 100,662
1963 2,244,878 98,222
1962 2,182,064 95,802
1961 2,121,242 93,450
1960 2,062,060 91,189

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/maldives | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Maldives gained 129,457 people (a 41.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth), while Maldives' population increased by 88,749 people (a 20% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Maldives was ranked 171st in 2006 and ranked 168th 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 Maldives will increase by 10.9% to 590,121 people and rank change from 168th to 166th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 598K people in 2058 for Maldives.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Maldives
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Maldives
2100 -0.1% -0.3%
2099 -0.09% -0.31%
2098 -0.08% -0.35%
2097 -0.07% -0.38%
2096 -0.06% -0.4%
2095 -0.05% -0.44%
2094 -0.04% -0.49%
2093 -0.03% -0.54%
2092 -0.02% -0.56%
2091 -0.006% -0.63%
2090 0.008% -0.65%
2089 0.02% -0.73%
2088 0.03% -0.74%
2087 0.05% -0.78%
2086 0.06% -0.8%
2085 0.08% -0.81%
2084 0.09% -0.81%
2083 0.11% -0.81%
2082 0.12% -0.84%
2081 0.14% -0.83%
2080 0.15% -0.82%
2079 0.17% -0.83%
2078 0.19% -0.79%
2077 0.21% -0.74%
2076 0.23% -0.72%
2075 0.25% -0.68%
2074 0.27% -0.67%
2073 0.29% -0.62%
2072 0.31% -0.6%
2071 0.33% -0.56%
2070 0.35% -0.51%
2069 0.37% -0.48%
2068 0.4% -0.45%
2067 0.42% -0.39%
2066 0.44% -0.34%
2065 0.47% -0.31%
2064 0.49% -0.28%
2063 0.52% -0.23%
2062 0.54% -0.18%
2061 0.57% -0.1%
2060 0.59% -0.1%
2059 0.62% -0.04%
2058 0.64% 0.01%
2057 0.67% 0.08%
2056 0.7% 0.12%
2055 0.73% 0.14%
2054 0.75% 0.17%
2053 0.78% 0.23%
2052 0.8% 0.26%
2051 0.83% 0.31%
2050 0.86% 0.37%
2049 0.88% 0.41%
2048 0.91% 0.39%
2047 0.94% 0.42%
2046 0.97% 0.46%
2045 0.99% 0.45%
2044 1.02% 0.48%
2043 1.05% 0.49%
2042 1.08% 0.49%
2041 1.11% 0.5%
2040 1.13% 0.51%
2039 1.17% 0.47%
2038 1.2% 0.47%
2037 1.23% 0.45%
2036 1.27% 0.45%
2035 1.3% 0.44%
2034 1.34% 0.46%
2033 1.38% 0.44%
2032 1.41% 0.43%
2031 1.45% 0.4%
2030 1.49% 0.38%
2029 1.53% 0.4%
2028 1.57% 0.37%
2027 1.61% 0.35%
2026 1.65% 0.35%
2025 1.68% 0.36%
2024 1.7% 0.34%
2023 1.73% 0.36%
2022 1.69% 1.54%
2021 1.68% 2.8%
2020 1.77% 2.95%
2019 1.83% 3.09%
2018 1.85% 3.23%
2017 1.87% 3.38%
2016 1.9% 3.54%
2015 1.92% 3.51%
2014 1.96% 3.39%
2013 2% 3.43%
2012 2.04% 3.52%
2011 2.09% 3.57%
2010 2.15% 3.59%
2009 2.21% 3.6%
2008 2.27% 3.6%
2007 2.32% 3.39%
2006 2.39% 2.42%
2005 2.46% 1.66%
2004 2.53% 1.66%
2003 2.6% 1.67%
2002 2.68% 1.69%
2001 2.74% 1.68%
2000 2.77% 1.66%
1999 2.66% 1.72%
1998 2.68% 1.87%
1997 2.84% 2.04%
1996 2.86% 2.22%
1995 2.87% 2.32%
1994 2.88% 2.42%
1993 2.88% 2.66%
1992 2.88% 2.91%
1991 2.88% 3.13%
1990 2.86% 3.23%
1989 2.85% 3.25%
1988 2.86% 3.4%
1987 2.88% 3.56%
1986 2.9% 3.56%
1985 2.94% 3.24%
1984 2.98% 2.83%
1983 3.02% 2.75%
1982 3.04% 2.83%
1981 3.07% 2.85%
1980 3.1% 2.79%
1979 3.12% 2.69%
1978 3.14% 2.78%
1977 3.16% 2.99%
1976 3.17% 3.05%
1975 3.01% 3.01%
1974 2.93% 2.98%
1973 3.06% 3.04%
1972 3.09% 3.1%
1971 3.05% 3.1%
1970 3.01% 3.06%
1969 2.98% 3.01%
1968 2.95% 3.15%
1967 2.94% 3.71%
1966 2.93% 4.23%
1965 2.91% 3.42%
1964 2.89% 2.48%
1963 2.88% 2.53%
1962 2.87% 2.52%
1961 2.87% 2.48%

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/maldives | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Honduras grew by 1.7%, while Maldives' population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Honduras Maldives
Current population
11237619
532057
Population rank 87/197 168/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.006%
One net population change
2.91 minutes
4.85 hours
One birth every
2.25 minutes
1.51 hours
One death every
11 minutes
7.13 hours
Daily growth/decline +495 +5
Annual growth/decline +180,852 +1,805
Annual growth/decline rate +1.7% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 146/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
3.85 hours
Annual migration change -4,778 -2,283
Net migration rank 114/196 101/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 75,099
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 141/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 48/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Maldives
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Maldives
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - -2,283
2024 - -4,821 - -2,421
2023 186,125 -5,044 4,566 -2,877
2022 186,257 -5,374 4,752 -2,674
2021 172,890 -5,777 4,426 9,412
2020 179,553 -6,199 4,594 9,642
2019 185,200 -6,546 4,886 9,648
2018 184,953 -6,764 5,088 9,637
2017 182,731 -6,778 5,342 9,555
2016 182,243 -6,681 5,652 9,421
2015 181,098 -6,509 5,914 9,324
2014 180,075 -6,293 6,122 7,700
2013 179,999 -6,091 6,307 6,963
2012 180,384 -5,891 6,445 6,800
2011 180,164 -5,664 6,429 6,611
2010 180,318 -5,419 6,350 6,369
2009 182,250 -5,196 6,227 6,093
2008 182,607 -5,039 5,856 6,035
2007 183,052 -5,039 5,324 6,160
2006 183,381 -5,450 4,766 5,006
2005 185,216 -6,190 4,493 578
2004 186,774 -7,083 4,287 668
2003 187,854 -7,982 4,316 578
2002 189,653 -8,816 4,257 607
2001 190,636 -9,744 4,271 560
2000 190,308 -10,757 4,372 300
1999 186,816 -11,753 4,601 -62
1998 169,632 -12,638 4,919 -94
1997 182,308 -13,344 5,267 -60
1996 180,083 -14,049 5,705 -183
1995 177,309 -14,707 6,177 -302
1994 173,437 -15,246 6,550 -768
1993 169,358 -15,559 6,842 -749
1992 165,434 -15,583 7,096 -522
1991 160,933 -15,509 7,295 -378
1990 156,537 -15,351 7,444 -271
1989 152,266 -16,146 7,472 -610
1988 149,130 -16,919 7,414 -564
1987 146,750 -17,423 7,300 -265
1986 144,500 -17,812 7,153 -175
1985 142,190 -17,778 6,944 -382
1984 139,851 -17,277 6,680 -1,300
1983 137,597 -16,810 6,361 -1,608
1982 134,629 -16,530 6,058 -1,220
1981 131,789 -15,986 5,778 -1,014
1980 128,856 -15,445 5,526 -903
1979 125,957 -14,979 5,275 -958
1978 122,593 -14,537 4,812 -716
1977 119,333 -13,777 4,779 -413
1976 115,754 -12,916 4,538 -101
1975 111,469 -11,855 4,325 -14
1974 98,141 -10,947 4,136 -78
1973 99,553 -10,001 3,924 60
1972 98,634 -9,403 3,707 269
1971 94,597 -8,918 3,549 341
1970 90,875 -8,751 3,415 330
1969 87,273 -8,544 3,260 313
1968 84,070 -8,335 3,150 255
1967 81,131 -8,056 3,010 672
1966 78,369 -7,649 2,845 1,511
1965 75,622 -7,161 2,747 1,709
1964 72,756 -6,620 2,660 -227
1963 69,883 -6,063 2,567 -125
1962 67,332 -5,519 2,475 -80
1961 64,672 -4,838 2,354 -44
1960 62,602 -4,085 2,241 -32

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

GeoRank.org/population/honduras/maldives | 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 Maldives 42.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,342 people) and 57.3% is from migration (a gain of 68,788 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 75,099 people or 14.2% in Maldives.

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
Maldives
City Population
Male 133K
Hulhumale 50K

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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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