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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 10,825,703 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,237,619 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 11.9 times bigger than Honduras'.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.74% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.2M (46.8% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Honduras vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Mexico
2100 17,182,880 131,182,639
2099 17,200,743 131,943,283
2098 17,216,673 132,700,369
2097 17,230,617 133,455,010
2096 17,243,183 134,204,227
2095 17,254,277 134,949,218
2094 17,263,401 135,687,085
2093 17,270,885 136,415,232
2092 17,276,077 137,127,644
2091 17,279,262 137,833,985
2090 17,280,244 138,527,198
2089 17,278,863 139,208,862
2088 17,275,243 139,874,924
2087 17,269,390 140,530,483
2086 17,261,244 141,174,372
2085 17,250,657 141,805,496
2084 17,237,497 142,415,948
2083 17,221,748 143,009,187
2082 17,203,519 143,579,768
2081 17,182,479 144,138,842
2080 17,158,940 144,677,451
2079 17,132,405 145,195,172
2078 17,102,986 145,691,242
2077 17,070,304 146,165,064
2076 17,034,815 146,616,674
2075 16,995,967 147,046,928
2074 16,953,990 147,455,761
2073 16,908,709 147,841,295
2072 16,860,005 148,201,143
2071 16,807,876 148,534,057
2070 16,752,434 148,848,168
2069 16,693,639 149,134,711
2068 16,631,495 149,395,717
2067 16,565,869 149,630,386
2066 16,496,654 149,842,125
2065 16,424,002 150,029,268
2064 16,347,532 150,187,992
2063 16,267,544 150,319,846
2062 16,184,126 150,424,224
2061 16,096,836 150,502,250
2060 16,005,900 150,555,648
2059 15,911,560 150,577,220
2058 15,813,659 150,569,044
2057 15,712,525 150,535,337
2056 15,607,710 150,475,242
2055 15,499,284 150,384,336
2054 15,387,571 150,263,237
2053 15,272,588 150,110,615
2052 15,154,647 149,923,918
2051 15,033,669 149,705,066
2050 14,909,683 149,450,774
2049 14,782,980 149,166,038
2048 14,653,660 148,836,849
2047 14,521,415 148,478,965
2046 14,386,305 148,081,688
2045 14,248,465 147,647,318
2044 14,108,133 147,173,101
2043 13,965,397 146,667,761
2042 13,820,314 146,123,566
2041 13,672,863 145,543,650
2040 13,523,320 144,931,633
2039 13,371,558 144,286,278
2038 13,217,312 143,601,872
2037 13,060,893 142,883,005
2036 12,901,848 142,138,929
2035 12,740,293 141,359,885
2034 12,576,635 140,554,653
2033 12,410,569 139,713,048
2032 12,242,213 138,843,644
2031 12,071,682 137,947,334
2030 11,898,926 137,023,304
2029 11,723,895 136,071,720
2028 11,546,959 135,090,755
2027 11,368,676 134,081,337
2026 11,189,025 133,042,003
2025 11,007,845 131,970,909
2024 10,825,703 130,861,007
2023 10,644,851 129,739,759
2022 10,463,872 128,613,117
2021 10,289,877 127,648,148
2020 10,119,640 126,799,054
2019 9,943,633 125,762,982
2018 9,765,210 124,573,711
2017 9,588,137 123,400,057
2016 9,412,380 122,251,351
2015 9,237,305 121,072,306
2014 9,063,122 119,784,261
2013 8,889,278 118,343,573
2012 8,715,076 116,818,208
2011 8,540,583 115,243,504
2010 8,365,878 113,623,895
2009 8,189,899 111,999,721
2008 8,012,587 110,374,288
2007 7,834,798 108,774,360
2006 7,656,832 107,253,666
2005 7,478,355 105,811,504
2004 7,298,994 104,394,131
2003 7,119,213 102,978,515
2002 6,938,859 101,548,624
2001 6,757,993 100,099,099
2000 6,577,773 98,625,552
1999 6,400,463 97,115,707
1998 6,234,431 95,575,245
1997 6,071,454 94,021,207
1996 5,903,954 92,452,702
1995 5,739,637 90,862,455
1994 5,579,242 89,259,205
1993 5,423,249 87,653,807
1992 5,271,431 86,044,809
1991 5,123,792 84,430,572
1990 4,980,488 82,820,170
1989 4,841,838 81,247,182
1988 4,707,677 79,695,531
1987 4,576,910 78,136,651
1986 4,448,899 76,585,637
1985 4,323,342 75,043,414
1984 4,199,850 73,506,846
1983 4,078,174 71,971,240
1982 3,958,728 70,433,260
1981 3,841,778 68,892,108
1980 3,727,173 67,300,334
1979 3,614,981 65,648,865
1978 3,505,463 63,979,046
1977 3,398,655 62,308,493
1976 3,294,457 60,645,512
1975 3,193,234 58,982,400
1974 3,099,836 57,320,149
1973 3,011,459 55,667,284
1972 2,922,064 54,030,168
1971 2,834,616 52,412,558
1970 2,750,715 50,814,953
1969 2,670,289 49,233,194
1968 2,593,057 47,668,303
1967 2,518,648 46,129,608
1966 2,446,751 44,629,106
1965 2,377,157 43,174,477
1964 2,309,855 41,772,049
1963 2,244,878 40,424,065
1962 2,182,064 39,129,200
1961 2,121,242 37,890,118
1960 2,062,060 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Mexico
2100 -0.1% -0.58%
2099 -0.09% -0.57%
2098 -0.08% -0.57%
2097 -0.07% -0.56%
2096 -0.06% -0.55%
2095 -0.05% -0.54%
2094 -0.04% -0.53%
2093 -0.03% -0.52%
2092 -0.02% -0.51%
2091 -0.006% -0.5%
2090 0.008% -0.49%
2089 0.02% -0.48%
2088 0.03% -0.47%
2087 0.05% -0.46%
2086 0.06% -0.45%
2085 0.08% -0.43%
2084 0.09% -0.41%
2083 0.11% -0.4%
2082 0.12% -0.39%
2081 0.14% -0.37%
2080 0.15% -0.36%
2079 0.17% -0.34%
2078 0.19% -0.32%
2077 0.21% -0.31%
2076 0.23% -0.29%
2075 0.25% -0.28%
2074 0.27% -0.26%
2073 0.29% -0.24%
2072 0.31% -0.22%
2071 0.33% -0.21%
2070 0.35% -0.19%
2069 0.37% -0.17%
2068 0.4% -0.16%
2067 0.42% -0.14%
2066 0.44% -0.12%
2065 0.47% -0.11%
2064 0.49% -0.09%
2063 0.52% -0.07%
2062 0.54% -0.05%
2061 0.57% -0.04%
2060 0.59% -0.01%
2059 0.62% 0.005%
2058 0.64% 0.02%
2057 0.67% 0.04%
2056 0.7% 0.06%
2055 0.73% 0.08%
2054 0.75% 0.1%
2053 0.78% 0.12%
2052 0.8% 0.15%
2051 0.83% 0.17%
2050 0.86% 0.19%
2049 0.88% 0.22%
2048 0.91% 0.24%
2047 0.94% 0.27%
2046 0.97% 0.29%
2045 0.99% 0.32%
2044 1.02% 0.34%
2043 1.05% 0.37%
2042 1.08% 0.4%
2041 1.11% 0.42%
2040 1.13% 0.45%
2039 1.17% 0.48%
2038 1.2% 0.5%
2037 1.23% 0.52%
2036 1.27% 0.55%
2035 1.3% 0.57%
2034 1.34% 0.6%
2033 1.38% 0.63%
2032 1.41% 0.65%
2031 1.45% 0.67%
2030 1.49% 0.7%
2029 1.53% 0.73%
2028 1.57% 0.75%
2027 1.61% 0.78%
2026 1.65% 0.81%
2025 1.68% 0.85%
2024 1.7% 0.86%
2023 1.73% 0.88%
2022 1.69% 0.76%
2021 1.68% 0.67%
2020 1.77% 0.82%
2019 1.83% 0.95%
2018 1.85% 0.95%
2017 1.87% 0.94%
2016 1.9% 0.97%
2015 1.92% 1.08%
2014 1.96% 1.22%
2013 2% 1.31%
2012 2.04% 1.37%
2011 2.09% 1.43%
2010 2.15% 1.45%
2009 2.21% 1.47%
2008 2.27% 1.47%
2007 2.32% 1.42%
2006 2.39% 1.36%
2005 2.46% 1.36%
2004 2.53% 1.37%
2003 2.6% 1.41%
2002 2.68% 1.45%
2001 2.74% 1.49%
2000 2.77% 1.55%
1999 2.66% 1.61%
1998 2.68% 1.65%
1997 2.84% 1.7%
1996 2.86% 1.75%
1995 2.87% 1.8%
1994 2.88% 1.83%
1993 2.88% 1.87%
1992 2.88% 1.91%
1991 2.88% 1.94%
1990 2.86% 1.94%
1989 2.85% 1.95%
1988 2.86% 2%
1987 2.88% 2.03%
1986 2.9% 2.06%
1985 2.94% 2.09%
1984 2.98% 2.13%
1983 3.02% 2.18%
1982 3.04% 2.24%
1981 3.07% 2.37%
1980 3.1% 2.52%
1979 3.12% 2.61%
1978 3.14% 2.68%
1977 3.16% 2.74%
1976 3.17% 2.82%
1975 3.01% 2.9%
1974 2.93% 2.97%
1973 3.06% 3.03%
1972 3.09% 3.09%
1971 3.05% 3.14%
1970 3.01% 3.21%
1969 2.98% 3.28%
1968 2.95% 3.34%
1967 2.94% 3.36%
1966 2.93% 3.37%
1965 2.91% 3.36%
1964 2.89% 3.33%
1963 2.88% 3.31%
1962 2.87% 3.27%
1961 2.87% 3.17%

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/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Honduras grew by 1.7%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Honduras Mexico
Current population
11237619
133323134
Population rank 87/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.61%
One net population change
2.91 minutes
28.1 seconds
One birth every
2.25 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
11 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +495 +3,072
Annual growth/decline +180,852 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate +1.7% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 110/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -4,778 -108,037
Net migration rank 114/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - -108,037
2024 - -4,821 - -104,581
2023 186,125 -5,044 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 186,257 -5,374 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 172,890 -5,777 936,682 -122,791
2020 179,553 -6,199 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 185,200 -6,546 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 184,953 -6,764 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 182,731 -6,778 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 182,243 -6,681 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 181,098 -6,509 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 180,075 -6,293 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 179,999 -6,091 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 180,384 -5,891 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 180,164 -5,664 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 180,318 -5,419 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 182,250 -5,196 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 182,607 -5,039 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 183,052 -5,039 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 183,381 -5,450 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 185,216 -6,190 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 186,774 -7,083 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 187,854 -7,982 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 189,653 -8,816 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 190,636 -9,744 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 190,308 -10,757 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 186,816 -11,753 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 169,632 -12,638 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 182,308 -13,344 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 180,083 -14,049 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 177,309 -14,707 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 173,437 -15,246 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 169,358 -15,559 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 165,434 -15,583 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 160,933 -15,509 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 156,537 -15,351 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 152,266 -16,146 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 149,130 -16,919 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 146,750 -17,423 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 144,500 -17,812 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 142,190 -17,778 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 139,851 -17,277 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 137,597 -16,810 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 134,629 -16,530 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 131,789 -15,986 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 128,856 -15,445 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 125,957 -14,979 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 122,593 -14,537 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 119,333 -13,777 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 115,754 -12,916 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 111,469 -11,855 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 98,141 -10,947 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 99,553 -10,001 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 98,634 -9,403 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 94,597 -8,918 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 90,875 -8,751 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 87,273 -8,544 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 84,070 -8,335 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 81,131 -8,056 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 78,369 -7,649 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 75,622 -7,161 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 72,756 -6,620 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 69,883 -6,063 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 67,332 -5,519 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 64,672 -4,838 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 62,602 -4,085 1,206,955 -85,591

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

GeoRank.org/population/honduras/mexico | 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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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