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

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The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 11,005,850 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,279,259 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 11.8 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 +1.78% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.3M (47.3% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Honduras vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Mexico
2100 17,179,765 131,158,772
2099 17,197,625 131,919,278
2098 17,213,552 132,676,226
2097 17,227,494 133,430,730
2096 17,240,057 134,179,811
2095 17,251,150 134,924,667
2094 17,260,271 135,662,399
2093 17,267,754 136,390,414
2092 17,272,946 137,102,695
2091 17,276,130 137,808,909
2090 17,277,112 138,501,995
2089 17,275,730 139,183,536
2088 17,272,112 139,849,476
2087 17,266,259 140,504,916
2086 17,258,114 141,148,688
2085 17,247,530 141,779,696
2084 17,234,373 142,390,038
2083 17,218,626 142,983,168
2082 17,200,400 143,553,646
2081 17,179,365 144,112,618
2080 17,155,830 144,651,130
2079 17,129,299 145,168,756
2078 17,099,886 145,664,735
2077 17,067,209 146,138,472
2076 17,031,727 146,589,999
2075 16,992,886 147,020,176
2074 16,950,917 147,428,934
2073 16,905,643 147,814,398
2072 16,856,949 148,174,180
2071 16,804,830 148,507,034
2070 16,749,397 148,821,087
2069 16,690,613 149,107,578
2068 16,628,480 149,368,537
2067 16,562,866 149,603,163
2066 16,493,664 149,814,864
2065 16,421,025 150,001,973
2064 16,344,569 150,160,667
2063 16,264,595 150,292,498
2062 16,181,192 150,396,857
2061 16,093,918 150,474,868
2060 16,002,999 150,528,257
2059 15,908,676 150,549,825
2058 15,810,793 150,541,650
2057 15,709,676 150,507,950
2056 15,604,881 150,447,865
2055 15,496,474 150,356,976
2054 15,384,781 150,235,899
2053 15,269,819 150,083,305
2052 15,151,900 149,896,641
2051 15,030,943 149,677,830
2050 14,906,980 149,423,583
2049 14,780,300 149,138,900
2048 14,651,004 148,809,771
2047 14,518,783 148,451,951
2046 14,383,697 148,054,747
2045 14,245,882 147,620,456
2044 14,105,576 147,146,325
2043 13,962,865 146,641,077
2042 13,817,809 146,096,981
2041 13,670,385 145,517,171
2040 13,520,868 144,905,265
2039 13,369,134 144,260,027
2038 13,214,916 143,575,746
2037 13,058,525 142,857,009
2036 12,899,509 142,113,069
2035 12,737,983 141,334,167
2034 12,574,355 140,529,082
2033 12,408,319 139,687,630
2032 12,239,994 138,818,384
2031 12,069,493 137,922,237
2030 11,896,769 136,998,375
2029 11,721,770 136,046,964
2028 11,544,866 135,066,178
2027 11,366,615 134,056,943
2026 11,186,997 133,017,798
2025 11,005,850 131,946,900
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 1,866,879 people (a 19.8% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% 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 32.2% to 14,906,980 people with a rank change from 87th to 85th. The population of Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 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 1.66% 0.83%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/honduras/mexico | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Honduras grew by 1.66%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Honduras Mexico
Current population
11279259
133551566
Population rank 87/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.61%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
29.1 seconds
One birth every
2.24 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
10.7 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +494 +2,975
Annual growth/decline +180,147 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate +1.66% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 109/197
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 185,444 -4,821 1,209,810 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/honduras/mexico | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 96.8% of the population change in Honduras is from natural causes (a gain of 1,826,494 people) and 3.21% is from migration (a loss of 60,493 people). In Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 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
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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