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

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The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 11,005,850 in 2025 vs 2,360,527 people in Moldova in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,279,259 people compared to 2,328,600 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Honduras' population is 4.84 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.78% per year vs -1.72% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.3M (47.3% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.33M (19.2% decline).

Honduras vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Moldova
2100 17,179,765 1,169,570
2099 17,197,625 1,180,272
2098 17,213,552 1,191,113
2097 17,227,494 1,201,972
2096 17,240,057 1,212,932
2095 17,251,150 1,223,967
2094 17,260,271 1,234,876
2093 17,267,754 1,245,808
2092 17,272,946 1,256,689
2091 17,276,130 1,267,532
2090 17,277,112 1,278,123
2089 17,275,730 1,288,741
2088 17,272,112 1,299,412
2087 17,266,259 1,309,994
2086 17,258,114 1,320,672
2085 17,247,530 1,331,516
2084 17,234,373 1,342,188
2083 17,218,626 1,353,031
2082 17,200,400 1,363,961
2081 17,179,365 1,375,027
2080 17,155,830 1,386,252
2079 17,129,299 1,397,755
2078 17,099,886 1,409,455
2077 17,067,209 1,421,568
2076 17,031,727 1,433,504
2075 16,992,886 1,445,874
2074 16,950,917 1,458,696
2073 16,905,643 1,471,729
2072 16,856,949 1,485,296
2071 16,804,830 1,499,224
2070 16,749,397 1,513,979
2069 16,690,613 1,528,841
2068 16,628,480 1,544,390
2067 16,562,866 1,560,256
2066 16,493,664 1,576,276
2065 16,421,025 1,592,761
2064 16,344,569 1,609,631
2063 16,264,595 1,626,510
2062 16,181,192 1,643,849
2061 16,093,918 1,661,290
2060 16,002,999 1,679,059
2059 15,908,676 1,696,440
2058 15,810,793 1,713,694
2057 15,709,676 1,730,910
2056 15,604,881 1,748,393
2055 15,496,474 1,765,554
2054 15,384,781 1,782,642
2053 15,269,819 1,799,510
2052 15,151,900 1,816,030
2051 15,030,943 1,832,448
2050 14,906,980 1,848,307
2049 14,780,300 1,864,603
2048 14,651,004 1,880,438
2047 14,518,783 1,896,381
2046 14,383,697 1,912,640
2045 14,245,882 1,929,525
2044 14,105,576 1,946,354
2043 13,962,865 1,964,017
2042 13,817,809 1,982,068
2041 13,670,385 2,000,545
2040 13,520,868 2,019,832
2039 13,369,134 2,040,153
2038 13,214,916 2,060,750
2037 13,058,525 2,081,833
2036 12,899,509 2,103,318
2035 12,737,983 2,125,527
2034 12,574,355 2,147,859
2033 12,408,319 2,170,311
2032 12,239,994 2,192,598
2031 12,069,493 2,215,052
2030 11,896,769 2,237,961
2029 11,721,770 2,260,762
2028 11,544,866 2,283,416
2027 11,366,615 2,305,981
2026 11,186,997 2,328,600
2025 11,005,850 2,360,527
2024 10,825,703 2,402,306
2023 10,644,851 2,457,783
2022 10,463,872 2,528,654
2021 10,289,877 2,595,809
2020 10,119,640 2,635,130
2019 9,943,633 2,664,224
2018 9,765,210 2,707,203
2017 9,588,137 2,755,189
2016 9,412,380 2,803,186
2015 9,237,305 2,835,978
2014 9,063,122 2,857,815
2013 8,889,278 2,859,558
2012 8,715,076 2,860,324
2011 8,540,583 2,860,699
2010 8,365,878 2,862,354
2009 8,189,899 2,865,213
2008 8,012,587 2,868,833
2007 7,834,798 2,874,299
2006 7,656,832 2,880,967
2005 7,478,355 2,888,985
2004 7,298,994 2,896,023
2003 7,119,213 2,903,198
2002 6,938,859 2,911,385
2001 6,757,993 2,918,135
2000 6,577,773 2,924,668
1999 6,400,463 2,930,622
1998 6,234,431 2,935,227
1997 6,071,454 2,936,413
1996 5,903,954 2,947,293
1995 5,739,637 2,953,200
1994 5,579,242 2,966,745
1993 5,423,249 2,975,966
1992 5,271,431 2,980,965
1991 5,123,792 2,981,566
1990 4,980,488 2,977,912
1989 4,841,838 2,970,039
1988 4,707,677 2,948,891
1987 4,576,910 2,916,306
1986 4,448,899 2,883,057
1985 4,323,342 2,850,787
1984 4,199,850 2,820,518
1983 4,078,174 2,791,207
1982 3,958,728 2,763,101
1981 3,841,778 2,735,987
1980 3,727,173 2,708,675
1979 3,614,981 2,683,035
1978 3,505,463 2,656,211
1977 3,398,655 2,626,298
1976 3,294,457 2,596,491
1975 3,193,234 2,566,998
1974 3,099,836 2,538,164
1973 3,011,459 2,510,584
1972 2,922,064 2,484,742
1971 2,834,616 2,460,611
1970 2,750,715 2,437,590
1969 2,670,289 2,408,469
1968 2,593,057 2,373,073
1967 2,518,648 2,337,695
1966 2,446,751 2,301,871
1965 2,377,157 2,265,287
1964 2,309,855 2,228,000
1963 2,244,878 2,188,895
1962 2,182,064 2,147,227
1961 2,121,242 2,103,327
1960 2,062,060 2,058,020

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/moldova | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,866,879 people (a 19.8% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 474,586 people (a 16.9% decline).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,848,307 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.17M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Moldova
2100 -0.1% -0.91%
2099 -0.09% -0.91%
2098 -0.08% -0.9%
2097 -0.07% -0.9%
2096 -0.06% -0.9%
2095 -0.05% -0.88%
2094 -0.04% -0.88%
2093 -0.03% -0.87%
2092 -0.02% -0.86%
2091 -0.006% -0.83%
2090 0.008% -0.82%
2089 0.02% -0.82%
2088 0.03% -0.81%
2087 0.05% -0.81%
2086 0.06% -0.81%
2085 0.08% -0.8%
2084 0.09% -0.8%
2083 0.11% -0.8%
2082 0.12% -0.8%
2081 0.14% -0.81%
2080 0.15% -0.82%
2079 0.17% -0.83%
2078 0.19% -0.85%
2077 0.21% -0.83%
2076 0.23% -0.86%
2075 0.25% -0.88%
2074 0.27% -0.89%
2073 0.29% -0.91%
2072 0.31% -0.93%
2071 0.33% -0.97%
2070 0.35% -0.97%
2069 0.37% -1.01%
2068 0.4% -1.02%
2067 0.42% -1.02%
2066 0.44% -1.03%
2065 0.47% -1.05%
2064 0.49% -1.04%
2063 0.52% -1.05%
2062 0.54% -1.05%
2061 0.57% -1.06%
2060 0.59% -1.02%
2059 0.62% -1.01%
2058 0.64% -0.99%
2057 0.67% -1%
2056 0.7% -0.97%
2055 0.73% -0.96%
2054 0.75% -0.94%
2053 0.78% -0.91%
2052 0.8% -0.9%
2051 0.83% -0.86%
2050 0.86% -0.87%
2049 0.88% -0.84%
2048 0.91% -0.84%
2047 0.94% -0.85%
2046 0.97% -0.88%
2045 0.99% -0.86%
2044 1.02% -0.9%
2043 1.05% -0.91%
2042 1.08% -0.92%
2041 1.11% -0.95%
2040 1.13% -1%
2039 1.17% -1%
2038 1.2% -1.01%
2037 1.23% -1.02%
2036 1.27% -1.04%
2035 1.3% -1.04%
2034 1.34% -1.03%
2033 1.38% -1.02%
2032 1.41% -1.01%
2031 1.45% -1.02%
2030 1.49% -1.01%
2029 1.53% -0.99%
2028 1.57% -0.98%
2027 1.61% -0.97%
2026 1.65% -1.35%
2025 1.66% -1.74%
2024 1.7% -2.26%
2023 1.73% -2.8%
2022 1.69% -2.59%
2021 1.68% -1.49%
2020 1.77% -1.09%
2019 1.83% -1.59%
2018 1.85% -1.74%
2017 1.87% -1.71%
2016 1.9% -1.16%
2015 1.92% -0.76%
2014 1.96% -0.06%
2013 2% -0.03%
2012 2.04% -0.01%
2011 2.09% -0.06%
2010 2.15% -0.1%
2009 2.21% -0.13%
2008 2.27% -0.19%
2007 2.32% -0.23%
2006 2.39% -0.28%
2005 2.46% -0.24%
2004 2.53% -0.25%
2003 2.6% -0.28%
2002 2.68% -0.23%
2001 2.74% -0.22%
2000 2.77% -0.2%
1999 2.66% -0.16%
1998 2.68% -0.04%
1997 2.84% -0.37%
1996 2.86% -0.2%
1995 2.87% -0.46%
1994 2.88% -0.31%
1993 2.88% -0.17%
1992 2.88% -0.02%
1991 2.88% 0.12%
1990 2.86% 0.27%
1989 2.85% 0.72%
1988 2.86% 1.12%
1987 2.88% 1.15%
1986 2.9% 1.13%
1985 2.94% 1.07%
1984 2.98% 1.05%
1983 3.02% 1.02%
1982 3.04% 0.99%
1981 3.07% 1.01%
1980 3.1% 0.96%
1979 3.12% 1.01%
1978 3.14% 1.14%
1977 3.16% 1.15%
1976 3.17% 1.15%
1975 3.01% 1.14%
1974 2.93% 1.1%
1973 3.06% 1.04%
1972 3.09% 0.98%
1971 3.05% 0.94%
1970 3.01% 1.21%
1969 2.98% 1.49%
1968 2.95% 1.51%
1967 2.94% 1.56%
1966 2.93% 1.61%
1965 2.91% 1.67%
1964 2.89% 1.79%
1963 2.88% 1.94%
1962 2.87% 2.09%
1961 2.87% 2.2%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Honduras grew by 1.66%, while Moldova's population declined by 1.74%.

Live population counters

Honduras Moldova
Current population
11279259
2328600
Population rank 87/197 145/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.03%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
12.6 minutes
One birth every
2.24 minutes
20.7 minutes
One death every
10.7 minutes
15.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +494 -114
Annual growth/decline +180,147 -41,779
Annual growth/decline rate +1.66% -1.74%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 196/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -4,778 -29,766
Net migration rank 114/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - -29,766
2024 185,444 -4,821 -7,767 -27,088
2023 186,125 -5,044 -7,007 -18,570
2022 186,257 -5,374 -6,385 89,154
2021 172,890 -5,777 -13,444 -33,405
2020 179,553 -6,199 -7,067 -33,405
2019 185,200 -6,546 -3,416 -41,233
2018 184,953 -6,764 -961 -36,085
2017 182,731 -6,778 1,402 -43,871
2016 182,243 -6,681 4,580 -51,642
2015 181,098 -6,509 6,049 -59,399
2014 180,075 -6,293 7,248 -67,175
2013 179,999 -6,091 3,537 -77,571
2012 180,384 -5,891 5,581 -81,215
2011 180,164 -5,664 5,948 -82,271
2010 180,318 -5,419 7,456 -84,039
2009 182,250 -5,196 7,492 -83,546
2008 182,607 -5,039 5,210 -79,593
2007 183,052 -5,039 3,490 -75,734
2006 183,381 -5,450 2,406 -72,061
2005 185,216 -6,190 2,005 -68,681
2004 186,774 -7,083 1,714 -52,491
2003 187,854 -7,982 -322 -46,947
2002 189,653 -8,816 -1,249 -45,833
2001 190,636 -9,744 -718 -45,043
2000 190,308 -10,757 -324 -43,854
1999 186,816 -11,753 642 -43,111
1998 169,632 -12,638 2,140 -41,975
1997 182,308 -13,344 4,669 -41,743
1996 180,083 -14,049 2,655 -33,369
1995 177,309 -14,707 5,534 -31,975
1994 173,437 -15,246 9,921 -31,616
1993 169,358 -15,559 13,886 -31,526
1992 165,434 -15,583 17,373 -30,136
1991 160,933 -15,509 21,127 -29,204
1990 156,537 -15,351 25,824 -30,053
1989 152,266 -16,146 29,638 -29,307
1988 149,130 -16,919 35,608 -4,989
1987 146,750 -17,423 40,122 -10,796
1986 144,500 -17,812 39,463 -8,769
1985 142,190 -17,778 38,060 -10,627
1984 139,851 -17,277 38,108 -12,732
1983 137,597 -16,810 36,076 -10,543
1982 134,629 -16,530 32,814 -8,412
1981 131,789 -15,986 31,360 -6,452
1980 128,856 -15,445 30,053 -3,693
1979 125,957 -14,979 28,322 -6,912
1978 122,593 -14,537 27,622 3,483
1977 119,333 -13,777 27,707 3,245
1976 115,754 -12,916 27,801 2,885
1975 111,469 -11,855 27,677 2,355
1974 98,141 -10,947 27,219 1,785
1973 99,553 -10,001 25,967 1,156
1972 98,634 -9,403 24,626 481
1971 94,597 -8,918 23,359 -61
1970 90,875 -8,751 22,314 606
1969 87,273 -8,544 21,768 20,561
1968 84,070 -8,335 22,005 19,830
1967 81,131 -8,056 22,654 19,175
1966 78,369 -7,649 23,720 18,601
1965 75,622 -7,161 24,916 18,066
1964 72,756 -6,620 25,860 17,509
1963 69,883 -6,063 29,382 16,816
1962 67,332 -5,519 32,082 15,884
1961 64,672 -4,838 35,180 14,818
1960 62,602 -4,085 36,352 13,697

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 Moldova 11.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 34,016 people) and 88.3% is from migration (a loss of 255,544 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Ungheni 26.5K
Dubasari 25.1K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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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