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

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The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 11,005,850 in 2025 vs 7,007,502 people in Nicaragua in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,279,259 people compared to 7,144,725 in Nicaragua.

Population statistics:

  • Honduras' population is 1.58 times bigger than Nicaragua's.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.78% per year vs +1.32% in Nicaragua.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.3M (47.3% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.14M (31.8% growth).

Honduras vs Nicaragua: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Nicaragua
2100 17,179,765 8,686,387
2099 17,197,625 8,722,801
2098 17,213,552 8,758,489
2097 17,227,494 8,793,005
2096 17,240,057 8,826,676
2095 17,251,150 8,859,393
2094 17,260,271 8,890,985
2093 17,267,754 8,922,511
2092 17,272,946 8,952,706
2091 17,276,130 8,982,238
2090 17,277,112 9,010,281
2089 17,275,730 9,037,910
2088 17,272,112 9,064,058
2087 17,266,259 9,089,133
2086 17,258,114 9,113,522
2085 17,247,530 9,136,545
2084 17,234,373 9,158,382
2083 17,218,626 9,178,656
2082 17,200,400 9,197,809
2081 17,179,365 9,215,739
2080 17,155,830 9,231,840
2079 17,129,299 9,246,154
2078 17,099,886 9,258,426
2077 17,067,209 9,269,451
2076 17,031,727 9,278,508
2075 16,992,886 9,285,415
2074 16,950,917 9,291,490
2073 16,905,643 9,295,367
2072 16,856,949 9,297,079
2071 16,804,830 9,296,698
2070 16,749,397 9,294,691
2069 16,690,613 9,290,396
2068 16,628,480 9,283,672
2067 16,562,866 9,275,227
2066 16,493,664 9,264,219
2065 16,421,025 9,251,518
2064 16,344,569 9,236,612
2063 16,264,595 9,219,426
2062 16,181,192 9,199,856
2061 16,093,918 9,178,404
2060 16,002,999 9,154,342
2059 15,908,676 9,127,668
2058 15,810,793 9,098,625
2057 15,709,676 9,067,965
2056 15,604,881 9,035,277
2055 15,496,474 9,000,212
2054 15,384,781 8,962,862
2053 15,269,819 8,923,471
2052 15,151,900 8,881,555
2051 15,030,943 8,836,892
2050 14,906,980 8,789,897
2049 14,780,300 8,741,263
2048 14,651,004 8,689,971
2047 14,518,783 8,636,574
2046 14,383,697 8,581,536
2045 14,245,882 8,524,256
2044 14,105,576 8,464,984
2043 13,962,865 8,404,060
2042 13,817,809 8,341,211
2041 13,670,385 8,276,512
2040 13,520,868 8,209,876
2039 13,369,134 8,141,726
2038 13,214,916 8,071,337
2037 13,058,525 7,999,109
2036 12,899,509 7,925,391
2035 12,737,983 7,849,978
2034 12,574,355 7,772,780
2033 12,408,319 7,693,975
2032 12,239,994 7,613,757
2031 12,069,493 7,531,669
2030 11,896,769 7,448,359
2029 11,721,770 7,363,385
2028 11,544,866 7,276,613
2027 11,366,615 7,188,324
2026 11,186,997 7,098,677
2025 11,005,850 7,007,502
2024 10,825,703 6,916,140
2023 10,644,851 6,823,613
2022 10,463,872 6,730,654
2021 10,289,877 6,644,741
2020 10,119,640 6,565,267
2019 9,943,633 6,483,657
2018 9,765,210 6,400,080
2017 9,588,137 6,316,231
2016 9,412,380 6,232,666
2015 9,237,305 6,149,417
2014 9,063,122 6,066,492
2013 8,889,278 5,983,845
2012 8,715,076 5,901,287
2011 8,540,583 5,819,051
2010 8,365,878 5,737,450
2009 8,189,899 5,656,601
2008 8,012,587 5,576,593
2007 7,834,798 5,497,243
2006 7,656,832 5,418,855
2005 7,478,355 5,342,105
2004 7,298,994 5,272,912
2003 7,119,213 5,210,963
2002 6,938,859 5,149,909
2001 6,757,993 5,087,825
2000 6,577,773 5,022,633
1999 6,400,463 4,954,018
1998 6,234,431 4,883,655
1997 6,071,454 4,809,573
1996 5,903,954 4,729,974
1995 5,739,637 4,642,931
1994 5,579,242 4,549,316
1993 5,423,249 4,453,732
1992 5,271,431 4,357,026
1991 5,123,792 4,259,637
1990 4,980,488 4,162,559
1989 4,841,838 4,066,476
1988 4,707,677 3,972,320
1987 4,576,910 3,882,164
1986 4,448,899 3,794,157
1985 4,323,342 3,706,479
1984 4,199,850 3,619,104
1983 4,078,174 3,530,282
1982 3,958,728 3,438,745
1981 3,841,778 3,345,674
1980 3,727,173 3,252,403
1979 3,614,981 3,164,525
1978 3,505,463 3,080,314
1977 3,398,655 2,992,534
1976 3,294,457 2,903,851
1975 3,193,234 2,816,943
1974 3,099,836 2,732,075
1973 3,011,459 2,649,278
1972 2,922,064 2,573,578
1971 2,834,616 2,499,825
1970 2,750,715 2,423,065
1969 2,670,289 2,348,398
1968 2,593,057 2,275,836
1967 2,518,648 2,205,567
1966 2,446,751 2,137,820
1965 2,377,157 2,072,681
1964 2,309,855 2,010,176
1963 2,244,878 1,950,159
1962 2,182,064 1,892,320
1961 2,121,242 1,836,451
1960 2,062,060 1,782,370

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/nicaragua | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,866,879 people (a 19.8% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 912,059 people (a 14.6% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23% to 8,789,897 people and rank change from 107th to 109th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 9.3M people in 2072 for Nicaragua.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Nicaragua
2100 -0.1% -0.42%
2099 -0.09% -0.41%
2098 -0.08% -0.39%
2097 -0.07% -0.38%
2096 -0.06% -0.37%
2095 -0.05% -0.36%
2094 -0.04% -0.35%
2093 -0.03% -0.34%
2092 -0.02% -0.33%
2091 -0.006% -0.31%
2090 0.008% -0.31%
2089 0.02% -0.29%
2088 0.03% -0.28%
2087 0.05% -0.27%
2086 0.06% -0.25%
2085 0.08% -0.24%
2084 0.09% -0.22%
2083 0.11% -0.21%
2082 0.12% -0.19%
2081 0.14% -0.17%
2080 0.15% -0.15%
2079 0.17% -0.13%
2078 0.19% -0.12%
2077 0.21% -0.1%
2076 0.23% -0.07%
2075 0.25% -0.07%
2074 0.27% -0.04%
2073 0.29% -0.02%
2072 0.31% 0.004%
2071 0.33% 0.02%
2070 0.35% 0.05%
2069 0.37% 0.07%
2068 0.4% 0.09%
2067 0.42% 0.12%
2066 0.44% 0.14%
2065 0.47% 0.16%
2064 0.49% 0.19%
2063 0.52% 0.21%
2062 0.54% 0.23%
2061 0.57% 0.26%
2060 0.59% 0.29%
2059 0.62% 0.32%
2058 0.64% 0.34%
2057 0.67% 0.36%
2056 0.7% 0.39%
2055 0.73% 0.42%
2054 0.75% 0.44%
2053 0.78% 0.47%
2052 0.8% 0.51%
2051 0.83% 0.53%
2050 0.86% 0.56%
2049 0.88% 0.59%
2048 0.91% 0.62%
2047 0.94% 0.64%
2046 0.97% 0.67%
2045 0.99% 0.7%
2044 1.02% 0.72%
2043 1.05% 0.75%
2042 1.08% 0.78%
2041 1.11% 0.81%
2040 1.13% 0.84%
2039 1.17% 0.87%
2038 1.2% 0.9%
2037 1.23% 0.93%
2036 1.27% 0.96%
2035 1.3% 0.99%
2034 1.34% 1.02%
2033 1.38% 1.05%
2032 1.41% 1.09%
2031 1.45% 1.12%
2030 1.49% 1.15%
2029 1.53% 1.19%
2028 1.57% 1.23%
2027 1.61% 1.26%
2026 1.65% 1.3%
2025 1.66% 1.32%
2024 1.7% 1.36%
2023 1.73% 1.38%
2022 1.69% 1.29%
2021 1.68% 1.21%
2020 1.77% 1.26%
2019 1.83% 1.31%
2018 1.85% 1.33%
2017 1.87% 1.34%
2016 1.9% 1.35%
2015 1.92% 1.37%
2014 1.96% 1.38%
2013 2% 1.4%
2012 2.04% 1.41%
2011 2.09% 1.42%
2010 2.15% 1.43%
2009 2.21% 1.43%
2008 2.27% 1.44%
2007 2.32% 1.45%
2006 2.39% 1.44%
2005 2.46% 1.31%
2004 2.53% 1.19%
2003 2.6% 1.19%
2002 2.68% 1.22%
2001 2.74% 1.3%
2000 2.77% 1.39%
1999 2.66% 1.44%
1998 2.68% 1.54%
1997 2.84% 1.68%
1996 2.86% 1.87%
1995 2.87% 2.06%
1994 2.88% 2.15%
1993 2.88% 2.22%
1992 2.88% 2.29%
1991 2.88% 2.33%
1990 2.86% 2.36%
1989 2.85% 2.37%
1988 2.86% 2.32%
1987 2.88% 2.32%
1986 2.9% 2.37%
1985 2.94% 2.41%
1984 2.98% 2.52%
1983 3.02% 2.66%
1982 3.04% 2.78%
1981 3.07% 2.87%
1980 3.1% 2.78%
1979 3.12% 2.73%
1978 3.14% 2.93%
1977 3.16% 3.05%
1976 3.17% 3.09%
1975 3.01% 3.11%
1974 2.93% 3.13%
1973 3.06% 2.94%
1972 3.09% 2.95%
1971 3.05% 3.17%
1970 3.01% 3.18%
1969 2.98% 3.19%
1968 2.95% 3.19%
1967 2.94% 3.17%
1966 2.93% 3.14%
1965 2.91% 3.11%
1964 2.89% 3.08%
1963 2.88% 3.06%
1962 2.87% 3.04%
1961 2.87% 3.03%

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 Nicaragua's population grew by 1.32%.

Live population counters

Honduras Nicaragua
Current population
11279259
7144725
Population rank 87/197 107/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.09%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
5.77 minutes
One birth every
2.24 minutes
3.97 minutes
One death every
10.7 minutes
16.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline +494 +250
Annual growth/decline +180,147 +91,362
Annual growth/decline rate +1.66% +1.32%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 78/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
1.05 hours
Annual migration change -4,778 -8,371
Net migration rank 114/196 129/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 43,757
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 154/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 172/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Nicaragua
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - -8,371
2024 185,444 -4,821 100,318 -8,189
2023 186,125 -5,044 100,921 -7,996
2022 186,257 -5,374 100,987 -7,996
2021 172,890 -5,777 89,213 -10,383
2020 179,553 -6,199 90,515 -10,383
2019 185,200 -6,546 102,817 -19,730
2018 184,953 -6,764 104,814 -20,742
2017 182,731 -6,778 105,468 -21,849
2016 182,243 -6,681 106,585 -23,076
2015 181,098 -6,509 107,344 -24,353
2014 180,075 -6,293 108,420 -25,570
2013 179,999 -6,091 109,032 -26,587
2012 180,384 -5,891 110,065 -27,389
2011 180,164 -5,664 110,026 -28,221
2010 180,318 -5,419 110,475 -29,081
2009 182,250 -5,196 110,213 -29,913
2008 182,607 -5,039 110,395 -30,675
2007 183,052 -5,039 110,341 -31,357
2006 183,381 -5,450 110,073 -32,274
2005 185,216 -6,190 108,984 -33,280
2004 186,774 -7,083 106,904 -44,222
2003 187,854 -7,982 106,142 -44,931
2002 189,653 -8,816 105,805 -44,906
2001 190,636 -9,744 107,109 -43,837
2000 190,308 -10,757 109,192 -42,087
1999 186,816 -11,753 110,217 -40,095
1998 169,632 -12,638 108,862 -38,260
1997 182,308 -13,344 114,415 -36,851
1996 180,083 -14,049 116,849 -35,208
1995 177,309 -14,707 118,325 -25,889
1994 173,437 -15,246 119,565 -24,773
1993 169,358 -15,559 120,469 -24,091
1992 165,434 -15,583 121,204 -24,171
1991 160,933 -15,509 121,787 -24,028
1990 156,537 -15,351 120,677 -24,280
1989 152,266 -16,146 120,128 -24,364
1988 149,130 -16,919 117,299 -24,753
1987 146,750 -17,423 112,885 -25,127
1986 144,500 -17,812 113,054 -24,805
1985 142,190 -17,778 110,949 -23,840
1984 139,851 -17,277 110,133 -22,493
1983 137,597 -16,810 110,618 -20,620
1982 134,629 -16,530 112,468 -19,395
1981 131,789 -15,986 110,421 -17,353
1980 128,856 -15,445 108,604 -15,130
1979 125,957 -14,979 96,429 -14,152
1978 122,593 -14,537 98,419 -12,273
1977 119,333 -13,777 100,498 -11,082
1976 115,754 -12,916 98,100 -10,155
1975 111,469 -11,855 95,230 -9,349
1974 98,141 -10,947 92,505 -8,639
1973 99,553 -10,001 89,662 -7,947
1972 98,634 -9,403 76,906 -7,219
1971 94,597 -8,918 84,139 -6,328
1970 90,875 -8,751 81,127 -5,423
1969 87,273 -8,544 78,237 -4,592
1968 84,070 -8,335 75,458 -3,979
1967 81,131 -8,056 72,722 -3,666
1966 78,369 -7,649 69,883 -3,443
1965 75,622 -7,161 67,056 -3,231
1964 72,756 -6,620 64,227 -3,043
1963 69,883 -6,063 61,738 -2,881
1962 67,332 -5,519 59,547 -2,727
1961 64,672 -4,838 57,499 -2,579
1960 62,602 -4,085 55,664 -2,418

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 Nicaragua 86.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,008,982 people) and 13.3% is from migration (a loss of 154,697 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 43,757 people or 0.6% in Nicaragua.

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
Nicaragua
City Population
Managua 937K
Leon 174K
Masaya 140K
Matagalpa 133K
Chinandega 122K
Esteli 112K
Granada 105K
Jinotega 99.4K
Juigalpa 51.8K
San Juan del Sur 14.7K

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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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