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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 10,825,703 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,237,619 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 21.7 times bigger than Honduras'.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 3.08% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.2M (46.8% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Honduras vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Nigeria
2100 17,182,880 481,678,166
2099 17,200,743 481,494,914
2098 17,216,673 481,219,866
2097 17,230,617 480,876,108
2096 17,243,183 480,460,381
2095 17,254,277 479,976,454
2094 17,263,401 479,432,855
2093 17,270,885 478,807,152
2092 17,276,077 478,097,591
2091 17,279,262 477,274,569
2090 17,280,244 476,367,086
2089 17,278,863 475,363,859
2088 17,275,243 474,268,867
2087 17,269,390 473,072,894
2086 17,261,244 471,769,229
2085 17,250,657 470,365,292
2084 17,237,497 468,843,169
2083 17,221,748 467,224,322
2082 17,203,519 465,509,151
2081 17,182,479 463,679,779
2080 17,158,940 461,741,930
2079 17,132,405 459,680,797
2078 17,102,986 457,513,367
2077 17,070,304 455,254,796
2076 17,034,815 452,885,729
2075 16,995,967 450,402,898
2074 16,953,990 447,825,224
2073 16,908,709 445,152,156
2072 16,860,005 442,375,349
2071 16,807,876 439,499,004
2070 16,752,434 436,539,777
2069 16,693,639 433,472,204
2068 16,631,495 430,320,190
2067 16,565,869 427,066,199
2066 16,496,654 423,736,078
2065 16,424,002 420,318,527
2064 16,347,532 416,811,285
2063 16,267,544 413,231,409
2062 16,184,126 409,583,480
2061 16,096,836 405,859,509
2060 16,005,900 402,073,494
2059 15,911,560 398,228,736
2058 15,813,659 394,315,883
2057 15,712,525 390,341,867
2056 15,607,710 386,298,064
2055 15,499,284 382,193,151
2054 15,387,571 378,030,342
2053 15,272,588 373,799,276
2052 15,154,647 369,501,634
2051 15,033,669 365,149,555
2050 14,909,683 360,734,783
2049 14,782,980 356,271,401
2048 14,653,660 351,752,501
2047 14,521,415 347,169,674
2046 14,386,305 342,532,578
2045 14,248,465 337,834,528
2044 14,108,133 333,076,416
2043 13,965,397 328,256,555
2042 13,820,314 323,388,886
2041 13,672,863 318,469,120
2040 13,523,320 313,492,800
2039 13,371,558 308,474,350
2038 13,217,312 303,423,786
2037 13,060,893 298,351,344
2036 12,901,848 293,250,795
2035 12,740,293 288,138,368
2034 12,576,635 283,018,151
2033 12,410,569 277,897,810
2032 12,242,213 272,769,123
2031 12,071,682 267,666,779
2030 11,898,926 262,583,487
2029 11,723,895 257,504,936
2028 11,546,959 252,465,743
2027 11,368,676 247,457,208
2026 11,189,025 242,477,499
2025 11,007,845 237,546,527
2024 10,825,703 232,679,478
2023 10,644,851 227,882,945
2022 10,463,872 223,150,896
2021 10,289,877 218,529,286
2020 10,119,640 213,996,181
2019 9,943,633 209,485,641
2018 9,765,210 204,938,755
2017 9,588,137 200,254,579
2016 9,412,380 195,443,700
2015 9,237,305 190,671,878
2014 9,063,122 185,896,915
2013 8,889,278 181,049,443
2012 8,715,076 176,200,625
2011 8,540,583 171,379,598
2010 8,365,878 166,642,886
2009 8,189,899 162,049,464
2008 8,012,587 157,595,014
2007 7,834,798 153,267,261
2006 7,656,832 149,077,334
2005 7,478,355 145,017,253
2004 7,298,994 141,057,045
2003 7,119,213 137,202,644
2002 6,938,859 133,471,989
2001 6,757,993 129,862,595
2000 6,577,773 126,382,494
1999 6,400,463 123,047,320
1998 6,234,431 119,846,254
1997 6,071,454 116,754,792
1996 5,903,954 113,754,779
1995 5,739,637 110,819,428
1994 5,579,242 107,935,714
1993 5,423,249 105,122,069
1992 5,271,431 102,372,770
1991 5,123,792 99,720,162
1990 4,980,488 97,120,925
1989 4,841,838 94,531,014
1988 4,707,677 92,020,090
1987 4,576,910 89,591,716
1986 4,448,899 87,235,953
1985 4,323,342 84,897,973
1984 4,199,850 82,526,443
1983 4,078,174 80,438,260
1982 3,958,728 78,378,701
1981 3,841,778 76,068,103
1980 3,727,173 73,764,641
1979 3,614,981 71,498,242
1978 3,505,463 69,326,532
1977 3,398,655 67,234,590
1976 3,294,457 65,258,009
1975 3,193,234 63,410,815
1974 3,099,836 61,679,144
1973 3,011,459 60,082,139
1972 2,922,064 58,601,748
1971 2,834,616 57,214,684
1970 2,750,715 55,893,838
1969 2,670,289 54,631,914
1968 2,593,057 53,432,783
1967 2,518,648 52,293,065
1966 2,446,751 51,188,234
1965 2,377,157 50,086,764
1964 2,309,855 49,012,016
1963 2,244,878 47,973,575
1962 2,182,064 46,965,292
1961 2,121,242 45,989,310
1960 2,062,060 45,053,782

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/nigeria | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 482M people in 2100 for Nigeria.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Nigeria
2100 -0.1% 0.04%
2099 -0.09% 0.06%
2098 -0.08% 0.07%
2097 -0.07% 0.09%
2096 -0.06% 0.1%
2095 -0.05% 0.11%
2094 -0.04% 0.13%
2093 -0.03% 0.15%
2092 -0.02% 0.17%
2091 -0.006% 0.19%
2090 0.008% 0.21%
2089 0.02% 0.23%
2088 0.03% 0.25%
2087 0.05% 0.28%
2086 0.06% 0.3%
2085 0.08% 0.32%
2084 0.09% 0.35%
2083 0.11% 0.37%
2082 0.12% 0.39%
2081 0.14% 0.42%
2080 0.15% 0.45%
2079 0.17% 0.47%
2078 0.19% 0.5%
2077 0.21% 0.52%
2076 0.23% 0.55%
2075 0.25% 0.58%
2074 0.27% 0.6%
2073 0.29% 0.63%
2072 0.31% 0.65%
2071 0.33% 0.68%
2070 0.35% 0.71%
2069 0.37% 0.73%
2068 0.4% 0.76%
2067 0.42% 0.79%
2066 0.44% 0.81%
2065 0.47% 0.84%
2064 0.49% 0.87%
2063 0.52% 0.89%
2062 0.54% 0.92%
2061 0.57% 0.94%
2060 0.59% 0.97%
2059 0.62% 0.99%
2058 0.64% 1.02%
2057 0.67% 1.05%
2056 0.7% 1.07%
2055 0.73% 1.1%
2054 0.75% 1.13%
2053 0.78% 1.16%
2052 0.8% 1.19%
2051 0.83% 1.22%
2050 0.86% 1.25%
2049 0.88% 1.28%
2048 0.91% 1.32%
2047 0.94% 1.35%
2046 0.97% 1.39%
2045 0.99% 1.43%
2044 1.02% 1.47%
2043 1.05% 1.51%
2042 1.08% 1.54%
2041 1.11% 1.59%
2040 1.13% 1.63%
2039 1.17% 1.66%
2038 1.2% 1.7%
2037 1.23% 1.74%
2036 1.27% 1.77%
2035 1.3% 1.81%
2034 1.34% 1.84%
2033 1.38% 1.88%
2032 1.41% 1.91%
2031 1.45% 1.94%
2030 1.49% 1.97%
2029 1.53% 2%
2028 1.57% 2.02%
2027 1.61% 2.05%
2026 1.65% 2.08%
2025 1.68% 2.09%
2024 1.7% 2.1%
2023 1.73% 2.12%
2022 1.69% 2.11%
2021 1.68% 2.12%
2020 1.77% 2.15%
2019 1.83% 2.22%
2018 1.85% 2.34%
2017 1.87% 2.46%
2016 1.9% 2.5%
2015 1.92% 2.57%
2014 1.96% 2.68%
2013 2% 2.75%
2012 2.04% 2.81%
2011 2.09% 2.84%
2010 2.15% 2.83%
2009 2.21% 2.83%
2008 2.27% 2.82%
2007 2.32% 2.81%
2006 2.39% 2.8%
2005 2.46% 2.81%
2004 2.53% 2.81%
2003 2.6% 2.8%
2002 2.68% 2.78%
2001 2.74% 2.75%
2000 2.77% 2.71%
1999 2.66% 2.67%
1998 2.68% 2.65%
1997 2.84% 2.64%
1996 2.86% 2.65%
1995 2.87% 2.67%
1994 2.88% 2.68%
1993 2.88% 2.69%
1992 2.88% 2.66%
1991 2.88% 2.68%
1990 2.86% 2.74%
1989 2.85% 2.73%
1988 2.86% 2.71%
1987 2.88% 2.7%
1986 2.9% 2.75%
1985 2.94% 2.87%
1984 2.98% 2.6%
1983 3.02% 2.63%
1982 3.04% 3.04%
1981 3.07% 3.12%
1980 3.1% 3.17%
1979 3.12% 3.13%
1978 3.14% 3.11%
1977 3.16% 3.03%
1976 3.17% 2.91%
1975 3.01% 2.81%
1974 2.93% 2.66%
1973 3.06% 2.53%
1972 3.09% 2.42%
1971 3.05% 2.36%
1970 3.01% 2.31%
1969 2.98% 2.24%
1968 2.95% 2.18%
1967 2.94% 2.16%
1966 2.93% 2.2%
1965 2.91% 2.19%
1964 2.89% 2.16%
1963 2.88% 2.15%
1962 2.87% 2.12%
1961 2.87% 2.08%

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/nigeria | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Honduras grew by 1.7%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Honduras Nigeria
Current population
11237619
243824469
Population rank 87/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 2.94%
One net population change
2.91 minutes
6.58 seconds
One birth every
2.25 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
11 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +495 +13,141
Annual growth/decline +180,852 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate +1.7% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 48/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -4,778 -15,258
Net migration rank 114/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - -15,258
2024 - -4,821 - -35,202
2023 186,125 -5,044 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 186,257 -5,374 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 172,890 -5,777 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 179,553 -6,199 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 185,200 -6,546 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 184,953 -6,764 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 182,731 -6,778 4,706,183 78,685
2016 182,243 -6,681 4,761,594 75,265
2015 181,098 -6,509 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 180,075 -6,293 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 179,999 -6,091 4,811,751 40,201
2012 180,384 -5,891 4,774,508 71,138
2011 180,164 -5,664 4,728,363 67,808
2010 180,318 -5,419 4,629,173 47,966
2009 182,250 -5,196 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 182,607 -5,039 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 183,052 -5,039 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 183,381 -5,450 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 185,216 -6,190 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 186,774 -7,083 3,877,376 46,370
2003 187,854 -7,982 3,751,120 33,857
2002 189,653 -8,816 3,606,814 69,594
2001 190,636 -9,744 3,478,370 64,163
2000 190,308 -10,757 3,343,196 74,535
1999 186,816 -11,753 3,155,425 97,195
1998 169,632 -12,638 3,003,946 145,575
1997 182,308 -13,344 2,936,500 96,885
1996 180,083 -14,049 2,882,205 84,448
1995 177,309 -14,707 2,830,771 73,243
1994 173,437 -15,246 2,735,198 128,134
1993 169,358 -15,559 2,673,675 90,200
1992 165,434 -15,583 2,596,173 138,412
1991 160,933 -15,509 2,527,807 42,760
1990 156,537 -15,351 2,491,928 135,959
1989 152,266 -16,146 2,452,324 99,588
1988 149,130 -16,919 2,376,419 93,510
1987 146,750 -17,423 2,322,397 64,418
1986 144,500 -17,812 2,295,003 29,682
1985 142,190 -17,778 2,289,784 61,514
1984 139,851 -17,277 2,278,060 113,758
1983 137,597 -16,810 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 134,629 -16,530 2,233,401 101,116
1981 131,789 -15,986 2,179,884 106,723
1980 128,856 -15,445 2,121,618 198,672
1979 125,957 -14,979 2,074,807 137,721
1978 122,593 -14,537 2,019,621 111,258
1977 119,333 -13,777 1,923,917 129,075
1976 115,754 -12,916 1,827,289 72,889
1975 111,469 -11,855 1,718,623 75,603
1974 98,141 -10,947 1,624,813 44,281
1973 99,553 -10,001 1,525,485 -618
1972 98,634 -9,403 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 94,597 -8,918 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 90,875 -8,751 1,295,507 7,953
1969 87,273 -8,544 1,213,484 6,912
1968 84,070 -8,335 1,168,254 9,615
1967 81,131 -8,056 1,082,884 18,683
1966 78,369 -7,649 1,095,582 12,513
1965 75,622 -7,161 1,061,840 32,988
1964 72,756 -6,620 1,028,272 26,411
1963 69,883 -6,063 995,116 27,115
1962 67,332 -5,519 966,452 27,906
1961 64,672 -4,838 932,111 25,515
1960 62,602 -4,085 901,301 12,131

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

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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