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Population in Honduras compared to North Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 10,825,703 in 2024 vs 26,498,823 people in North Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,237,619 people compared to 26,659,144 in North Korea.

Population statistics:

  • North Korea's population is 2.37 times bigger than Honduras'.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while North Korea is the 57th.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 0.32% for North Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.41% in North Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.2M (46.8% growth), while North Korea has grown from 24.5M to 26.7M (8.7% growth).

Honduras vs North Korea: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras North Korea
2100 17,182,880 19,604,631
2099 17,200,743 19,733,548
2098 17,216,673 19,862,949
2097 17,230,617 19,993,288
2096 17,243,183 20,124,518
2095 17,254,277 20,256,401
2094 17,263,401 20,388,156
2093 17,270,885 20,520,253
2092 17,276,077 20,652,961
2091 17,279,262 20,785,785
2090 17,280,244 20,918,305
2089 17,278,863 21,050,580
2088 17,275,243 21,182,325
2087 17,269,390 21,314,047
2086 17,261,244 21,445,329
2085 17,250,657 21,575,835
2084 17,237,497 21,705,777
2083 17,221,748 21,835,029
2082 17,203,519 21,964,199
2081 17,182,479 22,092,862
2080 17,158,940 22,220,948
2079 17,132,405 22,348,577
2078 17,102,986 22,475,755
2077 17,070,304 22,602,817
2076 17,034,815 22,729,499
2075 16,995,967 22,856,369
2074 16,953,990 22,983,784
2073 16,908,709 23,111,441
2072 16,860,005 23,239,261
2071 16,807,876 23,367,583
2070 16,752,434 23,496,136
2069 16,693,639 23,625,538
2068 16,631,495 23,755,136
2067 16,565,869 23,884,879
2066 16,496,654 24,015,027
2065 16,424,002 24,144,985
2064 16,347,532 24,274,257
2063 16,267,544 24,402,439
2062 16,184,126 24,529,941
2061 16,096,836 24,656,350
2060 16,005,900 24,780,911
2059 15,911,560 24,903,037
2058 15,813,659 25,023,260
2057 15,712,525 25,140,523
2056 15,607,710 25,255,342
2055 15,499,284 25,366,397
2054 15,387,571 25,474,292
2053 15,272,588 25,578,870
2052 15,154,647 25,679,963
2051 15,033,669 25,777,639
2050 14,909,683 25,871,673
2049 14,782,980 25,962,167
2048 14,653,660 26,048,593
2047 14,521,415 26,131,429
2046 14,386,305 26,210,487
2045 14,248,465 26,286,208
2044 14,108,133 26,358,331
2043 13,965,397 26,427,062
2042 13,820,314 26,491,482
2041 13,672,863 26,552,564
2040 13,523,320 26,609,557
2039 13,371,558 26,661,815
2038 13,217,312 26,708,400
2037 13,060,893 26,749,134
2036 12,901,848 26,783,304
2035 12,740,293 26,810,026
2034 12,576,635 26,828,912
2033 12,410,569 26,839,229
2032 12,242,213 26,840,944
2031 12,071,682 26,832,957
2030 11,898,926 26,814,812
2029 11,723,895 26,787,117
2028 11,546,959 26,749,227
2027 11,368,676 26,701,444
2026 11,189,025 26,643,460
2025 11,007,845 26,575,953
2024 10,825,703 26,498,823
2023 10,644,851 26,418,204
2022 10,463,872 26,328,845
2021 10,289,877 26,232,534
2020 10,119,640 26,136,312
2019 9,943,633 26,037,632
2018 9,765,210 25,931,147
2017 9,588,137 25,817,709
2016 9,412,380 25,698,326
2015 9,237,305 25,575,350
2014 9,063,122 25,451,262
2013 8,889,278 25,329,451
2012 8,715,076 25,211,728
2011 8,540,583 25,097,874
2010 8,365,878 24,987,258
2009 8,189,899 24,878,332
2008 8,012,587 24,764,618
2007 7,834,798 24,646,383
2006 7,656,832 24,524,507
2005 7,478,355 24,396,433
2004 7,298,994 24,254,943
2003 7,119,213 24,090,380
2002 6,938,859 23,943,973
2001 6,757,993 23,815,358
2000 6,577,773 23,665,910
1999 6,400,463 23,497,599
1998 6,234,431 23,311,564
1997 6,071,454 23,110,830
1996 5,903,954 22,895,746
1995 5,739,637 22,669,304
1994 5,579,242 22,393,975
1993 5,423,249 22,073,352
1992 5,271,431 21,750,911
1991 5,123,792 21,428,638
1990 4,980,488 21,112,137
1989 4,841,838 20,804,367
1988 4,707,677 20,503,161
1987 4,576,910 20,205,483
1986 4,448,899 19,910,855
1985 4,323,342 19,620,388
1984 4,199,850 19,335,043
1983 4,078,174 19,054,034
1982 3,958,728 18,776,357
1981 3,841,778 18,501,295
1980 3,727,173 18,236,786
1979 3,614,981 17,983,470
1978 3,505,463 17,735,995
1977 3,398,655 17,492,798
1976 3,294,457 17,243,450
1975 3,193,234 16,971,055
1974 3,099,836 16,673,121
1973 3,011,459 16,350,367
1972 2,922,064 15,975,069
1971 2,834,616 15,572,457
1970 2,750,715 15,172,775
1969 2,670,289 14,767,615
1968 2,593,057 14,365,596
1967 2,518,648 13,958,350
1966 2,446,751 13,569,094
1965 2,377,157 13,219,369
1964 2,309,855 12,889,770
1963 2,244,878 12,567,057
1962 2,182,064 12,262,882
1961 2,121,242 11,990,713
1960 2,062,060 11,722,953

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/north-korea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 960,818 people (a 3.74% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2006 and ranked 57th 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 North Korea will decrease by 2.95% to 25,871,673 people and rank change from 57th to 66th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 26.8M people in 2032 for North Korea.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras North Korea
2100 -0.1% -0.65%
2099 -0.09% -0.65%
2098 -0.08% -0.65%
2097 -0.07% -0.65%
2096 -0.06% -0.65%
2095 -0.05% -0.65%
2094 -0.04% -0.64%
2093 -0.03% -0.64%
2092 -0.02% -0.64%
2091 -0.006% -0.63%
2090 0.008% -0.63%
2089 0.02% -0.62%
2088 0.03% -0.62%
2087 0.05% -0.61%
2086 0.06% -0.6%
2085 0.08% -0.6%
2084 0.09% -0.59%
2083 0.11% -0.59%
2082 0.12% -0.58%
2081 0.14% -0.58%
2080 0.15% -0.57%
2079 0.17% -0.57%
2078 0.19% -0.56%
2077 0.21% -0.56%
2076 0.23% -0.56%
2075 0.25% -0.55%
2074 0.27% -0.55%
2073 0.29% -0.55%
2072 0.31% -0.55%
2071 0.33% -0.55%
2070 0.35% -0.55%
2069 0.37% -0.55%
2068 0.4% -0.54%
2067 0.42% -0.54%
2066 0.44% -0.54%
2065 0.47% -0.53%
2064 0.49% -0.53%
2063 0.52% -0.52%
2062 0.54% -0.51%
2061 0.57% -0.5%
2060 0.59% -0.49%
2059 0.62% -0.48%
2058 0.64% -0.47%
2057 0.67% -0.45%
2056 0.7% -0.44%
2055 0.73% -0.42%
2054 0.75% -0.41%
2053 0.78% -0.39%
2052 0.8% -0.38%
2051 0.83% -0.36%
2050 0.86% -0.35%
2049 0.88% -0.33%
2048 0.91% -0.32%
2047 0.94% -0.3%
2046 0.97% -0.29%
2045 0.99% -0.27%
2044 1.02% -0.26%
2043 1.05% -0.24%
2042 1.08% -0.23%
2041 1.11% -0.21%
2040 1.13% -0.2%
2039 1.17% -0.17%
2038 1.2% -0.15%
2037 1.23% -0.13%
2036 1.27% -0.1%
2035 1.3% -0.07%
2034 1.34% -0.04%
2033 1.38% -0.006%
2032 1.41% 0.03%
2031 1.45% 0.07%
2030 1.49% 0.1%
2029 1.53% 0.14%
2028 1.57% 0.18%
2027 1.61% 0.22%
2026 1.65% 0.25%
2025 1.68% 0.29%
2024 1.7% 0.31%
2023 1.73% 0.34%
2022 1.69% 0.37%
2021 1.68% 0.37%
2020 1.77% 0.38%
2019 1.83% 0.41%
2018 1.85% 0.44%
2017 1.87% 0.46%
2016 1.9% 0.48%
2015 1.92% 0.49%
2014 1.96% 0.48%
2013 2% 0.47%
2012 2.04% 0.45%
2011 2.09% 0.44%
2010 2.15% 0.44%
2009 2.21% 0.46%
2008 2.27% 0.48%
2007 2.32% 0.5%
2006 2.39% 0.52%
2005 2.46% 0.58%
2004 2.53% 0.68%
2003 2.6% 0.61%
2002 2.68% 0.54%
2001 2.74% 0.63%
2000 2.77% 0.72%
1999 2.66% 0.8%
1998 2.68% 0.87%
1997 2.84% 0.94%
1996 2.86% 1%
1995 2.87% 1.23%
1994 2.88% 1.45%
1993 2.88% 1.48%
1992 2.88% 1.5%
1991 2.88% 1.5%
1990 2.86% 1.48%
1989 2.85% 1.47%
1988 2.86% 1.47%
1987 2.88% 1.48%
1986 2.9% 1.48%
1985 2.94% 1.48%
1984 2.98% 1.47%
1983 3.02% 1.48%
1982 3.04% 1.49%
1981 3.07% 1.45%
1980 3.1% 1.41%
1979 3.12% 1.4%
1978 3.14% 1.39%
1977 3.16% 1.45%
1976 3.17% 1.61%
1975 3.01% 1.79%
1974 2.93% 1.97%
1973 3.06% 2.35%
1972 3.09% 2.59%
1971 3.05% 2.63%
1970 3.01% 2.74%
1969 2.98% 2.8%
1968 2.95% 2.92%
1967 2.94% 2.87%
1966 2.93% 2.65%
1965 2.91% 2.56%
1964 2.89% 2.57%
1963 2.88% 2.48%
1962 2.87% 2.27%
1961 2.87% 2.28%

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/north-korea | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Honduras grew by 1.7%, while North Korea's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Honduras North Korea
Current population
11237619
26659144
Population rank 87/197 57/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.32%
One net population change
2.91 minutes
6.52 minutes
One birth every
2.25 minutes
1.54 minutes
One death every
11 minutes
2.05 minutes
Daily growth/decline +495 +221
Annual growth/decline +180,852 +80,619
Annual growth/decline rate +1.7% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 150/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
3.15 hours
Annual migration change -4,778 -2,787
Net migration rank 114/196 104/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 50,439
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 150/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 189/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
North Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras North Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - -2,787
2024 - -4,821 - -2,473
2023 186,125 -5,044 86,203 -1,997
2022 186,257 -5,374 96,495 -1,997
2021 172,890 -5,777 99,710 -1,585
2020 179,553 -6,199 95,920 -1,585
2019 185,200 -6,546 106,208 -3,142
2018 184,953 -6,764 113,164 -3,225
2017 182,731 -6,778 120,181 -3,224
2016 182,243 -6,681 125,048 -3,222
2015 181,098 -6,509 127,365 -3,208
2014 180,075 -6,293 127,078 -3,042
2013 179,999 -6,091 122,519 -2,933
2012 180,384 -5,891 118,773 -2,919
2011 180,164 -5,664 114,798 -2,957
2010 180,318 -5,419 112,443 -3,053
2009 182,250 -5,196 111,530 -3,058
2008 182,607 -5,039 122,015 -3,051
2007 183,052 -5,039 120,521 -3,021
2006 183,381 -5,450 129,171 -2,948
2005 185,216 -6,190 132,765 -2,861
2004 186,774 -7,083 155,838 -2,758
2003 187,854 -7,982 178,775 -2,717
2002 189,653 -8,816 119,504 -2,763
2001 190,636 -9,744 143,321 -2,884
2000 190,308 -10,757 161,591 -3,142
1999 186,816 -11,753 181,613 -3,443
1998 169,632 -12,638 197,589 -3,706
1997 182,308 -13,344 211,325 -3,745
1996 180,083 -14,049 226,095 -3,512
1995 177,309 -14,707 233,381 -3,094
1994 173,437 -15,246 320,861 -517
1993 169,358 -15,559 320,880 0
1992 165,434 -15,583 324,002 0
1991 160,933 -15,509 320,551 0
1990 156,537 -15,351 312,460 0
1989 152,266 -16,146 303,078 0
1988 149,130 -16,919 299,305 0
1987 146,750 -17,423 296,030 0
1986 144,500 -17,812 293,227 0
1985 142,190 -17,778 287,714 0
1984 139,851 -17,277 282,987 0
1983 137,597 -16,810 279,046 0
1982 134,629 -16,530 276,332 0
1981 131,789 -15,986 273,800 0
1980 128,856 -15,445 255,206 0
1979 125,957 -14,979 251,409 0
1978 122,593 -14,537 243,533 0
1977 119,333 -13,777 242,870 0
1976 115,754 -12,916 255,841 0
1975 111,469 -11,855 288,966 0
1974 98,141 -10,947 306,902 0
1973 99,553 -10,001 338,600 0
1972 98,634 -9,403 411,997 0
1971 94,597 -8,918 393,220 0
1970 90,875 -8,751 406,129 0
1969 87,273 -8,544 404,189 0
1968 84,070 -8,335 399,837 0
1967 81,131 -8,056 414,632 0
1966 78,369 -7,649 363,882 0
1965 75,622 -7,161 335,587 0
1964 72,756 -6,620 323,623 0
1963 69,883 -6,063 321,805 0
1962 67,332 -5,519 286,534 0
1961 64,672 -4,838 257,788 0
1960 62,602 -4,085 277,717 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/honduras/north-korea | 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 North Korea 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,097,372 people) and 2.33% is from migration (a loss of 26,227 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 50,439 people or 0.2% in North Korea.

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
North Korea
City Population
Pyongyang 2.86M
Hamhung 769K
Chongjin 668K
Sunchon 437K
Nampo 367K
Wonsan 363K
Sinuiju 359K
Tanchon 346K
Kaechon 320K
Kaesong 308K

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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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