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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 10,825,703 in 2024 vs 4,515,577 people in Panama in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,237,619 people compared to 4,642,198 in Panama.

Population statistics:

  • Honduras' population is 2.42 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Panama is the 128th.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 0.06% for Panama.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.52% in Panama.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.2M (46.8% growth), while Panama has grown from 3.38M to 4.64M (37.5% growth).

Honduras vs Panama: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Panama
2100 17,182,880 5,947,731
2099 17,200,743 5,958,919
2098 17,216,673 5,969,676
2097 17,230,617 5,979,860
2096 17,243,183 5,989,615
2095 17,254,277 5,998,960
2094 17,263,401 6,007,655
2093 17,270,885 6,015,893
2092 17,276,077 6,023,482
2091 17,279,262 6,030,584
2090 17,280,244 6,037,116
2089 17,278,863 6,043,194
2088 17,275,243 6,048,506
2087 17,269,390 6,053,252
2086 17,261,244 6,057,347
2085 17,250,657 6,060,940
2084 17,237,497 6,063,735
2083 17,221,748 6,065,863
2082 17,203,519 6,067,171
2081 17,182,479 6,067,635
2080 17,158,940 6,067,317
2079 17,132,405 6,066,164
2078 17,102,986 6,064,127
2077 17,070,304 6,061,297
2076 17,034,815 6,057,645
2075 16,995,967 6,053,134
2074 16,953,990 6,047,620
2073 16,908,709 6,041,318
2072 16,860,005 6,034,065
2071 16,807,876 6,026,051
2070 16,752,434 6,017,288
2069 16,693,639 6,007,621
2068 16,631,495 5,997,109
2067 16,565,869 5,985,932
2066 16,496,654 5,973,853
2065 16,424,002 5,961,039
2064 16,347,532 5,947,320
2063 16,267,544 5,932,822
2062 16,184,126 5,917,367
2061 16,096,836 5,900,972
2060 16,005,900 5,883,654
2059 15,911,560 5,865,433
2058 15,813,659 5,846,037
2057 15,712,525 5,825,696
2056 15,607,710 5,804,369
2055 15,499,284 5,781,900
2054 15,387,571 5,758,339
2053 15,272,588 5,733,538
2052 15,154,647 5,707,562
2051 15,033,669 5,680,231
2050 14,909,683 5,651,617
2049 14,782,980 5,621,841
2048 14,653,660 5,590,701
2047 14,521,415 5,558,382
2046 14,386,305 5,524,843
2045 14,248,465 5,490,228
2044 14,108,133 5,454,371
2043 13,965,397 5,417,316
2042 13,820,314 5,379,169
2041 13,672,863 5,339,872
2040 13,523,320 5,299,492
2039 13,371,558 5,257,983
2038 13,217,312 5,215,284
2037 13,060,893 5,171,497
2036 12,901,848 5,126,814
2035 12,740,293 5,081,210
2034 12,576,635 5,034,708
2033 12,410,569 4,987,247
2032 12,242,213 4,938,646
2031 12,071,682 4,889,260
2030 11,898,926 4,838,970
2029 11,723,895 4,787,654
2028 11,546,959 4,735,214
2027 11,368,676 4,681,847
2026 11,189,025 4,627,497
2025 11,007,845 4,572,106
2024 10,825,703 4,515,577
2023 10,644,851 4,458,759
2022 10,463,872 4,400,773
2021 10,289,877 4,345,405
2020 10,119,640 4,293,261
2019 9,943,633 4,234,700
2018 9,765,210 4,167,860
2017 9,588,137 4,098,707
2016 9,412,380 4,029,086
2015 9,237,305 3,960,035
2014 9,063,122 3,892,101
2013 8,889,278 3,825,329
2012 8,715,076 3,759,256
2011 8,540,583 3,693,505
2010 8,365,878 3,628,535
2009 8,189,899 3,564,381
2008 8,012,587 3,500,648
2007 7,834,798 3,437,490
2006 7,656,832 3,375,024
2005 7,478,355 3,313,026
2004 7,298,994 3,251,155
2003 7,119,213 3,189,807
2002 6,938,859 3,129,344
2001 6,757,993 3,069,537
2000 6,577,773 3,010,369
1999 6,400,463 2,951,822
1998 6,234,431 2,893,914
1997 6,071,454 2,836,695
1996 5,903,954 2,780,227
1995 5,739,637 2,724,557
1994 5,579,242 2,669,546
1993 5,423,249 2,615,099
1992 5,271,431 2,561,336
1991 5,123,792 2,508,265
1990 4,980,488 2,455,583
1989 4,841,838 2,403,820
1988 4,707,677 2,352,848
1987 4,576,910 2,301,970
1986 4,448,899 2,251,325
1985 4,323,342 2,200,915
1984 4,199,850 2,150,782
1983 4,078,174 2,101,106
1982 3,958,728 2,052,271
1981 3,841,778 2,004,418
1980 3,727,173 1,957,534
1979 3,614,981 1,911,552
1978 3,505,463 1,866,311
1977 3,398,655 1,821,543
1976 3,294,457 1,776,935
1975 3,193,234 1,732,389
1974 3,099,836 1,687,926
1973 3,011,459 1,643,690
1972 2,922,064 1,599,723
1971 2,834,616 1,556,081
1970 2,750,715 1,513,070
1969 2,670,289 1,470,886
1968 2,593,057 1,429,447
1967 2,518,648 1,388,628
1966 2,446,751 1,348,388
1965 2,377,157 1,308,835
1964 2,309,855 1,270,065
1963 2,244,878 1,232,124
1962 2,182,064 1,195,301
1961 2,121,242 1,159,870
1960 2,062,060 1,126,005

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/panama | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Panama gained 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth), while Panama's population increased by 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Panama was ranked 128th in 2006 and still ranked 128th 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 Panama will increase by 21.7% to 5,651,617 people and rank change from 128th to 124th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 6.07M people in 2081 for Panama.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Panama
2100 -0.1% -0.19%
2099 -0.09% -0.18%
2098 -0.08% -0.17%
2097 -0.07% -0.16%
2096 -0.06% -0.16%
2095 -0.05% -0.14%
2094 -0.04% -0.14%
2093 -0.03% -0.13%
2092 -0.02% -0.12%
2091 -0.006% -0.11%
2090 0.008% -0.1%
2089 0.02% -0.09%
2088 0.03% -0.08%
2087 0.05% -0.07%
2086 0.06% -0.06%
2085 0.08% -0.05%
2084 0.09% -0.04%
2083 0.11% -0.02%
2082 0.12% -0.008%
2081 0.14% 0.005%
2080 0.15% 0.02%
2079 0.17% 0.03%
2078 0.19% 0.05%
2077 0.21% 0.06%
2076 0.23% 0.07%
2075 0.25% 0.09%
2074 0.27% 0.1%
2073 0.29% 0.12%
2072 0.31% 0.13%
2071 0.33% 0.15%
2070 0.35% 0.16%
2069 0.37% 0.18%
2068 0.4% 0.19%
2067 0.42% 0.2%
2066 0.44% 0.21%
2065 0.47% 0.23%
2064 0.49% 0.24%
2063 0.52% 0.26%
2062 0.54% 0.28%
2061 0.57% 0.29%
2060 0.59% 0.31%
2059 0.62% 0.33%
2058 0.64% 0.35%
2057 0.67% 0.37%
2056 0.7% 0.39%
2055 0.73% 0.41%
2054 0.75% 0.43%
2053 0.78% 0.46%
2052 0.8% 0.48%
2051 0.83% 0.51%
2050 0.86% 0.53%
2049 0.88% 0.56%
2048 0.91% 0.58%
2047 0.94% 0.61%
2046 0.97% 0.63%
2045 0.99% 0.66%
2044 1.02% 0.68%
2043 1.05% 0.71%
2042 1.08% 0.74%
2041 1.11% 0.76%
2040 1.13% 0.79%
2039 1.17% 0.82%
2038 1.2% 0.85%
2037 1.23% 0.87%
2036 1.27% 0.9%
2035 1.3% 0.92%
2034 1.34% 0.95%
2033 1.38% 0.98%
2032 1.41% 1.01%
2031 1.45% 1.04%
2030 1.49% 1.07%
2029 1.53% 1.11%
2028 1.57% 1.14%
2027 1.61% 1.17%
2026 1.65% 1.21%
2025 1.68% 1.25%
2024 1.7% 1.27%
2023 1.73% 1.32%
2022 1.69% 1.27%
2021 1.68% 1.21%
2020 1.77% 1.38%
2019 1.83% 1.6%
2018 1.85% 1.69%
2017 1.87% 1.73%
2016 1.9% 1.74%
2015 1.92% 1.75%
2014 1.96% 1.75%
2013 2% 1.76%
2012 2.04% 1.78%
2011 2.09% 1.79%
2010 2.15% 1.8%
2009 2.21% 1.82%
2008 2.27% 1.84%
2007 2.32% 1.85%
2006 2.39% 1.87%
2005 2.46% 1.9%
2004 2.53% 1.92%
2003 2.6% 1.93%
2002 2.68% 1.95%
2001 2.74% 1.97%
2000 2.77% 1.98%
1999 2.66% 2%
1998 2.68% 2.02%
1997 2.84% 2.03%
1996 2.86% 2.04%
1995 2.87% 2.06%
1994 2.88% 2.08%
1993 2.88% 2.1%
1992 2.88% 2.12%
1991 2.88% 2.15%
1990 2.86% 2.15%
1989 2.85% 2.17%
1988 2.86% 2.21%
1987 2.88% 2.25%
1986 2.9% 2.29%
1985 2.94% 2.33%
1984 2.98% 2.36%
1983 3.02% 2.38%
1982 3.04% 2.39%
1981 3.07% 2.4%
1980 3.1% 2.41%
1979 3.12% 2.42%
1978 3.14% 2.46%
1977 3.16% 2.51%
1976 3.17% 2.57%
1975 3.01% 2.63%
1974 2.93% 2.69%
1973 3.06% 2.75%
1972 3.09% 2.8%
1971 3.05% 2.84%
1970 3.01% 2.87%
1969 2.98% 2.9%
1968 2.95% 2.94%
1967 2.94% 2.98%
1966 2.93% 3.02%
1965 2.91% 3.05%
1964 2.89% 3.08%
1963 2.88% 3.08%
1962 2.87% 3.05%
1961 2.87% 3.01%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Honduras grew by 1.7%, while Panama's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Honduras Panama
Current population
11237619
4642198
Population rank 87/197 128/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.06%
One net population change
2.91 minutes
9.25 minutes
One birth every
2.25 minutes
7.35 minutes
One death every
11 minutes
24.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +495 +156
Annual growth/decline +180,852 +56,818
Annual growth/decline rate +1.7% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 83/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -4,778 +6,151
Net migration rank 114/196 49/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 477,749
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 81/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 63/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Panama
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Panama
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - 6,151
2024 - -4,821 - 6,706
2023 186,125 -5,044 50,197 7,262
2022 186,257 -5,374 50,556 7,967
2021 172,890 -5,777 46,747 5,473
2020 179,553 -6,199 46,599 5,473
2019 185,200 -6,546 54,420 10,623
2018 184,953 -6,764 57,508 11,130
2017 182,731 -6,778 58,607 11,059
2016 182,243 -6,681 59,454 10,109
2015 181,098 -6,509 59,896 8,648
2014 180,075 -6,293 60,227 7,105
2013 179,999 -6,091 60,295 5,926
2012 180,384 -5,891 60,471 5,447
2011 180,164 -5,664 60,411 5,167
2010 180,318 -5,419 59,418 4,953
2009 182,250 -5,196 59,168 4,765
2008 182,607 -5,039 58,961 4,568
2007 183,052 -5,039 58,454 4,330
2006 183,381 -5,450 58,067 4,087
2005 185,216 -6,190 58,014 3,843
2004 186,774 -7,083 58,281 3,596
2003 187,854 -7,982 57,458 3,352
2002 189,653 -8,816 57,011 3,099
2001 190,636 -9,744 56,654 2,856
2000 190,308 -10,757 56,236 2,602
1999 186,816 -11,753 55,911 2,341
1998 169,632 -12,638 55,482 2,084
1997 182,308 -13,344 55,060 1,820
1996 180,083 -14,049 54,512 1,533
1995 177,309 -14,707 54,069 1,221
1994 173,437 -15,246 53,845 899
1993 169,358 -15,559 53,591 560
1992 165,434 -15,583 53,186 182
1991 160,933 -15,509 53,079 -305
1990 156,537 -15,351 53,451 -854
1989 152,266 -16,146 52,295 -1,368
1988 149,130 -16,919 52,767 -1,750
1987 146,750 -17,423 52,690 -1,953
1986 144,500 -17,812 52,681 -2,136
1985 142,190 -17,778 52,573 -2,297
1984 139,851 -17,277 52,436 -2,435
1983 137,597 -16,810 51,880 -2,518
1982 134,629 -16,530 50,858 -2,554
1981 131,789 -15,986 50,018 -2,620
1980 128,856 -15,445 49,077 -2,701
1979 125,957 -14,979 48,362 -2,772
1978 122,593 -14,537 47,694 -2,811
1977 119,333 -13,777 47,438 -2,792
1976 115,754 -12,916 47,307 -2,727
1975 111,469 -11,855 47,149 -2,635
1974 98,141 -10,947 46,932 -2,531
1973 99,553 -10,001 46,540 -2,464
1972 98,634 -9,403 46,311 -2,448
1971 94,597 -8,918 45,867 -2,454
1970 90,875 -8,751 45,075 -2,476
1969 87,273 -8,544 44,278 -2,510
1968 84,070 -8,335 43,641 -2,528
1967 81,131 -8,056 43,054 -2,528
1966 78,369 -7,649 42,457 -2,500
1965 75,622 -7,161 41,604 -2,454
1964 72,756 -6,620 40,806 -2,418
1963 69,883 -6,063 39,872 -2,380
1962 67,332 -5,519 38,537 -2,377
1961 64,672 -4,838 37,100 -2,394
1960 62,602 -4,085 35,431 -2,409

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 Panama 86.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 544,211 people) and 13.5% is from migration (a gain of 84,849 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 477,749 people or 10.6% in Panama.

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
Panama
City Population
Panama 410K
Colon 242K
Santiago de Veraguas 110K
Tocumen 103K
David 82.9K
La Chorrera 68.9K
Pacora 52.5K
Penonome 21.7K
Balboa 10K
Chitre 9.02K

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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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