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

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The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 11,005,850 in 2025 vs 7,013,078 people in Paraguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,279,259 people compared to 7,138,671 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • Honduras' population is 1.58 times bigger than Paraguay's.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.78% per year vs +1.32% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.3M (47.3% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.14M (29.7% growth).

Honduras vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Paraguay
2100 17,179,765 9,112,687
2099 17,197,625 9,133,083
2098 17,213,552 9,151,984
2097 17,227,494 9,170,087
2096 17,240,057 9,187,135
2095 17,251,150 9,203,013
2094 17,260,271 9,218,194
2093 17,267,754 9,232,470
2092 17,272,946 9,245,852
2091 17,276,130 9,258,741
2090 17,277,112 9,270,641
2089 17,275,730 9,282,170
2088 17,272,112 9,291,959
2087 17,266,259 9,300,904
2086 17,258,114 9,309,688
2085 17,247,530 9,317,464
2084 17,234,373 9,323,625
2083 17,218,626 9,329,231
2082 17,200,400 9,334,021
2081 17,179,365 9,338,192
2080 17,155,830 9,340,792
2079 17,129,299 9,342,369
2078 17,099,886 9,342,577
2077 17,067,209 9,341,699
2076 17,031,727 9,339,777
2075 16,992,886 9,336,119
2074 16,950,917 9,331,059
2073 16,905,643 9,324,304
2072 16,856,949 9,315,864
2071 16,804,830 9,306,098
2070 16,749,397 9,294,400
2069 16,690,613 9,281,039
2068 16,628,480 9,266,275
2067 16,562,866 9,250,050
2066 16,493,664 9,231,342
2065 16,421,025 9,211,132
2064 16,344,569 9,188,572
2063 16,264,595 9,163,581
2062 16,181,192 9,136,419
2061 16,093,918 9,107,921
2060 16,002,999 9,077,798
2059 15,908,676 9,045,532
2058 15,810,793 9,010,196
2057 15,709,676 8,973,356
2056 15,604,881 8,934,666
2055 15,496,474 8,894,376
2054 15,384,781 8,852,244
2053 15,269,819 8,808,628
2052 15,151,900 8,763,131
2051 15,030,943 8,716,069
2050 14,906,980 8,667,821
2049 14,780,300 8,617,987
2048 14,651,004 8,566,482
2047 14,518,783 8,513,601
2046 14,383,697 8,458,430
2045 14,245,882 8,402,494
2044 14,105,576 8,345,365
2043 13,962,865 8,287,161
2042 13,817,809 8,227,296
2041 13,670,385 8,166,606
2040 13,520,868 8,104,911
2039 13,369,134 8,041,701
2038 13,214,916 7,976,905
2037 13,058,525 7,911,144
2036 12,899,509 7,843,935
2035 12,737,983 7,775,617
2034 12,574,355 7,706,326
2033 12,408,319 7,635,458
2032 12,239,994 7,563,007
2031 12,069,493 7,489,427
2030 11,896,769 7,414,080
2029 11,721,770 7,337,101
2028 11,544,866 7,258,394
2027 11,366,615 7,178,461
2026 11,186,997 7,096,647
2025 11,005,850 7,013,078
2024 10,825,703 6,929,153
2023 10,644,851 6,844,146
2022 10,463,872 6,760,464
2021 10,289,877 6,684,182
2020 10,119,640 6,603,739
2019 9,943,633 6,515,058
2018 9,765,210 6,427,382
2017 9,588,137 6,338,660
2016 9,412,380 6,249,126
2015 9,237,305 6,159,103
2014 9,063,122 6,069,811
2013 8,889,278 5,982,445
2012 8,715,076 5,897,008
2011 8,540,583 5,814,626
2010 8,365,878 5,737,971
2009 8,189,899 5,671,236
2008 8,012,587 5,613,574
2007 7,834,798 5,559,386
2006 7,656,832 5,505,148
2005 7,478,355 5,448,097
2004 7,298,994 5,388,175
2003 7,119,213 5,326,436
2002 6,938,859 5,261,328
2001 6,757,993 5,187,689
2000 6,577,773 5,100,868
1999 6,400,463 5,003,135
1998 6,234,431 4,900,025
1997 6,071,454 4,794,412
1996 5,903,954 4,687,543
1995 5,739,637 4,579,806
1994 5,579,242 4,471,417
1993 5,423,249 4,362,696
1992 5,271,431 4,253,600
1991 5,123,792 4,144,364
1990 4,980,488 4,035,747
1989 4,841,838 3,927,802
1988 4,707,677 3,820,546
1987 4,576,910 3,714,889
1986 4,448,899 3,611,474
1985 4,323,342 3,510,671
1984 4,199,850 3,412,936
1983 4,078,174 3,318,068
1982 3,958,728 3,226,189
1981 3,841,778 3,137,604
1980 3,727,173 3,053,235
1979 3,614,981 2,973,968
1978 3,505,463 2,899,269
1977 3,398,655 2,827,874
1976 3,294,457 2,758,836
1975 3,193,234 2,691,648
1974 3,099,836 2,625,621
1973 3,011,459 2,561,102
1972 2,922,064 2,499,881
1971 2,834,616 2,442,537
1970 2,750,715 2,388,028
1969 2,670,289 2,334,992
1968 2,593,057 2,282,391
1967 2,518,648 2,229,994
1966 2,446,751 2,177,584
1965 2,377,157 2,125,177
1964 2,309,855 2,073,119
1963 2,244,878 2,021,909
1962 2,182,064 1,973,130
1961 2,121,242 1,927,394
1960 2,062,060 1,883,514

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/paraguay | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,866,879 people (a 19.8% growth), while Paraguay's population increased by 889,545 people (a 14.2% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th 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 Paraguay will increase by 21.4% to 8,667,821 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 9.34M people in 2078 for Paraguay.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Paraguay
2100 -0.1% -0.22%
2099 -0.09% -0.21%
2098 -0.08% -0.2%
2097 -0.07% -0.19%
2096 -0.06% -0.17%
2095 -0.05% -0.16%
2094 -0.04% -0.15%
2093 -0.03% -0.14%
2092 -0.02% -0.14%
2091 -0.006% -0.13%
2090 0.008% -0.12%
2089 0.02% -0.11%
2088 0.03% -0.1%
2087 0.05% -0.09%
2086 0.06% -0.08%
2085 0.08% -0.07%
2084 0.09% -0.06%
2083 0.11% -0.05%
2082 0.12% -0.04%
2081 0.14% -0.03%
2080 0.15% -0.02%
2079 0.17% -0.002%
2078 0.19% 0.009%
2077 0.21% 0.02%
2076 0.23% 0.04%
2075 0.25% 0.05%
2074 0.27% 0.07%
2073 0.29% 0.09%
2072 0.31% 0.1%
2071 0.33% 0.13%
2070 0.35% 0.14%
2069 0.37% 0.16%
2068 0.4% 0.18%
2067 0.42% 0.2%
2066 0.44% 0.22%
2065 0.47% 0.25%
2064 0.49% 0.27%
2063 0.52% 0.3%
2062 0.54% 0.31%
2061 0.57% 0.33%
2060 0.59% 0.36%
2059 0.62% 0.39%
2058 0.64% 0.41%
2057 0.67% 0.43%
2056 0.7% 0.45%
2055 0.73% 0.48%
2054 0.75% 0.5%
2053 0.78% 0.52%
2052 0.8% 0.54%
2051 0.83% 0.56%
2050 0.86% 0.58%
2049 0.88% 0.6%
2048 0.91% 0.62%
2047 0.94% 0.65%
2046 0.97% 0.67%
2045 0.99% 0.68%
2044 1.02% 0.7%
2043 1.05% 0.73%
2042 1.08% 0.74%
2041 1.11% 0.76%
2040 1.13% 0.79%
2039 1.17% 0.81%
2038 1.2% 0.83%
2037 1.23% 0.86%
2036 1.27% 0.88%
2035 1.3% 0.9%
2034 1.34% 0.93%
2033 1.38% 0.96%
2032 1.41% 0.98%
2031 1.45% 1.02%
2030 1.49% 1.05%
2029 1.53% 1.08%
2028 1.57% 1.11%
2027 1.61% 1.15%
2026 1.65% 1.19%
2025 1.66% 1.21%
2024 1.7% 1.24%
2023 1.73% 1.24%
2022 1.69% 1.14%
2021 1.68% 1.22%
2020 1.77% 1.36%
2019 1.83% 1.36%
2018 1.85% 1.4%
2017 1.87% 1.43%
2016 1.9% 1.46%
2015 1.92% 1.47%
2014 1.96% 1.46%
2013 2% 1.45%
2012 2.04% 1.42%
2011 2.09% 1.34%
2010 2.15% 1.18%
2009 2.21% 1.03%
2008 2.27% 0.97%
2007 2.32% 0.99%
2006 2.39% 1.05%
2005 2.46% 1.11%
2004 2.53% 1.16%
2003 2.6% 1.24%
2002 2.68% 1.42%
2001 2.74% 1.7%
2000 2.77% 1.95%
1999 2.66% 2.1%
1998 2.68% 2.2%
1997 2.84% 2.28%
1996 2.86% 2.35%
1995 2.87% 2.42%
1994 2.88% 2.49%
1993 2.88% 2.56%
1992 2.88% 2.64%
1991 2.88% 2.69%
1990 2.86% 2.75%
1989 2.85% 2.81%
1988 2.86% 2.84%
1987 2.88% 2.86%
1986 2.9% 2.87%
1985 2.94% 2.86%
1984 2.98% 2.86%
1983 3.02% 2.85%
1982 3.04% 2.82%
1981 3.07% 2.76%
1980 3.1% 2.67%
1979 3.12% 2.58%
1978 3.14% 2.52%
1977 3.16% 2.5%
1976 3.17% 2.5%
1975 3.01% 2.51%
1974 2.93% 2.52%
1973 3.06% 2.45%
1972 3.09% 2.35%
1971 3.05% 2.28%
1970 3.01% 2.27%
1969 2.98% 2.3%
1968 2.95% 2.35%
1967 2.94% 2.41%
1966 2.93% 2.47%
1965 2.91% 2.51%
1964 2.89% 2.53%
1963 2.88% 2.47%
1962 2.87% 2.37%
1961 2.87% 2.33%

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 Paraguay's population grew by 1.21%.

Live population counters

Honduras Paraguay
Current population
11279259
7138671
Population rank 87/197 108/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.09%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
6.28 minutes
One birth every
2.24 minutes
3.84 minutes
One death every
10.7 minutes
13.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +494 +230
Annual growth/decline +180,147 +83,925
Annual growth/decline rate +1.66% +1.21%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 86/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change -4,778 -12,423
Net migration rank 114/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - -12,423
2024 185,444 -4,821 97,223 -12,451
2023 186,125 -5,044 97,748 -12,500
2022 186,257 -5,374 94,627 -12,500
2021 172,890 -5,777 78,667 -8,226
2020 179,553 -6,199 98,667 -8,226
2019 185,200 -6,546 103,179 -16,263
2018 184,953 -6,764 104,908 -16,472
2017 182,731 -6,778 105,634 -16,630
2016 182,243 -6,681 106,804 -16,737
2015 181,098 -6,509 106,817 -16,834
2014 180,075 -6,293 105,585 -16,989
2013 179,999 -6,091 103,383 -17,232
2012 180,384 -5,891 102,508 -17,763
2011 180,164 -5,664 100,442 -20,427
2010 180,318 -5,419 99,456 -26,169
2009 182,250 -5,196 100,296 -40,112
2008 182,607 -5,039 99,821 -44,679
2007 183,052 -5,039 99,141 -45,914
2006 183,381 -5,450 99,808 -44,568
2005 185,216 -6,190 101,035 -42,173
2004 186,774 -7,083 101,896 -40,907
2003 187,854 -7,982 102,427 -39,941
2002 189,653 -8,816 104,658 -36,918
2001 190,636 -9,744 107,225 -27,676
2000 190,308 -10,757 109,979 -15,884
1999 186,816 -11,753 112,726 -11,362
1998 169,632 -12,638 114,122 -9,276
1997 182,308 -13,344 115,095 -8,704
1996 180,083 -14,049 115,623 -8,273
1995 177,309 -14,707 115,777 -7,653
1994 173,437 -15,246 115,662 -6,999
1993 169,358 -15,559 115,211 -6,431
1992 165,434 -15,583 115,442 -6,035
1991 160,933 -15,509 114,472 -5,420
1990 156,537 -15,351 112,864 -4,685
1989 152,266 -16,146 111,727 -4,009
1988 149,130 -16,919 110,348 -3,557
1987 146,750 -17,423 107,962 -3,445
1986 144,500 -17,812 105,776 -3,460
1985 142,190 -17,778 102,859 -3,562
1984 139,851 -17,277 99,937 -3,769
1983 137,597 -16,810 96,406 -2,845
1982 134,629 -16,530 92,917 -2,725
1981 131,789 -15,986 89,456 -2,477
1980 128,856 -15,445 84,568 -2,808
1979 125,957 -14,979 80,345 -3,570
1978 122,593 -14,537 76,691 -4,066
1977 119,333 -13,777 74,359 -4,201
1976 115,754 -12,916 71,973 -4,066
1975 111,469 -11,855 70,285 -3,807
1974 98,141 -10,947 69,059 -3,478
1973 99,553 -10,001 67,803 -4,346
1972 98,634 -9,403 66,625 -7,642
1971 94,597 -8,918 66,142 -10,446
1970 90,875 -8,751 65,905 -12,579
1969 87,273 -8,544 65,616 -12,859
1968 84,070 -8,335 65,575 -13,132
1967 81,131 -8,056 65,695 -13,346
1966 78,369 -7,649 66,002 -13,538
1965 75,622 -7,161 66,063 -13,715
1964 72,756 -6,620 65,681 -13,915
1963 69,883 -6,063 64,741 -14,086
1962 67,332 -5,519 63,079 -16,175
1961 64,672 -4,838 61,536 -16,972
1960 62,602 -4,085 60,009 -16,811

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 Paraguay 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 994,274 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 136,839 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

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
Paraguay
City Population
Asuncion 462K
Ciudad del Este 350K
Luque 260K
San Lorenzo 225K
Pedro Juan Caballero 127K
Caaguazu 127K
Encarnacion 107K
Coronel Oviedo 52.4K
Concepcion 45.1K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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