The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 10,825,703 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,149,564 people compared to 34,854,181 in Peru.
Population statistics:
- Peru's population is 3.13 times bigger than Honduras'.
- Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
- The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.13% for Honduras vs 0.42% for Peru.
- For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
- Since 2005, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.48M people to 11.1M (49.1% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.1M to 34.9M (24% growth).
- Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.1M people compared to the peak of 41.7M people in 2066 for Peru.
Honduras vs Peru: live population counter
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| Current population |
11149564
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34854181
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| Population rank | 87/197 | 48/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | 0.42% |
| One net population change |
2.91 minutes
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1.41 minutes
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| One birth every |
2.25 minutes
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58.4 seconds
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| One death every |
11 minutes
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2.83 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.82 hours
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28.6 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -4,821 | +18,406 |
| Daily growth/decline | +495 | +1,020 |
| Annual growth/decline | +180,852 | +372,231 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.7% | +1.1% |
| Population growth rate rank | 67/197 | 97/197 |
Honduras and Peru: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,062,060 | 10,174,127 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,121,242 | 10,475,123 | 2.87% | 2.96% |
| 1962 | 2,182,064 | 10,784,612 | 2.87% | 2.95% |
| 1963 | 2,244,878 | 11,102,099 | 2.88% | 2.94% |
| 1964 | 2,309,855 | 11,427,978 | 2.89% | 2.94% |
| 1965 | 2,377,157 | 11,761,085 | 2.91% | 2.91% |
| 1966 | 2,446,751 | 12,101,297 | 2.93% | 2.89% |
| 1967 | 2,518,648 | 12,448,814 | 2.94% | 2.87% |
| 1968 | 2,593,057 | 12,803,993 | 2.95% | 2.85% |
| 1969 | 2,670,289 | 13,166,767 | 2.98% | 2.83% |
| 1970 | 2,750,715 | 13,501,237 | 3.01% | 2.54% |
| 1971 | 2,834,616 | 13,838,067 | 3.05% | 2.49% |
| 1972 | 2,922,064 | 14,210,147 | 3.09% | 2.69% |
| 1973 | 3,011,459 | 14,582,867 | 3.06% | 2.62% |
| 1974 | 3,099,836 | 14,956,552 | 2.93% | 2.56% |
| 1975 | 3,193,234 | 15,333,957 | 3.01% | 2.52% |
| 1976 | 3,294,457 | 15,716,809 | 3.17% | 2.5% |
| 1977 | 3,398,655 | 16,109,806 | 3.16% | 2.5% |
| 1978 | 3,505,463 | 16,516,059 | 3.14% | 2.52% |
| 1979 | 3,614,981 | 16,933,139 | 3.12% | 2.53% |
| 1980 | 3,727,173 | 17,360,949 | 3.1% | 2.53% |
| 1981 | 3,841,778 | 17,798,805 | 3.07% | 2.52% |
| 1982 | 3,958,728 | 18,246,503 | 3.04% | 2.52% |
| 1983 | 4,078,174 | 18,705,957 | 3.02% | 2.52% |
| 1984 | 4,199,850 | 19,174,716 | 2.98% | 2.51% |
| 1985 | 4,323,342 | 19,648,204 | 2.94% | 2.47% |
| 1986 | 4,448,899 | 20,117,122 | 2.9% | 2.39% |
| 1987 | 4,576,910 | 20,582,320 | 2.88% | 2.31% |
| 1988 | 4,707,677 | 21,054,702 | 2.86% | 2.3% |
| 1989 | 4,841,838 | 21,532,589 | 2.85% | 2.27% |
| 1990 | 4,980,488 | 22,014,771 | 2.86% | 2.24% |
| 1991 | 5,123,792 | 22,483,775 | 2.88% | 2.13% |
| 1992 | 5,271,431 | 22,946,340 | 2.88% | 2.06% |
| 1993 | 5,423,249 | 23,413,783 | 2.88% | 2.04% |
| 1994 | 5,579,242 | 23,881,493 | 2.88% | 2% |
| 1995 | 5,739,637 | 24,348,919 | 2.87% | 1.96% |
| 1996 | 5,903,954 | 24,811,171 | 2.86% | 1.9% |
| 1997 | 6,071,454 | 25,274,147 | 2.84% | 1.87% |
| 1998 | 6,234,431 | 25,738,095 | 2.68% | 1.84% |
| 1999 | 6,400,463 | 26,186,504 | 2.66% | 1.74% |
| 2000 | 6,577,773 | 26,598,331 | 2.77% | 1.57% |
| 2001 | 6,757,993 | 26,964,601 | 2.74% | 1.38% |
| 2002 | 6,938,859 | 27,288,217 | 2.68% | 1.2% |
| 2003 | 7,119,213 | 27,580,490 | 2.6% | 1.07% |
| 2004 | 7,298,994 | 27,852,190 | 2.53% | 0.99% |
| 2005 | 7,478,355 | 28,101,180 | 2.46% | 0.89% |
| 2006 | 7,656,832 | 28,324,491 | 2.39% | 0.79% |
| 2007 | 7,834,798 | 28,530,699 | 2.32% | 0.73% |
| 2008 | 8,012,587 | 28,719,041 | 2.27% | 0.66% |
| 2009 | 8,189,899 | 28,896,811 | 2.21% | 0.62% |
| 2010 | 8,365,878 | 29,086,019 | 2.15% | 0.65% |
| 2011 | 8,540,583 | 29,304,086 | 2.09% | 0.75% |
| 2012 | 8,715,076 | 29,550,366 | 2.04% | 0.84% |
| 2013 | 8,889,278 | 29,817,919 | 2% | 0.91% |
| 2014 | 9,063,122 | 30,115,826 | 1.96% | 1% |
| 2015 | 9,237,305 | 30,457,600 | 1.92% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 9,412,380 | 30,866,494 | 1.9% | 1.34% |
| 2017 | 9,588,137 | 31,324,637 | 1.87% | 1.48% |
| 2018 | 9,765,210 | 31,897,584 | 1.85% | 1.83% |
| 2019 | 9,943,633 | 32,449,303 | 1.83% | 1.73% |
| 2020 | 10,119,640 | 32,838,579 | 1.77% | 1.2% |
| 2021 | 10,289,877 | 33,155,882 | 1.68% | 0.97% |
| 2022 | 10,463,872 | 33,475,438 | 1.69% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 10,644,851 | 33,845,617 | 1.73% | 1.11% |
| 2024 | 10,825,703 | 34,217,848 | 1.7% | 1.1% |
| 2025 | 11,005,850 | 34,576,670 | 1.66% | 1.05% |
| 2026 | 11,184,760 | 34,922,144 | 1.63% | 1% |
| 2027 | 11,362,224 | 35,255,683 | 1.59% | 0.96% |
| 2028 | 11,538,364 | 35,578,281 | 1.55% | 0.92% |
| 2029 | 11,712,882 | 35,890,705 | 1.51% | 0.88% |
| 2030 | 11,885,318 | 36,193,882 | 1.47% | 0.84% |
| 2031 | 12,055,532 | 36,488,437 | 1.43% | 0.81% |
| 2032 | 12,223,559 | 36,774,937 | 1.39% | 0.79% |
| 2033 | 12,389,375 | 37,054,380 | 1.36% | 0.76% |
| 2034 | 12,552,871 | 37,326,798 | 1.32% | 0.74% |
| 2035 | 12,714,113 | 37,591,420 | 1.28% | 0.71% |
| 2036 | 12,873,077 | 37,848,147 | 1.25% | 0.68% |
| 2037 | 13,029,496 | 38,096,898 | 1.22% | 0.66% |
| 2038 | 13,183,524 | 38,337,328 | 1.18% | 0.63% |
| 2039 | 13,335,254 | 38,569,891 | 1.15% | 0.61% |
| 2040 | 13,484,651 | 38,794,647 | 1.12% | 0.58% |
| 2041 | 13,631,907 | 39,011,537 | 1.09% | 0.56% |
| 2042 | 13,776,955 | 39,220,371 | 1.06% | 0.54% |
| 2043 | 13,919,665 | 39,420,647 | 1.04% | 0.51% |
| 2044 | 14,060,018 | 39,612,847 | 1.01% | 0.49% |
| 2045 | 14,197,949 | 39,796,723 | 0.98% | 0.46% |
| 2046 | 14,333,292 | 39,971,719 | 0.95% | 0.44% |
| 2047 | 14,465,842 | 40,137,869 | 0.92% | 0.42% |
| 2048 | 14,595,534 | 40,294,857 | 0.9% | 0.39% |
| 2049 | 14,722,485 | 40,443,273 | 0.87% | 0.37% |
| 2050 | 14,846,778 | 40,583,875 | 0.84% | 0.35% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Honduras increased by 1,758,950 people (a 23.5% growth), while Peru gained 2,356,420 people (a 8.39% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Honduras gained 1,912,259 (a 20.7% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,396,581 (a 14.4% growth).
Honduras was ranked 95th most populous country in 2005 and is 87th in 2025. Peru was ranked 39th in 2005 and ranked 48th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Honduras' population will grow by 33.2% to 14,846,778 people with a rank change from 87th to 86th. The population of Peru will increase by 16.4% to 40,583,875 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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Population differences between Honduras and Peru
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| Life expectancy | 73.2 years | 78.1 years |
| Average age | 27.7 years | 33.2 years |
| Median age | 24.9 years | 30.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.5 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman |
| Population density | 250.6 ppl/mi² | 69.2 ppl/mi² |
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