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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 10,825,703 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,237,619 people compared to 18,839,108 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Romania's population is 1.68 times bigger than Honduras'.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.2M (46.8% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).

Honduras vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Romania
2100 17,182,880 10,801,385
2099 17,200,743 10,885,505
2098 17,216,673 10,969,050
2097 17,230,617 11,052,086
2096 17,243,183 11,134,776
2095 17,254,277 11,217,462
2094 17,263,401 11,299,298
2093 17,270,885 11,382,352
2092 17,276,077 11,464,817
2091 17,279,262 11,546,872
2090 17,280,244 11,630,335
2089 17,278,863 11,713,468
2088 17,275,243 11,796,733
2087 17,269,390 11,880,373
2086 17,261,244 11,966,550
2085 17,250,657 12,052,744
2084 17,237,497 12,140,454
2083 17,221,748 12,229,714
2082 17,203,519 12,319,480
2081 17,182,479 12,412,385
2080 17,158,940 12,507,333
2079 17,132,405 12,603,302
2078 17,102,986 12,700,870
2077 17,070,304 12,799,985
2076 17,034,815 12,900,610
2075 16,995,967 13,002,848
2074 16,953,990 13,107,513
2073 16,908,709 13,213,407
2072 16,860,005 13,323,211
2071 16,807,876 13,435,661
2070 16,752,434 13,550,449
2069 16,693,639 13,667,892
2068 16,631,495 13,786,771
2067 16,565,869 13,909,141
2066 16,496,654 14,034,214
2065 16,424,002 14,163,381
2064 16,347,532 14,293,294
2063 16,267,544 14,424,068
2062 16,184,126 14,557,025
2061 16,096,836 14,689,897
2060 16,005,900 14,821,441
2059 15,911,560 14,952,855
2058 15,813,659 15,082,857
2057 15,712,525 15,211,914
2056 15,607,710 15,340,213
2055 15,499,284 15,467,019
2054 15,387,571 15,590,545
2053 15,272,588 15,712,155
2052 15,154,647 15,834,374
2051 15,033,669 15,954,507
2050 14,909,683 16,073,070
2049 14,782,980 16,192,498
2048 14,653,660 16,311,535
2047 14,521,415 16,430,565
2046 14,386,305 16,547,661
2045 14,248,465 16,665,026
2044 14,108,133 16,783,383
2043 13,965,397 16,900,955
2042 13,820,314 17,018,000
2041 13,672,863 17,136,818
2040 13,523,320 17,253,674
2039 13,371,558 17,370,310
2038 13,217,312 17,488,193
2037 13,060,893 17,604,853
2036 12,901,848 17,721,511
2035 12,740,293 17,837,396
2034 12,576,635 17,950,976
2033 12,410,569 18,064,449
2032 12,242,213 18,176,399
2031 12,071,682 18,288,437
2030 11,898,926 18,399,699
2029 11,723,895 18,511,331
2028 11,546,959 18,621,197
2027 11,368,676 18,730,482
2026 11,189,025 18,839,108
2025 11,007,845 18,946,392
2024 10,825,703 19,051,804
2023 10,644,851 19,061,062
2022 10,463,872 19,048,502
2021 10,289,877 19,122,059
2020 10,119,640 19,265,250
2019 9,943,633 19,371,648
2018 9,765,210 19,473,970
2017 9,588,137 19,588,715
2016 9,412,380 19,702,267
2015 9,237,305 19,815,616
2014 9,063,122 19,908,979
2013 8,889,278 19,983,693
2012 8,715,076 20,058,035
2011 8,540,583 20,147,528
2010 8,365,878 20,246,871
2009 8,189,899 20,367,487
2008 8,012,587 20,537,875
2007 7,834,798 20,882,982
2006 7,656,832 21,193,760
2005 7,478,355 21,319,685
2004 7,298,994 21,451,748
2003 7,119,213 21,574,326
2002 6,938,859 21,730,496
2001 6,757,993 22,131,970
2000 6,577,773 22,442,971
1999 6,400,463 22,472,040
1998 6,234,431 22,507,344
1997 6,071,454 22,553,978
1996 5,903,954 22,619,004
1995 5,739,637 22,684,270
1994 5,579,242 22,730,211
1993 5,423,249 22,763,280
1992 5,271,431 22,794,284
1991 5,123,792 23,001,155
1990 4,980,488 23,201,835
1989 4,841,838 23,161,458
1988 4,707,677 23,057,662
1987 4,576,910 22,949,430
1986 4,448,899 22,836,841
1985 4,323,342 22,732,999
1984 4,199,850 22,640,547
1983 4,078,174 22,560,478
1982 3,958,728 22,475,741
1981 3,841,778 22,353,070
1980 3,727,173 22,207,282
1979 3,614,981 22,090,488
1978 3,505,463 21,951,464
1977 3,398,655 21,756,096
1976 3,294,457 21,551,634
1975 3,193,234 21,293,583
1974 3,099,836 21,029,429
1973 3,011,459 20,835,681
1972 2,922,064 20,657,957
1971 2,834,616 20,461,567
1970 2,750,715 20,250,398
1969 2,670,289 20,009,141
1968 2,593,057 19,799,831
1967 2,518,648 19,534,242
1966 2,446,751 19,215,450
1965 2,377,157 19,031,576
1964 2,309,855 18,919,126
1963 2,244,878 18,797,850
1962 2,182,064 18,676,550
1961 2,121,242 18,555,250
1960 2,062,060 18,406,905

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/romania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Romania
2100 -0.1% -0.77%
2099 -0.09% -0.76%
2098 -0.08% -0.75%
2097 -0.07% -0.74%
2096 -0.06% -0.74%
2095 -0.05% -0.72%
2094 -0.04% -0.73%
2093 -0.03% -0.72%
2092 -0.02% -0.71%
2091 -0.006% -0.72%
2090 0.008% -0.71%
2089 0.02% -0.71%
2088 0.03% -0.7%
2087 0.05% -0.72%
2086 0.06% -0.72%
2085 0.08% -0.72%
2084 0.09% -0.73%
2083 0.11% -0.73%
2082 0.12% -0.75%
2081 0.14% -0.76%
2080 0.15% -0.76%
2079 0.17% -0.77%
2078 0.19% -0.77%
2077 0.21% -0.78%
2076 0.23% -0.79%
2075 0.25% -0.8%
2074 0.27% -0.8%
2073 0.29% -0.82%
2072 0.31% -0.84%
2071 0.33% -0.85%
2070 0.35% -0.86%
2069 0.37% -0.86%
2068 0.4% -0.88%
2067 0.42% -0.89%
2066 0.44% -0.91%
2065 0.47% -0.91%
2064 0.49% -0.91%
2063 0.52% -0.91%
2062 0.54% -0.9%
2061 0.57% -0.89%
2060 0.59% -0.88%
2059 0.62% -0.86%
2058 0.64% -0.85%
2057 0.67% -0.84%
2056 0.7% -0.82%
2055 0.73% -0.79%
2054 0.75% -0.77%
2053 0.78% -0.77%
2052 0.8% -0.75%
2051 0.83% -0.74%
2050 0.86% -0.74%
2049 0.88% -0.73%
2048 0.91% -0.72%
2047 0.94% -0.71%
2046 0.97% -0.7%
2045 0.99% -0.71%
2044 1.02% -0.7%
2043 1.05% -0.69%
2042 1.08% -0.69%
2041 1.11% -0.68%
2040 1.13% -0.67%
2039 1.17% -0.67%
2038 1.2% -0.66%
2037 1.23% -0.66%
2036 1.27% -0.65%
2035 1.3% -0.63%
2034 1.34% -0.63%
2033 1.38% -0.62%
2032 1.41% -0.61%
2031 1.45% -0.6%
2030 1.49% -0.6%
2029 1.53% -0.59%
2028 1.57% -0.58%
2027 1.61% -0.58%
2026 1.65% -0.57%
2025 1.68% -0.55%
2024 1.7% -0.05%
2023 1.73% 0.07%
2022 1.69% -0.38%
2021 1.68% -0.74%
2020 1.77% -0.55%
2019 1.83% -0.53%
2018 1.85% -0.59%
2017 1.87% -0.58%
2016 1.9% -0.57%
2015 1.92% -0.47%
2014 1.96% -0.37%
2013 2% -0.37%
2012 2.04% -0.44%
2011 2.09% -0.49%
2010 2.15% -0.59%
2009 2.21% -0.83%
2008 2.27% -1.65%
2007 2.32% -1.47%
2006 2.39% -0.59%
2005 2.46% -0.62%
2004 2.53% -0.57%
2003 2.6% -0.72%
2002 2.68% -1.81%
2001 2.74% -1.39%
2000 2.77% -0.13%
1999 2.66% -0.16%
1998 2.68% -0.21%
1997 2.84% -0.29%
1996 2.86% -0.29%
1995 2.87% -0.2%
1994 2.88% -0.15%
1993 2.88% -0.14%
1992 2.88% -0.9%
1991 2.88% -0.86%
1990 2.86% 0.17%
1989 2.85% 0.45%
1988 2.86% 0.47%
1987 2.88% 0.49%
1986 2.9% 0.46%
1985 2.94% 0.41%
1984 2.98% 0.35%
1983 3.02% 0.38%
1982 3.04% 0.55%
1981 3.07% 0.66%
1980 3.1% 0.53%
1979 3.12% 0.63%
1978 3.14% 0.9%
1977 3.16% 0.95%
1976 3.17% 1.21%
1975 3.01% 1.26%
1974 2.93% 0.93%
1973 3.06% 0.86%
1972 3.09% 0.96%
1971 3.05% 1.04%
1970 3.01% 1.21%
1969 2.98% 1.06%
1968 2.95% 1.36%
1967 2.94% 1.66%
1966 2.93% 0.97%
1965 2.91% 0.59%
1964 2.89% 0.65%
1963 2.88% 0.65%
1962 2.87% 0.65%
1961 2.87% 0.81%

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/romania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Honduras grew by 1.7%, while Romania's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Honduras Romania
Current population
11237619
18839108
Population rank 87/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.23%
One net population change
2.91 minutes
56.8 minutes
One birth every
2.25 minutes
3.45 minutes
One death every
11 minutes
2.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline +495 -25
Annual growth/decline +180,852 -9,258
Annual growth/decline rate +1.7% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 169/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change -4,778 -29,041
Net migration rank 114/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - -29,041
2024 - -4,821 - -28,466
2023 186,125 -5,044 -89,587 -27,780
2022 186,257 -5,374 -93,338 89,076
2021 172,890 -5,777 -141,504 -17,731
2020 179,553 -6,199 -100,179 -13,202
2019 185,200 -6,546 -60,053 -27,909
2018 184,953 -6,764 -62,316 -33,018
2017 182,731 -6,778 -50,930 -33,081
2016 182,243 -6,681 -53,196 -33,073
2015 181,098 -6,509 -59,447 -35,751
2014 180,075 -6,293 -55,745 -35,448
2013 179,999 -6,091 -59,951 -34,910
2012 180,384 -5,891 -54,157 -37,589
2011 180,164 -5,664 -56,413 -102,769
2010 180,318 -5,419 -46,567 -122,364
2009 182,250 -5,196 -34,625 -137,953
2008 182,607 -5,039 -30,806 -144,368
2007 183,052 -5,039 -37,590 -133,089
2006 183,381 -5,450 -38,148 -132,777
2005 185,216 -6,190 -40,508 -131,176
2004 186,774 -7,083 -42,904 -117,432
2003 187,854 -7,982 -56,093 -107,139
2002 189,653 -8,816 -58,673 -106,585
2001 190,636 -9,744 -37,625 -91,154
2000 190,308 -10,757 -22,443 -92,451
1999 186,816 -11,753 -31,461 -82,590
1998 169,632 -12,638 -33,761 -81,366
1997 182,308 -13,344 -42,853 -88,734
1996 180,083 -14,049 -56,548 -70,799
1995 177,309 -14,707 -36,295 -73,779
1994 173,437 -15,246 -18,184 -76,246
1993 169,358 -15,559 -13,658 -73,475
1992 165,434 -15,583 -4,559 -63,200
1991 160,933 -15,509 25,301 -36,824
1990 156,537 -15,351 69,605 -38,157
1989 152,266 -16,146 122,756 -33,866
1988 149,130 -16,919 126,817 -48,911
1987 146,750 -17,423 128,517 -42,868
1986 144,500 -17,812 134,737 -50,450
1985 142,190 -17,778 111,392 -28,108
1984 139,851 -17,277 117,731 -24,629
1983 137,597 -16,810 87,986 3,093
1982 134,629 -16,530 119,121 -4,725
1981 131,789 -15,986 156,472 -20,870
1980 128,856 -15,445 168,776 -16,668
1979 125,957 -14,979 194,397 -29,600
1978 122,593 -14,537 204,148 -31,427
1977 119,333 -13,777 215,385 -28,135
1976 115,754 -12,916 213,361 18,748
1975 111,469 -11,855 219,324 9,125
1974 98,141 -10,947 235,530 6,725
1973 99,553 -10,001 175,020 58,651
1972 98,634 -9,403 198,316 61,920
1971 94,597 -8,918 206,662 74,473
1970 90,875 -8,751 234,905 71,919
1969 87,273 -8,544 264,120 74,851
1968 84,070 -8,335 338,577 33,601
1967 81,131 -8,056 347,709 37,282
1966 78,369 -7,649 115,293 -25,458
1965 75,622 -7,161 114,190 -60,430
1964 72,756 -6,620 134,326 -59,500
1963 69,883 -6,063 139,104 -58,076
1962 67,332 -5,519 130,736 -56,152
1961 64,672 -4,838 163,286 -54,642
1960 62,602 -4,085 191,431 -55,397

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 Romania 82% is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

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
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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