The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 10,825,703 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,149,564 people compared to 244,055 in Sao Tome and Principe.
Population statistics:
- Honduras' population is 45.7 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.13% for Honduras vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
- For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
- Since 2005, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.48M people to 11.1M (49.1% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 162K to 244K (51% growth).
- Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.1M people compared to the peak of 534K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.
Honduras vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter
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| Current population |
11149564
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244055
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| Population rank | 87/197 | 176/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.13% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
2.91 minutes
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1.88 hours
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| One birth every |
2.25 minutes
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1.35 hours
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| One death every |
11 minutes
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6.81 hours
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| One migration net change every |
1.82 hours
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14.5 hours
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| Annual migration change | -4,821 | -604 |
| Daily growth/decline | +495 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | +180,852 | +4,665 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.7% | +2.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 67/197 | 52/197 |
Honduras and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,062,060 | 68,012 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,121,242 | 68,707 | 2.87% | 1.02% |
| 1962 | 2,182,064 | 69,403 | 2.87% | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 2,244,878 | 70,112 | 2.88% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 2,309,855 | 70,865 | 2.89% | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 2,377,157 | 71,680 | 2.91% | 1.15% |
| 1966 | 2,446,751 | 72,576 | 2.93% | 1.25% |
| 1967 | 2,518,648 | 73,596 | 2.94% | 1.41% |
| 1968 | 2,593,057 | 74,765 | 2.95% | 1.59% |
| 1969 | 2,670,289 | 76,083 | 2.98% | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 2,750,715 | 77,626 | 3.01% | 2.03% |
| 1971 | 2,834,616 | 79,330 | 3.05% | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 2,922,064 | 81,041 | 3.09% | 2.16% |
| 1973 | 3,011,459 | 82,798 | 3.06% | 2.17% |
| 1974 | 3,099,836 | 84,672 | 2.93% | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 3,193,234 | 86,708 | 3.01% | 2.4% |
| 1976 | 3,294,457 | 88,922 | 3.17% | 2.55% |
| 1977 | 3,398,655 | 91,301 | 3.16% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 3,505,463 | 93,794 | 3.14% | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 3,614,981 | 96,252 | 3.12% | 2.62% |
| 1980 | 3,727,173 | 98,544 | 3.1% | 2.38% |
| 1981 | 3,841,778 | 100,615 | 3.07% | 2.1% |
| 1982 | 3,958,728 | 102,508 | 3.04% | 1.88% |
| 1983 | 4,078,174 | 104,380 | 3.02% | 1.83% |
| 1984 | 4,199,850 | 106,394 | 2.98% | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 4,323,342 | 108,658 | 2.94% | 2.13% |
| 1986 | 4,448,899 | 111,150 | 2.9% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 4,576,910 | 113,919 | 2.88% | 2.49% |
| 1988 | 4,707,677 | 116,939 | 2.86% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 4,841,838 | 119,979 | 2.85% | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 4,980,488 | 122,980 | 2.86% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 5,123,792 | 125,697 | 2.88% | 2.21% |
| 1992 | 5,271,431 | 128,110 | 2.88% | 1.92% |
| 1993 | 5,423,249 | 130,467 | 2.88% | 1.84% |
| 1994 | 5,579,242 | 132,732 | 2.88% | 1.74% |
| 1995 | 5,739,637 | 134,895 | 2.87% | 1.63% |
| 1996 | 5,903,954 | 136,962 | 2.86% | 1.53% |
| 1997 | 6,071,454 | 138,922 | 2.84% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 6,234,431 | 140,751 | 2.68% | 1.32% |
| 1999 | 6,400,463 | 142,442 | 2.66% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 6,577,773 | 144,018 | 2.77% | 1.11% |
| 2001 | 6,757,993 | 146,375 | 2.74% | 1.64% |
| 2002 | 6,938,859 | 149,922 | 2.68% | 2.42% |
| 2003 | 7,119,213 | 153,814 | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 7,298,994 | 157,705 | 2.53% | 2.53% |
| 2005 | 7,478,355 | 161,639 | 2.46% | 2.49% |
| 2006 | 7,656,832 | 165,638 | 2.39% | 2.47% |
| 2007 | 7,834,798 | 169,700 | 2.32% | 2.45% |
| 2008 | 8,012,587 | 173,793 | 2.27% | 2.41% |
| 2009 | 8,189,899 | 177,853 | 2.21% | 2.34% |
| 2010 | 8,365,878 | 181,802 | 2.15% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 8,540,583 | 185,649 | 2.09% | 2.12% |
| 2012 | 8,715,076 | 189,439 | 2.04% | 2.04% |
| 2013 | 8,889,278 | 193,148 | 2% | 1.96% |
| 2014 | 9,063,122 | 196,767 | 1.96% | 1.87% |
| 2015 | 9,237,305 | 200,291 | 1.92% | 1.79% |
| 2016 | 9,412,380 | 203,689 | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 9,588,137 | 206,970 | 1.87% | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 9,765,210 | 210,187 | 1.85% | 1.55% |
| 2019 | 9,943,633 | 213,392 | 1.83% | 1.52% |
| 2020 | 10,119,640 | 217,435 | 1.77% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 10,289,877 | 221,961 | 1.68% | 2.08% |
| 2022 | 10,463,872 | 226,305 | 1.69% | 1.96% |
| 2023 | 10,644,851 | 230,871 | 1.73% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 10,825,703 | 235,536 | 1.7% | 2.02% |
| 2025 | 11,005,850 | 240,251 | 1.66% | 2% |
| 2026 | 11,184,760 | 244,987 | 1.63% | 1.97% |
| 2027 | 11,362,224 | 249,783 | 1.59% | 1.96% |
| 2028 | 11,538,364 | 254,657 | 1.55% | 1.95% |
| 2029 | 11,712,882 | 259,597 | 1.51% | 1.94% |
| 2030 | 11,885,318 | 264,560 | 1.47% | 1.91% |
| 2031 | 12,055,532 | 269,566 | 1.43% | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 12,223,559 | 274,643 | 1.39% | 1.88% |
| 2033 | 12,389,375 | 279,761 | 1.36% | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 12,552,871 | 284,911 | 1.32% | 1.84% |
| 2035 | 12,714,113 | 290,082 | 1.28% | 1.81% |
| 2036 | 12,873,077 | 295,269 | 1.25% | 1.79% |
| 2037 | 13,029,496 | 300,439 | 1.22% | 1.75% |
| 2038 | 13,183,524 | 305,590 | 1.18% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 13,335,254 | 310,729 | 1.15% | 1.68% |
| 2040 | 13,484,651 | 315,833 | 1.12% | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 13,631,907 | 320,875 | 1.09% | 1.6% |
| 2042 | 13,776,955 | 325,888 | 1.06% | 1.56% |
| 2043 | 13,919,665 | 330,908 | 1.04% | 1.54% |
| 2044 | 14,060,018 | 335,919 | 1.01% | 1.51% |
| 2045 | 14,197,949 | 340,911 | 0.98% | 1.49% |
| 2046 | 14,333,292 | 345,883 | 0.95% | 1.46% |
| 2047 | 14,465,842 | 350,758 | 0.92% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 14,595,534 | 355,569 | 0.9% | 1.37% |
| 2049 | 14,722,485 | 360,353 | 0.87% | 1.35% |
| 2050 | 14,846,778 | 365,103 | 0.84% | 1.32% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Honduras increased by 1,758,950 people (a 23.5% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Honduras gained 1,912,259 (a 20.7% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).
Honduras was ranked 95th most populous country in 2005 and is 87th in 2025. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2005 and ranked 176th 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 Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.
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 Sao Tome and Principe
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| Life expectancy | 73.2 years | 70.1 years |
| Average age | 27.7 years | 25.1 years |
| Median age | 24.9 years | 20.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.3:49.7 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.5 births per woman | 3.64 births per woman |
| Population density | 250.6 ppl/mi² | 635 ppl/mi² |
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