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Population in Honduras compared to Sao Tome and Principe: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

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 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,237,619 people compared to 246,362 in Sao Tome and Principe.

Population statistics:

  • Honduras' population is 45.6 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: 0.14% 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 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.2M (46.8% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 166K to 246K (48.7% growth).

Honduras vs Sao Tome and Principe: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Sao Tome
2100 17,182,880 538,729
2099 17,200,743 537,330
2098 17,216,673 535,787
2097 17,230,617 534,124
2096 17,243,183 532,353
2095 17,254,277 530,576
2094 17,263,401 528,656
2093 17,270,885 526,643
2092 17,276,077 524,507
2091 17,279,262 522,325
2090 17,280,244 519,999
2089 17,278,863 517,612
2088 17,275,243 515,098
2087 17,269,390 512,568
2086 17,261,244 510,018
2085 17,250,657 507,340
2084 17,237,497 504,584
2083 17,221,748 501,679
2082 17,203,519 498,722
2081 17,182,479 495,689
2080 17,158,940 492,482
2079 17,132,405 489,244
2078 17,102,986 485,930
2077 17,070,304 482,450
2076 17,034,815 478,942
2075 16,995,967 475,380
2074 16,953,990 471,763
2073 16,908,709 468,114
2072 16,860,005 464,348
2071 16,807,876 460,509
2070 16,752,434 456,552
2069 16,693,639 452,449
2068 16,631,495 448,367
2067 16,565,869 444,152
2066 16,496,654 439,833
2065 16,424,002 435,561
2064 16,347,532 431,126
2063 16,267,544 426,703
2062 16,184,126 422,184
2061 16,096,836 417,686
2060 16,005,900 413,117
2059 15,911,560 408,577
2058 15,813,659 404,024
2057 15,712,525 399,413
2056 15,607,710 394,844
2055 15,499,284 390,153
2054 15,387,571 385,468
2053 15,272,588 380,737
2052 15,154,647 376,015
2051 15,033,669 371,194
2050 14,909,683 366,397
2049 14,782,980 361,591
2048 14,653,660 356,742
2047 14,521,415 351,861
2046 14,386,305 346,888
2045 14,248,465 341,838
2044 14,108,133 336,792
2043 13,965,397 331,713
2042 13,820,314 326,652
2041 13,672,863 321,594
2040 13,523,320 316,457
2039 13,371,558 311,279
2038 13,217,312 306,071
2037 13,060,893 300,875
2036 12,901,848 295,624
2035 12,740,293 290,400
2034 12,576,635 285,183
2033 12,410,569 279,990
2032 12,242,213 274,835
2031 12,071,682 269,740
2030 11,898,926 264,723
2029 11,723,895 259,705
2028 11,546,959 254,751
2027 11,368,676 249,860
2026 11,189,025 245,066
2025 11,007,845 240,286
2024 10,825,703 235,536
2023 10,644,851 230,871
2022 10,463,872 226,305
2021 10,289,877 221,961
2020 10,119,640 217,435
2019 9,943,633 213,392
2018 9,765,210 210,187
2017 9,588,137 206,970
2016 9,412,380 203,689
2015 9,237,305 200,291
2014 9,063,122 196,767
2013 8,889,278 193,148
2012 8,715,076 189,439
2011 8,540,583 185,649
2010 8,365,878 181,802
2009 8,189,899 177,853
2008 8,012,587 173,793
2007 7,834,798 169,700
2006 7,656,832 165,638
2005 7,478,355 161,639
2004 7,298,994 157,705
2003 7,119,213 153,814
2002 6,938,859 149,922
2001 6,757,993 146,375
2000 6,577,773 144,018
1999 6,400,463 142,442
1998 6,234,431 140,751
1997 6,071,454 138,922
1996 5,903,954 136,962
1995 5,739,637 134,895
1994 5,579,242 132,732
1993 5,423,249 130,467
1992 5,271,431 128,110
1991 5,123,792 125,697
1990 4,980,488 122,980
1989 4,841,838 119,979
1988 4,707,677 116,939
1987 4,576,910 113,919
1986 4,448,899 111,150
1985 4,323,342 108,658
1984 4,199,850 106,394
1983 4,078,174 104,380
1982 3,958,728 102,508
1981 3,841,778 100,615
1980 3,727,173 98,544
1979 3,614,981 96,252
1978 3,505,463 93,794
1977 3,398,655 91,301
1976 3,294,457 88,922
1975 3,193,234 86,708
1974 3,099,836 84,672
1973 3,011,459 82,798
1972 2,922,064 81,041
1971 2,834,616 79,330
1970 2,750,715 77,626
1969 2,670,289 76,083
1968 2,593,057 74,765
1967 2,518,648 73,596
1966 2,446,751 72,576
1965 2,377,157 71,680
1964 2,309,855 70,865
1963 2,244,878 70,112
1962 2,182,064 69,403
1961 2,121,242 68,707
1960 2,062,060 68,012

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/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,051 people (a 23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 42,673 people (a 21% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2006 and ranked 176th 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 Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 48.7% to 366,397 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 539K people in 2100 for Sao Tome and Principe.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Sao Tome and Principe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Sao Tome
2100 -0.1% 0.26%
2099 -0.09% 0.29%
2098 -0.08% 0.31%
2097 -0.07% 0.33%
2096 -0.06% 0.33%
2095 -0.05% 0.36%
2094 -0.04% 0.38%
2093 -0.03% 0.41%
2092 -0.02% 0.42%
2091 -0.006% 0.45%
2090 0.008% 0.46%
2089 0.02% 0.49%
2088 0.03% 0.49%
2087 0.05% 0.5%
2086 0.06% 0.53%
2085 0.08% 0.55%
2084 0.09% 0.58%
2083 0.11% 0.59%
2082 0.12% 0.61%
2081 0.14% 0.65%
2080 0.15% 0.66%
2079 0.17% 0.68%
2078 0.19% 0.72%
2077 0.21% 0.73%
2076 0.23% 0.75%
2075 0.25% 0.77%
2074 0.27% 0.78%
2073 0.29% 0.81%
2072 0.31% 0.83%
2071 0.33% 0.87%
2070 0.35% 0.91%
2069 0.37% 0.91%
2068 0.4% 0.95%
2067 0.42% 0.98%
2066 0.44% 0.98%
2065 0.47% 1.03%
2064 0.49% 1.04%
2063 0.52% 1.07%
2062 0.54% 1.08%
2061 0.57% 1.11%
2060 0.59% 1.11%
2059 0.62% 1.13%
2058 0.64% 1.15%
2057 0.67% 1.16%
2056 0.7% 1.2%
2055 0.73% 1.22%
2054 0.75% 1.24%
2053 0.78% 1.26%
2052 0.8% 1.3%
2051 0.83% 1.31%
2050 0.86% 1.33%
2049 0.88% 1.36%
2048 0.91% 1.39%
2047 0.94% 1.43%
2046 0.97% 1.48%
2045 0.99% 1.5%
2044 1.02% 1.53%
2043 1.05% 1.55%
2042 1.08% 1.57%
2041 1.11% 1.62%
2040 1.13% 1.66%
2039 1.17% 1.7%
2038 1.2% 1.73%
2037 1.23% 1.78%
2036 1.27% 1.8%
2035 1.3% 1.83%
2034 1.34% 1.85%
2033 1.38% 1.88%
2032 1.41% 1.89%
2031 1.45% 1.9%
2030 1.49% 1.93%
2029 1.53% 1.94%
2028 1.57% 1.96%
2027 1.61% 1.96%
2026 1.65% 1.99%
2025 1.68% 2.02%
2024 1.7% 2.02%
2023 1.73% 2.02%
2022 1.69% 1.96%
2021 1.68% 2.08%
2020 1.77% 1.89%
2019 1.83% 1.52%
2018 1.85% 1.55%
2017 1.87% 1.61%
2016 1.9% 1.7%
2015 1.92% 1.79%
2014 1.96% 1.87%
2013 2% 1.96%
2012 2.04% 2.04%
2011 2.09% 2.12%
2010 2.15% 2.22%
2009 2.21% 2.34%
2008 2.27% 2.41%
2007 2.32% 2.45%
2006 2.39% 2.47%
2005 2.46% 2.49%
2004 2.53% 2.53%
2003 2.6% 2.6%
2002 2.68% 2.42%
2001 2.74% 1.64%
2000 2.77% 1.11%
1999 2.66% 1.2%
1998 2.68% 1.32%
1997 2.84% 1.43%
1996 2.86% 1.53%
1995 2.87% 1.63%
1994 2.88% 1.74%
1993 2.88% 1.84%
1992 2.88% 1.92%
1991 2.88% 2.21%
1990 2.86% 2.5%
1989 2.85% 2.6%
1988 2.86% 2.65%
1987 2.88% 2.49%
1986 2.9% 2.29%
1985 2.94% 2.13%
1984 2.98% 1.93%
1983 3.02% 1.83%
1982 3.04% 1.88%
1981 3.07% 2.1%
1980 3.1% 2.38%
1979 3.12% 2.62%
1978 3.14% 2.73%
1977 3.16% 2.68%
1976 3.17% 2.55%
1975 3.01% 2.4%
1974 2.93% 2.26%
1973 3.06% 2.17%
1972 3.09% 2.16%
1971 3.05% 2.2%
1970 3.01% 2.03%
1969 2.98% 1.76%
1968 2.95% 1.59%
1967 2.94% 1.41%
1966 2.93% 1.25%
1965 2.91% 1.15%
1964 2.89% 1.07%
1963 2.88% 1.02%
1962 2.87% 1.01%
1961 2.87% 1.02%

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/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Honduras grew by 1.7%, while Sao Tome and Principe's population grew by 2.02%.

Live population counters

Honduras Sao Tome
Current population
11237619
246362
Population rank 87/197 176/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.003%
One net population change
2.91 minutes
1.88 hours
One birth every
2.25 minutes
1.35 hours
One death every
11 minutes
6.81 hours
Daily growth/decline +495 +13
Annual growth/decline +180,852 +4,665
Annual growth/decline rate +1.7% +2.02%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 49/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
13.5 hours
Annual migration change -4,778 -650
Net migration rank 114/196 90/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 1,955
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 194/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 162/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Sao Tome and Principe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Sao Tome
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - -650
2024 - -4,821 - -604
2023 186,125 -5,044 5,221 -592
2022 186,257 -5,374 5,102 -592
2021 172,890 -5,777 4,954 -782
2020 179,553 -6,199 4,874 0
2019 185,200 -6,546 4,932 -1,716
2018 184,953 -6,764 4,957 -1,757
2017 182,731 -6,778 5,007 -1,779
2016 182,243 -6,681 5,125 -1,793
2015 181,098 -6,509 5,269 -1,809
2014 180,075 -6,293 5,381 -1,801
2013 179,999 -6,091 5,449 -1,787
2012 180,384 -5,891 5,501 -1,739
2011 180,164 -5,664 5,445 -1,616
2010 180,318 -5,419 5,391 -1,529
2009 182,250 -5,196 5,349 -1,328
2008 182,607 -5,039 5,297 -1,203
2007 183,052 -5,039 5,226 -1,127
2006 183,381 -5,450 5,057 -1,031
2005 185,216 -6,190 4,897 -941
2004 186,774 -7,083 4,810 -894
2003 187,854 -7,982 4,702 -816
2002 189,653 -8,816 4,591 -690
2001 190,636 -9,744 4,471 -1,289
2000 190,308 -10,757 4,334 -2,798
1999 186,816 -11,753 4,221 -2,594
1998 169,632 -12,638 4,120 -2,364
1997 182,308 -13,344 4,041 -2,153
1996 180,083 -14,049 3,993 -1,974
1995 177,309 -14,707 3,948 -1,829
1994 173,437 -15,246 3,860 -1,644
1993 169,358 -15,559 3,841 -1,527
1992 165,434 -15,583 3,822 -1,432
1991 160,933 -15,509 3,801 -1,362
1990 156,537 -15,351 3,719 -727
1989 152,266 -16,146 3,576 -571
1988 149,130 -16,919 3,544 -465
1987 146,750 -17,423 3,440 -470
1986 144,500 -17,812 3,180 -614
1985 142,190 -17,778 3,242 -828
1984 139,851 -17,277 3,163 -1,041
1983 137,597 -16,810 3,100 -1,203
1982 134,629 -16,530 3,047 -1,203
1981 131,789 -15,986 3,015 -1,067
1980 128,856 -15,445 2,965 -770
1979 125,957 -14,979 2,893 -491
1978 122,593 -14,537 2,800 -279
1977 119,333 -13,777 2,705 -255
1976 115,754 -12,916 2,608 -302
1975 111,469 -11,855 2,515 -392
1974 98,141 -10,947 2,422 -474
1973 99,553 -10,001 2,329 -525
1972 98,634 -9,403 2,232 -517
1971 94,597 -8,918 2,127 -430
1970 90,875 -8,751 1,980 -279
1969 87,273 -8,544 1,862 -469
1968 84,070 -8,335 1,767 -520
1967 81,131 -8,056 1,693 -606
1966 78,369 -7,649 1,642 -688
1965 75,622 -7,161 1,611 -765
1964 72,756 -6,620 1,600 -819
1963 69,883 -6,063 1,609 -886
1962 67,332 -5,519 1,625 -927
1961 64,672 -4,838 1,657 -960
1960 62,602 -4,085 1,547 -860

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/honduras/sao-tome-and-principe | CC BY

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 Sao Tome and Principe 80.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 50,822 people) and 19.9% is from migration (a loss of 12,621 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 1,955 people or 0.8% in Sao Tome and Principe.

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
Sao Tome
City Population
Sao Tome 65.5K
Trindade 6.64K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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