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Population in Honduras compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 10,825,703 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,237,619 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 1.97 times bigger than Honduras'.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.4% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.2M (46.8% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Honduras vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Sri Lanka
2100 17,182,880 20,270,496
2099 17,200,743 20,383,669
2098 17,216,673 20,498,567
2097 17,230,617 20,611,123
2096 17,243,183 20,723,560
2095 17,254,277 20,834,629
2094 17,263,401 20,943,809
2093 17,270,885 21,052,131
2092 17,276,077 21,158,833
2091 17,279,262 21,263,961
2090 17,280,244 21,371,263
2089 17,278,863 21,475,426
2088 17,275,243 21,577,177
2087 17,269,390 21,677,510
2086 17,261,244 21,777,420
2085 17,250,657 21,876,464
2084 17,237,497 21,970,336
2083 17,221,748 22,062,801
2082 17,203,519 22,151,745
2081 17,182,479 22,240,834
2080 17,158,940 22,326,555
2079 17,132,405 22,411,438
2078 17,102,986 22,489,772
2077 17,070,304 22,565,028
2076 17,034,815 22,637,463
2075 16,995,967 22,707,112
2074 16,953,990 22,778,489
2073 16,908,709 22,844,703
2072 16,860,005 22,905,707
2071 16,807,876 22,964,866
2070 16,752,434 23,022,515
2069 16,693,639 23,076,310
2068 16,631,495 23,129,541
2067 16,565,869 23,184,596
2066 16,496,654 23,234,419
2065 16,424,002 23,285,901
2064 16,347,532 23,331,390
2063 16,267,544 23,372,184
2062 16,184,126 23,409,522
2061 16,096,836 23,441,893
2060 16,005,900 23,474,032
2059 15,911,560 23,502,132
2058 15,813,659 23,528,076
2057 15,712,525 23,550,580
2056 15,607,710 23,570,923
2055 15,499,284 23,582,432
2054 15,387,571 23,591,414
2053 15,272,588 23,601,371
2052 15,154,647 23,605,361
2051 15,033,669 23,606,194
2050 14,909,683 23,603,330
2049 14,782,980 23,597,604
2048 14,653,660 23,587,307
2047 14,521,415 23,570,881
2046 14,386,305 23,547,409
2045 14,248,465 23,515,133
2044 14,108,133 23,483,546
2043 13,965,397 23,446,242
2042 13,820,314 23,404,983
2041 13,672,863 23,357,358
2040 13,523,320 23,306,148
2039 13,371,558 23,248,341
2038 13,217,312 23,187,512
2037 13,060,893 23,120,775
2036 12,901,848 23,053,427
2035 12,740,293 22,981,808
2034 12,576,635 22,906,587
2033 12,410,569 22,826,414
2032 12,242,213 22,742,267
2031 12,071,682 22,655,907
2030 11,898,926 22,564,038
2029 11,723,895 22,470,759
2028 11,546,959 22,370,999
2027 11,368,676 22,266,017
2026 11,189,025 22,155,543
2025 11,007,845 22,039,908
2024 10,825,703 21,916,000
2023 10,644,851 22,037,000
2022 10,463,872 22,181,000
2021 10,289,877 22,156,000
2020 10,119,640 21,919,000
2019 9,943,633 21,803,000
2018 9,765,210 21,670,000
2017 9,588,137 21,453,000
2016 9,412,380 21,209,000
2015 9,237,305 20,970,000
2014 9,063,122 20,778,000
2013 8,889,278 20,585,000
2012 8,715,076 21,169,458
2011 8,540,583 21,009,048
2010 8,365,878 20,879,089
2009 8,189,899 20,756,435
2008 8,012,587 20,629,378
2007 7,834,798 20,492,545
2006 7,656,832 20,352,411
2005 7,478,355 20,216,524
2004 7,298,994 20,087,605
2003 7,119,213 19,951,521
2002 6,938,859 19,805,752
2001 6,757,993 19,600,362
2000 6,577,773 19,293,054
1999 6,400,463 18,944,731
1998 6,234,431 18,596,003
1997 6,071,454 18,248,200
1996 5,903,954 17,905,018
1995 5,739,637 17,564,068
1994 5,579,242 17,275,773
1993 5,423,249 17,025,918
1992 5,271,431 16,739,284
1991 5,123,792 16,475,354
1990 4,980,488 16,352,458
1989 4,841,838 16,248,557
1988 4,707,677 16,078,621
1987 4,576,910 15,916,576
1986 4,448,899 15,731,256
1985 4,323,342 15,544,154
1984 4,199,850 15,441,860
1983 4,078,174 15,388,794
1982 3,958,728 15,286,567
1981 3,841,778 15,099,414
1980 3,727,173 14,847,974
1979 3,614,981 14,579,614
1978 3,505,463 14,310,128
1977 3,398,655 14,049,371
1976 3,294,457 13,796,770
1975 3,193,234 13,548,984
1974 3,099,836 13,305,693
1973 3,011,459 13,060,916
1972 2,922,064 12,809,205
1971 2,834,616 12,551,910
1970 2,750,715 12,287,110
1969 2,670,289 12,013,858
1968 2,593,057 11,736,088
1967 2,518,648 11,457,328
1966 2,446,751 11,183,928
1965 2,377,157 10,916,965
1964 2,309,855 10,653,397
1963 2,244,878 10,395,040
1962 2,182,064 10,143,754
1961 2,121,242 9,899,372
1960 2,062,060 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Sri Lanka
2100 -0.1% -0.56%
2099 -0.09% -0.56%
2098 -0.08% -0.55%
2097 -0.07% -0.54%
2096 -0.06% -0.53%
2095 -0.05% -0.52%
2094 -0.04% -0.51%
2093 -0.03% -0.5%
2092 -0.02% -0.49%
2091 -0.006% -0.5%
2090 0.008% -0.49%
2089 0.02% -0.47%
2088 0.03% -0.46%
2087 0.05% -0.46%
2086 0.06% -0.45%
2085 0.08% -0.43%
2084 0.09% -0.42%
2083 0.11% -0.4%
2082 0.12% -0.4%
2081 0.14% -0.38%
2080 0.15% -0.38%
2079 0.17% -0.35%
2078 0.19% -0.33%
2077 0.21% -0.32%
2076 0.23% -0.31%
2075 0.25% -0.31%
2074 0.27% -0.29%
2073 0.29% -0.27%
2072 0.31% -0.26%
2071 0.33% -0.25%
2070 0.35% -0.23%
2069 0.37% -0.23%
2068 0.4% -0.24%
2067 0.42% -0.21%
2066 0.44% -0.22%
2065 0.47% -0.19%
2064 0.49% -0.17%
2063 0.52% -0.16%
2062 0.54% -0.14%
2061 0.57% -0.14%
2060 0.59% -0.12%
2059 0.62% -0.11%
2058 0.64% -0.1%
2057 0.67% -0.09%
2056 0.7% -0.05%
2055 0.73% -0.04%
2054 0.75% -0.04%
2053 0.78% -0.02%
2052 0.8% -0.004%
2051 0.83% 0.01%
2050 0.86% 0.02%
2049 0.88% 0.04%
2048 0.91% 0.07%
2047 0.94% 0.1%
2046 0.97% 0.14%
2045 0.99% 0.13%
2044 1.02% 0.16%
2043 1.05% 0.18%
2042 1.08% 0.2%
2041 1.11% 0.22%
2040 1.13% 0.25%
2039 1.17% 0.26%
2038 1.2% 0.29%
2037 1.23% 0.29%
2036 1.27% 0.31%
2035 1.3% 0.33%
2034 1.34% 0.35%
2033 1.38% 0.37%
2032 1.41% 0.38%
2031 1.45% 0.41%
2030 1.49% 0.42%
2029 1.53% 0.45%
2028 1.57% 0.47%
2027 1.61% 0.5%
2026 1.65% 0.52%
2025 1.68% 0.57%
2024 1.7% -0.55%
2023 1.73% -0.65%
2022 1.69% 0.11%
2021 1.68% 1.08%
2020 1.77% 0.53%
2019 1.83% 0.61%
2018 1.85% 1.01%
2017 1.87% 1.15%
2016 1.9% 1.14%
2015 1.92% 0.92%
2014 1.96% 0.94%
2013 2% -2.76%
2012 2.04% 0.76%
2011 2.09% 0.62%
2010 2.15% 0.59%
2009 2.21% 0.62%
2008 2.27% 0.67%
2007 2.32% 0.69%
2006 2.39% 0.67%
2005 2.46% 0.64%
2004 2.53% 0.68%
2003 2.6% 0.74%
2002 2.68% 1.05%
2001 2.74% 1.59%
2000 2.77% 1.84%
1999 2.66% 1.88%
1998 2.68% 1.91%
1997 2.84% 1.92%
1996 2.86% 1.94%
1995 2.87% 1.67%
1994 2.88% 1.47%
1993 2.88% 1.71%
1992 2.88% 1.6%
1991 2.88% 0.75%
1990 2.86% 0.64%
1989 2.85% 1.06%
1988 2.86% 1.02%
1987 2.88% 1.18%
1986 2.9% 1.2%
1985 2.94% 0.66%
1984 2.98% 0.34%
1983 3.02% 0.67%
1982 3.04% 1.24%
1981 3.07% 1.69%
1980 3.1% 1.84%
1979 3.12% 1.88%
1978 3.14% 1.86%
1977 3.16% 1.83%
1976 3.17% 1.83%
1975 3.01% 1.83%
1974 2.93% 1.87%
1973 3.06% 1.97%
1972 3.09% 2.05%
1971 3.05% 2.16%
1970 3.01% 2.27%
1969 2.98% 2.37%
1968 2.95% 2.43%
1967 2.94% 2.44%
1966 2.93% 2.45%
1965 2.91% 2.47%
1964 2.89% 2.49%
1963 2.88% 2.48%
1962 2.87% 2.47%
1961 2.87% 2.46%

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Honduras grew by 1.7%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Honduras Sri Lanka
Current population
11237619
22185425
Population rank 87/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.27%
One net population change
2.91 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
2.25 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
11 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +495 -332
Annual growth/decline +180,852 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.7% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 188/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -4,778 -30,724
Net migration rank 114/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - -30,724
2024 - -4,821 - -27,245
2023 186,125 -5,044 66,111 -28,011
2022 186,257 -5,374 95,378 -27,435
2021 172,890 -5,777 121,858 -29,586
2020 179,553 -6,199 170,968 -29,875
2019 185,200 -6,546 172,243 -28,426
2018 184,953 -6,764 183,610 -28,607
2017 182,731 -6,778 187,993 -22,324
2016 182,243 -6,681 194,232 -18,388
2015 181,098 -6,509 201,815 -29,797
2014 180,075 -6,293 211,541 -33,672
2013 179,999 -6,091 221,021 -37,754
2012 180,384 -5,891 229,138 -41,955
2011 180,164 -5,664 224,461 -90,839
2010 180,318 -5,419 224,325 -98,060
2009 182,250 -5,196 200,175 -81,130
2008 182,607 -5,039 232,225 -97,144
2007 183,052 -5,039 248,287 -109,695
2006 183,381 -5,450 248,706 -107,045
2005 185,216 -6,190 248,683 -118,594
2004 186,774 -7,083 212,527 -84,795
2003 187,854 -7,982 252,008 -107,573
2002 189,653 -8,816 252,840 -105,718
2001 190,636 -9,744 244,377 19,273
2000 190,308 -10,757 227,060 123,894
1999 186,816 -11,753 206,876 138,799
1998 169,632 -12,638 201,059 150,724
1997 182,308 -13,344 208,193 135,636
1996 180,083 -14,049 215,290 127,236
1995 177,309 -14,707 221,957 117,416
1994 173,437 -15,246 228,904 8,323
1993 169,358 -15,559 226,257 36,232
1992 165,434 -15,583 222,230 88,542
1991 160,933 -15,509 218,117 -1,047
1990 156,537 -15,351 224,454 -195,736
1989 152,266 -16,146 212,401 -33,305
1988 149,130 -16,919 219,184 -58,415
1987 146,750 -17,423 226,414 -63,105
1986 144,500 -17,812 233,782 -26,460
1985 142,190 -17,778 247,836 -80,950
1984 139,851 -17,277 263,175 -225,450
1983 137,597 -16,810 277,768 -209,362
1982 134,629 -16,530 300,030 -163,987
1981 131,789 -15,986 328,096 -89,824
1980 128,856 -15,445 328,155 -63,541
1979 125,957 -14,979 329,791 -57,683
1978 122,593 -14,537 317,055 -50,189
1977 119,333 -13,777 300,038 -45,383
1976 115,754 -12,916 291,816 -41,258
1975 111,469 -11,855 282,496 -37,475
1974 98,141 -10,947 275,521 -33,979
1973 99,553 -10,001 278,577 -30,582
1972 98,634 -9,403 282,494 -27,071
1971 94,597 -8,918 281,200 -22,021
1970 90,875 -8,751 286,719 -16,299
1969 87,273 -8,544 286,218 -10,152
1968 84,070 -8,335 286,642 -7,163
1967 81,131 -8,056 284,738 -6,696
1966 78,369 -7,649 275,549 -6,794
1965 75,622 -7,161 272,422 -7,249
1964 72,756 -6,620 269,584 -7,614
1963 69,883 -6,063 262,880 -8,118
1962 67,332 -5,519 256,719 -8,909
1961 64,672 -4,838 251,087 -10,144
1960 62,602 -4,085 247,631 -12,610

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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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