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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 10,825,703 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,237,619 people compared to 646,767 in Suriname.

Population statistics:

  • Honduras' population is 17.4 times bigger than Suriname's.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 0.008% for Suriname.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.2M (46.8% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 647K (23.2% growth).

Honduras vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Suriname
2100 17,182,880 713,276
2099 17,200,743 715,694
2098 17,216,673 718,049
2097 17,230,617 720,475
2096 17,243,183 722,775
2095 17,254,277 725,199
2094 17,263,401 727,489
2093 17,270,885 729,920
2092 17,276,077 732,285
2091 17,279,262 734,586
2090 17,280,244 736,650
2089 17,278,863 738,862
2088 17,275,243 741,002
2087 17,269,390 742,833
2086 17,261,244 744,593
2085 17,250,657 746,302
2084 17,237,497 747,746
2083 17,221,748 749,138
2082 17,203,519 750,329
2081 17,182,479 751,501
2080 17,158,940 752,545
2079 17,132,405 753,284
2078 17,102,986 753,948
2077 17,070,304 754,556
2076 17,034,815 754,989
2075 16,995,967 755,527
2074 16,953,990 755,714
2073 16,908,709 756,015
2072 16,860,005 756,099
2071 16,807,876 756,098
2070 16,752,434 755,959
2069 16,693,639 755,874
2068 16,631,495 755,599
2067 16,565,869 755,148
2066 16,496,654 754,804
2065 16,424,002 754,111
2064 16,347,532 753,285
2063 16,267,544 752,745
2062 16,184,126 751,966
2061 16,096,836 751,282
2060 16,005,900 750,299
2059 15,911,560 749,394
2058 15,813,659 748,586
2057 15,712,525 747,157
2056 15,607,710 745,941
2055 15,499,284 744,408
2054 15,387,571 742,811
2053 15,272,588 741,338
2052 15,154,647 739,662
2051 15,033,669 737,998
2050 14,909,683 736,053
2049 14,782,980 734,230
2048 14,653,660 732,060
2047 14,521,415 729,598
2046 14,386,305 727,216
2045 14,248,465 724,444
2044 14,108,133 721,531
2043 13,965,397 718,571
2042 13,820,314 715,310
2041 13,672,863 711,980
2040 13,523,320 708,355
2039 13,371,558 704,772
2038 13,217,312 701,004
2037 13,060,893 697,340
2036 12,901,848 693,244
2035 12,740,293 688,991
2034 12,576,635 684,651
2033 12,410,569 680,266
2032 12,242,213 675,625
2031 12,071,682 670,920
2030 11,898,926 666,044
2029 11,723,895 661,163
2028 11,546,959 655,979
2027 11,368,676 650,686
2026 11,189,025 645,315
2025 11,007,845 639,827
2024 10,825,703 634,431
2023 10,644,851 628,886
2022 10,463,872 623,164
2021 10,289,877 617,896
2020 10,119,640 612,317
2019 9,943,633 605,768
2018 9,765,210 599,513
2017 9,588,137 593,713
2016 9,412,380 587,757
2015 9,237,305 581,627
2014 9,063,122 575,373
2013 8,889,278 569,020
2012 8,715,076 562,633
2011 8,540,583 556,269
2010 8,365,878 549,923
2009 8,189,899 543,568
2008 8,012,587 537,245
2007 7,834,798 531,016
2006 7,656,832 524,997
2005 7,478,355 519,313
2004 7,298,994 513,923
2003 7,119,213 506,414
2002 6,938,859 496,551
2001 6,757,993 486,560
2000 6,577,773 476,643
1999 6,400,463 466,916
1998 6,234,431 457,406
1997 6,071,454 448,067
1996 5,903,954 438,830
1995 5,739,637 429,606
1994 5,579,242 422,375
1993 5,423,249 419,352
1992 5,271,431 417,589
1991 5,123,792 415,013
1990 4,980,488 412,493
1989 4,841,838 408,409
1988 4,707,677 402,227
1987 4,576,910 396,911
1986 4,448,899 392,330
1985 4,323,342 386,972
1984 4,199,850 382,193
1983 4,078,174 378,746
1982 3,958,728 376,555
1981 3,841,778 375,459
1980 3,727,173 375,377
1979 3,614,981 377,602
1978 3,505,463 381,502
1977 3,398,655 385,067
1976 3,294,457 388,289
1975 3,193,234 391,170
1974 3,099,836 393,676
1973 3,011,459 395,772
1972 2,922,064 397,413
1971 2,834,616 391,932
1970 2,750,715 379,442
1969 2,670,289 366,906
1968 2,593,057 354,616
1967 2,518,648 342,679
1966 2,446,751 331,135
1965 2,377,157 320,000
1964 2,309,855 309,041
1963 2,244,878 297,034
1962 2,182,064 283,912
1961 2,121,242 272,791
1960 2,062,060 263,918

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/suriname | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Suriname gained 62,760 people (a 12% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 59,010 people (a 10% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2006 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.8% to 736,053 people and will still be ranked 165th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 756K people in 2072 for Suriname.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Suriname
2100 -0.1% -0.34%
2099 -0.09% -0.33%
2098 -0.08% -0.34%
2097 -0.07% -0.32%
2096 -0.06% -0.33%
2095 -0.05% -0.31%
2094 -0.04% -0.33%
2093 -0.03% -0.32%
2092 -0.02% -0.31%
2091 -0.006% -0.28%
2090 0.008% -0.3%
2089 0.02% -0.29%
2088 0.03% -0.25%
2087 0.05% -0.24%
2086 0.06% -0.23%
2085 0.08% -0.19%
2084 0.09% -0.19%
2083 0.11% -0.16%
2082 0.12% -0.16%
2081 0.14% -0.14%
2080 0.15% -0.1%
2079 0.17% -0.09%
2078 0.19% -0.08%
2077 0.21% -0.06%
2076 0.23% -0.07%
2075 0.25% -0.02%
2074 0.27% -0.04%
2073 0.29% -0.01%
2072 0.31% 0%
2071 0.33% 0.02%
2070 0.35% 0.01%
2069 0.37% 0.04%
2068 0.4% 0.06%
2067 0.42% 0.05%
2066 0.44% 0.09%
2065 0.47% 0.11%
2064 0.49% 0.07%
2063 0.52% 0.1%
2062 0.54% 0.09%
2061 0.57% 0.13%
2060 0.59% 0.12%
2059 0.62% 0.11%
2058 0.64% 0.19%
2057 0.67% 0.16%
2056 0.7% 0.21%
2055 0.73% 0.22%
2054 0.75% 0.2%
2053 0.78% 0.23%
2052 0.8% 0.23%
2051 0.83% 0.26%
2050 0.86% 0.25%
2049 0.88% 0.3%
2048 0.91% 0.34%
2047 0.94% 0.33%
2046 0.97% 0.38%
2045 0.99% 0.4%
2044 1.02% 0.41%
2043 1.05% 0.46%
2042 1.08% 0.47%
2041 1.11% 0.51%
2040 1.13% 0.51%
2039 1.17% 0.54%
2038 1.2% 0.53%
2037 1.23% 0.59%
2036 1.27% 0.62%
2035 1.3% 0.63%
2034 1.34% 0.64%
2033 1.38% 0.69%
2032 1.41% 0.7%
2031 1.45% 0.73%
2030 1.49% 0.74%
2029 1.53% 0.79%
2028 1.57% 0.81%
2027 1.61% 0.83%
2026 1.65% 0.86%
2025 1.68% 0.85%
2024 1.7% 0.88%
2023 1.73% 0.92%
2022 1.69% 0.85%
2021 1.68% 0.91%
2020 1.77% 1.08%
2019 1.83% 1.04%
2018 1.85% 0.98%
2017 1.87% 1.01%
2016 1.9% 1.05%
2015 1.92% 1.09%
2014 1.96% 1.12%
2013 2% 1.14%
2012 2.04% 1.14%
2011 2.09% 1.15%
2010 2.15% 1.17%
2009 2.21% 1.18%
2008 2.27% 1.17%
2007 2.32% 1.15%
2006 2.39% 1.09%
2005 2.46% 1.05%
2004 2.53% 1.48%
2003 2.6% 1.99%
2002 2.68% 2.05%
2001 2.74% 2.08%
2000 2.77% 2.08%
1999 2.66% 2.08%
1998 2.68% 2.08%
1997 2.84% 2.1%
1996 2.86% 2.15%
1995 2.87% 1.71%
1994 2.88% 0.72%
1993 2.88% 0.42%
1992 2.88% 0.62%
1991 2.88% 0.61%
1990 2.86% 1%
1989 2.85% 1.54%
1988 2.86% 1.34%
1987 2.88% 1.17%
1986 2.9% 1.38%
1985 2.94% 1.25%
1984 2.98% 0.91%
1983 3.02% 0.58%
1982 3.04% 0.29%
1981 3.07% 0.02%
1980 3.1% -0.59%
1979 3.12% -1.02%
1978 3.14% -0.93%
1977 3.16% -0.83%
1976 3.17% -0.74%
1975 3.01% -0.64%
1974 2.93% -0.53%
1973 3.06% -0.41%
1972 3.09% 1.4%
1971 3.05% 3.29%
1970 3.01% 3.42%
1969 2.98% 3.47%
1968 2.95% 3.48%
1967 2.94% 3.49%
1966 2.93% 3.48%
1965 2.91% 3.55%
1964 2.89% 4.04%
1963 2.88% 4.62%
1962 2.87% 4.08%
1961 2.87% 3.36%

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/suriname | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Honduras grew by 1.7%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.88%.

Live population counters

Honduras Suriname
Current population
11237619
646767
Population rank 87/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.008%
One net population change
2.91 minutes
1.58 hours
One birth every
2.25 minutes
48.3 minutes
One death every
11 minutes
2.1 hours
Daily growth/decline +495 +15
Annual growth/decline +180,852 +5,545
Annual growth/decline rate +1.7% +0.88%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 108/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
9.08 hours
Annual migration change -4,778 -967
Net migration rank 114/196 92/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 51,902
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 148/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 8.2%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 74/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Suriname
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Suriname
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - -967
2024 - -4,821 - -1,166
2023 186,125 -5,044 6,697 -988
2022 186,257 -5,374 6,719 -988
2021 172,890 -5,777 5,291 -486
2020 179,553 -6,199 6,640 -296
2019 185,200 -6,546 6,564 191
2018 184,953 -6,764 6,613 -851
2017 182,731 -6,778 6,772 -935
2016 182,243 -6,681 6,979 -906
2015 181,098 -6,509 7,150 -967
2014 180,075 -6,293 7,284 -959
2013 179,999 -6,091 7,350 -968
2012 180,384 -5,891 7,405 -1,011
2011 180,164 -5,664 7,401 -1,060
2010 180,318 -5,419 7,489 -1,138
2009 182,250 -5,196 7,559 -1,204
2008 182,607 -5,039 7,552 -1,255
2007 183,052 -5,039 7,468 -1,312
2006 183,381 -5,450 7,278 -1,403
2005 185,216 -6,190 7,037 -1,534
2004 186,774 -7,083 6,948 -1,676
2003 187,854 -7,982 7,396 2,345
2002 189,653 -8,816 7,916 2,076
2001 190,636 -9,744 8,349 1,641
2000 190,308 -10,757 8,323 1,516
1999 186,816 -11,753 8,236 1,380
1998 169,632 -12,638 8,173 1,241
1997 182,308 -13,344 8,106 1,164
1996 180,083 -14,049 8,031 1,165
1995 177,309 -14,707 7,968 1,275
1994 173,437 -15,246 7,929 -2,713
1993 169,358 -15,559 8,127 -7,291
1992 165,434 -15,583 8,355 -5,662
1991 160,933 -15,509 8,637 -6,174
1990 156,537 -15,351 9,047 -6,471
1989 152,266 -16,146 9,441 -3,846
1988 149,130 -16,919 9,347 -2,573
1987 146,750 -17,423 9,319 -5,467
1986 144,500 -17,812 9,222 -3,920
1985 142,190 -17,778 9,177 -3,763
1984 139,851 -17,277 9,031 -4,894
1983 137,597 -16,810 8,797 -6,036
1982 134,629 -16,530 8,197 -6,566
1981 131,789 -15,986 7,541 -6,991
1980 128,856 -15,445 7,002 -7,390
1979 125,957 -14,979 7,312 -11,375
1978 122,593 -14,537 7,650 -11,389
1977 119,333 -13,777 7,998 -11,390
1976 115,754 -12,916 8,327 -11,381
1975 111,469 -11,855 8,587 -11,287
1974 98,141 -10,947 8,751 -11,061
1973 99,553 -10,001 8,877 -10,765
1972 98,634 -9,403 8,893 -10,285
1971 94,597 -8,918 8,814 3,552
1970 90,875 -8,751 8,823 3,791
1969 87,273 -8,544 8,880 3,575
1968 84,070 -8,335 8,980 3,147
1967 81,131 -8,056 9,104 2,637
1966 78,369 -7,649 9,243 2,103
1965 75,622 -7,161 9,270 1,657
1964 72,756 -6,620 9,174 1,820
1963 69,883 -6,063 8,838 4,181
1962 67,332 -5,519 8,529 4,703
1961 64,672 -4,838 8,361 660
1960 62,602 -4,085 8,170 544

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

GeoRank.org/population/honduras/suriname | 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 Suriname 90.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 66,709 people) and 9.72% is from migration (a loss of 7,185 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 51,902 people or 8.2% in Suriname.

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
Suriname
City Population
Paramaribo 224K
Nieuw Nickerie 12.8K

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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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