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

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The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 11,005,850 in 2025 vs 639,850 people in Suriname in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,279,259 people compared to 648,096 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 +1.78% per year vs +0.97% in Suriname.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.3M (47.3% growth), while Suriname has grown from 525K to 648K (23.4% growth).

Honduras vs Suriname: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Suriname
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Suriname
2100 17,179,765 713,301
2099 17,197,625 715,718
2098 17,213,552 718,073
2097 17,227,494 720,500
2096 17,240,057 722,800
2095 17,251,150 725,224
2094 17,260,271 727,514
2093 17,267,754 729,945
2092 17,272,946 732,310
2091 17,276,130 734,611
2090 17,277,112 736,676
2089 17,275,730 738,887
2088 17,272,112 741,028
2087 17,266,259 742,858
2086 17,258,114 744,619
2085 17,247,530 746,328
2084 17,234,373 747,772
2083 17,218,626 749,164
2082 17,200,400 750,355
2081 17,179,365 751,527
2080 17,155,830 752,571
2079 17,129,299 753,310
2078 17,099,886 753,974
2077 17,067,209 754,582
2076 17,031,727 755,015
2075 16,992,886 755,554
2074 16,950,917 755,740
2073 16,905,643 756,042
2072 16,856,949 756,125
2071 16,804,830 756,124
2070 16,749,397 755,985
2069 16,690,613 755,900
2068 16,628,480 755,625
2067 16,562,866 755,174
2066 16,493,664 754,830
2065 16,421,025 754,137
2064 16,344,569 753,311
2063 16,264,595 752,771
2062 16,181,192 751,992
2061 16,093,918 751,308
2060 16,002,999 750,325
2059 15,908,676 749,420
2058 15,810,793 748,612
2057 15,709,676 747,183
2056 15,604,881 745,967
2055 15,496,474 744,434
2054 15,384,781 742,836
2053 15,269,819 741,364
2052 15,151,900 739,688
2051 15,030,943 738,024
2050 14,906,980 736,078
2049 14,780,300 734,256
2048 14,651,004 732,085
2047 14,518,783 729,623
2046 14,383,697 727,242
2045 14,245,882 724,469
2044 14,105,576 721,556
2043 13,962,865 718,596
2042 13,817,809 715,335
2041 13,670,385 712,005
2040 13,520,868 708,379
2039 13,369,134 704,797
2038 13,214,916 701,029
2037 13,058,525 697,364
2036 12,899,509 693,268
2035 12,737,983 689,014
2034 12,574,355 684,675
2033 12,408,319 680,289
2032 12,239,994 675,648
2031 12,069,493 670,943
2030 11,896,769 666,067
2029 11,721,770 661,186
2028 11,544,866 656,001
2027 11,366,615 650,709
2026 11,186,997 645,337
2025 11,005,850 639,850
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 1,866,879 people (a 19.8% growth), while Suriname's population increased by 60,339 people (a 10.3% 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 32.2% to 14,906,980 people with a rank change from 87th to 85th. The population of Suriname will increase by 13.6% to 736,078 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 1.66% 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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Honduras grew by 1.66%, while Suriname's population grew by 0.85%.

Live population counters

Honduras Suriname
Current population
11279259
648096
Population rank 87/197 165/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 0.008%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
1.62 hours
One birth every
2.24 minutes
48.3 minutes
One death every
10.7 minutes
2.02 hours
Daily growth/decline +494 +15
Annual growth/decline +180,147 +5,419
Annual growth/decline rate +1.66% +0.85%
Population growth rate rank 62/197 107/197
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 185,444 -4,821 6,541 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/honduras/suriname | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 96.8% of the population change in Honduras is from natural causes (a gain of 1,826,494 people) and 3.21% is from migration (a loss of 60,493 people). In Suriname 89.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 65,966 people) and 10.1% is from migration (a loss of 7,392 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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