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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 10,825,703 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,237,619 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 7.65 times bigger than Honduras'.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.17% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.2M (46.8% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Honduras vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras Turkey
2100 17,182,880 64,274,243
2099 17,200,743 64,924,706
2098 17,216,673 65,567,989
2097 17,230,617 66,219,045
2096 17,243,183 66,865,890
2095 17,254,277 67,516,190
2094 17,263,401 68,169,346
2093 17,270,885 68,835,313
2092 17,276,077 69,496,264
2091 17,279,262 70,159,325
2090 17,280,244 70,828,304
2089 17,278,863 71,490,133
2088 17,275,243 72,146,464
2087 17,269,390 72,792,552
2086 17,261,244 73,439,558
2085 17,250,657 74,085,313
2084 17,237,497 74,713,882
2083 17,221,748 75,342,464
2082 17,203,519 75,969,760
2081 17,182,479 76,583,769
2080 17,158,940 77,195,480
2079 17,132,405 77,793,711
2078 17,102,986 78,386,293
2077 17,070,304 78,973,194
2076 17,034,815 79,556,991
2075 16,995,967 80,128,010
2074 16,953,990 80,697,544
2073 16,908,709 81,244,619
2072 16,860,005 81,785,452
2071 16,807,876 82,311,503
2070 16,752,434 82,827,402
2069 16,693,639 83,324,862
2068 16,631,495 83,806,741
2067 16,565,869 84,270,976
2066 16,496,654 84,728,547
2065 16,424,002 85,177,268
2064 16,347,532 85,611,517
2063 16,267,544 86,026,471
2062 16,184,126 86,425,827
2061 16,096,836 86,800,591
2060 16,005,900 87,156,663
2059 15,911,560 87,500,101
2058 15,813,659 87,809,920
2057 15,712,525 88,100,397
2056 15,607,710 88,369,840
2055 15,499,284 88,598,739
2054 15,387,571 88,806,632
2053 15,272,588 88,985,609
2052 15,154,647 89,144,425
2051 15,033,669 89,270,515
2050 14,909,683 89,374,730
2049 14,782,980 89,447,182
2048 14,653,660 89,484,074
2047 14,521,415 89,492,406
2046 14,386,305 89,467,391
2045 14,248,465 89,441,098
2044 14,108,133 89,390,601
2043 13,965,397 89,326,342
2042 13,820,314 89,237,658
2041 13,672,863 89,137,199
2040 13,523,320 89,021,820
2039 13,371,558 88,885,792
2038 13,217,312 88,736,121
2037 13,060,893 88,562,197
2036 12,901,848 88,373,007
2035 12,740,293 88,178,595
2034 12,576,635 87,975,336
2033 12,410,569 87,754,631
2032 12,242,213 87,524,158
2031 12,071,682 87,274,280
2030 11,898,926 87,004,538
2029 11,723,895 86,741,614
2028 11,546,959 86,466,107
2027 11,368,676 86,189,693
2026 11,189,025 85,932,926
2025 11,007,845 85,718,588
2024 10,825,703 85,518,661
2023 10,644,851 85,325,965
2022 10,463,872 84,979,913
2021 10,289,877 84,147,318
2020 10,119,640 83,384,680
2019 9,943,633 82,579,440
2018 9,765,210 81,407,204
2017 9,588,137 80,312,698
2016 9,412,380 79,277,962
2015 9,237,305 78,218,479
2014 9,063,122 77,181,884
2013 8,889,278 76,147,624
2012 8,715,076 75,175,827
2011 8,540,583 74,223,629
2010 8,365,878 73,142,150
2009 8,189,899 72,039,206
2008 8,012,587 71,051,678
2007 7,834,798 70,158,112
2006 7,656,832 70,045,349
2005 7,478,355 69,329,557
2004 7,298,994 68,592,617
2003 7,119,213 67,831,730
2002 6,938,859 67,048,795
2001 6,757,993 66,245,128
2000 6,577,773 65,425,961
1999 6,400,463 64,591,923
1998 6,234,431 63,734,383
1997 6,071,454 62,852,966
1996 5,903,954 61,951,134
1995 5,739,637 61,024,503
1994 5,579,242 60,033,836
1993 5,423,249 58,999,167
1992 5,271,431 57,990,118
1991 5,123,792 57,009,887
1990 4,980,488 56,015,628
1989 4,841,838 54,976,723
1988 4,707,677 53,909,626
1987 4,576,910 52,843,670
1986 4,448,899 51,777,772
1985 4,323,342 50,687,115
1984 4,199,850 49,574,069
1983 4,078,174 48,447,410
1982 3,958,728 47,322,096
1981 3,841,778 46,321,190
1980 3,727,173 45,408,815
1979 3,614,981 44,510,429
1978 3,505,463 43,645,306
1977 3,398,655 42,773,298
1976 3,294,457 41,899,984
1975 3,193,234 41,053,126
1974 3,099,836 40,210,234
1973 3,011,459 39,329,533
1972 2,922,064 38,430,221
1971 2,834,616 37,518,611
1970 2,750,715 36,638,465
1969 2,670,289 35,787,774
1968 2,593,057 34,921,684
1967 2,518,648 34,050,421
1966 2,446,751 33,177,672
1965 2,377,157 32,345,220
1964 2,309,855 31,543,072
1963 2,244,878 30,726,841
1962 2,182,064 29,916,147
1961 2,121,242 29,119,238
1960 2,062,060 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras Turkey
2100 -0.1% -1%
2099 -0.09% -0.98%
2098 -0.08% -0.98%
2097 -0.07% -0.97%
2096 -0.06% -0.96%
2095 -0.05% -0.96%
2094 -0.04% -0.97%
2093 -0.03% -0.95%
2092 -0.02% -0.95%
2091 -0.006% -0.94%
2090 0.008% -0.93%
2089 0.02% -0.91%
2088 0.03% -0.89%
2087 0.05% -0.88%
2086 0.06% -0.87%
2085 0.08% -0.84%
2084 0.09% -0.83%
2083 0.11% -0.83%
2082 0.12% -0.8%
2081 0.14% -0.79%
2080 0.15% -0.77%
2079 0.17% -0.76%
2078 0.19% -0.74%
2077 0.21% -0.73%
2076 0.23% -0.71%
2075 0.25% -0.71%
2074 0.27% -0.67%
2073 0.29% -0.66%
2072 0.31% -0.64%
2071 0.33% -0.62%
2070 0.35% -0.6%
2069 0.37% -0.57%
2068 0.4% -0.55%
2067 0.42% -0.54%
2066 0.44% -0.53%
2065 0.47% -0.51%
2064 0.49% -0.48%
2063 0.52% -0.46%
2062 0.54% -0.43%
2061 0.57% -0.41%
2060 0.59% -0.39%
2059 0.62% -0.35%
2058 0.64% -0.33%
2057 0.67% -0.3%
2056 0.7% -0.26%
2055 0.73% -0.23%
2054 0.75% -0.2%
2053 0.78% -0.18%
2052 0.8% -0.14%
2051 0.83% -0.12%
2050 0.86% -0.08%
2049 0.88% -0.04%
2048 0.91% -0.009%
2047 0.94% 0.03%
2046 0.97% 0.03%
2045 0.99% 0.06%
2044 1.02% 0.07%
2043 1.05% 0.1%
2042 1.08% 0.11%
2041 1.11% 0.13%
2040 1.13% 0.15%
2039 1.17% 0.17%
2038 1.2% 0.2%
2037 1.23% 0.21%
2036 1.27% 0.22%
2035 1.3% 0.23%
2034 1.34% 0.25%
2033 1.38% 0.26%
2032 1.41% 0.29%
2031 1.45% 0.31%
2030 1.49% 0.3%
2029 1.53% 0.32%
2028 1.57% 0.32%
2027 1.61% 0.3%
2026 1.65% 0.25%
2025 1.68% 0.23%
2024 1.7% 0.23%
2023 1.73% 0.41%
2022 1.69% 0.99%
2021 1.68% 0.91%
2020 1.77% 0.98%
2019 1.83% 1.44%
2018 1.85% 1.36%
2017 1.87% 1.31%
2016 1.9% 1.35%
2015 1.92% 1.34%
2014 1.96% 1.36%
2013 2% 1.29%
2012 2.04% 1.28%
2011 2.09% 1.48%
2010 2.15% 1.53%
2009 2.21% 1.39%
2008 2.27% 1.27%
2007 2.32% 0.16%
2006 2.39% 1.03%
2005 2.46% 1.07%
2004 2.53% 1.12%
2003 2.6% 1.17%
2002 2.68% 1.21%
2001 2.74% 1.25%
2000 2.77% 1.29%
1999 2.66% 1.35%
1998 2.68% 1.4%
1997 2.84% 1.46%
1996 2.86% 1.52%
1995 2.87% 1.65%
1994 2.88% 1.75%
1993 2.88% 1.74%
1992 2.88% 1.72%
1991 2.88% 1.77%
1990 2.86% 1.89%
1989 2.85% 1.98%
1988 2.86% 2.02%
1987 2.88% 2.06%
1986 2.9% 2.15%
1985 2.94% 2.25%
1984 2.98% 2.33%
1983 3.02% 2.38%
1982 3.04% 2.16%
1981 3.07% 2.01%
1980 3.1% 2.02%
1979 3.12% 1.98%
1978 3.14% 2.04%
1977 3.16% 2.08%
1976 3.17% 2.06%
1975 3.01% 2.1%
1974 2.93% 2.24%
1973 3.06% 2.34%
1972 3.09% 2.43%
1971 3.05% 2.4%
1970 3.01% 2.38%
1969 2.98% 2.48%
1968 2.95% 2.56%
1967 2.94% 2.63%
1966 2.93% 2.57%
1965 2.91% 2.54%
1964 2.89% 2.66%
1963 2.88% 2.71%
1962 2.87% 2.74%
1961 2.87% 2.79%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Honduras grew by 1.7%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Honduras Turkey
Current population
11237619
86002379
Population rank 87/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 1.04%
One net population change
2.91 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
2.25 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
11 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +495 +528
Annual growth/decline +180,852 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +1.7% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 154/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -4,778 -258,205
Net migration rank 114/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - -258,205
2024 - -4,821 - -275,952
2023 186,125 -5,044 426,630 -318,070
2022 186,257 -5,374 535,373 -301,544
2021 172,890 -5,777 521,713 20,283
2020 179,553 -6,199 608,708 37,934
2019 185,200 -6,546 751,472 -15,690
2018 184,953 -6,764 830,353 187,570
2017 182,731 -6,778 875,408 659,846
2016 182,243 -6,681 895,841 352,063
2015 181,098 -6,509 930,799 1,063,140
2014 180,075 -6,293 957,055 1,033,384
2013 179,999 -6,091 921,386 438,618
2012 180,384 -5,891 917,145 258,623
2011 180,164 -5,664 875,839 68,849
2010 180,318 -5,419 892,334 55,532
2009 182,250 -5,196 900,491 24,276
2008 182,607 -5,039 868,749 47,915
2007 183,052 -5,039 876,626 -186,402
2006 183,381 -5,450 897,351 -190,194
2005 185,216 -6,190 898,650 -174,177
2004 186,774 -7,083 896,025 -146,574
2003 187,854 -7,982 893,683 -121,383
2002 189,653 -8,816 922,927 -129,444
2001 190,636 -9,744 980,560 -166,759
2000 190,308 -10,757 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 186,816 -11,753 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 169,632 -12,638 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 182,308 -13,344 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 180,083 -14,049 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 177,309 -14,707 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 173,437 -15,246 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 169,358 -15,559 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 165,434 -15,583 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 160,933 -15,509 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 156,537 -15,351 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 152,266 -16,146 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 149,130 -16,919 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 146,750 -17,423 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 144,500 -17,812 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 142,190 -17,778 1,098,846 8,960
1984 139,851 -17,277 1,096,529 21,787
1983 137,597 -16,810 1,095,106 39,871
1982 134,629 -16,530 1,091,863 23,728
1981 131,789 -15,986 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 128,856 -15,445 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 125,957 -14,979 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 122,593 -14,537 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 119,333 -13,777 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 115,754 -12,916 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 111,469 -11,855 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 98,141 -10,947 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 99,553 -10,001 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 98,634 -9,403 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 94,597 -8,918 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 90,875 -8,751 991,950 -150,924
1969 87,273 -8,544 970,958 -110,578
1968 84,070 -8,335 950,778 -78,973
1967 81,131 -8,056 936,727 -65,993
1966 78,369 -7,649 925,790 -50,999
1965 75,622 -7,161 904,016 -113,911
1964 72,756 -6,620 884,152 -69,978
1963 69,883 -6,063 862,626 -44,317
1962 67,332 -5,519 837,473 -34,353
1961 64,672 -4,838 816,911 -26,187
1960 62,602 -4,085 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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