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Population in Honduras compared to the United States: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Honduras was 10,825,703 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Honduras' population is 11,237,619 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 30.6 times bigger than Honduras'.
  • Honduras is ranked the 87th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.29% of the world: 0.14% for Honduras vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Honduras has had an average growth rate of +1.81% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Honduras has increased from 7.66M people to 11.2M (46.8% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Honduras vs United States: population by year and forecast

Honduras
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Honduras United States
2100 17,182,880 415,429,771
2099 17,200,743 414,829,167
2098 17,216,673 414,231,720
2097 17,230,617 413,576,381
2096 17,243,183 412,927,393
2095 17,254,277 412,225,379
2094 17,263,401 411,498,749
2093 17,270,885 410,785,729
2092 17,276,077 410,051,921
2091 17,279,262 409,320,183
2090 17,280,244 408,613,732
2089 17,278,863 407,885,645
2088 17,275,243 407,129,733
2087 17,269,390 406,421,298
2086 17,261,244 405,715,343
2085 17,250,657 405,059,379
2084 17,237,497 404,343,130
2083 17,221,748 403,612,785
2082 17,203,519 402,871,293
2081 17,182,479 402,054,554
2080 17,158,940 401,319,194
2079 17,132,405 400,554,914
2078 17,102,986 399,737,968
2077 17,070,304 398,906,565
2076 17,034,815 398,035,750
2075 16,995,967 397,109,170
2074 16,953,990 396,226,412
2073 16,908,709 395,307,725
2072 16,860,005 394,393,561
2071 16,807,876 393,415,363
2070 16,752,434 392,469,727
2069 16,693,639 391,479,981
2068 16,631,495 390,517,695
2067 16,565,869 389,543,856
2066 16,496,654 388,597,719
2065 16,424,002 387,685,327
2064 16,347,532 386,805,026
2063 16,267,544 385,911,917
2062 16,184,126 385,032,627
2061 16,096,836 384,170,837
2060 16,005,900 383,361,269
2059 15,911,560 382,542,030
2058 15,813,659 381,704,804
2057 15,712,525 380,907,023
2056 15,607,710 380,159,777
2055 15,499,284 379,430,756
2054 15,387,571 378,682,851
2053 15,272,588 377,878,421
2052 15,154,647 377,073,303
2051 15,033,669 376,229,840
2050 14,909,683 375,373,155
2049 14,782,980 374,493,150
2048 14,653,660 373,590,762
2047 14,521,415 372,626,259
2046 14,386,305 371,644,809
2045 14,248,465 370,602,914
2044 14,108,133 369,518,897
2043 13,965,397 368,375,680
2042 13,820,314 367,158,772
2041 13,672,863 365,937,822
2040 13,523,320 364,671,837
2039 13,371,558 363,367,337
2038 13,217,312 361,997,023
2037 13,060,893 360,606,236
2036 12,901,848 359,193,245
2035 12,740,293 357,750,686
2034 12,576,635 356,266,726
2033 12,410,569 354,775,032
2032 12,242,213 353,259,037
2031 12,071,682 351,721,511
2030 11,898,926 350,155,042
2029 11,723,895 348,564,667
2028 11,546,959 346,906,294
2027 11,368,676 345,257,605
2026 11,189,025 343,565,426
2025 11,007,845 341,784,857
2024 10,825,703 340,110,988
2023 10,644,851 334,914,895
2022 10,463,872 333,271,411
2021 10,289,877 331,893,745
2020 10,119,640 331,526,933
2019 9,943,633 328,329,953
2018 9,765,210 326,838,199
2017 9,588,137 325,122,128
2016 9,412,380 323,071,755
2015 9,237,305 320,738,994
2014 9,063,122 318,386,329
2013 8,889,278 316,059,947
2012 8,715,076 313,877,662
2011 8,540,583 311,583,481
2010 8,365,878 309,327,143
2009 8,189,899 306,771,529
2008 8,012,587 304,093,966
2007 7,834,798 301,231,207
2006 7,656,832 298,379,912
2005 7,478,355 295,516,599
2004 7,298,994 292,805,298
2003 7,119,213 290,107,933
2002 6,938,859 287,625,193
2001 6,757,993 284,968,955
2000 6,577,773 282,162,411
1999 6,400,463 279,294,713
1998 6,234,431 276,115,288
1997 6,071,454 272,911,760
1996 5,903,954 269,667,391
1995 5,739,637 266,557,091
1994 5,579,242 263,435,673
1993 5,423,249 260,255,352
1992 5,271,431 256,894,189
1991 5,123,792 253,492,503
1990 4,980,488 250,131,894
1989 4,841,838 246,819,222
1988 4,707,677 244,499,004
1987 4,576,910 242,288,936
1986 4,448,899 240,132,831
1985 4,323,342 237,923,734
1984 4,199,850 235,824,908
1983 4,078,174 233,792,014
1982 3,958,728 231,664,432
1981 3,841,778 229,465,744
1980 3,727,173 226,542,250
1979 3,614,981 225,055,487
1978 3,505,463 222,584,545
1977 3,398,655 220,239,425
1976 3,294,457 218,035,164
1975 3,193,234 215,973,199
1974 3,099,836 213,853,928
1973 3,011,459 211,908,788
1972 2,922,064 209,896,021
1971 2,834,616 207,660,677
1970 2,750,715 205,052,174
1969 2,670,289 202,676,946
1968 2,593,057 200,706,052
1967 2,518,648 198,712,056
1966 2,446,751 196,560,338
1965 2,377,157 194,302,963
1964 2,309,855 191,888,791
1963 2,244,878 189,241,798
1962 2,182,064 186,537,737
1961 2,121,242 183,691,481
1960 2,062,060 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Honduras increased by 1,755,548 people (a 22.9% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Honduras gained 1,825,239 people (a 19.4% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Honduras was ranked 94th most populous country in 2006 and is 87th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 the United States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Honduras is projected to reach its peak in 2090 at 17.3M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Honduras
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Honduras United States
2100 -0.1% 0.14%
2099 -0.09% 0.14%
2098 -0.08% 0.16%
2097 -0.07% 0.16%
2096 -0.06% 0.17%
2095 -0.05% 0.18%
2094 -0.04% 0.17%
2093 -0.03% 0.18%
2092 -0.02% 0.18%
2091 -0.006% 0.17%
2090 0.008% 0.18%
2089 0.02% 0.19%
2088 0.03% 0.17%
2087 0.05% 0.17%
2086 0.06% 0.16%
2085 0.08% 0.18%
2084 0.09% 0.18%
2083 0.11% 0.18%
2082 0.12% 0.2%
2081 0.14% 0.18%
2080 0.15% 0.19%
2079 0.17% 0.2%
2078 0.19% 0.21%
2077 0.21% 0.22%
2076 0.23% 0.23%
2075 0.25% 0.22%
2074 0.27% 0.23%
2073 0.29% 0.23%
2072 0.31% 0.25%
2071 0.33% 0.24%
2070 0.35% 0.25%
2069 0.37% 0.25%
2068 0.4% 0.25%
2067 0.42% 0.24%
2066 0.44% 0.24%
2065 0.47% 0.23%
2064 0.49% 0.23%
2063 0.52% 0.23%
2062 0.54% 0.22%
2061 0.57% 0.21%
2060 0.59% 0.21%
2059 0.62% 0.22%
2058 0.64% 0.21%
2057 0.67% 0.2%
2056 0.7% 0.19%
2055 0.73% 0.2%
2054 0.75% 0.21%
2053 0.78% 0.21%
2052 0.8% 0.22%
2051 0.83% 0.23%
2050 0.86% 0.23%
2049 0.88% 0.24%
2048 0.91% 0.26%
2047 0.94% 0.26%
2046 0.97% 0.28%
2045 0.99% 0.29%
2044 1.02% 0.31%
2043 1.05% 0.33%
2042 1.08% 0.33%
2041 1.11% 0.35%
2040 1.13% 0.36%
2039 1.17% 0.38%
2038 1.2% 0.39%
2037 1.23% 0.39%
2036 1.27% 0.4%
2035 1.3% 0.42%
2034 1.34% 0.42%
2033 1.38% 0.43%
2032 1.41% 0.44%
2031 1.45% 0.45%
2030 1.49% 0.46%
2029 1.53% 0.48%
2028 1.57% 0.48%
2027 1.61% 0.49%
2026 1.65% 0.52%
2025 1.68% 0.49%
2024 1.7% 1.55%
2023 1.73% 0.49%
2022 1.69% 0.42%
2021 1.68% 0.11%
2020 1.77% 0.97%
2019 1.83% 0.46%
2018 1.85% 0.53%
2017 1.87% 0.63%
2016 1.9% 0.73%
2015 1.92% 0.74%
2014 1.96% 0.74%
2013 2% 0.7%
2012 2.04% 0.74%
2011 2.09% 0.73%
2010 2.15% 0.83%
2009 2.21% 0.88%
2008 2.27% 0.95%
2007 2.32% 0.96%
2006 2.39% 0.97%
2005 2.46% 0.93%
2004 2.53% 0.93%
2003 2.6% 0.86%
2002 2.68% 0.93%
2001 2.74% 0.99%
2000 2.77% 1.03%
1999 2.66% 1.15%
1998 2.68% 1.17%
1997 2.84% 1.2%
1996 2.86% 1.17%
1995 2.87% 1.18%
1994 2.88% 1.22%
1993 2.88% 1.31%
1992 2.88% 1.34%
1991 2.88% 1.34%
1990 2.86% 1.34%
1989 2.85% 0.95%
1988 2.86% 0.91%
1987 2.88% 0.9%
1986 2.9% 0.93%
1985 2.94% 0.89%
1984 2.98% 0.87%
1983 3.02% 0.92%
1982 3.04% 0.96%
1981 3.07% 1.29%
1980 3.1% 0.66%
1979 3.12% 1.11%
1978 3.14% 1.06%
1977 3.16% 1.01%
1976 3.17% 0.95%
1975 3.01% 0.99%
1974 2.93% 0.92%
1973 3.06% 0.96%
1972 3.09% 1.08%
1971 3.05% 1.27%
1970 3.01% 1.17%
1969 2.98% 0.98%
1968 2.95% 1%
1967 2.94% 1.09%
1966 2.93% 1.16%
1965 2.91% 1.26%
1964 2.89% 1.4%
1963 2.88% 1.45%
1962 2.87% 1.55%
1961 2.87% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Honduras grew by 1.7%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Honduras United States
Current population
11237619
344023146
Population rank 87/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.14% 4.15%
One net population change
2.91 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
2.25 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
11 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +495 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +180,852 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +1.7% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 64/197 134/197
One migration net change every
1.84 hours
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -4,778 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 114/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 39,901 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 157/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.4% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 179/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Honduras
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Honduras United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -4,778 - 1,230,663
2024 - -4,821 - 1,286,132
2023 186,125 -5,044 502,372 1,322,668
2022 186,257 -5,374 399,926 1,319,009
2021 172,890 -5,777 199,137 674,787
2020 179,553 -6,199 208,862 329,769
2019 185,200 -6,546 887,476 1,774,500
2018 184,953 -6,764 955,022 1,764,961
2017 182,731 -6,778 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 182,243 -6,681 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 181,098 -6,509 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 180,075 -6,293 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 179,999 -6,091 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 180,384 -5,891 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 180,164 -5,664 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 180,318 -5,419 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 182,250 -5,196 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 182,607 -5,039 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 183,052 -5,039 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 183,381 -5,450 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 185,216 -6,190 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 186,774 -7,083 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 187,854 -7,982 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 189,653 -8,816 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 190,636 -9,744 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 190,308 -10,757 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 186,816 -11,753 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 169,632 -12,638 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 182,308 -13,344 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 180,083 -14,049 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 177,309 -14,707 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 173,437 -15,246 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 169,358 -15,559 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 165,434 -15,583 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 160,933 -15,509 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 156,537 -15,351 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 152,266 -16,146 1,875,826 400,998
1988 149,130 -16,919 1,735,943 460,778
1987 146,750 -17,423 1,720,252 480,815
1986 144,500 -17,812 1,656,917 493,082
1985 142,190 -17,778 1,689,258 598,777
1984 139,851 -17,277 1,627,192 622,793
1983 137,597 -16,810 1,636,544 662,840
1982 134,629 -16,530 1,714,317 600,149
1981 131,789 -15,986 1,652,153 583,070
1980 128,856 -15,445 1,608,450 595,916
1979 125,957 -14,979 1,597,894 503,559
1978 122,593 -14,537 1,402,283 556,521
1977 119,333 -13,777 1,431,556 577,060
1976 115,754 -12,916 1,264,604 635,590
1975 111,469 -11,855 1,252,644 655,078
1974 98,141 -10,947 1,218,968 706,978
1973 99,553 -10,001 1,165,499 783,163
1972 98,634 -9,403 1,301,355 833,543
1971 94,597 -8,918 1,640,519 833,549
1970 90,875 -8,751 1,824,965 744,902
1969 87,273 -8,544 1,702,487 523,740
1968 84,070 -8,335 1,565,507 594,514
1967 81,131 -8,056 1,669,181 585,410
1966 78,369 -7,649 1,749,387 637,692
1965 75,622 -7,161 1,943,030 644,902
1964 72,756 -6,620 2,245,099 618,635
1963 69,883 -6,063 2,289,826 639,495
1962 67,332 -5,519 2,406,337 625,617
1961 64,672 -4,838 2,571,681 580,333
1960 62,602 -4,085 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 39,901 residents or 0.4% of the population were not native-born in Honduras, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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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