Birth rate by women's age group in Honduras
Honduras: Birth rate by women's age group was 82.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate by women's age group in Honduras, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
Analysis
In 2023, birth rate by women's age group in Honduras stood at 82.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Honduras peaked at 155.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1956 and was at its lowest, 82.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2023.
Honduras ranks 29th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 154.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 152.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 155.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 146.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 140.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 153.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 146.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 141.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 150.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 133.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 129.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 139.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 132.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 129.86 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 134.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 101.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 127.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 85.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 98.34 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.18 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 82.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 84.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 26 Burkina Faso 87.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 27 Nigeria 86.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 28 Sao Tome and Principe 86.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 30 Guinea-Bissau 81.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 31 Laos 81.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 32 Benin 77.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
More population data for Honduras
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.1% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 857,413 people (2100)
- Population density 152.2 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.48 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 202 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.48 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.48 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.7% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.5 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate by women's age group in Honduras?
- Birth rate by women's age group in Honduras was 82.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 155.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1956.
- What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for birth rate by women's age group?
- Honduras ranks 29th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.