Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Honduras
Honduras: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5925 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Honduras, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 0.5925 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Honduras peaked at 0.5925 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2324 people per person, in 1961.
Honduras ranks 133rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Honduras, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2335 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2324 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.2337 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2367 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2413 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2471 people per person | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2539 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2614 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2695 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2778 people per person | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2862 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2944 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3022 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3093 people per person | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3155 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3214 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.3273 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3332 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3391 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.3449 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3506 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3563 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.362 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3676 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3732 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3786 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3841 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3894 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3947 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3999 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4049 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.4097 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4145 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4192 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4239 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4286 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4333 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4381 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.443 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.448 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4532 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4586 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4642 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4699 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4757 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4817 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4878 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.494 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5003 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5067 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5133 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5199 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5266 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5336 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5388 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5438 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5489 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5539 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5589 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5638 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5687 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.5735 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5784 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5831 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5879 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5925 people per person | +0.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.5925 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.5925 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 82% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2487 people per person | 0.2324 people per person | 0.2778 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3174 people per person | 0.2862 people per person | 0.3449 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3756 people per person | 0.3506 people per person | 0.3999 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4263 people per person | 0.4049 people per person | 0.448 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4792 people per person | 0.4532 people per person | 0.5067 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5401 people per person | 0.5133 people per person | 0.5638 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5807 people per person | 0.5687 people per person | 0.5925 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More population data for Honduras
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.0466 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2355 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 14,258 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.35 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.589 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.1% (2100)
- Population density 152.2 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 857,413 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Honduras?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Honduras was 0.5925 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5925 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2324 people per person in 1961.
- How does Honduras rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Honduras ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.