Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Honduras
Honduras: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people was 3.30 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Honduras, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Honduras stood at 3.30 million people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Honduras peaked at 3.30 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 664,357 people, in 1950.
That places Honduras 83rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 792,014 people | 664,357 people | 934,531 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.12 million people | 969,319 people | 1.28 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.51 million people | 1.32 million people | 1.71 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.00 million people | 1.76 million people | 2.24 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.54 million people | 2.30 million people | 2.78 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.03 million people | 2.83 million people | 3.17 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.22 million people | 3.18 million people | 3.25 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.28 million people | 3.26 million people | 3.30 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 80 Papua New Guinea 3.51 million people compare
- 81 Chile 3.42 million people compare
- 82 Togo 3.38 million people compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 3.26 million people compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 3.05 million people compare
- 86 Romania 3.04 million people 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 share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Honduras?
- Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Honduras was 3.30 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 3.30 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 664,357 people in 1950.
- How does Honduras rank for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Honduras ranks 83rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.