Honduras Population Pyramid 1971
Honduras in 1971
As of 1971, Honduras counted 2,834,616 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 33.6%, up from 2,121,242 in 1961.
With a median age of 15.9 years, Honduras had a youth dependency ratio of 97.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.1 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Honduras had on average 2.50 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 72.9 years on average (75.5 years for girls, 70.3 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
39,552 immigrants live in Honduras, 0.4% of the population.
| El Salvador | 9,234 |
| Nicaragua | 8,086 |
| United States of America | 7,079 |
| Guatemala | 4,796 |
| Mexico | 1,631 |
1,395,350 people born in Honduras live in other countries.
| United States of America | 934,727 |
| Spain | 218,548 |
| Mexico | 166,398 |
| Nicaragua | 13,606 |
| El Salvador | 12,039 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honduras | 2,834,616 | 15.9 | |
| Nicaragua | 2,499,826 | 16.1 | |
| El Salvador | 3,757,523 | 16.6 | |
| Costa Rica | 1,888,539 | 17.8 | |
| Panama | 1,556,081 | 17.7 |





