Honduras Population Pyramid 1986
Honduras in 1986
As of 1986, Honduras counted 4,448,899 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 35.0%, up from 3,294,457 in 1976.
The median age was 16.6 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 93.2 children under 15 and 6.5 people aged 65 or over. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
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 | 4,448,899 | 16.6 | |
| El Salvador | 4,992,769 | 18.4 | |
| Nicaragua | 3,794,157 | 16.3 | |
| Costa Rica | 2,817,217 | 21.8 | |
| Panama | 2,251,325 | 20.4 |





