Honduras Population Pyramid 1999
Honduras in 1999
The population of Honduras in 1999 was 6,400,463. That is 32.2% more than in 1989, when the population stood at 4,841,838.
With a median age of 17.9 years, Honduras had a youth dependency ratio of 81.0 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.5 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 | 6,400,463 | 17.9 | |
| El Salvador | 5,913,901 | 21.0 | |
| Nicaragua | 4,954,018 | 18.8 | |
| Costa Rica | 3,862,101 | 24.9 | |
| Panama | 2,951,822 | 24.0 |





