Honduras Population Pyramid 2000
Honduras in 2000
As of 2000, Honduras counted 6,577,773 inhabitants. That is 32.1% more than in 1990, when the population stood at 4,980,488.
The median age was 18.0 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 79.9 children under 15 and 5.5 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 6,577,773 | 18.0 | |
| El Salvador | 5,943,366 | 21.3 | |
| Nicaragua | 5,022,634 | 19.1 | |
| Costa Rica | 3,937,739 | 25.2 | |
| Panama | 3,010,369 | 24.3 |





