Honduras Population Pyramid 2009
Honduras in 2009
As of 2009, Honduras counted 8,189,899 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 28.0%, up from 6,400,463 in 1999.
With a median age of 20.1 years, Honduras had a youth dependency ratio of 66.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.2 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 8,189,899 | 20.1 | |
| El Salvador | 6,048,279 | 23.5 | |
| Nicaragua | 5,656,601 | 22.0 | |
| Costa Rica | 4,499,791 | 28.6 | |
| Panama | 3,564,381 | 26.7 |





