Honduras Population Pyramid 2010
Honduras in 2010
The population of Honduras in 2010 was 8,365,878. A decade earlier, in 2000, the population was 6,577,773; it has grown by 27.2% since.
With a median age of 20.4 years, Honduras had a youth dependency ratio of 64.7 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 | 8,365,878 | 20.4 | |
| El Salvador | 6,068,250 | 23.7 | |
| Nicaragua | 5,737,450 | 22.2 | |
| Costa Rica | 4,555,962 | 29.0 | |
| Panama | 3,628,535 | 27.0 |





