Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Honduras
Honduras: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 15.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Honduras, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 15.0% for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Honduras peaked at 15.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1960.
Honduras ranks 89th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.2% | — |
| 1961 | 6.4% | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 6.6% | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 6.7% | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 6.9% | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 7.1% | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 7.3% | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 7.5% | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 8.1% | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 8.3% | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 8.5% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 8.8% | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 9.0% | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 9.1% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 9.3% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 9.4% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 9.6% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 9.8% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 9.9% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 10.1% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 10.3% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 10.5% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 10.7% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 10.9% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 11.1% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 11.3% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 11.5% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 11.5% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 11.5% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 11.5% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 11.5% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 11.5% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 11.4% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 11.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 13.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 14.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 15.0% | +0.9% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 15.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 79% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 15.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.2%, 43% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.0% | 6.2% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 8.1% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.5% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.3% | 15.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 86 Nicaragua 16.0% compare
- 87 Zambia 15.8% compare
- 88 Sierra Leone 15.7% compare
- 90 Guinea 14.9% compare
- 91 Philippines 14.8% compare
- 92 Burkina Faso 14.6% compare
More climate change data for Honduras
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 120.92 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,603 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,686 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 167.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 799.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 752.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 47.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.84 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Honduras?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Honduras was 15.0% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1960.
- How does Honduras rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Honduras ranks 89th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.