Urban population growth in Honduras
Honduras: Urban population growth was 2.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population growth in Honduras, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 2.4% for urban population growth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population growth in Honduras peaked at 6.0% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1961.
Honduras ranks 58th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Urban population growth in Honduras, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.3% | — |
| 1962 | 3.4% | +45.3% |
| 1963 | 4.1% | +21.9% |
| 1964 | 4.8% | +14.8% |
| 1965 | 5.2% | +10.2% |
| 1966 | 5.6% | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 5.8% | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 6.0% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 6.0% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 5.9% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 5.8% | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 5.3% | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 4.9% | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 4.8% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 4.9% | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 4.9% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 4.8% | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 4.8% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 4.7% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 4.6% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 4.5% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 4.4% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 4.3% | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 4.1% | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 4.0% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 4.0% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 4.0% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.8% | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 3.4% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 2.4% | -2.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 2.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.7%, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 2.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 3.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population growth in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +45.3% | 2.3% | 3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | 2.3% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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 urban population growth in Honduras?
- Urban population growth in Honduras was 2.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population growth recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 1969.
- What is the lowest urban population growth recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1961.
- How does Honduras rank for urban population growth?
- Honduras ranks 58th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population growth rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.