The population of Honduras is expected to grow by 144,000 in 2025 and reach 10,597,000 in 2026. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 2,600 people yearly. On average there are 197,505 births and 51,376 deaths in Honduras per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.40 percent per year. The population density of Honduras has changed from 32.9 in 1980 to 90.8 in 2023.
| Current population | 10,531,252 people at present (Tuesday 15th of July 2025) | |
| Median Age | 29.6 years |
| Life expectancy | 75.2 years | |
| Population density | 93.4 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10,455,000 | 144,000 (1.4%) | -2,600 | 29.6 | 2.18 | 93 | 6,293,000 (60.2%) |
| 2024 | 10,311,000 | 146,000 (1.4%) | -2,800 | 29.3 | 92 | 6,154,000 (59.7%) | |
| 2023 | 10,165,000 | 148,000 (1.5%) | -2,800 | 28.9 | 91 | 6,015,000 (59.2%) | |
| 2022 | 10,017,000 | 148,000 (1.5%) | -2,800 | 28.6 | 90 | 5,875,000 (58.7%) | |
| 2021 | 9,869,000 | 150,000 (1.5%) | -2,800 | 28.3 | 88 | 5,736,000 (58.1%) | |
| 2020 | 9,719,000 | 150,000 (1.5%) | -2,800 | 28.0 | 2.32 | 87 | 5,596,000 (57.6%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -2,800 | 27.7 | 2.36 | 86 | 5,456,000 (57.0%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -2,800 | 27.4 | 2.39 | 84 | 5,317,000 (56.5%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -2,800 | 27.1 | 2.43 | 83 | 5,179,000 (55.9%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -2,800 | 26.8 | 2.47 | 81 | 5,040,782 (55.3%) |
| 2015 | 8,960,829 | 151,613 (1.7%) | -2,800 | 26.5 | 2.51 | 80 | 4,904,262 (54.7%) |
| 2010 | 8,194,778 | 159,757 (2.0%) | -3,000 | 25.0 | 2.87 | 73 | 4,236,372 (51.7%) |
| 2005 | 7,373,430 | 169,277 (2.3%) | -4,800 | 23.7 | 3.45 | 66 | 3,577,293 (48.5%) |
| 2000 | 6,524,283 | 167,062 (2.6%) | -8,400 | 22.8 | 4.06 | 58 | 2,965,809 (45.5%) |
| 1995 | 5,709,051 | 156,426 (2.7%) | -13,000 | 22.1 | 4.64 | 51 | 2,451,524 (42.9%) |
| 1990 | 4,955,328 | 141,191 (2.9%) | -15,600 | 21.7 | 5.14 | 44 | 2,004,926 (40.5%) |
| 1985 | 4,281,189 | 126,302 (3.0%) | -14,800 | 21.4 | 5.67 | 38 | 1,615,507 (37.7%) |
| 1980 | 3,678,286 | 111,621 (3.0%) | -12,400 | 21.3 | 6.31 | 33 | 1,282,618 (34.9%) |
| 1975 | 3,153,261 | 94,007 (3.0%) | -10,200 | 21.3 | 6.84 | 28 | 1,012,512 (32.1%) |
| 1970 | 2,716,659 | 79,142 (2.9%) | -9,200 | 21.4 | 7.27 | 24 | 785,169 (28.9%) |
| 1965 | 2,346,010 | 65,965 (2.8%) | -8,200 | 21.7 | 7.44 | 21 | 603,018 (25.7%) |
| 1960 | 2,038,637 | 57,770 (2.8%) | -5,800 | 22.1 | 7.46 | 18 | 463,729 (22.7%) |
In 2024 the population of Honduras was 10,311,000 and the average age increased from 22.1 in 1960 to 29.3. Urban population has increased from 2,965,809 (45.5%) in 2000 to 6,293,000 (60.2%) in the current year. The population density of Honduras has changed from 32.9 in 1980 to 90.8 in 2023.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -2,800 | 28.0 | 2.32 | 87 | 5,596,000 (57.6%) |
| 2025 | 10,455,000 | 144,000 (1.4%) | -2,600 | 29.6 | 2.18 | 93 | 6,293,000 (60.2%) |
| 2030 | 11,147,000 | 134,000 (1.2%) | -2,000 | 31.2 | 2.06 | 100 | 6,973,000 (62.6%) |
| 2035 | 11,779,000 | 121,000 (1.0%) | -1,502 | 32.8 | 1.97 | 105 | 7,613,000 (64.6%) |
| 2040 | 12,339,000 | 106,000 (0.9%) | -600 | 34.5 | 1.90 | 110 | 8,221,000 (66.6%) |
| 2045 | 12,831,000 | 93,000 (0.7%) | -400 | 36.1 | 1.84 | 115 | 8,797,000 (68.6%) |
| 2050 | 13,249,000 | 78,000 (0.6%) | -400 | 37.7 | 1.80 | 118 | 9,331,000 (70.4%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 79.3 (77.1 years for male and 81.6 years for females). Population density will go up to 118.4 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Honduras constitutes of 5,241,000 women and 5,214,000 men, which means there are 995 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 36.8% of population (3,851,622) is 19 or younger, 57.3% of population (5,989,670) is between age 20 and 64 and 5.9% of population (614,754) is over 65.