The population of Honduras is expected to grow by 152,000 in 2019 and reach 9,719,000 in 2020. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 2,800 people yearly. On average there are 199,341 births and 46,134 deaths in Honduras per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.60 percent per year. The population density of Honduras has changed from 32.9 in 1980 to 82.8 in 2017.
| Current population | 9,676,671 people at present (Thursday 19th of September 2019) | |
| Median Age | 27.7 years |
| Life expectancy | 74.1 years | |
| Population density | 85.5 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 9,569,000 | 152,000 (1.6%) | -2,800 | 27.7 | 2.36 | 86 | 5,456,000 (57.0%) |
| 2018 | 9,417,000 | 152,000 (1.6%) | -2,800 | 27.4 | 2.39 | 84 | 5,317,000 (56.5%) |
| 2017 | 9,265,000 | 152,133 (1.6%) | -2,800 | 27.1 | 2.43 | 83 | 5,179,000 (55.9%) |
| 2016 | 9,112,867 | 152,038 (1.7%) | -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 2018 the population of Honduras was 9,417,000 and the average age increased from 22.1 in 1960 to 27.4. Urban population has increased from 2,965,809 (45.5%) in 2000 to 5,456,000 (57.0%) in the current year. The population density of Honduras has changed from 32.9 in 1980 to 82.8 in 2017.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 9,719,000 | 150,000 (1.5%) | -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%) |
Total Honduras population should reach 9,719,000 by 2020 and should increase to 13,249,000 people by year 2050. 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 population growth rate is 1.61% (152,000 residents, including 44,598 deaths). The demographics of Honduras constitutes of 4,797,000 women and 4,772,000 men, which means there are 995 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 40.9% of population (3,914,678) is 19 or younger, 54.1% of population (5,179,700) is between age 20 and 64 and 4.9% of population (472,709) is over 65.