Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Honduras
Honduras: Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 was 2.59 million people in 2019. ▲ Rising
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Honduras, 1989–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2019, distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Honduras stood at 2.59 million people. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Honduras peaked at 2.59 million people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 350,189 people, in 1990.
That places Honduras 72nd out of 119 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Honduras, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 396,534 people | — |
| 1990 | 350,189 people | -11.7% |
| 1991 | 445,570 people | +27.2% |
| 1992 | 524,495 people | +17.7% |
| 1993 | 677,924 people | +29.3% |
| 1994 | 762,999 people | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 771,622 people | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 696,765 people | -9.7% |
| 1997 | 953,353 people | +36.8% |
| 1998 | 1.05 million people | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 1.05 million people | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.64 million people | +55.6% |
| 2002 | 1.35 million people | -17.5% |
| 2003 | 1.24 million people | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 1.36 million people | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 1.53 million people | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 1.79 million people | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 2.02 million people | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 2.15 million people | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 2.31 million people | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 2.29 million people | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.22 million people | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 1.96 million people | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 2.10 million people | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 2.10 million people | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 2.17 million people | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.45 million people | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 2.37 million people | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 2.53 million people | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 2.59 million people | +2.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 2.59 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.38 million people, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 2.59 million people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.89 million people, 67% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 396,534 people | 396,534 people | 396,534 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 728,637 people | 350,189 people | 1.05 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 million people | 1.24 million people | 2.31 million people | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.28 million people | 1.96 million people | 2.59 million people | 10 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More poverty & inequality data for Honduras
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,887 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.2906 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.59 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.6% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Honduras?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Honduras was 2.59 million people in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 2.59 million people in 2019.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 350,189 people in 1990.
- How does Honduras rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices)?
- Honduras ranks 72nd out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.