Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Honduras
Honduras: Distribution of population between different poverty lines was 4.43 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.43 million people
Change on year
up 6.5%
World rank
68th
of 120 countries
All-time high
4.43 million people
in 2024
All-time low
551,738 people
in 1990
Years of data
32
1989–2024
Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Honduras, 1989–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 4.43 million people for distribution of population between different poverty lines in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines in Honduras peaked at 4.43 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 551,738 people, in 1990.
That places Honduras 68th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Honduras, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 612,250 people | — |
| 1990 | 551,738 people | -9.9% |
| 1991 | 682,232 people | +23.7% |
| 1992 | 788,661 people | +15.6% |
| 1993 | 1.05 million people | +33.4% |
| 1994 | 1.15 million people | +9.2% |
| 1995 | 1.16 million people | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.05 million people | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 1.41 million people | +34.8% |
| 1998 | 1.51 million people | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 1.49 million people | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.25 million people | +50.9% |
| 2002 | 1.94 million people | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 1.78 million people | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 1.89 million people | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 2.11 million people | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 2.48 million people | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 2.71 million people | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 2.96 million people | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 3.20 million people | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 3.11 million people | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.07 million people | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.73 million people | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 2.97 million people | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 3.05 million people | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 3.14 million people | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 3.47 million people | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 3.40 million people | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.53 million people | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 3.82 million people | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 4.16 million people | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 4.43 million people | +6.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 4.43 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.74 million people, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 4.43 million people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.45 million people, 52% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 612,250 people | 612,250 people | 612,250 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.08 million people | 551,738 people | 1.51 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.37 million people | 1.78 million people | 3.20 million people | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.23 million people | 2.73 million people | 3.82 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.30 million people | 4.16 million people | 4.43 million people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 65 Slovakia 5.06 million people compare
- 66 Paraguay 4.93 million people compare
- 67 Ethiopia 4.47 million people compare
- 69 Costa Rica 4.39 million people compare
- 70 Cote d'Ivoire 3.93 million people compare
- 71 El Salvador 3.79 million people compare
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 in Honduras?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines in Honduras was 4.43 million people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 4.43 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 551,738 people in 1990.
- How does Honduras rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines?
- Honduras ranks 68th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines. 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.