Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Honduras
Honduras: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 12.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Honduras, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Honduras is 12.9%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Honduras peaked at 28.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2023.
That places Honduras 2nd out of 46 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 21.3% | — |
| 2002 | 23.4% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 28.0% | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -21.8% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +23.0% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | -11.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.6% | 13.8% | 28.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.6% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 1 Melanesia 33.1% compare
- 3 Tajikistan 12.1% compare
- 4 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 7.2% compare
- 5 Bangladesh 7.0% 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 employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Honduras?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Honduras was 12.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Honduras ranks 2nd out of 46 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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