Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Honduras
Honduras: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 1.47 million people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 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
Honduras recorded 1.47 million people for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in 2019.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Honduras peaked at 2.27 million people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.17 million people, in 2009.
Honduras ranks 34th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Honduras, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 2.11 million people | — |
| 1990 | 2.27 million people | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 1.77 million people | -21.9% |
| 1992 | 1.56 million people | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 1.34 million people | -14.4% |
| 1994 | 1.52 million people | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 1.64 million people | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 1.87 million people | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 1.34 million people | -28.4% |
| 1998 | 1.68 million people | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 1.73 million people | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.50 million people | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 1.68 million people | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 2.05 million people | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 2.05 million people | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 2.05 million people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.78 million people | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 1.39 million people | -21.9% |
| 2008 | 1.37 million people | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.17 million people | -14.3% |
| 2010 | 1.31 million people | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 1.38 million people | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.67 million people | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 1.47 million people | -11.9% |
| 2014 | 1.39 million people | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.39 million people | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million people | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 1.49 million people | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.55 million people | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 1.47 million people | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.11 million people | 2.11 million people | 2.11 million people | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.67 million people | 1.34 million people | 2.27 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.67 million people | 1.17 million people | 2.05 million people | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.46 million people | 1.31 million people | 1.67 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 number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Honduras?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Honduras was 1.47 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 number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 million people in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.17 million people in 2009.
- How does Honduras rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Honduras ranks 34th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.