Share of population in extreme poverty in Honduras
Honduras: Share of population in extreme poverty was 15.72 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.72
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
27th
of 120 countries
All-time high
51.67
in 1990
All-time low
15.72
in 2024
Years of data
32
1989–2024
Share of population in extreme poverty in Honduras, 1989–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 15.72 for share of population in extreme poverty in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population in extreme poverty in Honduras peaked at 51.67 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 15.72, in 2024.
Honduras ranks 27th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Share of population in extreme poverty in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 49.48 | — |
| 1990 | 51.67 | +4.4% |
| 1991 | 41.27 | -20.1% |
| 1992 | 36.49 | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 31.29 | -14.2% |
| 1994 | 32.94 | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 34.42 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 38.16 | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 27.52 | -27.9% |
| 1998 | 32.31 | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 32.12 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 26.54 | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 28.95 | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 34 | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 33.29 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 31.34 | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 27.31 | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 22.01 | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 20.88 | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 18.06 | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 19.56 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 20.08 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 23.97 | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 20.79 | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 20.59 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.93 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 19.84 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 19.33 | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 19.85 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 18.78 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 17.02 | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 15.72 | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.48 | 49.48 | 49.48 | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.82 | 27.52 | 51.67 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.93 | 18.06 | 34 | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.27 | 18.78 | 23.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.37 | 15.72 | 17.02 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 24 Syrian Arab Republic 17.96 compare
- 25 Senegal 17.89 compare
- 26 South Africa 17.44 compare
- 28 Guinea 11.65 compare
- 29 Philippines 11.53 compare
- 30 Mauritania 10.22 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Honduras
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 6 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 2.5 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,887 (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 revenues vs income inequality 21.59 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.5941 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.437 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population in extreme poverty in Honduras?
- Share of population in extreme poverty in Honduras was 15.72 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population in extreme poverty recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 51.67 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of population in extreme poverty recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.72 in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for share of population in extreme poverty?
- Honduras ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population in extreme poverty rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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