Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Honduras
Honduras: Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 29.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 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 %.
Analysis
In 2019, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Honduras stood at 29.0%.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Honduras peaked at 64.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 27.8%, in 2009.
That places Honduras 32nd out of 119 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 62.6% | — |
| 1990 | 64.9% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 58.0% | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 52.7% | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 46.3% | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 47.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 49.3% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 51.6% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 40.8% | -21.0% |
| 1998 | 42.6% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 43.9% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 36.0% | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 44.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 37.3% | -11.3% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 31.6% | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 29.3% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.6% | 62.6% | 62.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 40.8% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 27.8% | 45.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 29.0% | 35.7% | 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 share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Honduras?
- Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Honduras was 29.0% in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.8% in 2009.
- How does Honduras rank for share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Honduras ranks 32nd out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3.20 per day.