Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Honduras
Honduras: Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 49.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than the upper-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
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Honduras is 49.0%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Honduras peaked at 82.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 2009.
That places Honduras 38th 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 80.1% | — |
| 1990 | 82.1% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 78.9% | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 75.8% | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 69.2% | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 69.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 70.2% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 72.5% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 64.3% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 65.6% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 55.6% | -15.3% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 64.4% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 61.4% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 55.9% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 47.6% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 56.2% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 52.5% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 49.0% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.1% | 80.1% | 80.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 71.2% | 64.3% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 47.6% | 64.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 49.0% | 56.2% | 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Honduras?
- Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Honduras was 49.0% 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 upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 2009.
- How does Honduras rank for share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Honduras ranks 38th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 upper-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 $5.50 per day.