Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Honduras
Honduras: Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share was 23.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Honduras, 1989–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Honduras is 23.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Honduras peaked at 64.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2024.
That places Honduras 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 62.2% | — |
| 1990 | 64.6% | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 57.7% | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 52.3% | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 46.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 48.8% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 51.5% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 40.3% | -21.7% |
| 1998 | 42.3% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 43.4% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 35.7% | -17.7% |
| 2002 | 40.4% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 44.4% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 30.6% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 30.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | -11.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 23.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.5%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 23.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.5%, 3.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.2% | 62.2% | 62.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 40.3% | 64.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 27.5% | 45.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 28.4% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 23.5% | 26.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 27 Philippines 29.3% compare
- 28 Guinea 29.2% compare
- 29 Mauritania 26.0% compare
- 31 Laos 22.5% compare
- 32 Bangladesh 20.5% compare
- 33 Guatemala 17.6% 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 share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Honduras?
- Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Honduras was 23.5% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty?
- Honduras ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.