Number of people living in extreme poverty in Honduras
Honduras: Number of people living in extreme poverty was 1.70 million people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty in Honduras, 1989–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people living in extreme poverty in Honduras stood at 1.70 million people.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty in Honduras peaked at 2.57 million people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.48 million people, in 2009.
That places Honduras 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.40 million people | 2.40 million people | 2.40 million people | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.01 million people | 1.67 million people | 2.57 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.00 million people | 1.48 million people | 2.43 million people | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.85 million people | 1.64 million people | 2.09 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 million people | 1.70 million people | 1.81 million people | 2 |
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.6% (2022)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.437 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 17.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1268 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3557 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty in Honduras?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty in Honduras was 1.70 million people in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 million people in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.48 million people in 2009.
- How does Honduras rank for number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Honduras ranks 36th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 Number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.