Rural population, per capita in Honduras
Honduras: Rural population, per capita was 0.4075 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Honduras, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Honduras stood at 0.4075 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Honduras peaked at 0.7677 units per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4075 units per person, in 2025.
Honduras ranks 86th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Honduras, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7665 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.7677 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.7663 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7633 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.7587 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.7529 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.7461 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.7386 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7305 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.7222 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.7138 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7056 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6978 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6907 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6845 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.6786 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6727 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6668 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.6609 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.6551 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.6494 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6437 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.638 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6324 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6268 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.6214 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6159 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6106 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.6053 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6001 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5951 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5903 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5855 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5808 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5761 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5714 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5667 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5619 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.557 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.552 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5468 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5414 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5358 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5301 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5243 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5183 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5122 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.506 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4997 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.4933 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4867 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4801 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4734 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4664 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4612 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4562 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4511 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4461 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4411 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4362 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4313 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4264 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4216 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4169 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4122 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4075 units per person | -1.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.4075 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.4913 units per person, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.4075 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2796 units per person, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7513 units per person | 0.7222 units per person | 0.7677 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6826 units per person | 0.6551 units per person | 0.7138 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6244 units per person | 0.6001 units per person | 0.6494 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5737 units per person | 0.552 units per person | 0.5951 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5208 units per person | 0.4933 units per person | 0.5468 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4599 units per person | 0.4362 units per person | 0.4867 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4193 units per person | 0.4075 units per person | 0.4313 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 40.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Honduras?
- Rural population, per capita in Honduras was 0.4075 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7677 units per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4075 units per person in 2025.
- How does Honduras rank for rural population, per capita?
- Honduras ranks 86th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.