Rural population, per square kilometre in Honduras
Honduras: Rural population, per square kilometre was 39.66 units per square kilometre in 2023. β² Rising
Rural population, per square kilometre in Honduras, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per square kilometre in Honduras is 39.66 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per square kilometre in Honduras peaked at 39.66 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.55 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Honduras 81st out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.95 units per square kilometre | 14.55 units per square kilometre | 17.23 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.25 units per square kilometre | 17.55 units per square kilometre | 21.17 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.78 units per square kilometre | 21.63 units per square kilometre | 25.97 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.03 units per square kilometre | 26.49 units per square kilometre | 31.57 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.3 units per square kilometre | 32.14 units per square kilometre | 36.1 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.54 units per square kilometre | 36.39 units per square kilometre | 38.77 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.33 units per square kilometre | 39.01 units per square kilometre | 39.66 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 78 Republic of Moldova 42.54 units per square kilometre compare
- 79 Senegal 42.54 units per square kilometre compare
- 80 Guinea-Bissau 41.66 units per square kilometre compare
- 82 Uzbekistan 39.65 units per square kilometre compare
- 83 Romania 39.63 units per square kilometre compare
- 84 Israel 38.65 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4075 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 13.32 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 13.32 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per square kilometre in Honduras?
- Rural population, per square kilometre in Honduras was 39.66 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 39.66 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.55 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Honduras rank for rural population, per square kilometre?
- Honduras ranks 81st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.