Fertility rate: births per woman in Honduras
Honduras: Fertility rate: births per woman was 2.5 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Honduras, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Honduras stood at 2.5 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Honduras peaked at 7.51 live births per woman in 1955 and was at its lowest, 2.5 live births per woman, in 2023.
Honduras ranks 83rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.49 live births per woman | 7.47 live births per woman | 7.51 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 7.4 live births per woman | 7.23 live births per woman | 7.46 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.88 live births per woman | 6.53 live births per woman | 7.17 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.88 live births per woman | 5.35 live births per woman | 6.42 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.85 live births per woman | 4.37 live births per woman | 5.27 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.68 live births per woman | 3.17 live births per woman | 4.29 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8 live births per woman | 2.61 live births per woman | 3.08 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.54 live births per woman | 2.5 live births per woman | 2.58 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More reference data data for Honduras
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0329 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.645 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 36.71 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 45.41 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.6535 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.5672 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 56.21 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Honduras?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Honduras was 2.5 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 7.51 live births per woman in 1955.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Honduras ranks 83rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.