Rural population growth in Honduras
Honduras: Rural population growth was 0.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population growth in Honduras, 1961–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 0.5% for rural population growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population growth in Honduras peaked at 3.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2013.
That places Honduras 83rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 80 Guyana 0.6% compare
- 81 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5% compare
- 82 Mauritania 0.5% compare
- 84 Ghana 0.5% compare
- 85 Myanmar 0.4% compare
- 86 Micronesia (country) 0.4% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 40.7% (2025)
- Rural population 4.48 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 410,005 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 1,887 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 773,845 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 187.97 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population growth in Honduras?
- Rural population growth in Honduras was 0.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population growth recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest rural population growth recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2013.
- How does Honduras rank for rural population growth?
- Honduras ranks 83rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population growth rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.