Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Honduras

Rural population share in Honduras in 2025 — 40.7%. Ranked 87 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 35.9 pp.

2025 40.7% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 87of 217
Period maximum 76.8%1961
Period minimum 40.7%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Honduras, 1960–2025405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 76.7%1962: 76.6%1964: 75.9%1966: 74.6%1968: 73.1%1970: 71.4%1972: 69.8%1974: 68.4%1976: 67.3%1978: 66.1%1980: 64.9%1982: 63.8%1984: 62.7%1986: 61.6%1988: 60.5%1990: 59.5%1992: 58.5%1994: 57.6%1996: 56.7%1998: 55.7%2000: 54.7%2002: 53.6%2004: 52.4%2006: 51.2%2008: 50%2010: 48.7%2012: 47.3%2014: 46.1%2016: 45.1%2018: 44.1%2020: 43.1%2022: 42.2%2024: 41.2%2025: 40.7%
Change over the period: −35.9 pp Annual average: -0.55 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Honduras

Honduras 40.7%
World 42.2%
Central America computed 25%
Rural population share — Honduras, by year Honduras All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 40.7 −0.5 pp
2024 41.2 −0.5 pp
2023 41.7 −0.5 pp
2022 42.2 −0.5 pp
2021 42.6 −0.5 pp
2020 43.1 −0.5 pp
2019 43.6 −0.5 pp
2018 44.1 −0.5 pp
2017 44.6 −0.5 pp
2016 45.1 −0.5 pp
2015 45.6 −0.5 pp
2014 46.1 −0.5 pp
2013 46.6 −0.7 pp
2012 47.3 −0.7 pp
2011 48 −0.7 pp
2010 48.7 −0.7 pp
2009 49.3 −0.6 pp
2008 50 −0.6 pp
2007 50.6 −0.6 pp
2006 51.2 −0.6 pp
2005 51.8 −0.6 pp
2004 52.4 −0.6 pp
2003 53 −0.6 pp
2002 53.6 −0.6 pp
2001 54.1 −0.5 pp
2000 54.7 −0.5 pp
1999 55.2 −0.5 pp
1998 55.7 −0.5 pp
1997 56.2 −0.5 pp
1996 56.7 −0.5 pp
1995 57.1 −0.5 pp
1994 57.6 −0.5 pp
1993 58.1 −0.5 pp
1992 58.5 −0.5 pp
1991 59 −0.5 pp
1990 59.5 −0.5 pp
1989 60 −0.5 pp
1988 60.5 −0.5 pp
1987 61.1 −0.5 pp
1986 61.6 −0.5 pp
1985 62.1 −0.5 pp
1984 62.7 −0.6 pp
1983 63.2 −0.6 pp
1982 63.8 −0.6 pp
1981 64.4 −0.6 pp
1980 64.9 −0.6 pp
1979 65.5 −0.6 pp
1978 66.1 −0.6 pp
1977 66.7 −0.6 pp
1976 67.3 −0.6 pp
1975 67.9 −0.6 pp
1974 68.4 −0.6 pp
1973 69.1 −0.7 pp
1972 69.8 −0.8 pp
1971 70.6 −0.8 pp
1970 71.4 −0.8 pp
1969 72.2 −0.8 pp
1968 73.1 −0.8 pp
1967 73.9 −0.8 pp
1966 74.6 −0.7 pp
1965 75.3 −0.6 pp
1964 75.9 −0.5 pp
1963 76.3 −0.3 pp
1962 76.6 −0.1 pp
1961 76.8 +0.1 pp
1960 76.7

Central America, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.