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Employment-to-population ratio — Honduras

Employment-to-population ratio in Honduras in 2025 — 53.77%. Ranked 123 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.89 pp.

2025 53.77% −0.04 pp vs 2024
World rank 123of 182
Period maximum 63.89%1993
Period minimum 52.96%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Honduras, 1991–20255055606519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 62.67%1992: 63.78%1993: 63.89%1994: 63.76%1995: 63.81%1996: 63.03%1997: 63.79%1998: 63.36%1999: 63.34%2000: 61.88%2001: 61.29%2002: 60.76%2003: 59.44%2004: 58.49%2005: 58.64%2006: 57.72%2007: 57.07%2008: 57.7%2009: 58.81%2010: 59.36%2011: 57.06%2012: 56.21%2013: 59.12%2014: 59.61%2015: 60.15%2016: 59.06%2017: 60.8%2018: 62.74%2019: 59.58%2020: 52.96%2021: 55.53%2022: 53.49%2023: 53.06%2024: 53.82%2025: 53.77%
Change over the period: −8.89 pp Annual average: -0.26 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Honduras 53.77%
World 58.06%
Latin America & Caribbean 59.29%
Central America computed 59.34%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 56.17%
Employment-to-population ratio — Honduras, by year Honduras All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 53.77 −0.04 pp
2024 53.82 +0.76 pp
2023 53.06 −0.43 pp
2022 53.49 −2.03 pp
2021 55.53 +2.57 pp
2020 52.96 −6.62 pp
2019 59.58 −3.16 pp
2018 62.74 +1.94 pp
2017 60.8 +1.74 pp
2016 59.06 −1.09 pp
2015 60.15 +0.54 pp
2014 59.61 +0.49 pp
2013 59.12 +2.92 pp
2012 56.21 −0.85 pp
2011 57.06 −2.31 pp
2010 59.36 +0.56 pp
2009 58.81 +1.11 pp
2008 57.7 +0.63 pp
2007 57.07 −0.65 pp
2006 57.72 −0.92 pp
2005 58.64 +0.15 pp
2004 58.49 −0.95 pp
2003 59.44 −1.32 pp
2002 60.76 −0.53 pp
2001 61.29 −0.59 pp
2000 61.88 −1.46 pp
1999 63.34 −0.01 pp
1998 63.36 −0.43 pp
1997 63.79 +0.76 pp
1996 63.03 −0.78 pp
1995 63.81 +0.05 pp
1994 63.76 −0.13 pp
1993 63.89 +0.11 pp
1992 63.78 +1.11 pp
1991 62.67 —

Central America, 2025

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

NI Nicaragua 62.74 PA Panama 60.76 SV El Salvador 60.06 MX Mexico 59.96 GT Guatemala 58.07 BZ Belize 53.87 HN Honduras 53.77 CR Costa Rica 53.71
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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How much output one employed person creates in a year — in constant PPP dollars.

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The share of the labor force that is looking for work and available to start.

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What share of the population aged 15 and over works or looks for work.

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The share of workers who work for themselves — from entrepreneurs to the informally employed.

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