Honduras

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

total: 476,000 (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2023 est.)

Broadcast media

multiple privately owned terrestrial TV networks, supplemented by multiple cable TV networks; Radio Honduras is the state-owned radio network; roughly 300 privately owned radio stations (2019)

Internet country code

.hn

Internet users

percent of population: 58% (2023 est.)

Telephones - fixed lines

total subscriptions: 444,000 (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2023 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular

total subscriptions: 7.92 million (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 76 (2022 est.)

Agricultural products

sugarcane, oil palm fruit, maize, milk, bananas, coffee, cantaloupes/melons, oranges, chicken, beans (2023) note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage

Average household expenditures

on food: 31.5% of household expenditures (2023 est.) on alcohol and tobacco: 4.9% of household expenditures (2023 est.)

Budget

revenues: $5.333 billion (2020 est.) expenditures: $6.391 billion (2020 est.) note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated

Current account balance

-$1.711 billion (2024 est.) -$1.368 billion (2023 est.) -$2.157 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars

Debt - external

$7.785 billion (2023 est.) note: present value of external debt in current US dollars

Economic overview

second-fastest-growing Central American economy; COVID-19 and two hurricanes crippled activity; high poverty and inequality; declining-but-still-high violent crime disruption; systemic corruption; coffee and banana exporter; enormous remittances

Exchange rates

lempiras (HNL) per US dollar - 24.799 (2024 est.) 24.602 (2023 est.) 24.486 (2022 est.) 24.017 (2021 est.) 24.582 (2020 est.)

Exports

$9.352 billion (2024 est.) $9.805 billion (2023 est.) $9.51 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars

Exports - commodities

garments, coffee, insulated wire, palm oil, shellfish (2023) note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars

Exports - partners

USA 49%, Nicaragua 8%, El Salvador 7%, Guatemala 5%, Mexico 5% (2023) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports

GDP (official exchange rate)

$37.094 billion (2024 est.) note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate

GDP - composition, by end use

household consumption: 86% (2024 est.) government consumption: 15.5% (2024 est.) investment in fixed capital: 23.9% (2024 est.) investment in inventories: -1.4% (2024 est.) exports of goods and services: 33.5% (2024 est.) imports of goods and services: -57.6% (2024 est.) note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

agriculture: 11.2% (2024 est.) industry: 26.1% (2024 est.) services: 58.4% (2024 est.) note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income

46.8 (2023 est.) note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality

Household income or consumption by percentage share

lowest 10%: 1.1% (2023 est.) highest 10%: 33% (2023 est.) note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population

Imports

$18.235 billion (2024 est.) $17.926 billion (2023 est.) $18.101 billion (2022 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars

Imports - commodities

refined petroleum, cotton yarn, garments, trucks, packaged medicine (2023) note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars

Imports - partners

USA 36%, China 14%, Guatemala 8%, Mexico 6%, El Salvador 6% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports

Industrial production growth rate

0.8% (2024 est.) note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency

Industries

sugar processing, coffee, woven and knit apparel, wood products, cigars

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

4.6% (2024 est.) 6.7% (2023 est.) 9.1% (2022 est.) note: annual % change based on consumer prices

Labor force

4.296 million (2024 est.) note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work

Population below poverty line

64.1% (2023 est.) note: % of population with income below national poverty line

Public debt

38.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

$71.297 billion (2024 est.) $68.85 billion (2023 est.) $66.473 billion (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars

Real GDP growth rate

3.6% (2024 est.) 3.6% (2023 est.) 4.1% (2022 est.) note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency

Real GDP per capita

$6,600 (2024 est.) $6,500 (2023 est.) $6,400 (2022 est.) note: data in 2021 dollars

Remittances

25.7% of GDP (2024 est.) 26.1% of GDP (2023 est.) 27% of GDP (2022 est.) note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

$8.036 billion (2024 est.) $7.543 billion (2023 est.) $8.41 billion (2022 est.) note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars

Taxes and other revenues

15.1% (of GDP) (2020 est.) note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP

Unemployment rate

6.1% (2024 est.) 6.1% (2023 est.) 8.8% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

total: 10.5% (2024 est.) male: 7.9% (2024 est.) female: 15.9% (2024 est.) note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment

Coal

consumption: 144,000 metric tons (2023 est.) imports: 148,000 metric tons (2023 est.)

Electricity

installed generating capacity: 3.334 million kW (2023 est.) consumption: 8.303 billion kWh (2023 est.) exports: 4 million kWh (2023 est.) imports: 214.601 million kWh (2023 est.) transmission/distribution losses: 3.617 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity access

electrification - total population: 94.4% (2022 est.) electrification - urban areas: 100% electrification - rural areas: 86.8%

Electricity generation sources

fossil fuels: 38.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) solar: 8.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) wind: 5.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) hydroelectricity: 33.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) geothermal: 3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) biomass and waste: 10.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Energy consumption per capita

16.642 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

Petroleum

total petroleum production: 20 bbl/day (2023 est.) refined petroleum consumption: 71,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions

10.534 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from coal and metallurgical coke: 324,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.) from petroleum and other liquids: 10.21 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Climate

subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains

Environmental issues

deforestation from logging and agricultural clearing; land degradation and soil erosion from overdevelopment and improper land use practices; mining activities polluting Lago de Yojoa (the country's largest source of fresh water) and other rivers and streams

International environmental agreements

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Land use

agricultural land: 32% (2023 est.) arable land: 9.1% (2023 est.) permanent crops: 5.4% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 17.5% (2023 est.) forest: 53.3% (2023 est.) other: 14.8% (2023 est.)

Particulate matter emissions

19.1 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

Total renewable water resources

92.164 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

Total water withdrawal

municipal: 315 million cubic meters (2022 est.) industrial: 114 million cubic meters (2022 est.) agricultural: 1.178 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 60.2% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Waste and recycling

municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.162 million tons (2024 est.) percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 10.3% (2022 est.)

Area

total : 112,090 sq km land: 111,890 sq km water: 200 sq km

Area - comparative

slightly larger than Tennessee

Climate

subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains

Coastline

823 km (Caribbean Sea 669 km; Gulf of Fonseca 163 km)

Elevation

highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m mean elevation: 684 m

Geographic coordinates

15 00 N, 86 30 W

Geography - note

has only a short Pacific coast but a long Caribbean shoreline, including the virtually uninhabited eastern Mosquito Coast

Irrigated land

900 sq km (2012)

Land boundaries

total: 1,575 km border countries (3): Guatemala 244 km; El Salvador 391 km; Nicaragua 940 km

Land use

agricultural land: 32% (2023 est.) arable land: 9.1% (2023 est.) permanent crops: 5.4% (2023 est.) permanent pasture: 17.5% (2023 est.) forest: 53.3% (2023 est.) other: 14.8% (2023 est.)

Location

Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua

Major lakes (area sq km)

salt water lake(s): Laguna de Caratasca - 1,110 sq km

Map references

Central America and the Caribbean

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 nm

Natural hazards

frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast

Natural resources

timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower

Population distribution

most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; Honduras is the only Central American nation with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers, the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area

Terrain

mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains

Administrative divisions

18 departments ( departamentos , singular - departamento ); Atl ntida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco Moraz n, Gracias a Dios, Intibuc , Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, Yoro

Capital

name: Tegucigalpa geographic coordinates: 14 06 N, 87 13 W time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time) etymology: the name is a Nahuatl word meaning "silver mountain," probably referring to nearby silver mines note: the Honduran constitution states that Tegucigalpa and Comayaguela jointly constitute the capital of Honduras, but virtually all governmental institutions are on the Tegucigalpa side

Citizenship

citizenship by birth: yes citizenship by descent only: yes dual citizenship recognized: yes residency requirement for naturalization: 1 to 3 years

Constitution

history: several previous; latest approved 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982 amendment process: proposed by the National Congress with at least two-thirds majority vote of the membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of Congress in its next annual session; constitutional articles, such as the form of government, national sovereignty, the presidential term, and the procedure for amending the constitution, cannot be amended

Country name

conventional long form: Republic of Honduras conventional short form: Honduras local long form: Rep blica de Honduras local short form: Honduras etymology: the name means "depths" in Spanish and refers to the deep anchorage in the northern Bay of Trujillo

Diplomatic representation from the US

chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charg d Affaires Colleen Anne HOEY (since 23 June 2025) embassy: Avenida La Paz, Tegucigalpa M.D.C. mailing address: 3480 Tegucigalpa Place, Washington DC 20521-3480 telephone: [504] 2236-9320, FAX: [504] 2236-9037 email address and website: usahonduras@state.gov https://hn.usembassy.gov/

Diplomatic representation in the US

chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charg d'Affaires Leonardo VALENZUELA NEDA (since 10 June 2025) chancery: 1220 19th Street NW, Suite #320, Washington, DC 20036 telephone: [1] (202) 966-7702 FAX: [1] (202) 966-9751 email address and website: info@wadchn.com https://hondurasembusa.org/ consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte (NC), Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, McAllen (TX), Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, Seattle

Executive branch

chief of state: President Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (since 27 January 2022) head of government: President Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (since 27 January 2022) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by president election/appointment process: president directly elected by simple-majority popular vote for a 4-year term most recent election date: 30 November 2025 election results: 2025: Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah elected president; percent of vote - Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah (PNH) 40.3%, Salvador NASRALLA (PL) 39.5%, Rixi Ramona MONCADA Godoy (LIBRE) 19.2%; note - ASFURA will take office 27 January 2026 2021: Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya elected president; percent of vote - Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (LIBRE) 51.1%, Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah (PNH) 36.9%, Yani Benjamin ROSENTHAL Hidalgo (PL) 10%, other 2% 2017: Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado reelected president; percent of vote - Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (PNH) 43%, Salvador NASRALLA (Alianza de Oposicion contra la Dictadura) 41.4%, Luis Orlando ZELAYA Medrano (PL) 14.7%, other 0.9% expected date of next election: 25 November 2029 note: the president is both chief of state and head of government

Flag

description: three equal horizontal bands of cerulean blue (top), white, and cerulean blue, with five five-pointed cerulean stars arranged in an "X" pattern and centered in the white band meaning: the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; blue stands for the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and white for the land and the people's peace and prosperity note: similar to the flag of El Salvador, which has a round emblem surrounded by the words REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL; also similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which has a triangle with the words REPUBLICA DE NICARAGUA above and AMERICA CENTRAL below

Government type

presidential republic

Independence

15 September 1821 (from Spain)

International law organization participation

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation

ACS, BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC (suspended), IOM, IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNHRC, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO (suspended), WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch

highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges, including the court president, and 6 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers) judge selection and term of office: court president elected by his peers; judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials and other government and non-government officials nominated by each of their organizations; judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms subordinate courts: courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace note: the Supreme Court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction

Legal system

civil law system

Legislative branch

legislature name: National Congress (Congreso Nacional) legislative structure: unicameral number of seats: 128 (all directly elected) electoral system: proportional representation scope of elections: full renewal term in office: 4 years most recent election date: 11/30/2025 parties elected and seats per party: Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE) (50); National Party (PN) (44); Liberal Party (PL) (22); Salvador de Honduras Party (PSH) (10); Other (2) percentage of women in chamber: 27.3% expected date of next election: November 2029

National anthem(s)

title: "Himno Nacional de Honduras" (National Anthem of Honduras) lyrics/music: Augusto Constancio COELLO/Carlos HARTLING history: adopted 1915; the anthem's seven verses chronicle Honduran history; on official occasions, only the chorus and last verse are sung

National color(s)

blue, white

National heritage

total World Heritage Sites: 2 (1 cultural, 1 natural) selected World Heritage Site locales: Maya Site of Copan (c); R o Pl tano Biosphere Reserve (n)

National holiday

Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

National symbol(s)

scarlet macaw, white-tailed deer

Political parties

Anti-Corruption Party or PAC Christian Democratic Party or DC Democratic Liberation of Honduras or Liderh Democratic Unification Party or UD The Front or El Frente Honduran Patriotic Alliance or AP Innovation and Unity Party or PINU Liberal Party or PL Liberty and Refoundation Party or LIBRE National Party of Honduras or PNH New Route or NR Opposition Alliance against the Dictatorship or Alianza de Oposicion contra la Dictadura (electoral coalition) Savior Party of Honduras or PSH Vamos or Let s Go We Are All Honduras (Todos Somos Honduras) or TSH

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Background

Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. Hurricane Mitch devastated the country in 1998, killing about 5,600 people and causing approximately $2 billion in damage. Since then, the economy has slowly rebounded, despite COVID-19 and severe storm-related setbacks in 2020 and 2021.

Military - note

the Honduran Armed Forces (FFAA) are responsible for maintaining the country s territory, defending its sovereignty, providing emergency/humanitarian assistance, and supporting the National Police (PNH); the FFAA s primary focus is internal and border security, and since 2011 a considerable portion of it has been deployed to support the PNH in combating narcotics trafficking and organized crime; military support to domestic security included the creation of the Military Police of Public Order (PMOP) in 2013 to provide security in areas controlled by street gangs to combat crime and make arrests; the FFAA, including the PMOP, cooperates with the militaries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua on border security the FFAA has received military equipment, training, humanitarian, and technical assistance from the US military; the US military maintains a joint service task force co-located with the FFAA at Soto Cano Air Base (2025)

Military and security forces

Honduran Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, FFAA): Army (Ejercito), Honduran Naval Force (Fuerza Naval Hondurena, FNH; includes marines), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH), Honduran Military Police of Public Order (Polic a Militar del Orden P blico or PMOP) (2025) note 1: the National Police of Honduras (Polic a Nacional de Honduras, PNH) are under the Secretariat of Security and responsible for internal security; some larger cities have police forces that operate independently of the national police and report to municipal authorities note 2: the PMOP supports the PNH against narcotics trafficking and organized crime; it is subordinate to the Secretariat of Defense/FFAA, but conducts operations sanctioned by civilian security officials as well as by military leaders note 3: the National Interinstitutional Security Force is an interagency command that coordinates the overlapping responsibilities of the HNP, PMOP, and other security organizations such as the National Intelligence Directorate and the Public Ministry (public prosecutor), but exercises coordination, command, and control responsibilities only during interagency operations involving those forces

Military and security service personnel strengths

approximately 15,000 active Honduran Armed Forces (2025)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

the FFAA's inventory is comprised of a mix of older or secondhand and limited amounts of more modern equipment; its main supplier is the US; other suppliers include Colombia, Israel, the Netherlands, and the UK (2025)

Military expenditures

1.5% of GDP (2024 est.) 1.5% of GDP (2023 est.) 1.4% of GDP (2022 est.) 1.5% of GDP (2021 est.) 1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

Military service age and obligation

18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 24 36 month service obligation; no conscription (2026)

Age structure

0-14 years: 28.7% (male 1,378,026/female 1,353,238) 15-64 years: 65.7% (male 2,980,393/female 3,282,159) 65 years and over: 5.6% (2024 est.) (male 232,828/female 302,544)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 2.73 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) beer: 1.6 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) wine: 0.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) spirits: 1.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Birth rate

19.7 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Child marriage

women married by age 15: 9.2% (2019) women married by age 18: 34% (2019) men married by age 18: 10% (2019)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

7.1% (2019 est.)

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

54.4% (2019 est.)

Death rate

4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 52.2 (2024 est.) youth dependency ratio: 43.6 (2024 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 8.5 (2024 est.) potential support ratio: 11.7 (2024 est.)

Drinking water source

urban: 99.2% of population (2022 est.) rural: 90.8% of population (2022 est.) total: 95.8% of population (2022 est.) urban: 0.8% of population (2022 est.) rural: 9.2% of population (2022 est.) total: 4.2% of population (2022 est.)

Education expenditure

4.5% of GDP (2023 est.) 23.2% national budget (2018 est.)

Ethnic groups

Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and European) 90%, Indigenous 7%, African descent 2%, White 1%

Gross reproduction rate

1.13 (2025 est.)

Health expenditure

9.2% of GDP (2021) 14.2% of national budget (2022 est.)

Hospital bed density

0.7 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 15.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) male: 17.5 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Languages

Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects major-language sample(s): La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de informaci n b sica. (Spanish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 73.1 years (2024 est.) male: 69.6 years female: 76.8 years

Literacy

total population: 88.2% (2024 est.) male: 87.6% (2024 est.) female: 88.8% (2024 est.)

Major urban areas - population

1.568 million TEGUCIGALPA (capital), 982,000 San Pedro Sula (2023)

Maternal mortality ratio

47 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

Median age

total: 26.1 years (2025 est.) male: 24.8 years female: 26.6 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

20.3 years (2011/12 est.) note: data represents median age a first birth among women 25-49

Nationality

noun: Honduran(s) adjective: Honduran

Net migration rate

-2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

21.4% (2016)

Physician density

0.49 physicians/1,000 population (2020)

Population

total: 9,529,188 (2024 est.) male: 4,591,247 female: 4,937,941

Population distribution

most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; Honduras is the only Central American nation with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers, the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area

Population growth rate

1.28% (2025 est.)

Religions

Evangelical 55%, Roman Catholic 33.4%, none 10.1%, unspecified 1.5% (2023 est.)

Sanitation facility access

urban: 96.6% of population (2022 est.) rural: 88.1% of population (2022 est.) total: 93.2% of population (2022 est.) urban: 3.4% of population (2022 est.) rural: 11.9% of population (2022 est.) total: 6.8% of population (2022 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 10 years (2019 est.) male: 9 years (2019 est.) female: 10 years (2019 est.)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Tobacco use

total: 11.9% (2025 est.) male: 22.2% (2025 est.) female: 1.6% (2025 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.29 children born/woman (2025 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 60.2% of total population (2023) rate of urbanization: 2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Terrorist group(s)

La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)

Illicit drugs

USG identification: major illicit drug-producing and/or drug-transit country major precursor-chemical producer (2025)

Refugees and internally displaced persons

refugees: 341 (2024 est.) IDPs: 100,637 (2024 est.)

Airports

129 (2025)

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

HR

Heliports

6 (2025)

Merchant marine

total: 489 (2023) by type: general cargo 233, oil tanker 82, other 174

Ports

total ports: 8 (2024) large: 0 medium: 0 small: 1 very small: 7 ports with oil terminals: 3 key ports: Coxen Hole, La Ceiba, Puerto Castilla, Puerto Cortes, Puerto de Hencan, Puerto Este, Tela, Trujillo

Railways

total: 699 km (2014) narrow gauge: 164 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge 115 km 1.057-mm gauge 420 km 0.914-mm gauge