Population density in Honduras

Honduras had 96.8 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 1961 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Honduras, 2024 96.8 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 +1.7% 2023: 95.1 people per km²
World, 2023 62.1 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Honduras (2024).
Position in 2024 109th of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Honduras over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period HondurasWorld
2024 96.8 people per km² –
2023 95.1 people per km² 62.1 people per km²
2022 93.5 people per km² 61.6 people per km²
2021 92.0 people per km² 61.0 people per km²
2020 90.4 people per km² 60.4 people per km²
2019 88.9 people per km² 59.8 people per km²
2018 87.3 people per km² 59.2 people per km²
2017 85.7 people per km² 58.6 people per km²
2016 84.1 people per km² 57.9 people per km²
2015 82.6 people per km² 57.3 people per km²
2014 81.0 people per km² 56.6 people per km²
2013 79.4 people per km² 55.9 people per km²
2012 77.9 people per km² 55.2 people per km²
2011 76.3 people per km² 55.6 people per km²
2010 74.8 people per km² 54.9 people per km²
2009 73.2 people per km² 54.3 people per km²
2008 71.6 people per km² 53.6 people per km²
2007 70.0 people per km² 52.9 people per km²
2006 68.4 people per km² 52.3 people per km²
2005 66.8 people per km² 51.6 people per km²
2004 65.2 people per km² 51.0 people per km²
2003 63.6 people per km² 50.4 people per km²
2002 62.0 people per km² 49.7 people per km²
2001 60.4 people per km² 49.1 people per km²
2000 58.8 people per km² 48.4 people per km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.7% from 95.1 people per km² in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 81.0 people per km², the figure has changed by +19.4%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Honduras has the 109th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2024 for Honduras
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates