| Region | Central America | |
| Population (000, 2024) | 10 826a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2024) | 99.3a | |
| Capital city | Tegucigalpa | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2024) | 1 403.2c | |
| UN membership date | 17 December 1945 | |
| Surface area (km2) | 112 492b | |
| Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 101.4a | |
| National currency | Lempira (HNL) | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 24.7d |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 20 980 | 23 828 | 31 718b |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | 3.8 | -9 | 4b |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 2 257.2 | 2 354.1 | 3 040.2b |
| Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added) | 12.6 | 12.6 | 13.2b |
| Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added) | 26.5 | 26.9 | 27.6b |
| Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 60.8 | 60.5 | 59.2b |
| Employment in agriculturee (% of employed) | 28.7 | 25.2 | 24.2b |
| Employment in industrye (% of employed) | 21.8 | 23.1 | 23.4b |
| Employment in servicese (% employed) | 49.5 | 51.7 | 52.3b |
| Unemployment (% of labour force) | 6.2 | 10.7 | 6.7e |
| Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %) | 46.5 / 81.5 | 47.5 / 73.0 | 50.0 / 75.6e |
| CPI: Consumer Price Indexe (2010=100) | 129 | 156 | 189d |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 100 | 107 | 107b |
| International trade: exports (million current US$) | 4 201 | 4 666 | 6 124e,d |
| International trade: imports (million current US$) | 8 381 | 7 972 | 14 615e,d |
| International trade: balance (million current US$) | - 4 179 | - 3 305 | - 8 491e,d |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | -980 | 666 | - 1 335d |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| Population growth rate (average annual %) | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.7a |
| Urban population (% of total population) | 55.2 | 57.7c | ... |
| Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 3f | ... | ... |
| Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5a |
| Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 73.8 / 69.0 | 73.8 / 68.2 | 75.7 / 70.5a |
| Population age distributiong (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 34.9 / 5.6 | 32.2 / 6.3 | 30.6 / 6.8a |
| International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) | 38.3 / 0.4h | 39.2 / 0.4h | ... / ... |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | ~0.0 | 249.2 | 508.6d |
| Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 20.5 | 17.3 | 15a |
| Health: Current expenditurei (% of GDP) | 7.5e | 9j,k | 9.2j,k,l |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | 0.3m | 0.5 | ... |
| Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) | 6.4 | 6.1n | ... |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 90.2 / 90.0 | 87.0 / 85.7 | 84.8 / 82.9l |
| Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 69.0 / 60.4o | ... / ... | ... / ... |
| Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 73.7 / 53.6o | ... / ... | ... / ... |
| Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | 55.4 | 35.7 | 35.1b |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 25.8 | 21.1p | 27.3p |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| Individuals using the Internetq (per 100 inhabitants) | 27.1 | 45.2e | 59.7e,b |
| Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP) | ~0.0j,r | 0.1c | ... |
| Threatened species (number) | 294 | 342 | 496d |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 57.8 | 56.8 | 56.6l |
| CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 9.8 / 1.1 | 9.0 / 0.9 | 9.6 / 0.9l |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 103 | 101 | 104l |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 26 | 22 | 23l |
| Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000) | 880 | 204 | 844b |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 74.6 | 74.6 | 74.6d |
| Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %) | 77.5 / 43.3 | 78.2 / 45.0 | 78.4 / 45.7b |
| Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural, %) | 39.9 / 63.6 | 40.4 / 68.4 | 40.5 / 70.5b |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 2.77 | 5.34 | 2.36l |
| Footnotes |
| a | Projected estimate (medium fertility variant). | |
| b | 2022 | |
| c | 2019 | |
| d | 2023 | |
| e | Estimate. | |
| f | Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year. | |
| g | Calculated by the UN Statistics Division. | |
| h | Including refugees. | |
| i | Data based on calendar year (January 1 to December 31). | |
| j | Break in the time series. | |
| k | Data are based on SHA2011. | |
| l | 2021 | |
| m | 2010 | |
| n | 2018 | |
| o | 2012 | |
| p | Data are as at 1 January of reporting year. | |
| q | Population aged 5 years and over. | |
| r | Partial data. |