Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
4 (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
476,000 (2023 est.)
Communications: 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)
Communications: Internet country code
.hn
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
58.62% (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
4 (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
444,000 (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
76 (2022 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
7.92 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
sugarcane, oil palm fruit, maize, milk, bananas, coffee, cantaloupes/melons, oranges, chicken, beans (2023)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on alcohol and tobacco
4.9% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Average household expenditures: on food
31.5% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$6.391 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$5.333 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2013
-$1.763 billion (2013 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2014
-$1.372 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2015
-$979.9 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2016
-$682.7 million (2016 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2017
-$288.3 million (2017 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2018
-$1.582 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2019
-$660.9 million (2019 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2020
$665.9 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
-$1.538 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
-$2.157 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
-$1.368 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
-$1.711 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Debt - external: Debt - external 2022
$12.639 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Debt - external: Debt - external 2023
$7.785 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates
24.7993 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
lempiras (HNL) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2013
20.3538 (2013 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2014
20.9872 (2014 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2015
21.9452 (2015 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2016
22.8350 (2016 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2017
23.4871 (2017 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2018
23.9027 (2018 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2019
24.5085 (2019 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
24.5819 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
24.0167 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
24.4859 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
24.6016 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
24.7993 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
garments, coffee, insulated wire, palm oil, shellfish (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2011
$9.078 billion (2011 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2014
$9.397 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2015
$9.476 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2016
$9.276 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2017
$9.970 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2018
$9.977 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2019
$10.007 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2020
$8.378 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$11.079 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$9.51 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$9.805 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$9.352 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
33.5% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
15.5% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
86% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
-57.6% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
23.9% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
-1.4% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
11.2% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
26.1% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
58.4% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$7,486 (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$37.094 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$81.041 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2015
49.2 (2015 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2016
49.8 (2016 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017
49.4 (2017 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2018
48.9 (2018 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019
48.2 (2019 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2023
46.8 (2023 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2024
45.7 (2024 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: highest 10%
33% (2023 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%
1.1% (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports - commodities
refined petroleum, cotton yarn, garments, trucks, packaged medicine (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2010
$10.087 billion (2010 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2015
$13.028 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2016
$12.401 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2017
$13.585 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2018
$14.945 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2019
$14.740 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2020
$12.173 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$18.014 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$18.101 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$17.926 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$18.235 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
0.8% (2024 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2015
3.16% (2015 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2016
2.72% (2016 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2017
3.93% (2017 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2018
4.35% (2018 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2019
4.37% (2019 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020
3.47% (2020 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021
4.48% (2021 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
9.09% (2022 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
6.66% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
4.61% (2024 est.)
Economy: Labor force
4.296 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Population below poverty line
60.10% (2025 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2016
38.5% of GDP (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014
$40.422 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015
$44.760 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016
$48.814 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017
$53.892 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019
$57.523 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020
$54.491 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021
$63.828 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$66.473 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$68.85 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$71.297 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2015
3.84% (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2016
3.89% (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2017
4.84% (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2018
3.84% (2018 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2019
2.56% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2020
-8.97% (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2021
12.57% (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
4.14% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
3.58% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
3.55% (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2014
$4,460 (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2015
$4,846 (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2016
$5,186 (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2017
$5,621 (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2019
$5,785 (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2020
$5,385 (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2021
$6,203 (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$6,805 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$7,178 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2013
$3.098 billion (2013 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2014
$3.370 billion (2014 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2015
$3.666 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2020
$5.589 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
$7.203 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
27% of GDP (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
26.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
25.7% of GDP (2024 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2015
$3.754 billion (2015 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2016
$3.814 billion (2016 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2017
$4.708 billion (2017 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2018
$4.769 billion (2018 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2019
$5.744 billion (2019 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2020
$8.138 billion (2020 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021
$8.667 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022
$8.41 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023
$7.543 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024
$8.036 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Taxes and other revenues
15.1% (of GDP) (2020 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2019
5.70% (2019 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2020
10.98% (2020 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2021
8.51% (2021 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2022
8.77% (2022 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2023
6.07% (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024
4.91% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): female
15.9% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): male
7.9% (2024 est.)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total
10.5% (2024 est.)
Energy: Coal: consumption
144,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: imports
148,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - rural areas
86.8%
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
94.4% (2022 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - urban areas
100%
Energy: Electricity generation sources: biomass and waste
10.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels
38.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: geothermal
3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: hydroelectricity
33.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: solar
8.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: wind
5.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: consumption
8.303 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: exports
4 million kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: imports
214.601 million kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: installed generating capacity
3.334 million kW (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: transmission/distribution losses
3.617 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023
16.642 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption
71,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: total petroleum production
20 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from coal and metallurgical coke
324,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from petroleum and other liquids
10.21 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions
10.534 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Climate
subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Environment: 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
Environment: 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
Environment: International environmental agreements: signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
32% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 9.1% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 5.4% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 17.5% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
53.3% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
14.8% (2023 est.)
Environment: Particulate matter emissions
19.1 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Environment: Total renewable water resources
92.164 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: agricultural
1.178 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: industrial
114 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: municipal
315 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
58.79% (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
2.162 million tons (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: percent of municipal solid waste recycled
10.3% (2022 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
slightly larger than Tennessee
Geography: Area: land
111,890 sq km
Geography: Area: water
200 sq km
Geography: Coastline
823 km (Caribbean Sea 669 km; Gulf of Fonseca 163 km)
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Caribbean Sea 0 m
Geography: Elevation: mean elevation
684 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
15 00 N, 86 30 W
Geography: Geography - note
has only a short Pacific coast but a long Caribbean shoreline, including the virtually uninhabited eastern Mosquito Coast
Geography: Irrigated land
900 sq km (2012)
Geography: Land boundaries: border countries
Guatemala 244 km; El Salvador 391 km; Nicaragua 940 km
Geography: Land boundaries: total
1,575 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
32% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 9.1% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 5.4% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 17.5% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
53.3% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
14.8% (2023 est.)
Geography: Major lakes (area sq km): salt water lake(s)
Laguna de Caratasca - 1,110 sq km
Geography: Map references
Central America and the Caribbean
Geography: Maritime claims: contiguous zone
24 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: continental shelf
natural extension of territory or to 200 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
12 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast
Geography: 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
Geography: Terrain
mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains
Government: Administrative divisions
18 departments ( departamentos , singular - departamento ); Atlántida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco Morazán, Gracias a Dios, Intibucá, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, Yoro
Government: Capital: etymology
the name is a Nahuatl word meaning "silver mountain," probably referring to nearby silver mines
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
14 06 N, 87 13 W
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by birth
yes
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by descent only
yes
Government: Citizenship: dual citizenship recognized
yes
Government: Citizenship: residency requirement for naturalization
1 to 3 years
Government: Constitution: 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
Government: Constitution: history
several previous; latest approved 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Honduras
Government: Country name: etymology
the name means "depths" in Spanish and refers to the deep anchorage in the northern Bay of Trujillo
Government: Country name: local long form
República de Honduras
Government: Country name: local short form
Honduras
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission
Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Colleen Anne HOEY (since 23 June 2025)
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: email address and website
usahonduras@state.gov https://hn.usembassy.gov/
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
Avenida La Paz, Tegucigalpa M.D.C.
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: FAX
[504] 2236-9037
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: mailing address
3480 Tegucigalpa Place, Washington DC 20521-3480
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: telephone
[504] 2236-9320,
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chancery
1220 19th Street NW, Suite #320, Washington, DC 20036
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission
Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Leonardo VALENZUELA NEDA (since 10 June 2025)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: consulate(s) general
Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte (NC), Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, McAllen (TX), Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, Seattle
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: email address and website
info@wadchn.com https://hondurasembusa.org/
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: FAX
[1] (202) 966-9751
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: telephone
[1] (202) 966-7702
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Cabinet appointed by president
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
President Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (since 27 January 2022)
Government: Executive branch: 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%
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
president directly elected by simple-majority popular vote for a 4-year term
Government: Executive branch: expected date of next election
25 November 2029
Government: Executive branch: head of government
President Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (since 27 January 2022)
Government: Executive branch: most recent election date
30 November 2025
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
Government: International law organization participation
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Government: 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
Government: 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)
Government: Judicial branch: 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
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace
Government: Legal system
civil law system
Government: Legislative branch: electoral system
proportional representation
Government: Legislative branch: expected date of next election
November 2029
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
unicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
National Congress (Congreso Nacional)
Government: Legislative branch: most recent election date
11/30/2025
Government: Legislative branch: number of seats
128 (all directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch: 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)
Government: Legislative branch: percentage of women in chamber
27.3%
Government: Legislative branch: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch: term in office
4 years
Government: National anthem(s): history
adopted 1915; the anthem's seven verses chronicle Honduran history; on official occasions, only the chorus and last verse are sung
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
Augusto Constancio COELLO/Carlos HARTLING
Government: National color(s)
blue, white
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Maya Site of Copan (c); Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (n)
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
2 (1 cultural, 1 natural)
Government: National holiday
Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
Government: National symbol(s)
scarlet macaw, white-tailed deer
Government: 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
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Introduction: 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 and Security: 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: 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 (Policía Militar del Orden Público or PMOP) (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security service personnel strengths
approximately 15,000 active Honduran Armed Forces (2025)
Military and Security: 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 and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2015
1.35% (2015 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2016
1.53% (2016 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2017
1.59% (2017 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2018
1.49% (2018 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2019
1.58% (2019 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2020
1.47% (2020 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2021
1.50% (2021 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2022
1.47% (2022 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2023
1.52% (2023 est.)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2024
1.58% (2024 est.)
Military and Security: 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)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
28.7% (male 1,378,026/female 1,353,238)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
65.7% (male 2,980,393/female 3,282,159)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
5.6% (2024 est.) (male 232,828/female 302,544)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: beer
1.6 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: other alcohols
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: spirits
1.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: total
2.73 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: wine
0.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Birth rate
19.7 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Child marriage: men married by age 18
10% (2019)
People and Society: Child marriage: women married by age 15
9.2% (2019)
People and Society: Child marriage: women married by age 18
34% (2019)
People and Society: Children under the age of 5 years underweight
7.1% (2019 est.)
People and Society: Current health expenditure
7.71% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Currently married women (ages 15-49)
54.4% (2019 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
8.5 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
11.7 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
52.2 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
43.6 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: rural
rural: 90.8% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
total: 95.8% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: urban
urban: 99.2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: rural
rural: 9.2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: 4.2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: urban
urban: 0.8% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP)
4.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% national budget)
23.2% national budget (2018 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditures
4.55% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and European) 90%, Indigenous 7%, African descent 2%, White 1%
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
1.13 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
9.2% of GDP (2021)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
14.2% of national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
0.20% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
0.5 beds/1,000 population (2023 est.)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
13.2 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
17.5 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
12.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
People and Society: Languages: Languages
Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects
People and Society: Languages: major-language sample(s)
La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
75.7 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
70.5 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: female
88.8% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: male
87.6% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: total population
88.25% (2024 est.)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
1.568 million TEGUCIGALPA (capital), 982,000 San Pedro Sula (2023)
People and Society: Maternal mortality ratio
47 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
People and Society: Median age: female
26.6 years
People and Society: Median age: male
24.8 years
People and Society: Mother's mean age at first birth
20.3 years (2011/12 est.)
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Honduran
People and Society: Net migration rate
-2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
21.4% (2016)
People and Society: Physician density
0.49 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
People and Society: Population
10,825,703 (2024 est.)
People and Society: 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
People and Society: Population growth rate
1.28% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Population: female
4,937,941
People and Society: Population: male
4,591,247
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: rural
rural: 88.1% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
total: 93.2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: urban
urban: 96.6% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: rural
rural: 11.9% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: total
total: 6.8% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: urban
urban: 3.4% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): female
10 years (2019 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): male
9 years (2019 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total
10 years (2019 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.02 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
0.91 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.77 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.03 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: female
1.6% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: male
22.2% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: total
11.9% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
2.48 children born/woman (2024 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
58.79% (2024 est.)
Terrorism: Terrorist group(s)
La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)
Transnational Issues: Illicit drugs: USG identification
major illicit drug-producing and/or drug-transit country major precursor-chemical producer (2025)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: IDPs
100,637 (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
341 (2024 est.)
Transportation: Airports
129 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
HR
Transportation: Heliports
6 (2025)
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
general cargo 233, oil tanker 82, other 174
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
489 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Coxen Hole, La Ceiba, Puerto Castilla, Puerto Cortes, Puerto de Hencan, Puerto Este, Tela, Trujillo
Transportation: Ports: large
0
Transportation: Ports: medium
0
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
3
Transportation: Ports: small
1
Transportation: Ports: total ports
8 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
7
Transportation: Railways: narrow gauge
164 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge
Transportation: Railways: total
699 km (2014)
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