Honduras Facts, Map, Population, GDP

Capital

Tegucigalpa

Population

9,529,188 (2024 est.)

Area

112,090 sq km

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

🧭 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.

🗺️ Geography

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

Geographic coordinates

15 00 N, 86 30 W

Map references

Central America and the Caribbean

Area — total

112,090 sq km

Area — land

111,890 sq km

Area — water

200 sq km

Area - comparative

Slightly larger than Tennessee

Land boundaries — total

1,575 km

Land boundaries — border countries

Guatemala 244 km; El Salvador 391 km; Nicaragua 940 km

Coastline

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

Maritime claims — territorial sea

12 nm

Maritime claims — contiguous zone

24 nm

Maritime claims — exclusive economic zone

200 nm

Maritime claims — continental shelf

Natural extension of territory or to 200 nm

Climate

Subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains

Terrain

Mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains

Elevation — highest point

Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m

Elevation — lowest point

Caribbean Sea 0 m

Elevation — mean elevation

684 m

Natural resources

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

Land use — agricultural land

32% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: arable land

Arable land: 9.1% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent crops

Permanent crops: 5.4% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent pasture

Permanent pasture: 17.5% (2023 est.)

Land use — forest

53.3% (2023 est.)

Land use — other

14.8% (2023 est.)

Irrigated land

900 sq km (2012)

Major lakes (area sq km) — salt water lake(s)

Laguna de Caratasca - 1,110 sq km

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

Natural hazards

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

Geography - note

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

👥 People and Society⬆️ Top

Population — total

9,529,188 (2024 est.)

Population — male

4,591,247

Population — female

4,937,941

Nationality — noun

Honduran(s)

Nationality — adjective

Honduran

Ethnic groups

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

Languages — Languages

Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects

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.

Religions

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

Age structure — 0-14 years

28.7% (male 1,378,026/female 1,353,238)

Age structure — 15-64 years

65.7% (male 2,980,393/female 3,282,159)

Age structure — 65 years and over

5.6% (2024 est.) (male 232,828/female 302,544)

Dependency ratios — total dependency ratio

52.2 (2024 est.)

Dependency ratios — youth dependency ratio

43.6 (2024 est.)

Dependency ratios — elderly dependency ratio

8.5 (2024 est.)

Dependency ratios — potential support ratio

11.7 (2024 est.)

Median age — total

26.1 years (2025 est.)

Median age — male

24.8 years

Median age — female

26.6 years

Population growth rate

1.28% (2025 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

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

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

Urbanization — urban population

60.2% of total population (2023)

Urbanization — rate of urbanization

2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

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

Sex ratio — at birth

1.03 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — 0-14 years

1.02 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — 15-64 years

0.91 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — 65 years and over

0.77 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — total population

0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth

20.3 years (2011/12 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

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

Infant mortality rate — total

15.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)

Infant mortality rate — male

17.5 deaths/1,000 live births

Infant mortality rate — female

13.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth — total population

73.1 years (2024 est.)

Life expectancy at birth — male

69.6 years

Life expectancy at birth — female

76.8 years

Total fertility rate

2.29 children born/woman (2025 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

1.13 (2025 est.)

Drinking water source — improved: urban

Urban: 99.2% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — improved: rural

Rural: 90.8% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — improved: total

Total: 95.8% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — unimproved: urban

Urban: 0.8% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — unimproved: rural

Rural: 9.2% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — unimproved: total

Total: 4.2% of population (2022 est.)

Health expenditure — Health expenditure (as % of GDP)

9.2% of GDP (2021)

Health expenditure — Health expenditure (as % of national budget)

14.2% of national budget (2022 est.)

Physician density

0.49 physicians/1,000 population (2020)

Hospital bed density

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

Sanitation facility access — improved: urban

Urban: 96.6% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — improved: rural

Rural: 88.1% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — improved: total

Total: 93.2% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — unimproved: urban

Urban: 3.4% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — unimproved: rural

Rural: 11.9% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — unimproved: total

Total: 6.8% of population (2022 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

21.4% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita — total

2.73 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — beer

1.6 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — wine

0.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — spirits

1.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — other alcohols

0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use — total

11.9% (2025 est.)

Tobacco use — male

22.2% (2025 est.)

Tobacco use — female

1.6% (2025 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

7.1% (2019 est.)

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

54.4% (2019 est.)

Child marriage — women married by age 15

9.2% (2019)

Child marriage — women married by age 18

34% (2019)

Child marriage — men married by age 18

10% (2019)

Education expenditure — Education expenditure (% GDP)

4.5% of GDP (2023 est.)

Education expenditure — Education expenditure (% national budget)

23.2% national budget (2018 est.)

Literacy — total population

88.2% (2024 est.)

Literacy — male

87.6% (2024 est.)

Literacy — female

88.8% (2024 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) — total

10 years (2019 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) — male

9 years (2019 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) — female

10 years (2019 est.)

🌿 Environment⬆️ Top

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

International environmental agreements — signed, but not ratified

None of the selected agreements

Climate

Subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains

Land use — agricultural land

32% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: arable land

Arable land: 9.1% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent crops

Permanent crops: 5.4% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent pasture

Permanent pasture: 17.5% (2023 est.)

Land use — forest

53.3% (2023 est.)

Land use — other

14.8% (2023 est.)

Urbanization — urban population

60.2% of total population (2023)

Urbanization — rate of urbanization

2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions — total emissions

10.534 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions — from coal and metallurgical coke

324,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions — from petroleum and other liquids

10.21 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Particulate matter emissions

19.1 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

Waste and recycling — municipal solid waste generated annually

2.162 million tons (2024 est.)

Waste and recycling — percent of municipal solid waste recycled

10.3% (2022 est.)

Total water withdrawal — municipal

315 million cubic meters (2022 est.)

Total water withdrawal — industrial

114 million cubic meters (2022 est.)

Total water withdrawal — agricultural

1.178 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

Total renewable water resources

92.164 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

🏛️ Government⬆️ Top

Country name — conventional long form

Republic of Honduras

Country name — conventional short form

Honduras

Country name — local long form

República de Honduras

Country name — local short form

Honduras

Country name — etymology

The name means "depths" in Spanish and refers to the deep anchorage in the northern Bay of Trujillo

Government type

Presidential republic

Capital — name

Tegucigalpa

Capital — geographic coordinates

14 06 N, 87 13 W

Capital — time difference

UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Capital — etymology

The name is a Nahuatl word meaning "silver mountain," probably referring to nearby silver mines

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

Legal system

Civil law system

Constitution — history

Several previous; latest approved 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982

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

International law organization participation

Accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Citizenship — citizenship by birth

Yes

Citizenship — citizenship by descent only

Yes

Citizenship — dual citizenship recognized

Yes

Citizenship — residency requirement for naturalization

1 to 3 years

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Executive branch — chief of state

President Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (since 27 January 2022)

Executive branch — head of government

President Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (since 27 January 2022)

Executive branch — cabinet

Cabinet appointed by president

Executive branch — election/appointment process

President directly elected by simple-majority popular vote for a 4-year term

Executive branch — most recent election date

30 November 2025

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%

Executive branch — expected date of next election

25 November 2029

Legislative branch — legislature name

National Congress (Congreso Nacional)

Legislative branch — legislative structure

Unicameral

Legislative branch — number of seats

128 (all directly elected)

Legislative branch — electoral system

Proportional representation

Legislative branch — scope of elections

Full renewal

Legislative branch — term in office

4 years

Legislative branch — most recent election date

11/30/2025

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)

Legislative branch — percentage of women in chamber

27.3%

Legislative branch — expected date of next election

November 2029

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)

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

Judicial branch — subordinate courts

Courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace

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

Diplomatic representation in the US — chief of mission

Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Leonardo VALENZUELA NEDA (since 10 June 2025)

Diplomatic representation in the US — chancery

1220 19th Street NW, Suite #320, Washington, DC 20036

Diplomatic representation in the US — telephone

[1] (202) 966-7702

Diplomatic representation in the US — FAX

[1] (202) 966-9751

Diplomatic representation in the US — email address and website

Info@wadchn.com https://hondurasembusa.org/

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

Diplomatic representation from the US — chief of mission

Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Colleen Anne HOEY (since 23 June 2025)

Diplomatic representation from the US — embassy

Avenida La Paz, Tegucigalpa M.D.C.

Diplomatic representation from the US — mailing address

3480 Tegucigalpa Place, Washington DC 20521-3480

Diplomatic representation from the US — telephone

[504] 2236-9320,

Diplomatic representation from the US — FAX

[504] 2236-9037

Diplomatic representation from the US — email address and website

Usahonduras@state.gov https://hn.usembassy.gov/

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

Independence

15 September 1821 (from Spain)

National holiday

Independence Day, 15 September (1821)

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

National symbol(s)

Scarlet macaw, white-tailed deer

National color(s)

Blue, white

National anthem(s) — title

"Himno Nacional de Honduras" (National Anthem of Honduras)

National anthem(s) — lyrics/music

Augusto Constancio COELLO/Carlos HARTLING

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

National heritage — total World Heritage Sites

2 (1 cultural, 1 natural)

National heritage — selected World Heritage Site locales

Maya Site of Copan (c); Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (n)

💹 Economy⬆️ Top

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

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) — Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024

$71.297 billion (2024 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) — Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023

$68.85 billion (2023 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) — Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022

$66.473 billion (2022 est.)

Real GDP growth rate — Real GDP growth rate 2024

3.6% (2024 est.)

Real GDP growth rate — Real GDP growth rate 2023

3.6% (2023 est.)

Real GDP growth rate — Real GDP growth rate 2022

4.1% (2022 est.)

Real GDP per capita — Real GDP per capita 2024

$6,600 (2024 est.)

Real GDP per capita — Real GDP per capita 2023

$6,500 (2023 est.)

Real GDP per capita — Real GDP per capita 2022

$6,400 (2022 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate)

$37.094 billion (2024 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) — Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024

4.6% (2024 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) — Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023

6.7% (2023 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) — Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022

9.1% (2022 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin — agriculture

11.2% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin — industry

26.1% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin — services

58.4% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — household consumption

86% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — government consumption

15.5% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — investment in fixed capital

23.9% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — investment in inventories

-1.4% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — exports of goods and services

33.5% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — imports of goods and services

-57.6% (2024 est.)

Agricultural products

Sugarcane, oil palm fruit, maize, milk, bananas, coffee, cantaloupes/melons, oranges, chicken, beans (2023)

Industries

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

Industrial production growth rate

0.8% (2024 est.)

Labor force

4.296 million (2024 est.)

Unemployment rate — Unemployment rate 2024

6.1% (2024 est.)

Unemployment rate — Unemployment rate 2023

6.1% (2023 est.)

Unemployment rate — Unemployment rate 2022

8.8% (2022 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) — total

10.5% (2024 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) — male

7.9% (2024 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) — female

15.9% (2024 est.)

Population below poverty line

64.1% (2023 est.)

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income — Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2023

46.8 (2023 est.)

Average household expenditures — on food

31.5% of household expenditures (2023 est.)

Average household expenditures — on alcohol and tobacco

4.9% of household expenditures (2023 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share — lowest 10%

1.1% (2023 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share — highest 10%

33% (2023 est.)

Remittances — Remittances 2024

25.7% of GDP (2024 est.)

Remittances — Remittances 2023

26.1% of GDP (2023 est.)

Remittances — Remittances 2022

27% of GDP (2022 est.)

Budget — revenues

$5.333 billion (2020 est.)

Budget — expenditures

$6.391 billion (2020 est.)

Public debt — Public debt 2016

38.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

Taxes and other revenues

15.1% (of GDP) (2020 est.)

Current account balance — Current account balance 2024

-$1.711 billion (2024 est.)

Current account balance — Current account balance 2023

-$1.368 billion (2023 est.)

Current account balance — Current account balance 2022

-$2.157 billion (2022 est.)

Exports — Exports 2024

$9.352 billion (2024 est.)

Exports — Exports 2023

$9.805 billion (2023 est.)

Exports — Exports 2022

$9.51 billion (2022 est.)

Exports - partners

USA 49%, Nicaragua 8%, El Salvador 7%, Guatemala 5%, Mexico 5% (2023)

Exports - commodities

Garments, coffee, insulated wire, palm oil, shellfish (2023)

Imports — Imports 2024

$18.235 billion (2024 est.)

Imports — Imports 2023

$17.926 billion (2023 est.)

Imports — Imports 2022

$18.101 billion (2022 est.)

Imports - partners

USA 36%, China 14%, Guatemala 8%, Mexico 6%, El Salvador 6% (2023)

Imports - commodities

Refined petroleum, cotton yarn, garments, trucks, packaged medicine (2023)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold — Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024

$8.036 billion (2024 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold — Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023

$7.543 billion (2023 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold — Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022

$8.41 billion (2022 est.)

Debt - external — Debt - external 2023

$7.785 billion (2023 est.)

Exchange rates — Currency

Lempiras (HNL) per US dollar -

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2024

24.799 (2024 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2023

24.602 (2023 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2022

24.486 (2022 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2021

24.017 (2021 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2020

24.582 (2020 est.)

⚡ Energy⬆️ Top

Electricity access — electrification - total population

94.4% (2022 est.)

Electricity access — electrification - urban areas

100%

Electricity access — electrification - rural areas

86.8%

Electricity — installed generating capacity

3.334 million kW (2023 est.)

Electricity — consumption

8.303 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity — exports

4 million kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity — imports

214.601 million kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity — transmission/distribution losses

3.617 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — fossil fuels

38.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — solar

8.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — wind

5.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — hydroelectricity

33.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — geothermal

3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — biomass and waste

10.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Coal — consumption

144,000 metric tons (2023 est.)

Coal — imports

148,000 metric tons (2023 est.)

Petroleum — total petroleum production

20 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Petroleum — refined petroleum consumption

71,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Energy consumption per capita — Total energy consumption per capita 2023

16.642 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

📡 Communications⬆️ Top

Telephones - fixed lines — total subscriptions

444,000 (2023 est.)

Telephones - fixed lines — subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

4 (2023 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular — total subscriptions

7.92 million (2023 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular — subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

76 (2022 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.)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions — total

476,000 (2023 est.)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions — subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

4 (2023 est.)

🚚 Transportation⬆️ Top

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

HR

Airports

129 (2025)

Heliports

6 (2025)

Railways — total

699 km (2014)

Railways — narrow gauge

164 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge

Merchant marine — total

489 (2023)

Merchant marine — by type

General cargo 233, oil tanker 82, other 174

Ports — total ports

8 (2024)

Ports — large

0

Ports — medium

0

Ports — small

1

Ports — very small

7

Ports — ports with oil terminals

3

Ports — key ports

Coxen Hole, La Ceiba, Puerto Castilla, Puerto Cortes, Puerto de Hencan, Puerto Este, Tela, Trujillo

🛡️ Military and Security⬆️ Top

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 expenditures — Military Expenditures 2024

1.5% of GDP (2024 est.)

Military expenditures — Military Expenditures 2023

1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)

Military expenditures — Military Expenditures 2022

1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)

Military expenditures — Military Expenditures 2021

1.5% of GDP (2021 est.)

Military expenditures — Military Expenditures 2020

1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)

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 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)

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)

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Terrorist group(s)

La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)

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Refugees and internally displaced persons — refugees

341 (2024 est.)

Refugees and internally displaced persons — IDPs

100,637 (2024 est.)

Illicit drugs — USG identification

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