Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Honduras
Honduras: Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) was 16.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Honduras, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Honduras is 16.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Honduras peaked at 28.4% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 2025.
Honduras ranks 39th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.4% | — |
| 1992 | 24.8% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 26.6% | +7.4% |
| 1994 | 28.4% | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 28.1% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 28.4% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 26.9% | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 26.2% | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 23.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 20.9% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 22.4% | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 19.8% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 17.0% | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 16.7% | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 16.2% | -2.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 16.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.5%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 16.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.3%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.6% | 24.5% | 28.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 19.4% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 18.5% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 16.2% | 20.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More work & labour data for Honduras
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1244 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,793 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,456 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 8,495 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 8,535 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 17,030 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Honduras?
- Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) in Honduras was 16.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry, female (% of female employment) recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 1994.
- What is the lowest employment in industry, female (% of female employment) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 2025.
- How does Honduras rank for employment in industry, female (% of female employment)?
- Honduras ranks 39th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).