Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Honduras
Honduras: Employment in services, female (% of female employment) was 78.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, 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 services, female (% of female employment) in Honduras is 78.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Honduras peaked at 78.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 1996.
Honduras ranks 84th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 66.6% | — |
| 1992 | 67.1% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 65.4% | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 63.7% | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 63.2% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 62.1% | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 64.4% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 64.2% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 65.1% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 65.8% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 66.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 64.5% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 67.8% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 69.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 69.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 68.9% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 72.6% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.3% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 71.7% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 77.7% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 78.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.6%, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 78.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.8%, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.7% | 62.1% | 67.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 67.3% | 63.0% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 68.9% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.6% | 71.7% | 78.5% | 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 services, female (% of female employment) in Honduras?
- Employment in services, female (% of female employment) in Honduras was 78.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, female (% of female employment) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 1996.
- How does Honduras rank for employment in services, female (% of female employment)?
- Honduras ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 services, 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 services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).