Employment in Honduras
Honduras: Employment was 4,075 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in Honduras, 1985–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, employment in Honduras stood at 4,075. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in Honduras peaked at 4,075 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 280.66, in 1985.
Honduras ranks 80th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Employment in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 280.66 | — |
| 1986 | 406.03 | +44.7% |
| 1987 | 391.35 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 1,213 | +209.9% |
| 1991 | 1,494 | +23.2% |
| 1992 | 1,675 | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 1,696 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1,806 | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 1,985 | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 2,088 | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 2,135 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 2,299 | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 2,289 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,351 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 2,426 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 2,439 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 2,536 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 2,587 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2,645 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2,835 | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 2,975 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 3,107 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 3,096 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3,116 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3,341 | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 3,314 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 3,476 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 3,514 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 3,667 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 3,919 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 3,833 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 3,659 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 3,720 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3,635 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 3,691 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 3,791 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 4,075 | +7.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 4,075 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,239, 78% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 4,075 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,099, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +209.9% | 391.35 | 1,213 |
| 1986 | +44.7% | 280.66 | 406.03 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 359.35 | 280.66 | 406.03 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1,821 | 1,213 | 2,299 | 9 |
| 2000s | 2,565 | 2,289 | 2,975 | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,438 | 3,096 | 3,919 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,762 | 3,635 | 4,075 | 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 Honduras?
- Employment in Honduras was 4,075 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest employment recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 4,075 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 280.66 in 1985.
- How does Honduras rank for employment?
- Honduras ranks 80th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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