Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Honduras
Honduras: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 43.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Honduras, 1961–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Honduras is 43.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Honduras peaked at 50.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 1961.
Honduras ranks 151st of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.7% | — |
| 1974 | 16.2% | +108.8% |
| 1991 | 33.2% | +105.4% |
| 1992 | 35.7% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 34.7% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 40.1% | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 41.3% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 42.3% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 45.8% | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 44.2% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 42.5% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 37.7% | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 38.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 47.0% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 47.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 46.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 47.9% | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 48.7% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 44.6% | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 43.0% | +4.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 43.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.6%, 90% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 43.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.7%, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +108.8% | 7.7% | 16.2% |
| 1991 | +105.4% | 16.2% | 33.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 1970s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 39.0% | 33.2% | 45.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 40.6% | 37.7% | 44.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 39.1% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 40.3% | 48.7% | 6 |
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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 female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Honduras?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Honduras was 43.0% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 1961.
- How does Honduras rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Honduras ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.