Fertility and female labor force participation in Honduras
Honduras: Fertility and female labor force participation was 43.01 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fertility and female labor force participation in Honduras, 1961–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 43.01 for fertility and female labor force participation 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, fertility and female labor force participation in Honduras peaked at 50.74 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.75, in 1961.
That places Honduras 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Fertility and female labor force participation in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.75 | — |
| 1974 | 16.17 | +108.8% |
| 1991 | 33.22 | +105.4% |
| 1992 | 35.68 | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 34.67 | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 40.12 | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 41.34 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 42.28 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 45.8 | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 44.24 | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 42.55 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 37.7 | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 38.61 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 42.24 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 39.44 | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 38.76 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 40.27 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 41.72 | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 43.35 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 40.45 | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 39.06 | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 44.27 | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 46.97 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 47.52 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 46.91 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 46.77 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 50.74 | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 45.46 | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 47.87 | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 48.69 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 44.65 | -8.3% |
| 2023 | 40.31 | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 41.3 | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 43.01 | +4.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 43.01 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 47.65, 90% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 43.01 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 53.67, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertility and female labor force participation 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% | 7.75 | 16.17 |
| 1991 | +105.4% | 16.17 | 33.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.75 | 7.75 | 7.75 | 1 |
| 1970s | 16.17 | 16.17 | 16.17 | 1 |
| 1990s | 39.02 | 33.22 | 45.8 | 7 |
| 2000s | 40.61 | 37.7 | 44.24 | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.15 | 39.06 | 50.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.3 | 40.31 | 48.69 | 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 fertility and female labor force participation in Honduras?
- Fertility and female labor force participation in Honduras was 43.01 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 50.74 in 2018.
- What is the lowest fertility and female labor force participation recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.75 in 1961.
- How does Honduras rank for fertility and female labor force participation?
- Honduras ranks 151st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is fertility and female labor force participation 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility and female labor force participation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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