Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Honduras
Honduras: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 65.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Honduras, 1974–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Honduras stood at 65.1%.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Honduras peaked at 81.5% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 64.2%, in 2024.
That places Honduras 19th out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 81.5% | — |
| 1993 | 65.0% | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 75.9% | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 79.5% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 73.5% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 73.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 71.4% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 71.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 71.4% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 69.4% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 71.8% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 72.9% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 74.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 73.2% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 68.1% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 69.4% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 66.3% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 64.2% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 65.1% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81.5% | 81.5% | 81.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 73.5% | 65.0% | 79.5% | 3 |
| 2000s | 72.2% | 68.8% | 75.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 67.7% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 64.2% | 69.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 16 Mozambique 66.0% compare
- 17 Paraguay 65.7% compare
- 18 Pakistan 65.7% compare
- 20 United Arab Emirates 65.0% compare
- 21 New Zealand 64.6% compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 64.3% compare
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 labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Honduras?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Honduras was 65.1% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 1974.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2% in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Honduras ranks 19th out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.