Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Honduras
Honduras: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 58.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Honduras, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Honduras is 58.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Honduras peaked at 68.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 2023.
That places Honduras 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67.4% | — |
| 1991 | 67.1% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 67.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 67.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 67.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 67.2% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 65.6% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 65.1% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 64.5% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 60.1% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 60.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 63.9% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 68.1% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 60.9% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 58.7% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 58.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.3% | 67.1% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.9% | 60.1% | 65.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 59.7% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 58.5% | 62.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Honduras?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Honduras was 58.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Honduras ranks 152nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.