Labor force participation rate in Honduras
Honduras: Labor force participation rate was 56.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate in Honduras, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate in Honduras stood at 56.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Honduras peaked at 66.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2023.
That places Honduras 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.9% | — |
| 1991 | 65.7% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 65.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 65.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 65.8% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 65.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 65.9% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 66.0% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 66.0% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 65.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 64.4% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 63.8% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 63.3% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 62.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 61.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 60.8% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 58.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 64.2% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 63.2% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 59.5% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 58.6% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 56.6% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 56.6% | -0.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 56.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.7%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 56.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.1%, 90% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.9% | 65.7% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.7% | 59.0% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 58.4% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 56.5% | 60.7% | 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 labor force participation rate in Honduras?
- Labor force participation rate in Honduras was 56.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2023.
- How does Honduras rank for labor force participation rate?
- Honduras ranks 130th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).