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%.
That represents a change of 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.
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 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 73.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 39.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 58.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 41.6% (2025)
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).