Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Honduras
Honduras: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 56.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Honduras, 1961–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Honduras is 56.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Honduras peaked at 65.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1961.
Honduras ranks 166th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14.7% | — |
| 1974 | 18.4% | +24.9% |
| 1991 | 38.9% | +111.7% |
| 1992 | 40.0% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 40.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 45.7% | +13.9% |
| 1997 | 47.2% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 48.3% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 52.0% | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 50.8% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 50.2% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | -11.6% |
| 2004 | 57.7% | +30.1% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 47.3% | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 47.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 50.7% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 52.5% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | +20.1% |
| 2021 | 65.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 59.2% | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 54.9% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 56.3% | +2.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 56.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.2%, 76% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 56.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.9%, 76% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +111.7% | 18.4% | 38.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.7% | 14.7% | 14.7% | 1 |
| 1970s | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 44.6% | 38.9% | 52.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 44.4% | 57.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 48.8% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.1% | 53.5% | 65.6% | 6 |
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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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Honduras?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Honduras was 56.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1961.
- How does Honduras rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Honduras ranks 166th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.