Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Honduras
Honduras: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 54.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Honduras, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Honduras recorded 54.3% for self-employed, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Honduras peaked at 60.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 53.6%, in 2008.
Honduras ranks 61st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.6% | — |
| 1992 | 59.3% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 59.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 58.8% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 58.6% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 58.3% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 57.8% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 57.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 57.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 57.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 57.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 55.0% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 53.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 55.4% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 55.9% | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 57.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 59.7% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 58.7% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 54.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 55.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 54.6% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 54.3% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.6% | 57.6% | 59.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 53.6% | 58.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.6% | 55.0% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 54.3% | 55.0% | 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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Honduras?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Honduras was 54.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6% in 2008.
- How does Honduras rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Honduras ranks 61st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.