Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Honduras
Honduras: Share of workers in vulnerable employment was 33.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Honduras, 1991–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 33.9% for share of workers in vulnerable employment in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in vulnerable employment in Honduras peaked at 41.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2016.
Honduras ranks 79th of 186 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.
Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39.9% | — |
| 1992 | 39.8% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 39.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 39.5% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 39.4% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 39.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 39.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 38.9% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 38.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 38.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 38.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 37.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 37.1% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 36.0% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 37.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 38.7% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 34.9% | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 37.7% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 36.7% | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 34.9% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 34.9% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 34.1% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 33.9% | -0.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 33.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.3%, 57% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 33.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.1%, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.4% | 38.8% | 39.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 33.7% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 33.2% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 33.9% | 35.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 76 Morocco 35.5% compare
- 77 Sao Tome and Principe 35.0% compare
- 78 Cape Verde 34.3% compare
- 80 Tonga 33.7% compare
- 81 Philippines 33.6% compare
- 82 China 33.4% compare
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 share of workers in vulnerable employment in Honduras?
- Share of workers in vulnerable employment in Honduras was 33.9% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of workers in vulnerable employment recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2016.
- How does Honduras rank for share of workers in vulnerable employment?
- Honduras ranks 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers in vulnerable employment rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILOEST/ILOSTAT) and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in vulnerable employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of employed population who are working as independent own-account workers (self-employed without staff), or contributing family workers (self-employed in a household business or farm).