Unemployment rate in Honduras
Honduras: Unemployment rate was 4.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Honduras, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Honduras stood at 4.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Honduras peaked at 11.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1992.
Honduras ranks 103rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 4.9% | 11.0% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Honduras
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- 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 unemployment rate in Honduras?
- Unemployment rate in Honduras was 4.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1992.
- How does Honduras rank for unemployment rate?
- Honduras ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.