Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Honduras
Honduras: Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) was 8.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Honduras, 2005–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Honduras stood at 8.4%.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Honduras peaked at 17.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2007.
That places Honduras 122nd out of 160 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.7% | — |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -28.8% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +24.9% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | +42.4% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 17.8% | +63.3% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 10.8% | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | -19.8% |
| 2025 | 8.4% | -3.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 8.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.0%, 93% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 8.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.1%, 56% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.4% | 5.5% | 8.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 7.0% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 8.4% | 17.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
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 unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Honduras?
- Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) in Honduras was 8.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2007.
- How does Honduras rank for unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)?
- Honduras ranks 122nd out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. 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 Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.