Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Honduras
Honduras: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 59.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Honduras, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Honduras is 59.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Honduras peaked at 59.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 1961.
That places Honduras 145th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 27.8% | 23.8% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.9% | 23.2% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.7% | 28.6% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.6% | 35.1% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.6% | 40.5% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 45.3% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.0% | 51.3% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 56.9% | 59.3% | 6 |
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- 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 urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Honduras?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Honduras was 59.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 1961.
- How does Honduras rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Honduras ranks 145th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.