Honduras

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Honduras

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Overview

Background: Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly military rule, a freely elected civilian government came to power in 1982. During the 1980s, Honduras proved a haven for anti-Sandinista contras fighting the Marxist Nicaraguan Government and an ally to Salvadoran Government forces fighting leftist guerrillas. Hurricane Mitch devastated the country in 1998, killing about 5,600 people and causing approximately $2 billion in damage. Since then, the economy has slowly rebounded, despite COVID-19 and severe storm-related setbacks in 2020 and 2021.

Geography

Area

Land: 111,890 sq km
Water: 200 sq km
Total: 112,090 sq km

Climate: subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Terrain: mostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains

Land Use

Other: 14.8% (2023 est.)
Forest: 53.3% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: 32% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land: arable land: 9.1% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops: permanent crops: 5.4% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture: permanent pasture: 17.5% (2023 est.)

Location: Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Coastline: 823 km (Caribbean Sea 669 km; Gulf of Fonseca 163 km)

Elevation

Lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
Highest point: Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m
Mean elevation: 684 m

Irrigated land: 900 sq km (2012)
Map references: Central America and the Caribbean

Land Boundaries

Total: 1,575 km
Border countries: Guatemala 244 km; El Salvador 391 km; Nicaragua 940 km

Maritime Claims

Contiguous zone: 24 nm
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Continental shelf: natural extension of territory or to 200 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

Natural hazards: frequent, but generally mild, earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast
Geography note: has only a short Pacific coast but a long Caribbean shoreline, including the virtually uninhabited eastern Mosquito Coast
Natural resources: timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower
Area comparative: slightly larger than Tennessee
Geographic coordinates: 15 00 N, 86 30 W
Population distribution: most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; Honduras is the only Central American nation with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers, the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area

Major Lakes (Area Sq Km)

Salt water lake(s): Laguna de Caratasca - 1,110 sq km

People & Society

Literacy

Male: 87.6% (2024 est.)
Female: 88.8% (2024 est.)
Total population: 88.2% (2024 est.)

Languages

Languages: Spanish (official), Amerindian dialects
Major language sample(s): La Libreta Informativa del Mundo, la fuente indispensable de información básica. (Spanish)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Religions: Evangelical 55%, Roman Catholic 33.4%, none 10.1%, unspecified 1.5% (2023 est.)

Sex Ratio

At birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
0 14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15 64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female

Birth rate: 19.7 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate: 4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Median Age

Male: 24.8 years
Total: 26.1 years (2025 est.)
Female: 26.6 years

Population

Male: 4,591,247
Total: 9,529,188 (2024 est.)
Female: 4,937,941

Nationality

Noun: Honduran(s)
Adjective: Honduran

Tobacco Use

Male: 22.2% (2025 est.)
Total: 11.9% (2025 est.)
Female: 1.6% (2025 est.)

Urbanization

Urban population: 60.2% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization: 2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Age Structure

0 14 years: 28.7% (male 1,378,026/female 1,353,238)
15 64 years: 65.7% (male 2,980,393/female 3,282,159)
65 years and over: 5.6% (2024 est.) (male 232,828/female 302,544)

Ethnic groups: Mestizo (mixed Indigenous and European) 90%, Indigenous 7%, African descent 2%, White 1%

Child Marriage

Men married BY age 18: 10% (2019)
Women married BY age 15: 9.2% (2019)
Women married BY age 18: 34% (2019)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 52.2 (2024 est.)
Youth dependency ratio: 43.6 (2024 est.)
Potential support ratio: 11.7 (2024 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio: 8.5 (2024 est.)

Physician density: 0.49 physicians/1,000 population (2020)

Health Expenditure

Health expenditure (as % of GDP): 9.2% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget): 14.2% of national budget (2022 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Hospital bed density: 0.7 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.29 children born/woman (2025 est.)

Drinking Water Source

Improved: rural: rural: 90.8% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total: total: 95.8% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: urban: urban: 99.2% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural: rural: 9.2% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total: total: 4.2% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban: urban: 0.8% of population (2022 est.)

Education Expenditure

Education expenditure (% GDP): 4.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget): 23.2% national budget (2018 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Male: 17.5 deaths/1,000 live births
Total: 15.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
Female: 13.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Population growth rate: 1.28% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate: 1.13 (2025 est.)
Population distribution: most residents live in the mountainous western half of the country; Honduras is the only Central American nation with an urban population that is distributed between two large centers, the capital of Tegucigalpa and the city of San Pedro Sula; the Rio Ulua valley in the north is the only densely populated lowland area

Life Expectancy at Birth

Male: 69.6 years
Female: 76.8 years
Total population: 73.1 years (2024 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio: 47 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved: rural: rural: 88.1% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total: total: 93.2% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: urban: urban: 96.6% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural: rural: 11.9% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total: total: 6.8% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban: urban: 3.4% of population (2022 est.)

Alcohol Consumption Per Capita

Beer: 1.6 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Wine: 0.04 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Total: 2.73 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Spirits: 1.09 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Major urban areas population: 1.568 million TEGUCIGALPA (capital), 982,000 San Pedro Sula (2023)
Obesity adult prevalence rate: 21.4% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth: 20.3 years (2011/12 est.)
Currently married women (ages 15 49): 54.4% (2019 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight: 7.1% (2019 est.)

School Life Expectancy (Primary to Tertiary Education)

Male: 9 years (2019 est.)
Total: 10 years (2019 est.)
Female: 10 years (2019 est.)

Government

Civica · structure

How power is organised

ExecutiveLegislative

Flag: description: three equal horizontal bands of cerulean blue (top), white, and cerulean blue, with five five-pointed cerulean stars arranged in an "X" pattern and centered in the white band

meaning: the stars represent the members of the former Federal Republic of Central America: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua; blue stands for the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and white for the land and the people's peace and prosperity

Capital

Name: Tegucigalpa
Note: note: the Honduran constitution states that Tegucigalpa and Comayaguela jointly constitute the capital of Honduras, but virtually all governmental institutions are on the Tegucigalpa side
Etymology: the name is a Nahuatl word meaning "silver mountain," probably referring to nearby silver mines
Time difference: UTC-6 (1 hour behind Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Geographic coordinates: 14 06 N, 87 13 W

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Citizenship

Citizenship BY birth: yes
Citizenship BY descent only: yes
Dual citizenship recognized: yes
Residency requirement for naturalization: 1 to 3 years

Constitution

History: several previous; latest approved 11 January 1982, effective 20 January 1982
Amendment process: proposed by the National Congress with at least two-thirds majority vote of the membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of Congress in its next annual session; constitutional articles, such as the form of government, national sovereignty, the presidential term, and the procedure for amending the constitution, cannot be amended

Country Name

Etymology: the name means "depths" in Spanish and refers to the deep anchorage in the northern Bay of Trujillo
Local long form: República de Honduras
Local short form: Honduras
Conventional long form: Republic of Honduras
Conventional short form: Honduras

Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Legal system: civil law system
Government type: presidential republic

Judicial Branch

Note: note: the Supreme Court has both judicial and constitutional jurisdiction
Highest court(s): Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (15 principal judges, including the court president, and 6 alternates; court organized into civil, criminal, constitutional, and labor chambers)
Subordinate courts: courts of appeal; courts of first instance; justices of the peace
Judge selection and term of office: court president elected by his peers; judges elected by the National Congress from candidates proposed by the Nominating Board, a diverse 7-member group of judicial officials and other government and non-government officials nominated by each of their organizations; judges elected by Congress for renewable, 7-year terms

Executive Branch

Note: note: the president is both chief of state and head of government
Cabinet: Cabinet appointed by president
Chief of state: President Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (since 27 January 2022)
Election results: 2025: Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah elected president; percent of vote - Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah (PNH) 40.3%, Salvador NASRALLA (PL) 39.5%, Rixi Ramona MONCADA Godoy (LIBRE) 19.2%; note - ASFURA will take office 27 January 2026

2021: Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya elected president; percent of vote - Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (LIBRE) 51.1%, Nasry Juan ASFURA Zablah (PNH) 36.9%, Yani Benjamin ROSENTHAL Hidalgo (PL) 10%, other 2%

2017: Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado reelected president; percent of vote - Juan Orlando HERNANDEZ Alvarado (PNH) 43%, Salvador NASRALLA (Alianza de Oposicion contra la Dictadura) 41.4%, Luis Orlando ZELAYA Medrano (PL) 14.7%, other 0.9%
Head of government: President Iris Xiomara CASTRO de Zelaya (since 27 January 2022)
Most recent election date: 30 November 2025
Election/appointment process: president directly elected by simple-majority popular vote for a 4-year term
Expected date of next election: 25 November 2029

National holiday: Independence Day, 15 September (1821)
National color(s): blue, white

National Heritage

Total world heritage sites: 2 (1 cultural, 1 natural)
Selected world heritage site locales: Maya Site of Copan (c); Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (n)

Political parties: Anti-Corruption Party or PAC
Christian Democratic Party or DC
Democratic Liberation of Honduras or Liderh
Democratic Unification Party or UD
The Front or El Frente
Honduran Patriotic Alliance or AP
Innovation and Unity Party or PINU
Liberal Party or PL
Liberty and Refoundation Party or LIBRE
National Party of Honduras or PNH
New Route or NR
Opposition Alliance against the Dictatorship or Alianza de Oposicion contra la Dictadura (electoral coalition)
Savior Party of Honduras or PSH
Vamos or Let’s Go
We Are All Honduras (Todos Somos Honduras) or TSH

Legislative Branch

Term in office: 4 years
Number of seats: 128 (all directly elected)
Electoral system: proportional representation
Legislature name: National Congress (Congreso Nacional)
Scope of elections: full renewal
Legislative structure: unicameral
Most recent election date: 11/30/2025
Expected date of next election: November 2029
Percentage of women in chamber: 27.3%
Parties elected and seats per party: Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE) (50); National Party (PN) (44); Liberal Party (PL) (22); Salvador de Honduras Party (PSH) (10); Other (2)

National Anthem(s)

Title: "Himno Nacional de Honduras" (National Anthem of Honduras)
History: adopted 1915; the anthem's seven verses chronicle Honduran history; on official occasions, only the chorus and last verse are sung
Lyrics/music: Augusto Constancio COELLO/Carlos HARTLING

National symbol(s): scarlet macaw, white-tailed deer
Administrative divisions: 18 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento); Atlántida, Choluteca, Colon, Comayagua, Copan, Cortes, El Paraiso, Francisco Morazán, Gracias a Dios, Intibucá, Islas de la Bahia, La Paz, Lempira, Ocotepeque, Olancho, Santa Barbara, Valle, Yoro

Diplomatic Representation in the US

Fax: [1] (202) 966-9751
Chancery: 1220 19th Street NW, Suite #320, Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: [1] (202) 966-7702
Chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Leonardo VALENZUELA NEDA (since 10 June 2025)
Consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte (NC), Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, McAllen (TX), Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, Seattle
Email address and website: info@wadchn.com

https://hondurasembusa.org/

Diplomatic Representation from the US

Fax: [504] 2236-9037
Embassy: Avenida La Paz, Tegucigalpa M.D.C.
Telephone: [504] 2236-9320,
Mailing address: 3480 Tegucigalpa Place, Washington DC  20521-3480
Chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Colleen Anne HOEY (since 23 June 2025)
Email address and website: usahonduras@state.gov

https://hn.usembassy.gov/

International organisations: ACS, BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, EITI (candidate country), FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC (suspended), IOM, IPU, ISO (subscriber), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, MINUSTAH, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, Pacific Alliance (observer), PCA, Petrocaribe, SICA, UN, UNCTAD, UNHRC, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO (suspended), WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
International law organization participation: accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Legislature

HONDURAS · LEGISLATURE

National Congress

128 seats · hover a seat for the party

Total seats

128

Majority line

Largest party

National Party (PN)

Parties

All political parties5 parties · 128 seats · click to dim in hemicycle

Leaders

Current

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Nasry Asfura
- Head of StateSince 2026
- Head of GovernmentSince 2026

Economy

Budget

Note: note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
Revenues: $5.333 billion (2020 est.)
Expenditures: $6.391 billion (2020 est.)

Exports

Civica canonical (reconciled): $12.4B

Note: note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
Exports 2022: $9.51 billion (2022 est.)
Exports 2023: $9.805 billion (2023 est.)
Exports 2024: $9.352 billion (2024 est.)

Imports

Civica canonical (reconciled): $21.4B

Note: note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
Imports 2022: $18.101 billion (2022 est.)
Imports 2023: $17.926 billion (2023 est.)
Imports 2024: $18.235 billion (2024 est.)

Industries: sugar processing, coffee, woven and knit apparel, wood products, cigars
Labor force: 4.296 million (2024 est.)

Public Debt

Civica canonical (reconciled): 38.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

Public debt 2016: 38.5% of GDP (2016 est.)

Remittances

Note: note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
Remittances 2022: 27% of GDP (2022 est.)
Remittances 2023: 26.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
Remittances 2024: 25.7% of GDP (2024 est.)

Exchange Rates

Currency: lempiras (HNL) per US dollar -
Exchange rates 2020: 24.582 (2020 est.)
Exchange rates 2021: 24.017 (2021 est.)
Exchange rates 2022: 24.486 (2022 est.)
Exchange rates 2023: 24.602 (2023 est.)
Exchange rates 2024: 24.799 (2024 est.)

Debt External

Note: note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
Debt external 2023: $7.785 billion (2023 est.)

Economic overview: second-fastest-growing Central American economy; COVID-19 and two hurricanes crippled activity; high poverty and inequality; declining-but-still-high violent crime disruption; systemic corruption; coffee and banana exporter; enormous remittances

Unemployment Rate

Civica canonical (reconciled): 4.9%

Note: note: % of labor force seeking employment
Unemployment rate 2022: 8.8% (2022 est.)
Unemployment rate 2023: 6.1% (2023 est.)
Unemployment rate 2024: 6.1% (2024 est.)

Exports partners: USA 49%, Nicaragua 8%, El Salvador 7%, Guatemala 5%, Mexico 5% (2023)
Imports partners: USA 36%, China 14%, Guatemala 8%, Mexico 6%, El Salvador 6% (2023)

Real GDP Per Capita

Civica canonical (reconciled): $7,486

Note: note: data in 2021 dollars
Real GDP per capita 2022: $6,400 (2022 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2023: $6,500 (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2024: $6,600 (2024 est.)

Real GDP Growth Rate

Civica canonical (reconciled): 3.6%

Note: note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
Real GDP growth rate 2022: 4.1% (2022 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2023: 3.6% (2023 est.)
Real GDP growth rate 2024: 3.6% (2024 est.)

Agricultural products: sugarcane, oil palm fruit, maize, milk, bananas, coffee, cantaloupes/melons, oranges, chicken, beans (2023)
Exports commodities: garments, coffee, insulated wire, palm oil, shellfish (2023)
Imports commodities: refined petroleum, cotton yarn, garments, trucks, packaged medicine (2023)

Current Account Balance

Civica canonical (reconciled): -$1.7B

Note: note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
Current account balance 2022: -$2.157 billion (2022 est.)
Current account balance 2023: -$1.368 billion (2023 est.)
Current account balance 2024: -$1.711 billion (2024 est.)

Taxes and other revenues: 15.1% (of GDP) (2020 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate): $37.094 billion (2024 est.)

GDP Composition, BY End Use

Note: note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
Household consumption: 86% (2024 est.)
Government consumption: 15.5% (2024 est.)
Investment in inventories: -1.4% (2024 est.)
Investment in fixed capital: 23.9% (2024 est.)
Exports of goods and services: 33.5% (2024 est.)
Imports of goods and services: -57.6% (2024 est.)

Population below poverty line: 64.1% (2023 est.)

Average Household Expenditures

On food: 31.5% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
On alcohol and tobacco: 4.9% of household expenditures (2023 est.)

Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)

Civica canonical (reconciled): 4.6%

Note: note: annual % change based on consumer prices
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022: 9.1% (2022 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023: 6.7% (2023 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024: 4.6% (2024 est.)

Industrial production growth rate: 0.8% (2024 est.)

Real GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

Civica canonical (reconciled): $71.297 billion (2024 est.)

Note: note: data in 2021 dollars
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022: $66.473 billion (2022 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023: $68.85 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024: $71.297 billion (2024 est.)

Youth Unemployment Rate (Ages 15 24)

Male: 7.9% (2024 est.)
Note: note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
Total: 10.5% (2024 est.)
Female: 15.9% (2024 est.)

Reserves of Foreign Exchange and Gold

Note: note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022: $8.41 billion (2022 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023: $7.543 billion (2023 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024: $8.036 billion (2024 est.)

GDP Composition, BY Sector of Origin

Note: note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
Industry: 26.1% (2024 est.)
Services: 58.4% (2024 est.)
Agriculture: 11.2% (2024 est.)

Note: note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
Lowest 10%: 1.1% (2023 est.)
Highest 10%: 33% (2023 est.)

Gini Index Coefficient Distribution of Family Income

Note: note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
Gini index coefficient distribution of family income 2023: 46.8 (2023 est.)

Energy

Coal

Imports: 148,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Consumption: 144,000 metric tons (2023 est.)

Petroleum

Total petroleum production: 20 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Refined petroleum consumption: 71,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Electricity

Exports: 4 million kWh (2023 est.)
Imports: 214.601 million kWh (2023 est.)
Consumption: 8.303 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Installed generating capacity: 3.334 million kW (2023 est.)
Transmission/distribution losses: 3.617 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity Access

Electrification rural areas: 86.8%
Electrification urban areas: 100%
Electrification total population: 94.4% (2022 est.)

Energy Consumption Per Capita

Total energy consumption per capita 2023: 16.642 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

Electricity Generation Sources

Wind: 5.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Solar: 8.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Geothermal: 3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Fossil fuels: 38.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Hydroelectricity: 33.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Biomass and waste: 10.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Communications

Internet Users

Percent of population: 58% (2023 est.)

Broadcast media: multiple privately owned terrestrial TV networks, supplemented by multiple cable TV networks; Radio Honduras is the state-owned radio network; roughly 300 privately owned radio stations (2019)
Internet country code: .hn

Telephones Fixed Lines

Total subscriptions: 444,000 (2023 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2023 est.)

Telephones Mobile Cellular

Total subscriptions: 7.92 million (2023 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 76 (2022 est.)

Broadband Fixed Subscriptions

Total: 476,000 (2023 est.)
Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2023 est.)

Transport

Ports

Large: 0
Small: 1
Medium: 0
Key ports: Coxen Hole, La Ceiba, Puerto Castilla, Puerto Cortes, Puerto de Hencan, Puerto Este, Tela, Trujillo
Very small: 7
Total ports: 8 (2024)
Ports with oil terminals: 3

Airports: 129 (2025)

Railways

Note: 115 km 1.057-mm gauge
420 km 0.914-mm gauge
Total: 699 km (2014)
Narrow gauge: 164 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge

Heliports: 6 (2025)

Merchant Marine

Total: 489 (2023)
BY type: general cargo 233, oil tanker 82, other 174

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: HR

Environment

Climate: subtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains

Land Use

Other: 14.8% (2023 est.)
Forest: 53.3% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: 32% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land: arable land: 9.1% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops: permanent crops: 5.4% (2023 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture: permanent pasture: 17.5% (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Urban population: 60.2% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization: 2.48% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Waste and Recycling

Municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.162 million tons (2024 est.)
Percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 10.3% (2022 est.)

Environmental issues: deforestation from logging and agricultural clearing; land degradation and soil erosion from overdevelopment and improper land use practices; mining activities polluting Lago de Yojoa (the country's largest source of fresh water) and other rivers and streams

Total Water Withdrawal

Municipal: 315 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Industrial: 114 million cubic meters (2022 est.)
Agricultural: 1.178 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Total emissions: 10.534 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
From coal and metallurgical coke: 324,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
From petroleum and other liquids: 10.21 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Particulate matter emissions: 19.1 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Total renewable water resources: 92.164 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

International Environmental Agreements

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands
Signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Military & Security

Military note: the Honduran Armed Forces (FFAA) are responsible for maintaining the country’s territory, defending its sovereignty, providing emergency/humanitarian assistance, and supporting the National Police (PNH); the FFAA’s primary focus is internal and border security, and since 2011 a considerable portion of it has been deployed to support the PNH in combating narcotics trafficking and organized crime; military support to domestic security included the creation of the Military Police of Public Order (PMOP) in 2013 to provide security in areas controlled by street gangs to combat crime and make arrests; the FFAA, including the PMOP, cooperates with the militaries of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua on border security

the FFAA has received military equipment, training, humanitarian, and technical assistance from the US military; the US military maintains a joint service task force co-located with the FFAA at Soto Cano Air Base (2025)

Military Expenditures

Civica canonical (reconciled): 1.6%

Military expenditures 2020: 1.6% of GDP (2020 est.)
Military expenditures 2021: 1.5% of GDP (2021 est.)
Military expenditures 2022: 1.4% of GDP (2022 est.)
Military expenditures 2023: 1.5% of GDP (2023 est.)
Military expenditures 2024: 1.5% of GDP (2024 est.)

Military and security forces: Honduran Armed Forces (Fuerzas Armadas de Honduras, FFAA): Army (Ejercito), Honduran Naval Force (Fuerza Naval Hondurena, FNH; includes marines), Honduran Air Force (Fuerza Aerea Hondurena, FAH), Honduran Military Police of Public Order (Policía Militar del Orden Público or PMOP) (2025)
Military service age and obligation: 18-22 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; 24–36 month service obligation; no conscription (2026)
Military equipment inventories and acquisitions: the FFAA's inventory is comprised of a mix of older or secondhand and limited amounts of more modern equipment; its main supplier is the US; other suppliers include Colombia, Israel, the Netherlands, and the UK (2025)
Military and security service personnel strengths: approximately 15,000 active Honduran Armed Forces (2025)

Terrorism

Terrorist group(s): La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)

Transnational Issues

Illicit Drugs

Usg identification: major illicit drug-producing and/or drug-transit country

major precursor-chemical producer (2025)

Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons

Idps: 100,637 (2024 est.)
Refugees: 341 (2024 est.)

Scores & Rankings

ScoreValueGlobal rankTrendAs of

Civica Index34.0 / 100as of 2024-Q4128 / 1902024-Q4

V-Dem Liberal Democracy0.38as of 2024-Q482 / 1702024-Q4

Freedom House StatusNot Free (50/100)as of 2024-Q4—2024-Q4

Press Freedom (RSF)Restricted press (45/100)as of 2024—2024

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Civica. (2026). Civica Atlas — Honduras — vintage 2026-Q1: Honduras factbook. Civica Atlas. Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://civicaatlas.org/factbook/honduras

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Sources: FAO FAOSTAT, ILO ILOSTAT, IMF (WEO), UN Statistics Division, UNDP HDR, UNESCO Institute for Statistics, V-Dem, WHO Global Health Observatory, World Bank, WTO Stats, CIA World Factbook, Wikidata

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