Rural Population (As % of Total) fell 1.52% to 39.2% in Honduras in 2024

Rural Population (As % of Total) (%), 2024
Society | Honduras | September 1, 2025
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Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.52% to 39.2% in Honduras in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Honduras reached an all time high of 77.3% in 1960 and an all time low of 39.2% in 2024. When compared to Honduras's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Belize amounted to 53.2%, 46.5% in Guatemala, 18.1% in Mexico and 16.5% in USA in 2024.

Honduras has been ranked 85th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 8 places below the position seen 10 years ago.

Rural Population (As % of Total) Unit 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Belize % 54.3% 54.1% 54.0% 53.8% 53.6%
Canada % 18.6% 18.5% 18.4% 18.3% 18.2%
China % 40.8% 39.7% 38.6% 37.5% 36.4%
El Salvador % 28.0% 27.3% 26.6% 25.9% 25.2%
Guatemala % 48.9% 48.6% 48.2% 47.8% 47.3%
Honduras % 42.9% 42.3% 41.6% 41.0% 40.4%
Japan % 8.38% 8.30% 8.22% 8.13% 8.05%
Mexico % 19.8% 19.6% 19.3% 19.0% 18.7%
Nicaragua % 41.5% 41.2% 41.0% 40.7% 40.4%
USA % 17.7% 17.5% 17.3% 17.1% 16.9%