Rural population, female (% of total) in Honduras
Honduras: Rural population, female (% of total) was 21.9% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Rural population, female in Honduras, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 21.9% for rural population, female in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, female in Honduras peaked at 31.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2015.
Honduras ranks 92nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, female (% of total) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 31.8% | — |
| 1985 | 30.4% | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 29.0% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 23.4% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | -6.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 21.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.9%, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 21.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16.9%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.1% | 30.4% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.4% | 27.7% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.7% | 25.0% | 26.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 21.9% | 23.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More gender data for Honduras
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,403 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.3595 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,483 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,483 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 113,193 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 118,626 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 112,710 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 118,099 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 112,160 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, female in Honduras?
- Rural population, female in Honduras was 21.9% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 31.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest rural population, female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2015.
- How does Honduras rank for rural population, female?
- Honduras ranks 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female rural population is the percentage of females who live in rural areas to total population.