Share of women using modern contraceptive methods in Honduras
Honduras: Share of women using modern contraceptive methods was 66.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of women using modern contraceptive methods in Honduras, 1981–2019
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of women ages 15-49.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women using modern contraceptive methods in Honduras is 66.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women using modern contraceptive methods in Honduras peaked at 66.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1981.
Honduras ranks 16th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of women using modern contraceptive methods in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of women ages 15-49 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 23.6% | — |
| 1984 | 30.4% | +28.8% |
| 1987 | 32.9% | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 34.7% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 40.3% | +16.1% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 56.4% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +4.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 66.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.1%, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 66.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 59.0%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.0% | 23.6% | 32.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 37.5% | 34.7% | 40.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 51.0% | 56.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 63.8% | 66.5% | 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 share of women using modern contraceptive methods in Honduras?
- Share of women using modern contraceptive methods in Honduras was 66.5% in 2019, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women using modern contraceptive methods recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of women using modern contraceptive methods recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1981.
- How does Honduras rank for share of women using modern contraceptive methods?
- Honduras ranks 16th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of women using modern contraceptive methods rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS), Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), and UN Population Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women using modern contraceptive methods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated share of women using modern contraceptive methods, among those aged 15–49 and married or in union.