Urban population, female (% of total) in Honduras
Honduras: Urban population, female (% of total) was 28.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Honduras, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, female in Honduras is 28.1%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Honduras peaked at 28.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1980.
That places Honduras 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female (% of total) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.9% | — |
| 1985 | 19.4% | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 20.9% | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +5.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 28.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 20.2%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 28.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.4%, 84% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.7% | 17.9% | 19.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 20.9% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 23.6% | 25.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 26.6% | 28.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 99 Kazakhstan 28.5% compare
- 100 Botswana 28.3% compare
- 101 Syria 28.2% compare
- 103 Slovak Republic 27.9% compare
- 104 Azerbaijan 27.6% compare
- 105 Ghana 27.5% compare
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 urban population, female in Honduras?
- Urban population, female in Honduras was 28.1% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1980.
- How does Honduras rank for urban population, female?
- Honduras ranks 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.