Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Honduras
Honduras: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 82.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Honduras, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Honduras is 82.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Honduras peaked at 82.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 1960.
Honduras ranks 131st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.6% | — |
| 1961 | 43.2% | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 44.5% | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 45.6% | +2.4% |
| 1964 | 46.8% | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 47.9% | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 49.0% | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 50.0% | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 51.9% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 52.9% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 53.9% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 54.9% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 52.3% | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 47.5% | -9.1% |
| 1975 | 57.6% | +21.3% |
| 1976 | 58.7% | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 59.4% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 60.2% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 61.1% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 62.0% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 63.3% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 64.9% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 66.7% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 67.1% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 67.3% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 67.8% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 68.4% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 69.3% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 69.9% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 70.5% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 71.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 71.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 72.2% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 73.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 73.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 62.4% | -15.4% |
| 1999 | 74.4% | +19.3% |
| 2000 | 74.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 75.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 76.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 76.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 76.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 77.5% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 78.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 80.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 82.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 82.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 85.4%, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.3% | 42.6% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.8% | 47.5% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.6% | 62.0% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.2% | 62.4% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.0% | 74.9% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 76.8% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 76.0% | 82.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 128 Dominican Republic 82.7% compare
- 129 Syria 82.7% compare
- 130 American Samoa 82.6% compare
- 132 El Salvador 82.3% compare
- 133 Suriname 82.1% compare
- 134 Uzbekistan 81.8% 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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Honduras?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Honduras was 82.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 1960.
- How does Honduras rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Honduras ranks 131st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.