Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Honduras
Honduras: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 35.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Honduras, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Honduras stood at 35.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Honduras peaked at 39.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 2007.
Honduras ranks 155th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.8% | — |
| 1991 | 33.6% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 33.8% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 34.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 33.9% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 34.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 34.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 34.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 34.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 34.3% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 33.8% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 33.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 33.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 33.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 35.5% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 35.2% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 37.2% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 35.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.6%, 80% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 35.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 42.4%, 83% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 33.6% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 32.1% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 32.8% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 34.9% | 39.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More education data for Honduras
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31,374 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 39,572 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 107,321 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 106,198 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 552,199 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0949 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Honduras?
- Labor force, female in Honduras was 35.0% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 2007.
- How does Honduras rank for labor force, female?
- Honduras ranks 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.