Labor force, total, per capita in Honduras
Honduras: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.3944 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Honduras, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 0.3944 units per person for labor force, total, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Honduras peaked at 0.4446 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3545 units per person, in 2007.
That places Honduras 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Honduras, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3551 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3552 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3575 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.36 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3613 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.364 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3659 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3684 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.371 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3727 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3664 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3656 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.365 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3646 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3643 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3641 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3565 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3545 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3617 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3728 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3834 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3737 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.369 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3999 units per person | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4134 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4172 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4161 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4268 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.4446 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4256 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4035 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.414 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4023 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3898 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3926 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.3944 units per person | +0.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.3944 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3868 units per person, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.3944 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4785 units per person, 82% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3631 units per person | 0.3551 units per person | 0.3727 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3635 units per person | 0.3545 units per person | 0.3728 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.407 units per person | 0.369 units per person | 0.4446 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3994 units per person | 0.3898 units per person | 0.414 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 133 Guinea-Bissau 0.3997 units per person compare
- 134 Cote d'Ivoire 0.3995 units per person compare
- 135 Uzbekistan 0.3951 units per person compare
- 137 Guyana 0.3908 units per person compare
- 138 Kyrgyzstan 0.3906 units per person compare
- 139 Venezuela 0.3899 units per person compare
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, total, per capita in Honduras?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Honduras was 0.3944 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4446 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3545 units per person in 2007.
- How does Honduras rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Honduras ranks 136th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.