Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Honduras
Honduras: Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) was 4.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Honduras, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Honduras stood at 4.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Honduras peaked at 11.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1992.
That places Honduras 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.6% | — |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -33.2% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 4.4% | +34.9% |
| 1997 | 3.3% | -24.0% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | +21.1% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 5.3% | +31.8% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +13.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -27.2% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +25.1% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +50.4% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +25.4% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +92.7% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -30.8% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | -19.1% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 4.9% | 11.0% | 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 unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Honduras?
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) in Honduras was 4.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest unemployment, total (% of total labor force) recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1992.
- How does Honduras rank for unemployment, total (% of total labor force)?
- Honduras ranks 104th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, total (% of total labor force) rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.