Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Honduras
Honduras: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 4.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Honduras, 1974–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 4.9% for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in 2025.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Honduras peaked at 12.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1992.
That places Honduras 105th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.3% | 7.3% | 12.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.1% | 4.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 4.9% | 11.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 103 United Kingdom 4.9% compare
- 104 Brunei 4.9% compare
- 106 Switzerland 4.8% compare
- 108 Paraguay 4.6% compare
More reference data data for Honduras
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0126 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.4 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1582 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8369 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.21 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 206.92 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Honduras?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Honduras was 4.9% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 1986.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1992.
- How does Honduras rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Honduras ranks 105th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.