Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Honduras
Honduras: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 21.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Honduras, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Honduras stood at 21.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Honduras peaked at 28.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2013.
That places Honduras 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.4% | — |
| 1992 | 23.4% | -4.1% |
| 1993 | 25.6% | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 27.8% | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 28.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 26.1% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 25.7% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 26.5% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 25.7% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 24.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 24.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 22.2% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 23.7% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 24.1% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 21.8% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | -0.7% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 21.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.8%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 21.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.8%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.9% | 23.4% | 28.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 23.0% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 21.1% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 21.6% | 24.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More reference data data for Honduras
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7924 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0527 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4642 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.287 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Honduras?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Honduras was 21.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2013.
- How does Honduras rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Honduras ranks 67th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Share of total employment working in the industry sector.