Median age in Honduras
Honduras: Median age was 23.55 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
23.55
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
172nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
23.55
in 2023
All-time low
14.85
in 1968
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Median age in Honduras, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 23.55 for median age in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median age in Honduras peaked at 23.55 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.85, in 1968.
That places Honduras 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Median age in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 17.59 | — |
| 1951 | 17.4 | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 17.22 | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 17.02 | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 16.82 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 16.62 | -1.2% |
| 1956 | 16.41 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 16.19 | -1.4% |
| 1958 | 15.95 | -1.5% |
| 1959 | 15.72 | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 15.5 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 15.3 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 15.13 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 15 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 14.91 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 14.87 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 14.86 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 14.85 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 14.85 | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 14.85 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 14.86 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 14.87 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 14.87 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 14.88 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 14.93 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 15 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 15.05 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 15.09 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 15.12 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 15.15 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 15.18 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 15.21 | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 15.25 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 15.29 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 15.34 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 15.4 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 15.46 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 15.54 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 15.59 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 15.62 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 15.66 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 15.72 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 15.8 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 15.9 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 16.02 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 16.14 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 16.28 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 16.43 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 16.6 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 16.78 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 16.95 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 17.13 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 17.32 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 17.53 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 17.75 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 17.99 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 18.24 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 18.5 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 18.78 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 19.06 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 19.34 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 19.64 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 19.94 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 20.26 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 20.58 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 20.91 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 21.24 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 21.57 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 21.91 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 22.25 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 22.57 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 22.89 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 23.21 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 23.55 | +1.5% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 23.55 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 23.55 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82, 70% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.7 | 15.72 | 17.59 | 10 |
| 1960s | 15.01 | 14.85 | 15.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.98 | 14.86 | 15.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.39 | 15.18 | 15.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.13 | 15.66 | 16.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.92 | 16.95 | 19.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.76 | 19.34 | 22.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.05 | 22.57 | 23.55 | 4 |
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 median age in Honduras?
- Median age in Honduras was 23.55 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median age recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 23.55 in 2023.
- What is the lowest median age recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.85 in 1968.
- How does Honduras rank for median age?
- Honduras ranks 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median age rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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