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Median age in Honduras

Honduras: Median age was 23.55 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
23.55 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
172nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
23.55 years
in 2023
All-time low
14.85 years
in 1968
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Honduras, 1950–2023

0510152025195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Honduras recorded 23.55 years 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 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.85 years, 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 years Change
1950 17.59 years —
1951 17.4 years -1.1%
1952 17.22 years -1.1%
1953 17.02 years -1.1%
1954 16.82 years -1.2%
1955 16.62 years -1.2%
1956 16.41 years -1.3%
1957 16.19 years -1.4%
1958 15.95 years -1.5%
1959 15.72 years -1.5%
1960 15.5 years -1.4%
1961 15.3 years -1.3%
1962 15.13 years -1.1%
1963 15 years -0.9%
1964 14.91 years -0.6%
1965 14.87 years -0.3%
1966 14.86 years -0.1%
1967 14.85 years -0.1%
1968 14.85 years -0.0%
1969 14.85 years +0.0%
1970 14.86 years +0.0%
1971 14.87 years +0.1%
1972 14.87 years +0.1%
1973 14.88 years +0.0%
1974 14.93 years +0.3%
1975 15 years +0.5%
1976 15.05 years +0.3%
1977 15.09 years +0.3%
1978 15.12 years +0.2%
1979 15.15 years +0.2%
1980 15.18 years +0.2%
1981 15.21 years +0.2%
1982 15.25 years +0.2%
1983 15.29 years +0.3%
1984 15.34 years +0.3%
1985 15.4 years +0.4%
1986 15.46 years +0.4%
1987 15.54 years +0.5%
1988 15.59 years +0.3%
1989 15.62 years +0.2%
1990 15.66 years +0.3%
1991 15.72 years +0.4%
1992 15.8 years +0.5%
1993 15.9 years +0.6%
1994 16.02 years +0.7%
1995 16.14 years +0.8%
1996 16.28 years +0.9%
1997 16.43 years +0.9%
1998 16.6 years +1.0%
1999 16.78 years +1.1%
2000 16.95 years +1.0%
2001 17.13 years +1.1%
2002 17.32 years +1.1%
2003 17.53 years +1.2%
2004 17.75 years +1.3%
2005 17.99 years +1.3%
2006 18.24 years +1.4%
2007 18.5 years +1.5%
2008 18.78 years +1.5%
2009 19.06 years +1.5%
2010 19.34 years +1.5%
2011 19.64 years +1.5%
2012 19.94 years +1.6%
2013 20.26 years +1.6%
2014 20.58 years +1.6%
2015 20.91 years +1.6%
2016 21.24 years +1.6%
2017 21.57 years +1.6%
2018 21.91 years +1.6%
2019 22.25 years +1.5%
2020 22.57 years +1.5%
2021 22.89 years +1.4%
2022 23.21 years +1.4%
2023 23.55 years +1.5%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 23.55 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 21.43 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 23.55 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 33.82 years, 70% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 16.7 years 15.72 years 17.59 years 10
1960s 15.01 years 14.85 years 15.5 years 10
1970s 14.98 years 14.86 years 15.15 years 10
1980s 15.39 years 15.18 years 15.62 years 10
1990s 16.13 years 15.66 years 16.78 years 10
2000s 17.92 years 16.95 years 19.06 years 10
2010s 20.76 years 19.34 years 22.25 years 10
2020s 23.05 years 22.57 years 23.55 years 4

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 169 Laos 24.28 years compare
  2. 170 Jordan 24.28 years compare
  3. 171 Egypt 24.03 years compare
  4. 173 Haiti 23.51 years compare
  5. 174 Botswana 22.88 years compare
  6. 175 Micronesia (country) 22.85 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Honduras?
Median age in Honduras was 23.55 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 23.55 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 14.85 years 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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