Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Honduras
Honduras: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day was 2.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Honduras, 1989–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Honduras stood at 2.6%.
That represents a change of down 26.1% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Honduras peaked at 16.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2015.
Honduras ranks 9th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 14.2% | — |
| 1990 | 16.1% | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 7.9% | -51.0% |
| 1992 | 5.7% | -28.3% |
| 1993 | 4.9% | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 6.7% | +37.1% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 8.9% | +39.4% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -55.8% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | +161.3% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | -40.7% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | +30.0% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | -17.8% |
| 2007 | 3.7% | -54.9% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -46.1% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +38.1% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +34.6% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -41.7% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -27.9% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +76.0% |
| 2017 | 2.8% | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | +47.1% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -26.1% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 2.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 12.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 2.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 13.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 3.9% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 2.2% | 10.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.5% | 2 |
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 poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Honduras?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day in Honduras was 2.6% in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2015.
- How does Honduras rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day?
- Honduras ranks 9th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $1 a day rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Poverty: Share of population living on less than $1 a day. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $1 per day.