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.
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 |
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- Winter temperature anomalies 1.21 °C (2025)
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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.