Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Honduras
Honduras: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day was 59.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 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
The most recent figure for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Honduras is 59.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Honduras peaked at 88.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2024.
That places Honduras 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 87.4% | — |
| 1990 | 88.9% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 86.7% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 85.0% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 80.6% | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 79.4% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 82.2% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 76.7% | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 75.9% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 76.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 66.7% | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 75.1% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 74.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 71.8% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 67.6% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 65.4% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 63.0% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 62.8% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 63.9% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 60.9% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | -3.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 59.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 80.4%, 73% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 59.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 30.7%, 1.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 81.2% | 75.9% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.5% | 61.0% | 75.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 61.6% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 59.0% | 60.9% | 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 $10 a day in Honduras?
- Poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day in Honduras was 59.0% 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 $10 a day recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2024.
- How does Honduras rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day?
- Honduras ranks 41st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is poverty: share of population living on less than $10 a day rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 $10 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 $10 per day.