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.
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 |
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More reference data data for Honduras
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.4 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1582 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8369 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.21 °C (2025)
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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.