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

Latest (2024)
59.0%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
41st
of 120 countries
All-time high
88.9%
in 1990
All-time low
59.0%
in 2024
Years of data
32
1989–2024

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day in Honduras, 1989–2024

0204060801989200620241989: 87.4 %1990: 88.9 %1991: 86.7 %1992: 85 %1993: 80.6 %1994: 79.4 %1995: 79.9 %1996: 82.2 %1997: 76.7 %1998: 75.9 %1999: 76.7 %2001: 66.7 %2002: 72.1 %2003: 75.1 %2004: 74.1 %2005: 71.8 %2006: 67.6 %2007: 65.4 %2008: 63 %2009: 61 %2010: 62.8 %2011: 64.1 %2012: 68.7 %2013: 66.6 %2014: 66.3 %2015: 66 %2016: 63.1 %2017: 64.5 %2018: 63.9 %2019: 61.6 %2023: 60.9 %2024: 59 %

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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About this data

Indicator
Poverty: Share of population living on less than $10 a day
Unit
%
Source
World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $10 per day.