Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Honduras

Honduras: Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day was 23.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
23.5%
Change on year
down 11.8%
World rank
31st
of 120 countries
All-time high
64.6%
in 1990
All-time low
23.5%
in 2024
Years of data
32
1989–2024

Poverty: Share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Honduras, 1989–2024

02040601989200620241989: 62.2 %1990: 64.6 %1991: 57.7 %1992: 52.3 %1993: 46 %1994: 46.4 %1995: 48.8 %1996: 51.5 %1997: 40.3 %1998: 42.3 %1999: 43.4 %2001: 35.7 %2002: 40.4 %2003: 45.3 %2004: 44.4 %2005: 41.6 %2006: 37 %2007: 32.2 %2008: 30.5 %2009: 27.5 %2010: 29.5 %2011: 29.8 %2012: 35.3 %2013: 31.2 %2014: 31.1 %2015: 30.6 %2016: 30.1 %2017: 29.1 %2018: 29.2 %2019: 28.4 %2023: 26.6 %2024: 23.5 %

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 $4.20 a day in Honduras is 23.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 24.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Honduras peaked at 64.6% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2024.

Honduras ranks 31st of 120 countries on this measure, 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 62.2% 62.2% 62.2% 1
1990s 49.3% 40.3% 64.6% 10
2000s 37.2% 27.5% 45.3% 9
2010s 30.4% 28.4% 35.3% 10
2020s 25.0% 23.5% 26.6% 2

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 28 Guinea 29.2% compare
  2. 29 Mauritania 26.0% compare
  3. 30 India 23.9% compare
  4. 32 Laos 22.5% compare
  5. 33 Bangladesh 20.5% compare
  6. 34 Guatemala 17.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Honduras?
Poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day in Honduras was 23.5% 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 $4.20 a day recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 1990.
What is the lowest poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2024.
How does Honduras rank for poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day?
Honduras ranks 31st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
Is poverty: share of population living on less than $4.20 a day rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.5%. 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 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 $4.20 per day.