Share of single parent households in Honduras

Honduras: Share of single parent households was 13.08 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
13.08
World rank
14th
of 70 countries
All-time high
13.08
in 2019
All-time low
8.85
in 1988
Years of data
6
1974–2019

Share of single parent households in Honduras, 1974–2019

0510151974199620191974: 9.11988: 8.82001: 9.82006: 10.52012: 10.72019: 13.1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Honduras recorded 13.08 for share of single parent households in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of single parent households in Honduras peaked at 13.08 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.85, in 1988.

Honduras ranks 14th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Share of single parent households in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for Share of single parent households in Honduras, 1974 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1974 9.1 —
1988 8.85 -2.7%
2001 9.84 +11.2%
2006 10.52 +6.9%
2012 10.65 +1.2%
2019 13.08 +22.8%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 13.08 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.3, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 13.08 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.69, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.1 9.1 9.1 1
1980s 8.85 8.85 8.85 1
2000s 10.18 9.84 10.52 2
2010s 11.87 10.65 13.08 2

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 11 Ghana 13.45 compare
  2. 12 Argentina 13.44 compare
  3. 13 Trinidad and Tobago 13.31 compare
  4. 15 Zimbabwe 13.03 compare
  5. 16 Colombia 12.7 compare
  6. 17 Haiti 12.68 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of single parent households in Honduras?
Share of single parent households in Honduras was 13.08 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of single parent households recorded in Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 13.08 in 2019.
What is the lowest share of single parent households recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was 8.85 in 1988.
How does Honduras rank for share of single parent households?
Honduras ranks 14th out of 70 countries with data for 2019.
Is share of single parent households rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Honduras data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of single parent households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of single parent households
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
70 places, 523 data points, 1960–2021
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