Demographics of the Republic of Honduras

Census population and average annual growth rate
Year	Pop.	±%
1791	96,421	—
1801	128,453	+33.2%
1881	307,289	+139.2%
1887	331,917	+8.0%
1895	398,877	+20.2%
1901	543,741	+36.3%
1905	500,136	−8.0%
1910	553,446	+10.7%
1916	605,997	+9.5%
1926	700,811	+15.6%
1930	854,184	+21.9%
1935	962,000	+12.6%
1940	1,107,859	+15.2%
1945	1,200,542	+8.4%
1950	1,368,605	+14.0%
1961	1,884,765	+37.7%
1988	4,614,377	+144.8%
2001	6,535,344	+41.6%
2015	8,098,000	+43.9%

Map of Honduras (Source: BornInHonduras)

"According to the 2012 revision of the World Population Prospects the total population was 7,621,000 in 2010, compared to only 1,487,000 in 1950 (a fivefold increase in 60 years). The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 36.8%, 58.9% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 4.3% was 65 years or older."

Population Growth: 2.1%

Birth rate: 3.03 births/1,000 population

Death rate: 5.13 deaths/1,000 population

Total fertility rate: 3.05 children born/woman, ranked 62th in the world

The median age is 22 years, for males its 21.7 years, and for females 22.5 years

Life Expectancy: 73.49 years

                                                   Official Language: Spanish

              Ethnic groups: Mestizo, Garifuna, Miskito, Tawahka, 

                                             Pech, Tolupan, Ch'orti', Lenca.

Sources:
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Honduras
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras
IndexMundi:
http://www.indexmundi.com/honduras/median_age.html

Population in 2015

Garifuna tribe dancing "Punta"

 "The total population in Honduras was last recorded at 8.6 million people in 2013 from 2.0 million in 1960, changing 328 percent during the last 50 years."

 

90% of the  population in Honduras is "Mestizo" which is a mix between European and Amerindian descend.

 

Mestizo girls celebrating with traditional Honduran folklore costumes (photo by Eric Mohl)

 

7% population are ethnic groups called, Garifuna, Miskito, Tawahka, Pech, Tolupan, Ch'orti', Lenca. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ch'orti' (Mayan) girls posing next to a Mayan drawing

 

The remaining 3% of the population are immigrants from Turkey, Palestine, Arab countries, China, Korea, Japan, Germany, Ex-pats (American), and adjacent country visitors, etc..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/honduras/population

Literacy rate:

"Literacy rate; adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Honduras was last measured at 85.12 in 2011, according to the World Bank."

 

Honduras literacy rate has improved since the 1960s, they now have an advanced public school system as well as a highly advanced private school system. Private schools are paid often out of pocket, and only affluent families can do so. In 70% of private schools are bilingual and English is the language the that is learned. Often American teachers volunteer their services in providing English lessons and providing improved teaching formats to Honduran teachers.

 

Source: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/honduras/literacy-rate-adult-total-percent-of-people-ages-15-and-above-wb-data.html

 

Population Distribution & Density Chart in 1974

Honduras population is mostly concentrated in its capital called Tegucigalpa. The second highest density city is called San Pedro Sula, which is the "industrial" capital of Honduras, and where most of the industries business is concentrated. Honduras is the largest country in Central America by its borders.

Graph depicts the population distribution in major areas in the country
 
Source: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/honduras.html

 Urbanization in Honduras:

 

KFC in Tegucigalpa, picture from
 https://rachelgit.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/tegucigalpa-taxis/

Recently there has been a change from rural living to urbanization. In San Pedro Sula, Honduras, the city is becoming urbanized, with extensive shopping malls, just like the ones in United States and some are actually bigger than the ones in United States. Well known international brands have started to shift business to Honduras, for example, Hilton Hotels, Holiday Inn, Toyota, Hyundai, Ford, McDonalds, KFC, CineMark, City Mall, Burger King, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Wendy's, LittleCaesar's, as well as many other American companies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Honduras

Honduras has started to improve their transportation system with higher quality highways and safer public transportation. The main form of transportation are buses and taxis. Family own cars is the second way of transportation. 28% of the population owns a car.

(Picture of City Mall San Pedro Sula)

  

 

  "Urban population (% of total) in Honduras was last measured at 52.15 in 2011, according to the World Bank."

(Picture of Altia Business Park Honduras)

"The economy of Honduras is a neoliberal free market economy based mostly on agriculture, which accounts for 14% of its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013. Leading export coffee ($340 million) accounted for 22% of total Honduran export revenues. Bananas, formerly the country's second-largest export until being virtually wiped out by 1998's Hurricane Mitch, recovered in 2000 to 57% of pre-Mitch levels. Cultivated shrimp is another important export sector. Since the late 1970s, towns in the north began industrial production through maquiladoras, especially in San Pedro Sula and Puerto Cortés."


Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Honduras





Urbanization Graph:

Source: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/honduras/urban-population-percent-of-total-wb-data.html