Country profile
Honduras
Republic of Honduras · Central America
👥 Population
11,005,850
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Tegucigalpa
🗺 Area
112,492 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$39.6B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.645
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
98 /km²
💱 Currency
HNL
Honduran lempira
🗣 Languages
Spanish
About Honduras
Honduras (officially Republic of Honduras) is a country in Central America, with Tegucigalpa as its capital. It is home to roughly 11.01 million people, giving a population density of about 98 people per square kilometre. The country covers 112,492 km² of land and shares land borders with 3 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $39.6B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.645. The official currency is the Honduran lempira (HNL), and the main language is Spanish.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$81.04B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$7,486
GDP growth
3.8%
Inflation
4.6%
Unemployment
4.9%
👥 People
Life expectancy
73.0 yrs
Fertility rate
2.48
Pop. growth
1.7%
Urban population
59.3%
Infant mortality /1k
12.8
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
58.6%
Literacy rate
88.3%
Physicians /1k
0.49
Renewable energy
45.9%
Travel & practical
Capital
Tegucigalpa
Currency
HNL
Dialing code
+504
Internet TLD
.hn
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Fun facts about Honduras
- Honduras is the 86th most populous country in the world, with about 11.01 million people.
- By land area it is the 101st-largest country in the world, covering 112,492 km².
- It has the world's 103rd-largest economy by nominal GDP ($39.6B).
- Honduras shares land borders with 3 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of medium human development, with an HDI of 0.645.
- Honduras has a population density of about 98 people per square kilometre.
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