Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Honduras
Honduras: Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income was 23.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
23.4%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
1st
of 130 countries
All-time high
28.3%
in 2005
All-time low
20.8%
in 1992
Years of data
32
1989–2024
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Honduras, 1989–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Honduras is 23.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Honduras peaked at 28.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 1992.
Honduras ranks 1st of 130 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 25.5% | — |
| 1990 | 25.8% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 22.1% | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 20.8% | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 20.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 23.2% | +11.0% |
| 1995 | 23.8% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 25.0% | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 23.3% | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 27.0% | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 26.2% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 27.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 28.1% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 24.5% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 23.9% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 25.9% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | -0.8% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 23.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.6%, 2.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 23.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.8%, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.5% | 25.5% | 25.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 23.8% | 20.8% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.8% | 25.0% | 28.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 23.9% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.4% | 23.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More infrastructure data for Honduras
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.68 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 459,820 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.25 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 459,820 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7094 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Honduras?
- Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income in Honduras was 23.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 1992.
- How does Honduras rank for proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income?
- Honduras ranks 1st out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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