Honduras: Population Profile

Honduras:

A Population Profile

Population (Mid-2011): 7,754,700

Land Area (sq. km): 112,090

Population Density (per sq. km): 69

Net Migration (# per 100): -2

Crude Birth Rate (# per 1000): 26

Crude Death Rate (# per 1000): 5

Rate of Natural Increase: 2.1%

Infant Mortality (# deaths per 1000 births): 24.0

Total Fertility Rate (av. # born per woman): 3.1

Dependency Rate (<age 15% + >age 65%): 36% + 4% = 40%

Male Life Expectancy: 71 years

Female Life Expectancy: 76 years

Male Literacy Rate: 93%

Female Literacy Rate: 95%

% Male Enrolled in Secondary School: 57%

% Female Enrolled in Secondary School: 72%

GNI PPP per capita (in US$): $3,710

% Living Below US$2 Per Day: 36%

% Male 15+ Economically Active: 80%

% Female 15+ Economically Active: 40%

Mobile Phone Accounts (# per 100): 85

Motor Vehicles (# per 1000): N/A

% Women in Legislative Body: 18%

% Rural with Access to Improved Water: 77%

% Undernourished: 23.0%

% Children <age 5 Underweight: 9.0%

% HIV/AIDS Among Ages 15-49: 0.8%

Information from Population Reference Bureau