Honduras: immigration

What is the population of Honduras?

The population of Honduras was about 11.0 million in 2025, according to the World Bank, which uses UN estimates. It was 10.8 million in 2024.

The last national census was held in 2013; the National Institute of Statistics (INE) is preparing a new Population and Housing Census and has carried out a national mapping update in advance. Between censuses, figures are projections. 59% of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, according to the World Bank.

Official sources: World Bank: population, Honduras · INE

How many Hondurans are deported or returned?

The National Migration Institute (INM) publishes statistics on returned Hondurans, irregular migration and regular migration, last updated on 12 October 2026. The figures are shown in an interactive dashboard that our automated check could not read on 15 October 2026, so no total is given here.

Returned migrants include those deported and those returned with assistance, mostly from the United States and Mexico. The INM counts people as they arrive at reception centres. For a figure, use the dashboard's latest cut-off date, since totals rise through the year.

Official sources: INM: Estadísticas

How many Hondurans are refugees or asylum seekers abroad?

UNHCR counted 94,449 refugees and 168,464 asylum seekers from Honduras in other countries in 2025, according to its Refugee Data Finder. In 2024 there were 100,969 refugees and 237,701 asylum seekers.

Asylum seekers are people whose claims have not yet been decided. These figures cover only people in asylum systems, a small share of all Hondurans living abroad. UNHCR updates them twice a year.

Official sources: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder

How many people are internally displaced in Honduras?

UNHCR reported 423,845 internally displaced people in Honduras in 2025, up from 247,090 in 2024, according to its Refugee Data Finder. Honduras itself hosted 270 refugees and 441 asylum seekers.

The count depends on the methods used to identify displaced people, so large changes can reflect new assessments as well as new displacement. Internally displaced people have not crossed a border and so are not refugees; UNHCR publishes the figures twice a year.

Official sources: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder

What share of Honduras' population are immigrants?

According to the UN Population Division, the share of people born abroad in Honduras was 0.4% in 2024. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 4.8%, and Honduras placed 31st highest of 33. Worldwide: 176th of 193.

Are more people leaving Honduras than arriving?

The latest figure from the UN Population Division, for 2025, is -4,778. No year since 2005 has been higher. It is 20th highest of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is -967. Of 193 countries with 2025 data, 112th highest.

How many refugees does Honduras host?

The latest figure from UNHCR, for 2025, is 270. No year since 2005 has been higher. It is 17th highest of 28 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 1,306. Worldwide: 135th of 169.

How many refugees come from Honduras?

94,449: that is the number of refugees from the country living abroad in Honduras for 2025, according to UNHCR. The peak was 100,969 in 2024 and the low 536 in 2005. It is 3rd highest of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 710. Worldwide: 27th of 189.

How much are remittances to Honduras?

The latest figure from the World Bank, for 2025, is 30.1% of GDP. That is the highest since at least 2005. Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 3.3% of GDP, and Honduras placed 1st highest of 27. Worldwide: 4th of 127.