Guatemala vs Honduras
Guatemala vs Honduras: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 56.3% in Guatemala and 59.3% in Honduras, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Honduras, by 3 percentage points, or 1.05 times that in Guatemala.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Honduras has been higher since 2011.
- In 2025, Guatemala ranked 144 and Honduras ranked 138 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Guatemala at 62.6% and Honduras at 68.5% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Guatemala | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56.3 | 59.3 |
| 2024 | 56 | 58.8 |
| 2023 | 55.6 | 58.3 |
| 2022 | 55.3 | 57.8 |
| 2021 | 54.9 | 57.4 |
| 2020 | 54.6 | 56.9 |
| 2019 | 54.2 | 56.4 |
| 2018 | 53.9 | 55.9 |
| 2017 | 53.8 | 55.4 |
| 2016 | 53.7 | 54.9 |
| 2015 | 53.4 | 54.4 |
| 2014 | 53.2 | 53.9 |
| 2013 | 52.8 | 53.4 |
| 2012 | 52.4 | 52.7 |
| 2011 | 51.9 | 52 |
| 2010 | 51.3 | 51.3 |
| 2009 | 50.7 | 50.7 |
| 2008 | 50.1 | 50 |
| 2007 | 49.5 | 49.4 |
| 2006 | 48.8 | 48.8 |
| 2005 | 48.1 | 48.2 |
| 2004 | 47.3 | 47.6 |
| 2003 | 46.6 | 47 |
| 2002 | 45.8 | 46.4 |
| 2001 | 44.7 | 45.9 |
| 2000 | 43.2 | 45.3 |
| 1999 | 41.6 | 44.8 |
| 1998 | 39.9 | 44.3 |
| 1997 | 38.3 | 43.8 |
| 1996 | 36.9 | 43.3 |
| 1995 | 35.8 | 42.9 |
| 1994 | 35.1 | 42.4 |
| 1993 | 34.7 | 41.9 |
| 1992 | 34.4 | 41.5 |
| 1991 | 34.2 | 41 |
| 1990 | 33.9 | 40.5 |
| 1989 | 33.7 | 40 |
| 1988 | 33.5 | 39.5 |
| 1987 | 33.3 | 38.9 |
| 1986 | 33.1 | 38.4 |
| 1985 | 33 | 37.9 |
| 1984 | 32.9 | 37.3 |
| 1983 | 32.8 | 36.8 |
| 1982 | 32.7 | 36.2 |
| 1981 | 32.7 | 35.6 |
| 1980 | 32.8 | 35.1 |
| 1979 | 33.2 | 34.5 |
| 1978 | 33.7 | 33.9 |
| 1977 | 34.4 | 33.3 |
| 1976 | 35.1 | 32.7 |
| 1975 | 35.7 | 32.1 |
| 1974 | 36.2 | 31.6 |
| 1973 | 36.4 | 30.9 |
| 1972 | 36.4 | 30.2 |
| 1971 | 36.2 | 29.4 |
| 1970 | 36 | 28.6 |
| 1969 | 35.7 | 27.8 |
| 1968 | 35.4 | 27 |
| 1967 | 35 | 26.1 |
| 1966 | 34.6 | 25.4 |
| 1965 | 34.1 | 24.7 |
| 1964 | 33.7 | 24.1 |
| 1963 | 33.3 | 23.7 |
| 1962 | 32.8 | 23.4 |
| 1961 | 32.4 | 23.2 |
| 1960 | 31.9 | 23.4 |
| 1959 | 31.3 | 23.8 |
| 1958 | 30.7 | 24.5 |
| 1957 | 30.1 | 25.4 |
| 1956 | 29.5 | 26.5 |
| 1955 | 28.8 | 27.5 |
| 1954 | 28.1 | 28.6 |
| 1953 | 27.4 | 29.5 |
| 1952 | 26.7 | 30.3 |
| 1951 | 25.9 | 30.8 |
| 1950 | 25.1 | 31 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Guatemala | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56.6 | 59.7 |
| 2027 | 57 | 60.2 |
| 2028 | 57.3 | 60.6 |
| 2029 | 57.6 | 61.1 |
| 2030 | 57.9 | 61.5 |
| 2031 | 58.3 | 61.9 |
| 2032 | 58.6 | 62.4 |
| 2033 | 58.9 | 62.8 |
| 2034 | 59.2 | 63.2 |
| 2035 | 59.4 | 63.6 |
| 2036 | 59.7 | 64 |
| 2037 | 60 | 64.4 |
| 2038 | 60.2 | 64.7 |
| 2039 | 60.5 | 65.1 |
| 2040 | 60.7 | 65.5 |
| 2041 | 61 | 65.8 |
| 2042 | 61.2 | 66.1 |
| 2043 | 61.4 | 66.5 |
| 2044 | 61.6 | 66.8 |
| 2045 | 61.8 | 67.1 |
| 2046 | 62 | 67.4 |
| 2047 | 62.2 | 67.7 |
| 2048 | 62.3 | 68 |
| 2049 | 62.5 | 68.2 |
| 2050 | 62.6 | 68.5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guatemala vs Honduras
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Honduras: 72.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Honduras: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Honduras: 13 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGuatemala: 56.3% in 2022Honduras: 65.2% in 2022
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Honduras: 2.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Honduras: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Honduras: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Honduras: 1.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Honduras: 2.5 births per woman in 2023
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Honduras: 23.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Honduras: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Honduras: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Honduras: 1.46% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuatemala: $617M in 2025Honduras: $582M in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Honduras: $53 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Honduras: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Honduras: 23,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Honduras: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Honduras: 0.56% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Honduras: 7 million TIV in 2024