Honduras vs Mexico
Honduras vs Mexico: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 2.5 births per woman in Honduras and 1.91 births per woman in Mexico, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Honduras, by 0.59 births per woman, or 1.31 times that in Mexico.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Honduras has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2023, Honduras ranked 80 and Mexico ranked 116 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Honduras at 1.77 births per woman and Mexico at 1.67 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Honduras | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.5 | 1.91 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 2.52 | 1.94 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 2.55 | 1.97 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 2.58 | 1.99 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 2.61 | 2.02 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 2.65 | 2.03 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 2.66 | 2.04 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 2.09 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 2.75 | 2.14 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 2.79 | 2.21 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 2.86 | 2.27 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 2.93 | 2.29 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2.32 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 3.08 | 2.34 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 3.17 | 2.36 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 3.26 | 2.39 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 3.35 | 2.42 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 3.45 | 2.46 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 3.58 | 2.5 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 3.71 | 2.54 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 3.84 | 2.58 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2.63 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 4.15 | 2.67 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 4.29 | 2.71 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 4.37 | 2.76 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 4.47 | 2.82 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 4.59 | 2.89 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 4.71 | 2.96 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 4.84 | 3.04 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 4.94 | 3.13 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 5.03 | 3.21 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 5.11 | 3.29 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 5.19 | 3.36 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 5.27 | 3.44 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 5.35 | 3.53 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 5.47 | 3.64 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 5.58 | 3.8 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 5.7 | 3.97 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 5.82 | 4.09 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 5.93 | 4.18 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 6.06 | 4.3 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 6.18 | 4.43 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 6.3 | 4.57 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 6.42 | 4.74 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 6.53 | 4.96 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 6.63 | 5.2 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 6.73 | 5.36 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 6.81 | 5.54 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 6.87 | 5.74 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 6.91 | 5.95 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 6.99 | 6.12 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 7.06 | 6.28 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 7.11 | 6.42 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 7.17 | 6.53 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 7.23 | 6.63 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 7.3 | 6.71 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 7.36 | 6.75 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 7.41 | 6.79 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 7.44 | 6.82 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 7.44 | 6.83 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 7.44 | 6.82 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 7.44 | 6.8 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 7.45 | 6.78 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 7.46 | 6.76 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 7.47 | 6.76 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 7.49 | 6.76 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 7.5 | 6.75 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 7.51 | 6.74 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 7.51 | 6.73 | 5 |
| 1954 | 7.51 | 6.75 | 5 |
| 1953 | 7.51 | 6.73 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 7.5 | 6.73 | 5 |
| 1951 | 7.48 | 6.73 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 7.47 | 6.71 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Honduras | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.481.72–3.35 | 1.891.47–2.35 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 2.451.68–3.36 | 1.871.41–2.34 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 2.421.65–3.33 | 1.851.37–2.35 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 2.41.6–3.35 | 1.831.31–2.35 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 2.381.54–3.35 | 1.821.29–2.35 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 2.351.53–3.35 | 1.811.25–2.35 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 2.331.49–3.3 | 1.791.22–2.35 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 2.31.47–3.27 | 1.781.2–2.35 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 2.281.46–3.23 | 1.781.15–2.34 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 2.261.43–3.24 | 1.771.16–2.35 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 2.241.42–3.23 | 1.761.15–2.36 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 2.221.41–3.21 | 1.761.12–2.34 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 2.21.37–3.23 | 1.751.14–2.35 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 2.181.36–3.22 | 1.751.11–2.36 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 2.161.35–3.21 | 1.741.1–2.36 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 2.151.32–3.2 | 1.741.12–2.36 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 2.131.32–3.19 | 1.731.1–2.35 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 2.121.32–3.14 | 1.731.11–2.35 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 2.11.32–3.12 | 1.721.1–2.35 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 2.091.31–3.12 | 1.721.1–2.35 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 2.081.3–3.12 | 1.721.09–2.33 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 2.061.29–3.11 | 1.711.1–2.35 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 2.051.28–3.09 | 1.711.09–2.35 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 2.031.27–3.08 | 1.711.09–2.35 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 2.021.26–3.08 | 1.711.1–2.35 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 2.011.25–3.08 | 1.71.09–2.35 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 21.24–3.07 | 1.71.08–2.33 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.991.23–3.06 | 1.71.06–2.34 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.981.22–3.07 | 1.71.06–2.34 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.971.22–3.06 | 1.71.07–2.35 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.961.2–3.06 | 1.691.08–2.34 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.961.19–3.03 | 1.691.07–2.34 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.951.2–3 | 1.691.08–2.32 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.941.2–2.97 | 1.691.09–2.34 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.931.19–2.99 | 1.691.08–2.35 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.921.18–2.95 | 1.691.08–2.34 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.921.17–2.97 | 1.691.07–2.34 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.911.16–2.98 | 1.691.07–2.34 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.911.17–2.92 | 1.691.08–2.35 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.91.17–2.92 | 1.691.07–2.34 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.91.16–2.91 | 1.681.07–2.35 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.891.17–2.9 | 1.681.07–2.35 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.891.17–2.87 | 1.681.05–2.35 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.881.16–2.9 | 1.681.05–2.39 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.871.17–2.88 | 1.681.06–2.36 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.871.14–2.85 | 1.681.06–2.4 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.871.16–2.86 | 1.681.06–2.37 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.861.13–2.8 | 1.681.06–2.36 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.861.12–2.8 | 1.681.05–2.34 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.851.13–2.8 | 1.681.03–2.35 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.851.12–2.82 | 1.681.02–2.37 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.851.12–2.82 | 1.681.03–2.36 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.841.12–2.78 | 1.681.01–2.35 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.841.11–2.76 | 1.681.02–2.37 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.831.11–2.73 | 1.671.02–2.36 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.831.1–2.77 | 1.671.01–2.35 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.831.1–2.71 | 1.670.99–2.37 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.821.09–2.71 | 1.671.01–2.37 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.821.09–2.72 | 1.680.98–2.37 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.821.08–2.72 | 1.670.99–2.35 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.811.08–2.7 | 1.670.98–2.37 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.811.09–2.68 | 1.670.99–2.36 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.811.08–2.71 | 1.670.98–2.38 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.811.07–2.71 | 1.670.99–2.38 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.81.09–2.68 | 1.671–2.38 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.81.09–2.66 | 1.670.99–2.39 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.81.07–2.67 | 1.670.98–2.41 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.791.08–2.68 | 1.670.98–2.4 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.791.08–2.66 | 1.670.98–2.42 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.781.07–2.67 | 1.670.98–2.4 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.781.07–2.64 | 1.670.97–2.41 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.781.08–2.65 | 1.670.96–2.41 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.781.09–2.63 | 1.660.98–2.41 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.781.1–2.63 | 1.670.96–2.43 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.771.08–2.6 | 1.671–2.42 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.771.07–2.58 | 1.670.97–2.43 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.771.06–2.59 | 1.670.97–2.45 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Honduras vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyHonduras: 72.9 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityHonduras: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityHonduras: 13 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterHonduras: 65.2% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- DepressionHonduras: 2.75% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateHonduras: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationHonduras: 10.6 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthHonduras: 1.7% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Urban populationHonduras: 59.3% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageHonduras: 23.6 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overHonduras: 4.3% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateHonduras: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingHonduras: 1.46% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsHonduras: $582M in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personHonduras: $53 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingHonduras: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelHonduras: 23,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerHonduras: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersHonduras: 0.56% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsHonduras: 7 million TIV in 2024Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025