Honduras vs Nicaragua
Honduras vs Nicaragua: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: -0.5 per 1,000 people in Honduras and -1.2 per 1,000 people in Nicaragua, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Honduras, by 0.7 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Honduras has been higher since 1979, when it overtook Nicaragua.
- In 2023, Honduras ranked 138 and Nicaragua ranked 157 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Honduras at -0 per 1,000 people and Nicaragua at -0.9 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Honduras | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -0.5 | -1.2 |
| 2022 | -0.5 | -1.2 |
| 2021 | -0.6 | -1.6 |
| 2020 | -0.6 | -1.6 |
| 2019 | -0.7 | -3 |
| 2018 | -0.7 | -3.2 |
| 2017 | -0.7 | -3.5 |
| 2016 | -0.7 | -3.7 |
| 2015 | -0.7 | -4 |
| 2014 | -0.7 | -4.2 |
| 2013 | -0.7 | -4.4 |
| 2012 | -0.7 | -4.6 |
| 2011 | -0.7 | -4.9 |
| 2010 | -0.6 | -5.1 |
| 2009 | -0.6 | -5.3 |
| 2008 | -0.6 | -5.5 |
| 2007 | -0.6 | -5.7 |
| 2006 | -0.7 | -6 |
| 2005 | -0.8 | -6.2 |
| 2004 | -1 | -8.4 |
| 2003 | -1.1 | -8.6 |
| 2002 | -1.3 | -8.7 |
| 2001 | -1.4 | -8.6 |
| 2000 | -1.6 | -8.4 |
| 1999 | -1.8 | -8.1 |
| 1998 | -2 | -7.8 |
| 1997 | -2.2 | -7.7 |
| 1996 | -2.4 | -7.4 |
| 1995 | -2.6 | -5.6 |
| 1994 | -2.7 | -5.4 |
| 1993 | -2.9 | -5.4 |
| 1992 | -3 | -5.5 |
| 1991 | -3 | -5.6 |
| 1990 | -3.1 | -5.8 |
| 1989 | -3.3 | -6 |
| 1988 | -3.6 | -6.2 |
| 1987 | -3.8 | -6.5 |
| 1986 | -4 | -6.5 |
| 1985 | -4.1 | -6.4 |
| 1984 | -4.1 | -6.2 |
| 1983 | -4.1 | -5.8 |
| 1982 | -4.2 | -5.6 |
| 1981 | -4.2 | -5.2 |
| 1980 | -4.1 | -4.7 |
| 1979 | -4.1 | -4.5 |
| 1978 | -4.1 | -4 |
| 1977 | -4.1 | -3.7 |
| 1976 | -3.9 | -3.5 |
| 1975 | -3.7 | -3.3 |
| 1974 | -3.5 | -3.2 |
| 1973 | -3.3 | -3 |
| 1972 | -3.2 | -2.8 |
| 1971 | -3.1 | -2.5 |
| 1970 | -3.2 | -2.2 |
| 1969 | -3.2 | -2 |
| 1968 | -3.2 | -1.7 |
| 1967 | -3.2 | -1.7 |
| 1966 | -3.1 | -1.6 |
| 1965 | -3 | -1.6 |
| 1964 | -2.9 | -1.5 |
| 1963 | -2.7 | -1.5 |
| 1962 | -2.5 | -1.4 |
| 1961 | -2.3 | -1.4 |
| 1960 | -2 | -1.4 |
| 1959 | -1.7 | -1.3 |
| 1958 | -1.4 | -1.3 |
| 1957 | -1.1 | -1.4 |
| 1956 | -0.9 | -1.4 |
| 1955 | -0.7 | -1.4 |
| 1954 | -0.5 | -1.5 |
| 1953 | -0.3 | -1.5 |
| 1952 | -0.2 | -1.5 |
| 1951 | -0.1 | -1.6 |
| 1950 | -0.1 | -1.6 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Honduras | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.4-1–0 | -1.2-2.2–-0.2 |
| 2025 | -0.4-1.1–0.2 | -1.2-2.6–0.1 |
| 2026 | -0.4-1.1–0.3 | -1.2-3–0.4 |
| 2027 | -0.4-1.2–0.4 | -1.2-3.1–0.7 |
| 2028 | -0.3-1.2–0.6 | -1.1-3.2–0.9 |
| 2029 | -0.3-1.2–0.7 | -1.2-3.4–1 |
| 2030 | -0.3-1.3–0.7 | -1.2-3.7–1 |
| 2031 | -0.3-1.3–0.8 | -1.1-3.7–1.3 |
| 2032 | -0.3-1.3–0.9 | -1.1-3.8–1.4 |
| 2033 | -0.2-1.4–1 | -1.1-3.9–1.5 |
| 2034 | -0.2-1.3–1.1 | -1.1-4.2–1.7 |
| 2035 | -0.2-1.3–1.1 | -1.1-4.2–1.7 |
| 2036 | -0.2-1.4–1.2 | -1.1-4.4–1.7 |
| 2037 | -0.2-1.3–1.2 | -1.1-4.5–1.9 |
| 2038 | -0.1-1.3–1.3 | -1.1-4.6–2 |
| 2039 | -0.1-1.4–1.3 | -1.1-4.7–2 |
| 2040 | -0.1-1.4–1.4 | -1.1-4.8–2.1 |
| 2041 | -0.1-1.5–1.4 | -1.1-5–2.2 |
| 2042 | -0.1-1.5–1.5 | -1.1-5.1–2.3 |
| 2043 | -0.1-1.4–1.5 | -1.1-5.1–2.5 |
| 2044 | -0.1-1.5–1.5 | -1-5–2.6 |
| 2045 | -0.1-1.5–1.5 | -1-5.2–2.7 |
| 2046 | -0.1-1.5–1.6 | -1-5.2–2.8 |
| 2047 | -0.1-1.7–1.6 | -1-5.4–2.7 |
| 2048 | -0.1-1.6–1.7 | -1-5.4–2.9 |
| 2049 | -0.1-1.7–1.7 | -1-5.5–2.8 |
| 2050 | -0.1-1.7–1.8 | -1-5.3–2.9 |
| 2051 | -0.1-1.7–1.7 | -1-5.3–3.1 |
| 2052 | -0.1-1.7–1.7 | -1-5.7–3 |
| 2053 | -0.1-1.7–1.8 | -1-5.5–3.1 |
| 2054 | -0.1-1.7–1.7 | -1-5.7–3.3 |
| 2055 | -0.1-1.7–1.8 | -1-5.8–3.4 |
| 2056 | -0.1-1.6–1.8 | -1-5.8–3.4 |
| 2057 | -0.1-1.7–1.9 | -1-5.9–3.4 |
| 2058 | -0.1-1.8–1.8 | -0.9-6–3.6 |
| 2059 | -0.1-1.7–1.8 | -0.9-5.9–3.6 |
| 2060 | -0.1-1.7–1.8 | -1-5.9–3.4 |
| 2061 | -0.1-1.7–1.8 | -1-5.9–3.6 |
| 2062 | -0.1-1.7–1.8 | -0.9-6.1–3.8 |
| 2063 | -0.1-1.7–1.8 | -1-5.9–3.8 |
| 2064 | -0.1-1.7–1.9 | -1-6.1–3.8 |
| 2065 | -0.1-1.7–1.9 | -1-6.1–3.7 |
| 2066 | -0.1-1.9–1.9 | -0.9-6–4 |
| 2067 | -0.1-1.8–1.9 | -1-6–3.8 |
| 2068 | -0.1-1.8–2 | -0.9-6.1–4 |
| 2069 | -0.1-1.9–2 | -0.9-6.3–3.9 |
| 2070 | -0.1-1.9–2 | -1-6.6–4.1 |
| 2071 | -0.1-1.9–2.1 | -0.9-6.4–4.3 |
| 2072 | -0.1-1.9–2.1 | -0.9-6.5–4.2 |
| 2073 | -0.1-2–2 | -0.9-6.8–4.2 |
| 2074 | -0.1-1.9–1.9 | -1-7–4.4 |
| 2075 | -0.1-2–2 | -0.8-7.1–4.4 |
| 2076 | -0.1-1.9–2.2 | -0.9-6.9–4.5 |
| 2077 | -0.1-1.9–2 | -0.9-6.8–4.3 |
| 2078 | -0-2.1–2.1 | -0.8-6.9–4.4 |
| 2079 | -0.1-2.1–2.1 | -0.9-6.9–4.5 |
| 2080 | -0.1-2–2.1 | -0.9-7.2–4.5 |
| 2081 | -0.1-2.1–2.1 | -0.9-6.8–4.6 |
| 2082 | -0.1-2.2–2 | -0.9-6.8–4.8 |
| 2083 | -0-2.2–2.1 | -0.8-7.1–4.6 |
| 2084 | -0.1-2.2–2 | -0.9-7–4.7 |
| 2085 | -0.1-2.2–2.1 | -0.9-6.9–4.7 |
| 2086 | -0-2.3–2.1 | -0.9-7.1–4.5 |
| 2087 | -0-2.2–2.1 | -0.8-7.1–4.7 |
| 2088 | -0.1-2.3–2.2 | -0.8-7.3–4.7 |
| 2089 | -0.1-2.3–2.1 | -0.9-7.3–4.9 |
| 2090 | -0-2.3–2.1 | -0.8-7.4–5.2 |
| 2091 | -0-2.4–2.1 | -0.9-7.7–4.8 |
| 2092 | -0-2.3–2.1 | -0.8-7.5–4.8 |
| 2093 | -0.1-2.3–2.1 | -0.9-7.9–4.9 |
| 2094 | -0-2.4–2.2 | -0.8-7.5–4.8 |
| 2095 | -0.1-2.4–2.2 | -0.8-7.1–5.3 |
| 2096 | -0.1-2.4–2.2 | -0.8-7.2–5.2 |
| 2097 | -0-2.5–2 | -0.8-7.6–5.1 |
| 2098 | -0-2.3–2.1 | -0.9-7.4–5.1 |
| 2099 | -0.1-2.6–2.1 | -0.9-7.3–5 |
| 2100 | -0-2.5–2.3 | -0.9-7.3–5 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Honduras vs Nicaragua
Health
- Life expectancyHonduras: 72.9 years in 2023Nicaragua: 75 years in 2023
- Child mortalityHonduras: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024Nicaragua: 1.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityHonduras: 13 per 1,000 live births in 2023Nicaragua: 12.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterHonduras: 65.2% in 2022Nicaragua: 55.5% in 2020
- DepressionHonduras: 2.75% in 2017Nicaragua: 2.85% in 2017
- Suicide rateHonduras: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Nicaragua: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationHonduras: 10.6 million people in 2023Nicaragua: 6.82 million people in 2023
- Population growthHonduras: 1.7% a year in 2023Nicaragua: 1.36% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateHonduras: 2.5 births per woman in 2023Nicaragua: 2.22 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationHonduras: 59.3% in 2025Nicaragua: 59.4% in 2025
- Median ageHonduras: 23.6 years in 2023Nicaragua: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overHonduras: 4.3% in 2023Nicaragua: 5.4% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingHonduras: 1.46% of GDP in 2025Nicaragua: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsHonduras: $582M in 2025Nicaragua: $115M in 2025
- Military spending per personHonduras: $53 in 2025Nicaragua: $17 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingHonduras: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Nicaragua: 2.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelHonduras: 23,000 people in 2020Nicaragua: 12,000 people in 2020
- National powerHonduras: 0.06% of world capability in 2022Nicaragua: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersHonduras: 0.56% of the labour force in 2020Nicaragua: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsHonduras: 7 million TIV in 2024Nicaragua: 13 million TIV in 2019