Honduras vs Nicaragua
Honduras vs Nicaragua: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 59.3% in Honduras and 59.4% in Nicaragua, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nicaragua, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1 times that in Honduras.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Nicaragua has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Honduras ranked 138 and Nicaragua ranked 135 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Honduras at 68.5% and Nicaragua at 68.5% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Honduras | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.3 | 59.4 |
| 2024 | 58.8 | 59.3 |
| 2023 | 58.3 | 59.1 |
| 2022 | 57.8 | 59 |
| 2021 | 57.4 | 58.9 |
| 2020 | 56.9 | 58.7 |
| 2019 | 56.4 | 58.5 |
| 2018 | 55.9 | 58.4 |
| 2017 | 55.4 | 58.2 |
| 2016 | 54.9 | 58 |
| 2015 | 54.4 | 57.8 |
| 2014 | 53.9 | 57.6 |
| 2013 | 53.4 | 57.4 |
| 2012 | 52.7 | 57.2 |
| 2011 | 52 | 57 |
| 2010 | 51.3 | 56.8 |
| 2009 | 50.7 | 56.7 |
| 2008 | 50 | 56.5 |
| 2007 | 49.4 | 56.3 |
| 2006 | 48.8 | 56.1 |
| 2005 | 48.2 | 55.9 |
| 2004 | 47.6 | 55.8 |
| 2003 | 47 | 55.6 |
| 2002 | 46.4 | 55.5 |
| 2001 | 45.9 | 55.4 |
| 2000 | 45.3 | 55.2 |
| 1999 | 44.8 | 55.1 |
| 1998 | 44.3 | 54.9 |
| 1997 | 43.8 | 54.8 |
| 1996 | 43.3 | 54.6 |
| 1995 | 42.9 | 54.5 |
| 1994 | 42.4 | 54.3 |
| 1993 | 41.9 | 54.1 |
| 1992 | 41.5 | 53.9 |
| 1991 | 41 | 53.7 |
| 1990 | 40.5 | 53.5 |
| 1989 | 40 | 53.3 |
| 1988 | 39.5 | 53.1 |
| 1987 | 38.9 | 52.9 |
| 1986 | 38.4 | 52.7 |
| 1985 | 37.9 | 52.4 |
| 1984 | 37.3 | 52.2 |
| 1983 | 36.8 | 51.9 |
| 1982 | 36.2 | 51.7 |
| 1981 | 35.6 | 51.4 |
| 1980 | 35.1 | 51.1 |
| 1979 | 34.5 | 50.8 |
| 1978 | 33.9 | 50.5 |
| 1977 | 33.3 | 50.2 |
| 1976 | 32.7 | 49.8 |
| 1975 | 32.1 | 49.5 |
| 1974 | 31.6 | 49.1 |
| 1973 | 30.9 | 48.7 |
| 1972 | 30.2 | 48.3 |
| 1971 | 29.4 | 47.8 |
| 1970 | 28.6 | 47.3 |
| 1969 | 27.8 | 46.5 |
| 1968 | 27 | 45.6 |
| 1967 | 26.1 | 44.6 |
| 1966 | 25.4 | 43.6 |
| 1965 | 24.7 | 42.6 |
| 1964 | 24.1 | 41.7 |
| 1963 | 23.7 | 41 |
| 1962 | 23.4 | 40.4 |
| 1961 | 23.2 | 39.8 |
| 1960 | 23.4 | 39.2 |
| 1959 | 23.8 | 38.6 |
| 1958 | 24.5 | 38.1 |
| 1957 | 25.4 | 37.6 |
| 1956 | 26.5 | 37.1 |
| 1955 | 27.5 | 36.6 |
| 1954 | 28.6 | 36.2 |
| 1953 | 29.5 | 35.8 |
| 1952 | 30.3 | 35.5 |
| 1951 | 30.8 | 35.2 |
| 1950 | 31 | 35 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Honduras | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59.7 | 59.6 |
| 2027 | 60.2 | 59.8 |
| 2028 | 60.6 | 60.1 |
| 2029 | 61.1 | 60.3 |
| 2030 | 61.5 | 60.5 |
| 2031 | 61.9 | 60.8 |
| 2032 | 62.4 | 61.1 |
| 2033 | 62.8 | 61.3 |
| 2034 | 63.2 | 61.6 |
| 2035 | 63.6 | 61.9 |
| 2036 | 64 | 62.3 |
| 2037 | 64.4 | 62.6 |
| 2038 | 64.7 | 63 |
| 2039 | 65.1 | 63.3 |
| 2040 | 65.5 | 63.7 |
| 2041 | 65.8 | 64.1 |
| 2042 | 66.1 | 64.5 |
| 2043 | 66.5 | 65 |
| 2044 | 66.8 | 65.4 |
| 2045 | 67.1 | 65.9 |
| 2046 | 67.4 | 66.4 |
| 2047 | 67.7 | 66.9 |
| 2048 | 68 | 67.4 |
| 2049 | 68.2 | 67.9 |
| 2050 | 68.5 | 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
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
- 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
- Net migration rateHonduras: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Nicaragua: -1.2 per 1,000 people 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