Honduras' population growth rate has slowed since the 1990s, but it remains high at nearly 2% annually because the birth rate averages approximately three children per woman and more among rural, indigenous, and poor women. Consequently, Honduras' young adult population - ages 15 to 29 - is projected to continue growing rapidly for the next three decades and then stabilize or slowly shrink. Population growth and limited job prospects outside of agriculture will continue to drive emigration. Remittances represent about a fifth of GDP.

Population:
8,448,465 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 35.5% (male 1,530,385/female 1,466,136)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 21.2% (male 913,818/female 878,340)
25-54 years: 34.8% (male 1,482,548/female 1,459,341)
55-64 years: 4.6% (male 178,514/female 208,243)
65 years and over: 3.9% (male 145,626/female 185,514) (2013 est.)

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 65.8 %
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 58.4 %
elderly dependency ratio: 7.4 %
potential support ratio: 13.6 (2013)

Median age:
total: 21.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 21.3 years
female: 22 years (2013 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.79% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
24.16 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
5.09 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 183
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-1.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 152
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 52% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 3.1% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
TEGUCIGALPA (capital) 1 million (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.85 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
21.1
note: median age a first birth among women 25-29 (2011-12)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
100 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 72
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 19.28 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 96
male: 21.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 70.81 years
country comparison to the world: 148
male: 69.14 years
female: 72.56 years (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.94 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
65.2% (2005/06)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
9.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 40
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
0.37 physicians/1,000 population (2005)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
0.7 beds/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: