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Honduras

Statistics 
Demographic & Health Highlights
Population Mid-2007  7,100,000  
Births per 1,000 Population  27  
Deaths per 1,000 Population  6  
Rate of Natural Increase (Percent)  2.1  
Projected Population, 2025  9,700,000  
Projected Population, 2050  12,100,000  
Projected Pop. Change 2007-2050 (%)  70  
Infant Deaths per 1,000 Live Births  23  
Lifetime Births per Woman (TFR)  3.3  
Population Age <15 (%)  38  
Population Age 65+ (%)  4  
Life Expectancy at Birth, Total  71  
Life Expectancy at Birth, Male  67  
Life Expectancy at Birth, Female  74  
Urban Population (%)  48  
HIV/AIDS Among Adult Population, Ages 15-49, 2005/2006 (%)  1.5  
Underweight Children Age <5 (%)  9  
GNI PPP Per Capita, 2005 (US$)  $3,540  
Density (population/sq. km.)  63  
Youth Ages 10-24, 2006  2,500,000  
Youth Ages 10-24, 2025  2,900,000  
Ever-Married Females Ages 15-19 (%)  32  
Family Planning
Contraceptive Use Among Married Women, All Methods, Ages 15-49 (%)  65  
Contraceptive Use Among Married Women, Modern Methods, Ages 15-49 (%)  56  
Women Giving Birth by Age 18 (%)  28  
Contraceptive Use Among Single Sexually Active Women Ages 15-19, Modern Method (%)  -  
Contraceptive Use Among Single Sexually Active Women Ages 20-24, Modern Method (%)  -  
Source of Contraceptive Supply: Public, Modern Methods (%)  34.8  
Contraceptive Use Among Married Women 15-49, Most Used Method(s)  Sterilization (F)  
Health & Environment Indicators
CO2 Emissions per Capita, 2002 (metric tons)  0.9  
Natural Habitat Remaining (%)  43  
CO2 Emissions per Capita, 1998 (metric tons)  0.8  
No. of Vehicles per 1,000 People, 2000  77  
Pop. Using Adequate Sanitation, 1999, Total (%)  77  
Pop. Using Adequate Sanitation, 1999, Rural (%)  57  
Change in Forest Area 1990-2000 (1,000 hectares)  -589  
No. of Threatened and Endangered Species - Animals  23  
No. of Threatened and Endangered Species - Plants  108  
Indicators on Women
Women Ages < 15, 2005 (%)  39  
Women Ages 15-49, 2005 (%)  50  
Women Ages 50+, 2005 (%)  11  
Births Attended by Skilled Personnel (%)  54  
Maternal Deaths per 100,000 Live Births, 2000  110  
HIV-Infected Adults Who Are Women Population, 2003-04 (%)  56  
Literacy Rate, Ages 15-24, 2000-04, Female (%)  91  
Literacy Rate, Ages 15-24, 2000-04, Male (%)  87  
Economically Active, Female, Ages 15+, 1995-2002 (%)  43  
Economically Active, Male, Ages 15+, 1995-2002 (%)  85  
Women as % of Parliament, 2004  6  
Secondary School Enrollment, Female, 2000/2004 (as % of school-age enrollment)  -  
Secondary School Enrollment, Male, 2000/2004 (as % of school-age enrollment)  -  

For complete definitions of demographic terms, see our glossary.

Sources for statistics: 2006 World Population Data Sheet, PRB; Women of Our World 2005, PRB; The Wealth Gap in Health, PRB; Making the Link: Population, Health, Environment, PRB; and Family Planning Worldwide 2002 Data Sheet, PRB; World's Youth 2006 , PRB.


Honduras

PRB Articles & Reports


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World Population Highlights 2007: Overview of World Population

PRB-UNFPA Country Profiles for Population and Reproductive Health 2005

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Pesticides: A Threat to Central America's Children and the Region's Future



Links


Top Links

- Background Notes: Honduras
- CDC International Reproductive Health Surveys
- City Populations 1950-2015 (UN)
- Education for All 2007: Statistical Annex (PDF: 1MB)
- Epidemiological Fact Sheets: 2006 Update
- Health in the Americas 2007
- HIV/AIDS Country Info: Honduras
- Honduras Instituto Nacional de Estadistics
- Maternal Mortality in 2000 (PDF: 987KB)
- Population Policies 2005 (UN)
- Population Trends 1950-2050 (UN)
- Population Trends 1950-2050 (USCB)
- Urban/Rural Population Trends 1950-2030 (UN)
- WHO Country Health Info: Honduras
- World Abortion Policies 2007
- World Bank World Development Indicators 2006
- World Migrant Stock 2005 (UN)
- WRI EarthTrends Country Profiles

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