Forcibly displaced people in Honduras
Honduras: Forcibly displaced people was 101,711 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Honduras, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
The most recent figure for forcibly displaced people in Honduras is 101,711, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Honduras peaked at 247,272 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2010.
That places Honduras 79th out of 180 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forcibly displaced people in Honduras, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11 | — |
| 2011 | 16 | +45.5% |
| 2012 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38 | +137.5% |
| 2014 | 29,042 | +76326.3% |
| 2015 | 174,038 | +499.3% |
| 2016 | 190,026 | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 190,038 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 190,083 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 247,184 | +30.0% |
| 2020 | 247,201 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 247,243 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 247,272 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 101,283 | -59.0% |
| 2024 | 101,341 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 101,711 | +0.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 101,711 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56,328, 1.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 101,711 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15,910, 6.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +76326.3% | 38 | 29,042 |
| 2015 | +499.3% | 29,042 | 174,038 |
| 2013 | +137.5% | 16 | 38 |
| 2023 | -59.0% | 247,272 | 101,283 |
| 2011 | +45.5% | 11 | 16 |
| 2019 | +30.0% | 190,083 | 247,184 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 102,049 | 11 | 247,184 | 10 |
| 2020s | 174,342 | 101,283 | 247,272 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More social development data for Honduras
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 270 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94,449 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0086 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94,449 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forcibly displaced people in Honduras?
- Forcibly displaced people in Honduras was 101,711 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 247,272 in 2022.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2010.
- How does Honduras rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Honduras ranks 79th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.