Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Honduras
Honduras: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.754 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Honduras, 1986–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Honduras recorded 0.754 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.2% on the previous year and up 2,457.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Honduras peaked at 0.754 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1989.
Honduras ranks 22nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Honduras, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | -95.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +260.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +95.2% |
| 1993 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +997.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | +169.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0081 units per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | +93.1% |
| 2007 | 0.011 units per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2008 | 0.01 units per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0176 units per square kilometre | +51.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0233 units per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0295 units per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0372 units per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0612 units per square kilometre | +64.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0939 units per square kilometre | +53.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1289 units per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1685 units per square kilometre | +30.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2355 units per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3079 units per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4619 units per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 0.579 units per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2023 | 0.754 units per square kilometre | +30.2% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 0.754 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0284 units per square kilometre, 26.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 0.754 units per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0446 units per square kilometre, 16.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +997.6% | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.004 units per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +260.0% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 0.011 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0807 units per square kilometre | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | 0.2355 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5257 units per square kilometre | 0.3079 units per square kilometre | 0.754 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 19 Gambia 0.8011 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Albania 0.8 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Iraq 0.7579 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Lebanon 0.7226 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Barbados 0.693 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Armenia 0.5345 units per square kilometre compare
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 refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Honduras?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Honduras was 0.754 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 0.754 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1989.
- How does Honduras rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Honduras ranks 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,457.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.