Honduras: Forcibly displaced people

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Honduras' forcibly displaced people rose 0.4% on 2024 (from 101,341 to 101,711).

Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2024), the average change was +5,499.2% and a typical year strayed about 20,385.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 76,326.3% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 59% in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 29% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Honduras had the 79th highest value of the 169 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Honduras in the 2025 ranking

• Australia — 76th of 169: 116,340
• Bulgaria — 77th of 169: 106,913
• Finland — 78th of 169: 104,423
• Dominican Republic — 80th of 169: 100,533
• Denmark — 81st of 169: 97,745
• Zambia — 82nd of 169: 96,131

What this measures

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.

Limitations: Aggregating data across diverse categories introduces challenges in maintaining comparability and consistency. Variations in data collection methods and definitions—such as differing criteria for refugee or IDP status—can complicate efforts to standardize figures across countries and regions. Additionally, dynamic changes in displacement, including secondary movements or status transitions (e.g., from asylum-seeker to refugee), may lead to double counting or data gaps. The diverse sources of data, ranging from administrative records to field surveys, further underscore the importance of contextualizing and cautiously interpreting the aggregate figures.

All 16 values

Forcibly displaced people in nearby economies

• Argentina — 183,098 (2025)
• Aruba — 11,470 (2025)
• Bahamas, The — 10 (2025)
• Belize — 2,183 (2025)
• Bolivia — 9,406 (2025)
• Brazil — 967,151 (2025)
• Cayman Islands — 68 (2025)
• Chile — 674,696 (2025)
• Colombia — 10.04 million (2025)
• Costa Rica — 233,727 (2025)
• Cuba — 155 (2025)
• Curaçao

More social protection & labor data for Honduras

• Net migration — -4,778 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 270 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 94,449 (2025)
• Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (national estimate) — 6.66% (2025)
• Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (national estimate) — 3.63% (2025)
• Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) — 4.85% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 33.97% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)

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Questions people ask

What is Honduras's forcibly displaced people?

101,711 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2010?

It is up 924,545% from 11 in 2010 (83.82% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 247,272 in 2022 and the lowest 11 in 2010.

How does Honduras rank?

79th highest of 169 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in forcibly displaced people unusual for Honduras?

In 2025, Honduras' forcibly displaced people rose 0.4% on 2024 (from 101,341 to 101,711). Across the 14 yearly changes before that (2011 to 2024), the average change was +5,499.2% and a typical year strayed about 20,385.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SM.POP.FDIP, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), uri: https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/download Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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