Honduras — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Honduras, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Honduras was 56.56% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 66.49% in 2018. The lowest was 56.48% in 2023 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.44% per year.
Honduras ranks 130 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 70%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 63.14%, so Honduras sits below it. It peaked in 2018 and has fallen 15% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 12%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 25 of 31 economies; Guyana (54.99%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 7% in 2013. That is 7% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 62nd of 187 in 1990 → 70th of 187 in 2000 → 85th of 187 in 2010 → 98th of 187 in 2020 → 129th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 56.59% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 56.49% | -2.2 pp |
| 2022 | 58.64% | -2.1 pp |
| 2021 | 60.69% | +1.2 pp |
| 2020 | 59.5% | -3.7 pp |
| 2019 | 63.18% | -3.3 pp |
| 2018 | 66.49% | +2.1 pp |
| 2017 | 64.36% | +1.0 pp |
| 2016 | 63.32% | -0.8 pp |
| 2015 | 64.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 64.15% | +1.5 pp |
| 2013 | 62.66% | +4.3 pp |
| 2012 | 58.4% | -1.3 pp |
| 2011 | 59.73% | -2.2 pp |
| 2010 | 61.92% | +1.1 pp |
| 2009 | 60.81% | +1.2 pp |
| 2008 | 59.58% | +0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 58.96% | -0.9 pp |
| 2006 | 59.86% | -1.8 pp |
| 2005 | 61.67% | -0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 62.22% | -0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 62.76% | -0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 63.31% | -0.5 pp |
| 2001 | 63.84% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 64.38% | -1.5 pp |
| 1999 | 65.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 66.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 65.98% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 65.91% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 65.95% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 65.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 65.93% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 65.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 65.67% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 65.92% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Honduras’s Labor participation in 1991?
65.67% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Honduras’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -14.2% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 56.56%; 2024: 56.59%; 2023: 56.49%; 2022: 58.64%; 2021: 60.69%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.