Labor force, total in Honduras was reported at 4295619 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Honduras - Labor force, total - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Honduras HN: Coverage: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs: % of Population data was reported at 1.899 % in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.889 % for 2010. Honduras HN: Coverage: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.889 % from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2011, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.899 % in 2011 and a record low of 0.082 % in 2008. Honduras HN: Coverage: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Honduras – Table HN.World Bank: Social Protection. Coverage of unemployment benefits and active labor market programs (ALMP) shows the percentage of population participating in unemployment compensation, severance pay, and early retirement due to labor market reasons, labor market services (intermediation), training (vocational, life skills, and cash for training), job rotation and job sharing, employment incentives and wage subsidies, supported employment and rehabilitation, and employment measures for the disabled. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.; ; ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/); Simple average;

Honduras scored **** in the gender gap index area of economic participation and opportunity in 2024. This means that women are ** percent less likely to have equal economic participation and opportunities than men. That year, the country scored **** in estimated earned income, which represents that, on average, women's income was estimated to be only ** percent of the income earned by men. Political empowerment is the gender gap category where Honduras scores the worst.

The statistic shows the distribution of employment in Honduras by economic sector from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, 22.56 percent of the employees in Honduras were active in the agricultural sector, 21.39 percent in industry and 56.05 percent in the service sector.

Honduras: Labor force, percent female: The latest value from 2024 is 34.54 percent, a decline from 34.6 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 41.82 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Honduras from 1990 to 2024 is 34.64 percent. The minimum value, 32.09 percent, was reached in 2007 while the maximum of 39.66 percent was recorded in 2021.

Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education) in Honduras was reported at 63.91 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Honduras - Labor force with intermediate education (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

Honduras HN: Coverage: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs: 3rd Quintile: % of Population data was reported at 1.812 % in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.892 % for 2010. Honduras HN: Coverage: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs: 3rd Quintile: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.892 % from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2011, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.812 % in 2011 and a record low of 0.091 % in 2008. Honduras HN: Coverage: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs: 3rd Quintile: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Honduras – Table HN.World Bank.WDI: Social Protection. Coverage of unemployment benefits and active labor market programs (ALMP) shows the percentage of population participating in unemployment compensation, severance pay, and early retirement due to labor market reasons, labor market services (intermediation), training (vocational, life skills, and cash for training), job rotation and job sharing, employment incentives and wage subsidies, supported employment and rehabilitation, and employment measures for the disabled. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.; ; ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/); Simple average;

Historical dataset showing Honduras labor force participation rate by year from 1990 to 2024.

Honduras: Female labor force participation rate: The latest value from 2024 is 39.49 percent, a decline from 39.67 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 51.13 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Honduras from 1990 to 2024 is 43.67 percent. The minimum value, 37.83 percent, was reached in 2007 while the maximum of 50.37 percent was recorded in 2018.

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Honduras was reported at 34.54 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Honduras - Labor force, female - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Honduras: Male labor force participation rate: The latest value from 2024 is 74.92 percent, a decline from 75.07 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 69.88 percent, based on data from 176 countries. Historically, the average for Honduras from 1990 to 2024 is 82.51 percent. The minimum value, 73.02 percent, was reached in 2020 while the maximum of 87.51 percent was recorded in 1991.

In 2024, the labor participation rate among the total population aged between 15 and 64 in Honduras was **** percent. Between 1990 and 2024, the figure dropped by **** percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory.

Honduras HN: Coverage: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs: 4th Quintile: % of Population data was reported at 0.838 % in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.706 % for 2010. Honduras HN: Coverage: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs: 4th Quintile: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.706 % from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2011, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.838 % in 2011 and a record low of 0.163 % in 2008. Honduras HN: Coverage: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs: 4th Quintile: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Honduras – Table HN.World Bank.WDI: Social Protection. Coverage of unemployment benefits and active labor market programs (ALMP) shows the percentage of population participating in unemployment compensation, severance pay, and early retirement due to labor market reasons, labor market services (intermediation), training (vocational, life skills, and cash for training), job rotation and job sharing, employment incentives and wage subsidies, supported employment and rehabilitation, and employment measures for the disabled. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.; ; ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/); Simple average;

Honduras HN: Coverage: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs: Poorest Quintile: % of Population data was reported at 2.676 % in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.315 % for 2010. Honduras HN: Coverage: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs: Poorest Quintile: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 1.315 % from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2011, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.676 % in 2011 and a record low of 0.019 % in 2008. Honduras HN: Coverage: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs: Poorest Quintile: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Honduras – Table HN.World Bank.WDI: Social Protection. Coverage of unemployment benefits and active labor market programs (ALMP) shows the percentage of population participating in unemployment compensation, severance pay, and early retirement due to labor market reasons, labor market services (intermediation), training (vocational, life skills, and cash for training), job rotation and job sharing, employment incentives and wage subsidies, supported employment and rehabilitation, and employment measures for the disabled. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.; ; ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/); Simple average;

Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate) in Honduras was reported at 75.18 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Honduras - Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

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Honduras HN: Benefit Incidence: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs (ALMP) to Poorest Quintile: % of Total Unemployment/ALMP Benefits data was reported at 18.470 % in 2011. This records a decrease from the previous number of 27.924 % for 2010. Honduras HN: Benefit Incidence: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs (ALMP) to Poorest Quintile: % of Total Unemployment/ALMP Benefits data is updated yearly, averaging 23.197 % from Dec 2010 (Median) to 2011, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 27.924 % in 2010 and a record low of 18.470 % in 2011. Honduras HN: Benefit Incidence: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs (ALMP) to Poorest Quintile: % of Total Unemployment/ALMP Benefits data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Honduras – Table HN.World Bank.WDI: Social Protection. Benefit incidence of unemployment benefits and active labor market programs (ALMP) to poorest quintile shows the percentage of total unemployment and active labor market programs benefits received by the poorest 20% of the population. Unemployment benefits and active labor market programs include unemployment compensation, severance pay, and early retirement due to labor market reasons, labor market services (intermediation), training (vocational, life skills, and cash for training), job rotation and job sharing, employment incentives and wage subsidies, supported employment and rehabilitation, and employment measures for the disabled. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.; ; ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/); Simple average;

Honduras HN: Coverage: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs: Richest Quintile: % of Population data was reported at 0.960 % in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.325 % for 2010. Honduras HN: Coverage: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs: Richest Quintile: % of Population data is updated yearly, averaging 0.325 % from Dec 2008 (Median) to 2011, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.960 % in 2011 and a record low of 0.076 % in 2008. Honduras HN: Coverage: Unemployment Benefits & Active Labour Market Programs: Richest Quintile: % of Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Honduras – Table HN.World Bank: Social Protection. Coverage of unemployment benefits and active labor market programs (ALMP) shows the percentage of population participating in unemployment compensation, severance pay, and early retirement due to labor market reasons, labor market services (intermediation), training (vocational, life skills, and cash for training), job rotation and job sharing, employment incentives and wage subsidies, supported employment and rehabilitation, and employment measures for the disabled. Estimates include both direct and indirect beneficiaries.; ; ASPIRE: The Atlas of Social Protection - Indicators of Resilience and Equity, The World Bank. Data are based on national representative household surveys. (datatopics.worldbank.org/aspire/); Simple average;

Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) in Honduras was reported at 56.48 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Honduras - Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) in Honduras was reported at 50.42 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Honduras - Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (modeled ILO estimate) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.