Population Breakdown
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
Population: 8,143,201 (July 2011 est.)
Age structure:
0–14 years: 36.7% (male 1,528,271/female 1,464,428)
15–64 years: 59.5% (male 2,431,607/female 2,412,951)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 136,03/female 170,272) (2011 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.888% (2011 est.)
Birth rate: 25.14 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)
Death rate: 5.02 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15–64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female
total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 20.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 70.61 years
male: 68.93 years
female: 72.37 years (2011 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.09 children born/woman (2011 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Honduran(s)
adjective: Honduran
Ethnic groups: Mestizo or white (mixed Amerindian and European) 86%, Amerindian 7%, black 4%, white 3%
Religions: Roman Catholic 48%, Protestant 38%, other 14%.
Languages: Spanish, Amerindian languages
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 76.2%
male: 76.1%
female: 76.3% (2003 est.)
Read more about this topic: Ethnicity In Honduras
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