๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Nicaraguavs๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ Honduras

Total Population
7,097,332
11,184,761
Honduras is 1.6ร— Nicaragua
Median age
27.3 years
25.6 years
1.7 years apart
Elderly Population Percentage
5.87%
4.67%
1.2 percentage points apart
Growth Rate
1.28%
1.63%
0.35 percentage points apart

Age composition in 2026:

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Nicaragua ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ณ Honduras
Nicaragua Honduras
Young Population 27.87%1,978,108 29.92%3,346,524
Working Age Population 66.26%4,702,707 65.41%7,316,252
Elderly Population 5.87%416,517 4.67%521,985

In 2026, the median age is 27.3 years in Nicaragua and 25.6 years in Honduras.Nicaragua already reached Hondurasโ€™s current median age in 2021, about 5 years ahead in population aging.

The total population of Nicaragua peaks in 2071 at 9,236,795.The total population of Honduras peaks in 2090 at 17,135,600.

By 2050, the dependency ratio of Nicaragua will be 49.4%, and 12.83% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Honduras will be 47.9%, and 10.18% of the population will be elderly.

Nicaragua Honduras
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) 2028โ€“2051 2033โ€“2056
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) 2032 2040 8 years later
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) 2053 2061 8 years later
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) 2068 2079 11 years later