Honduras - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Honduras was 35.37 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 38.16 in 2018, while its lowest value was 32.87 in 2007.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 34.51
1991 34.28
1992 34.52
1993 34.80
1994 34.76
1995 35.02
1996 35.05
1997 35.21
1998 35.33
1999 35.23
2000 34.69
2001 34.62
2002 34.56
2003 34.51
2004 34.46
2005 34.42
2006 32.94
2007 32.87
2008 33.87
2009 34.39
2010 35.17
2011 33.90
2012 33.44
2013 35.28
2014 36.48
2015 36.91
2016 36.83
2017 36.10
2018 38.16
2019 35.74
2020 35.11
2021 35.37

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Honduras was 4,251,983 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,351,344 in 2018 and a minimum value of 1,768,388 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 1,768,388
1991 1,821,613
1992 1,887,082
1993 1,955,691
1994 2,019,729
1995 2,093,400
1996 2,164,696
1997 2,241,672
1998 2,319,701
1999 2,394,253
2000 2,420,116
2001 2,479,124
2002 2,541,221
2003 2,605,133
2004 2,669,122
2005 2,732,602
2006 2,740,849
2007 2,786,673
2008 2,905,042
2009 3,059,061
2010 3,214,166
2011 3,197,958
2012 3,225,010
2013 3,568,374
2014 3,764,382
2015 3,870,926
2016 3,933,053
2017 4,105,648
2018 4,351,344
2019 4,238,924
2020 4,089,919
2021 4,251,983

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure