Honduran diaspora


Since 1975 emigration from Honduras has accelerated as economic migrants and political refugees seek a better life elsewhere. Although many Hondurans have relatives in Nicaragua, Spain, Mexico, El Salvador and Canada, the majority of Hondurans living abroad are in the United States.

Countries

The United States

According to the U.S. Census Bureau 460,000 Hondurans live there, making them the third largest Central American community in the U.S. Members of the Honduran community live mainly in: Florida-88,000, 68,000 in Texas, 62,000 in California, 51,000 in New York, 55,000 in Louisiana, 25,000 in New Jersey, 18,000 in Virginia, and 3,000 in Washington DC.
2012 US State Department estimates suggested there are between 800,000 and 1 million Hondurans living in the United States, nearly 15% of the Honduran domestic population. The large uncertainty is due to the substantial number of Hondurans living illegally in the United States. The 2010 U.S. Census counted 633,401 Hondurans in the United States, up from 217,569 in 2000.

Spain

There were 100,000 Hondurans living in Spain in 2018.

The Americas

According to statistics compiled by CELADE in 1992 there were more than 8,700 Hondurans living in El Salvador, 9,700 in Nicaragua, 5,500 in Guatemala, 3,000 in Costa Rica ; and 2,400 in Belize. Additionally, according to the UN Demographic Yearbook 8,700 Hondurans live in Canada. There's another population of 80,587 in Mexico.