Largest Cities by Population in Honduras

63 cities in Honduras with 10,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by unofficial population estimates for July 1, 2023 (by National Institute of Statistics, Honduras).

Rank	City	Population
1	Tegucigalpa	1,132,000
2	San Pedro Sula	701,200
3	Choloma	220,300
4	La Ceiba	209,000
5	El Progreso	120,600
6	Comayagua	120,500
7	Choluteca	99,980
8	Villanueva	83,650
9	La Lima	80,740
10	Danlí	80,200
11	Siguatepeque	79,520
12	Juticalpa	75,790
13	Puerto Cortés	73,150
14	Tocoa	63,320
15	Catacamas	63,310
16	Santa Rosa de Copán	61,800
17	Olanchito	49,750
18	Cofradía	45,430
19	Tela	39,920
20	San Lorenzo	35,560
21	La Paz	32,450
22	Santa Bárbara	30,690
23	Intibucá	28,220
24	La EntradaNueva Arcadia	27,830
25	Campo Dos Caminos	27,820
26	El Paraíso	27,640
27	Yoro	27,460
28	Puerto Lempira	22,860
29	Trujillo	22,750
30	Morazán	22,240
31	Guaimaca	21,330
32	Nacaome	21,310
33	Santa Cruz de Yojoa	20,960
34	Talanga	20,610
35	Potrerillos	20,050
36	Gracias	18,550
37	Sabá	17,080
38	El Milagro	16,280
39	Sonaguera	15,730
40	Santa Rita	15,230
41	Marcala	15,050
42	Roatán	14,940
43	Nueva Ocotepeque	14,900
44	San Manuel	14,260
45	San Marcos de Colón	13,920
46	Pimienta	13,530
47	El Negrito	13,260
48	Baracoa	12,680
49	Las Lajas	12,000
50	Jesús de Otoro	11,930
51	Nuevo Chamelecón	11,910
52	La Esperanza	11,830
53	Azacualpa	11,800
54	Las Vegas	11,270
55	San Juan Pueblo	11,170
56	El Triunfo	10,930
57	Bonito Oriental	10,790
58	Monjarás	10,690
59	Omoa	10,550
60	La Jutosa	10,440
61	Copán Ruinas	10,320
62	Trojes	9,960
63	Yuscarán	2,550

Source: National Institute of Statistics, Honduras (2023 unofficial estimate), via City Population by Thomas Brinkhoff.

Why don't these match official city populations?Official figures typically count only the population within administrative boundaries. UN urban area figures cover the entire built-up area, which can include multiple cities and towns.Show moreShow less

Tokyo

33,338,852

Urban area

9,953,160

23 wards

Essen

2,709,375

Urban area

573,618

City of Essen

Ankara

3,630,865

Urban area

5,186,002

Metropolitan municipality

What counts as an urban area? The UN uses satellite imagery to map built-up land, and treats each continuous stretch of built-up land as an urban area. This means that urban areas can extend beyond official city boundaries, and may include multiple cities and towns within a single urban area.

Can an urban area be smaller than its city? Yes. While most cities have urban areas larger than their administrative boundaries, some cities have extensive administrative limits that include sparsely populated areas.

16 urban areas in Honduras with 50,000 or more inhabitants, ranked by the UN's population estimates for 2026.

Rank	Urban Area	Population Estimate (2026)	Yearly Change	Land Area (km²)	Density (P/km²)	World Rank	Projections (2030)	Projections (2050)
1	Tegucigalpa	1,621,765	+0.91%	170	9,517	305	1,680,695	1,949,135
2	San Pedro Sula	1,313,387	+1.06%	215	6,097	396	1,369,107	1,609,557
3	La Ceiba	289,093	+1.15%	53	5,455	2,028	302,442	371,028
4	El Progreso	143,565	+1.29%	27	5,240	4,294	150,999	176,012
5	Choluteca	137,665	+1.11%	35	3,933	4,471	143,759	174,083
6	Villanueva	111,869	+1.89%	25	4,548	5,583	120,307	153,419
7	Comayagua	109,025	+1.61%	18	6,195	5,737	116,067	140,814
8	Cofradía	104,289	+1.99%	24	4,382	6,004	112,585	137,809
9	Danlí	77,300	+1.04%	14	5,521	8,180	80,508	104,905
10	Puerto Cortés	74,777	+1.19%	28	2,671	8,433	78,343	101,686
11	Siguatepeque	73,388	+0.77%	15	4,893	8,586	75,650	95,724
12	Juticalpa	66,170	+0.93%	13	5,090	9,492	68,644	88,139
13	Tocoa	59,520	+1.37%	13	4,509	10,510	62,785	70,474
14	Catacamas	56,831	+0.89%	14	4,059	10,984	58,852	74,472
15	Santa Rosa	54,160	+1.32%	8.20	6,605	11,505	57,014	69,275
16	La Lima	51,473	+1.92%	11	4,515	11,977	55,419	70,953

Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025). World Urbanization Prospects: The 2025 Revision, Online Edition.

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