Population: 5,103,772 (July 1989), growth rate 3.1% (1989)

Birth rate: 38 births/1,000 population (1989)

Death rate: 7 deaths/1,000 population (1989)

Net migration rate: NEGL migrants/1,000 population (1989)

Infant mortality rate: 64 deaths/1,000 live births (1989)

Life expectancy at birth: 63 years male, 67 years female (1989)

Total fertility rate: 5.0 children born/woman (1989)

Nationality: noun--Honduran(s); adjective--Honduran

Ethnic divisions: 90% mestizo (mixed Indian and European), 7% Indian, 2% black, 1% white

Religion: about 97% Roman Catholic; small Protestant minority

Language: Spanish, Indian dialects

Literacy: 56%

Labor force: 1,300,000; 62% agriculture, 20% services, 9% manufacturing, 3% construction, 6% other (1985)

Organized labor: 40% of urban labor force, 20% of rural work force (1985)

NOTE: The information regarding Honduras on this page is re-published from the 1989 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Honduras People 1989 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Honduras People 1989 should be addressed to the CIA.