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San Pedro Sula: population

San Pedro Sula, Honduras: 1.3 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.

Rank among the cities of the country: 2 of 16.

In 1975 it had 184,000 people.

In 2000 it had 606,000 people, so it has grown by 114% since then.

For 2050 the UN projects 1.61 million people.

A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.

Population, 1975 to 2050Projected from 20260500K1M1.5M2M19801990200020102020203020402050
2025 San Pedro Sula: 1.3M

Largest cities: Honduras

City20252050, projected
Tegucigalpa1,607,0331,949,135
San Pedro Sula1,299,4571,609,557
La Ceiba285,756371,028
El Progreso141,706176,012
Choluteca136,142174,083
Villanueva109,759153,419
Comayagua107,264140,814
Cofradía102,215137,809
Danlí76,498104,905
Puerto Cortés73,885101,686

Honduras: population and ages

Sources: World Urbanization Prospects 2025, UN DESA Population Division (CC BY 3.0 IGO).

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