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Population figures
Internal displacement
+247,000 people have been internally displaced in Honduras as a result of generalized violence between 2004 and 2018. Numbers could be higher in 2024, as triggers of internal displacement persist.
Asylum
24,932 Honduran nationals sought asylum in Mexico from 1 January to 31 October 2024, continuing to rank as the first nationality of asylum requests to this country.
121 people sought asylum in Honduras from 1 January to 31 October 2024 and are mainly from Venezuela, Nicaragua, Colombia, Cuba, and El Salvador. 38% of the applications were made by women and girls, 62% by men and boys. Compared to the same period in 2023, the asylum applications in Honduras have increased by 39%.
Mixed Movements
340,731 refugees and migrants in mixed movements entered Honduras irregularly from 1 January to 31 October and registered with the National Migration Institute (INM), which represents a 23% decrease compared to the same period in 2023.
Return
38,541 Hondurans were returned to the country in 2024 until 31 October.
Refuge
195 recognised refugees are currently living in Honduras. Refugees are mainly from Nicaragua, El Salvador and Venezuela. 27% are women, 48% are men, 12% are girls, 13% are boys.
Our response
144,436 people
have been reached by October 2024 by UNHCR and its partners, mainly people in mixed movements and internally displaced individuals, but also asylum-seekers, refugees, returnees, and host community members, with services such as shelter, cash and voucher assistance, case management, protection monitoring, livelihoods activities, risk mitigation and through community-based protection activities.