Population about 10.6 million
If you were born in Honduras
Of the babies being born on Earth right now, about 1 in 564 is born in Honduras. Here are a few real statistics on the lives they meet.
A baby born here
Of the babies being born on Earth right now, about 1 in 564 is born here. About 233,793 babies are born here each year, one every 2 minutes.
UN World Population Prospects 2024How long a baby born here can expect to live, on average. One person's life may be much shorter or longer.
UN World Population Prospects 2024Babies who die before their fifth birthday, out of every 1,000 born.
UN IGMEHow long a child born here can expect to be in school.
UNDP Human Development Report58% live in cities and 42% in the countryside. Of the people who work, 21% farm.
World Bank, ILOThe number of children a woman has in her lifetime, on average, which shapes how many brothers and sisters a baby may have.
UN World Population Prospects 2024What people believe
Source: Pew Research Center
Big cities
These numbers are averages for the babies born here. Born on the same day in the same place, two lives still go their own ways, with the family's means, being a girl or a boy, the neighbourhood and countless chances. No one ever chose where they were born.
1 in 8 Billion is a life simulation: you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside the real statistics, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. The button draws it by the world's real births, and about 1 in 564 times it is here.
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