People [1]

People

Population 10,432,860 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 1.492 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 52.415 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 59.6 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 14.2 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 70.123 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 11.97 billion kWh (2021) #100
Consumption 8.16 billion kWh (2021) #108
Exports 0.46 billion kWh (2021) #77
Imports 0.29 billion kWh (2021) #95
Renewable Electricity Generation 6.54 billion kWh (2021) #81

Oil

Ranking
Production 0.02 thousand bbl/day (2021) #118
Consumption 60.06 thousand bbl/day (2021) #93
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 103 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 7,588,554 (2018 est.)
Highways 14,742 km (2012)
Internet Users 2,667,978 (2016 est.)
Railways 699 km (2014)
Telephones 532,004 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationCentral America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Total Area112,090 sq. km
Land Area111,890 sq. km
Water Area200 sq. km
Coastline823 km
Climatesubtropical in lowlands, temperate in mountains
Terrainmostly mountains in interior, narrow coastal plains
Lowest PointCaribbean Sea 0 m
Highest Point Cerro Las Minas 2,870 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020