Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. With regard to the first table, original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered. With regard to the second table, these estimated figures for said countries and territories in 2019 and the declared sources may conflict with the findings of the first table.
As with any statistical data, the accuracy of the findings may be challenged. In this case, for the following reasons:
Note: Letters in grey indicate non-measured height.
Country / region |
Average male height | Average female height | Stature ratio (male to female) |
Sample population / age range |
Share of pop. over 18 covered[9][10][lower-alpha 2] |
Method | Year | Ref. |
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Afghanistan | 168.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 155.3 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.08 | 18–69 (N= m:1,979 f:1,687) | 97.2% | Measured | 2018 | [11] |
Albania | 176.6 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 166.8 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 18–41 (N= m:266(18–41) f:179(18–36), SD= m:7.36 cm (2.9 in) f:9.41 cm (3.7 in)) | 52.7% | Measured | 2020 | [12] |
Albania | 174 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 161.8 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 20–29 (N= m:649 f:1,806) | 23.5% | Measured | 2008–2009 | [13][14] |
Algeria | 169.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158.5 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 25–64 (N= m:1,626 f:2,491) | 68.1% | Measured | 2005 | [15] |
Argentina | 174.5 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 161 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | Healthy, 18 (N= m:90 f:97, SD= m:7.43 cm (2.9 in) f:6.99 cm (2.8 in)) | 2.9% | Measured | 1998–2001 | [16] |
Armenia | 171.5 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 159.2 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18–69 (N= m:605 f:1,449) | 90.5% | Measured | 2016 | [17] |
Australia | 175.6 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 161.8 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 18+ | 100.0% | Measured | 2011–2012 | [18] |
Austria | 179 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 166 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 20–49 | 54.3% | Measured | 2006 | [19] |
Azerbaijan | 171.8 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 165.4 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.04 | 16+ | 100.0% | Measured | 2005 | [20] |
Bahrain | 171 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 156.6 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 18 | 1.9% | Measured | 2009 | [21][22] |
Bahrain | 165.1 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 154.2 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 19+ (N= m:1,120 f:1,181, SD= m:9.0 cm (3.5 in) f:7.8 cm (3.1 in)) | 97.7% | Measured | 2002 | [23] |
Bangladesh | 162.1 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 150.3 cm (4 ft 11 in) | 1.08 | 25+ (N= m:4,312 f:4,963) | 77.9% | Measured | 2009–2010 | [24] |
Belarus | 175.9 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 164.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.07 | 18–69 (N= m:2,089 f:2,921) | 87.9% | Measured | 2016–2017 | [25] |
Belgium | 176.8 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 163.1 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.08 | 18+ (N= m:548 f:604) | 100.0% | Measured | 2018 | [26] |
Belgium | 176.6 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 164.6 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.07 | 18–65 (N= >150,000) | N/A | Measured | 2005 | [27] |
Belgium | 178.6 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.06 | 21 (N= m:20–49 f:20–49, SD= m:6.6 cm (2.6 in) f:5.3 cm (2.1 in)) | 1.7% | Self-reported | 2001 | [28] |
Belize | 166.3 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 154.5 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.08 | 20+ (N= m:999 f:1,440) | 92.5% | Measured | 2010 | [29] |
Benin | 167.6 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.05 | 18–69 (N= m:2,304 f:2,543) | 97.1% | Measured | 2015 | [30] |
Bhutan | 163.9 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 153.2 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 18–69 (N= m:1,071 f:1,678) | 94.5% | Measured | 2014 | [31] |
Bolivia | N/A | 151.8 cm (5 ft 0 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:10,302, SD= f:5.9 cm (2.3 in)) | 52.6% | Self-reported | 2003 | [32] |
Bolivia | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 149 cm (4 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | Aymara, 20–29 | N/A | Measured | 1970s | [33] |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 183.9 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | 171.8 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | Students at UBL, 19–32(m), 19–26(f) (N= m:178 f:34, SD= m:7.11 cm (2.8 in) f:6.56 cm (2.6 in)) | 0.4% | Measured | 2014 | [34] |
Botswana | 170.9 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 160.9 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 15–69 (N= m:1,299 f:2,611) | 94.5% | Measured | 2014 | [35] |
Brazil | 170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158.8 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 18+ (N= m:62,037 f:65,696) | 100.0% | Measured | 2009 | [36][37] |
Brazil – Urban | 173.5 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 161.6 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 20–24 (N= m:6,360 f:6,305) | N/A | Measured | 2009 | [36] |
Brazil – Rural | 170.9 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 158.9 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 20–24 (N= m:1,939 f:1,633) | N/A | Measured | 2009 | [36] |
Brunei | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 152 cm (5 ft 0 in) | 1.09 | 19+ (N= m:696 f:828) | 97.7% | Measured | 2010–2011 | [38] |
Bulgaria | 175.2 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 163.2 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 15+ (N= m/f:6,410) | 100.0% | Self-reported | 2008 | [39][40] |
Burkina Faso | 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 162.3 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.05 | 25–64 (N= m:2,224 f:2,252) | 65.3% | Measured | 2013 | [41] |
Cambodia | 161.7 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 151.9 cm (5 ft 0 in) | 1.06 | 25–64 (N= m:1,881 f:3,430) | 67.0% | Measured | 2010 | [42] |
Cameroon – Urban | 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 161.3 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 15+ (N= m:3,746 f:5,078) | 100.0% | Measured | 2003 | [43] |
Canada | 177.7 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 163.0 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.09 | 20–39 | 34.5% | Measured | 2009–2011 | [44] |
Canada | 175.1 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 162.3 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.08 | 18–79 | 94.7% | Measured | 2007–2009 | [45] |
Central African Republic | N/A | 158.9 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:1,408, SD= f:6.6 cm (2.6 in)) | 50.0% | Self-reported | 1994 | [32] |
Chad | N/A | 162.6 cm (5 ft 4 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:2,393, SD= f:6.4 cm (2.5 in)) | 51.9% | Self-reported | 2004 | [32] |
Chile | 169.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 156.1 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 15+ | 100.0% | Measured | 2009–2010 | [46] |
China | 174 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 161.4 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18–44 | N/A | Measured | 2022 | [47] |
China | 169.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.07 | 18–44 | 34.3% | Measured | 2020 | [48] |
China | 172.6 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 160.6 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.07 | 20–24 | N/A | Measured | 2020 | [49][50] |
China | 167.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 155.8 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 18+ | 100.0% | Measured | 2012 | [51] |
Colombia | 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158.7 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 18–22 (N= m:1,528,875 f:1,468,110) | 14.1% | Measured | 2002 | [52] |
Comoros | N/A | 154.8 cm (5 ft 1 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:644, SD= f:5.8 cm (2.3 in)) | 49.8% | Self-reported | 1996 | [32] |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | N/A | 157.7 cm (5 ft 2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:2,727, SD= f:8.0 cm (3.1 in)) | 52.7% | Self-reported | 2005 | [32] |
Congo, Republic of the | N/A | 159 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:3,922, SD= f:8.1 cm (3.2 in)) | 55.7% | Self-reported | 2007 | [32] |
Costa Rica – San José | 169.4 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 155.9 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 20+ (N= m:523 f:904) | 94.6% | Measured | 2010 | [29] |
Croatia | 180.4 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 166.5 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18 (N= m:358 f:360, SD= m:6.8 cm (2.7 in) f:6.1 cm (2.4 in)) | 1.6% | Measured | 2006–2008 | [53] |
Cuba – Urban | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 156 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 15+ | 100.0% | Measured | 1999 | [54] |
Czech Republic | 177.7 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 164.4 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 25–64 (N= m:788 f:896) | 68.5% | Measured | 2016–2017 | [55] |
Czech Republic | 180.3 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 17 | 0.0% | Measured | 2001 | [56] |
Denmark | 180.4 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | Conscripts, 18–20 (N= m:38,025) | 5.3% | Measured | 2012 | [57] |
Dinaric Alps | 184.6 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | 171.1 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 17 (N=m: 2,705 f: 2,842, SD= m:6.84 cm (2.7 in) f:6.15 cm (2.4 in)) | 0.0% | Measured | 2005 | [58] |
Dominican Republic | 172.7 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 159 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 25–49 (N= f:4,763, SD= f:6.3 cm (2.5 in)) | 54.8% | Self-reported | 2014 | [59] |
East Timor | 158.7 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 152.9 cm (5 ft 0 in) | 1.04 | 18–69 (N= m:1,083 f:1,526) | 95.9% | Measured | 2014 | [60] |
Ecuador | 167.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 154.2 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | N/A | N/A | Measured | 2014 | [61] |
Egypt | 170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158.9 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 20–24 (N= m:845 f:1,059) | 16.6% | Measured | 2008 | [62] |
El Salvador – San Salvador | 168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 155.9 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 20+ (N= m:625 f:1,245) | 93.0% | Measured | 2010 | [29] |
El Salvador | N/A | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) | N/A | 25–49 | 50.9% | Self-reported | 2007 | [32] |
Eswatini | 168.4 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 158.9 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 15–69 (N= m:1,107 f:1,993) | 96.2% | Measured | 2014 | [63] |
Ethiopia | 167.6 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.06 | 15–69 (N= m:3,917 f:5,757) | 96.6% | Measured | 2015 | [64] |
Fiji | 173.4 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 161.2 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 15–64 (N: m:2,685 f:2,859) | 93.9% | Measured | 2002 | [65] |
Finland | 180.7 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | –25 (N= m/f:26,636) | N/A | Measured | 2010–2011 | [66][67] |
Finland | 178.9 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 165.3 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.08 | 25–34 (N= m/f:2,305) | 19.0% | Measured | 1994 | [66] |
France | 175.6 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 162.5 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.08 | 18–70 (N= m/f:11,562) | 85.9% | Measured | 2003–2004 | [68][69] |
France | 174.1 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 161.9 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 20+ | 96.6% | Measured | 2001 | [7] |
Gabon | 171 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 160.9 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 15–64 (N= m:1,054 f:1,634, SD= m:7.2 cm (2.8 in) f:6.7 cm (2.6 in)) | 91.9% | Measured | 2009 | [70] |
The Gambia | 167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.04 | 25–64 (N= m:1,633 f:1,940, SD= m:11.7 cm (4.6 in) f:9.8 cm (3.9 in)) | 66.8% | Measured | 2011 | [71] |
The Gambia – Rural | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 157.8 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.06 | 21–49 (N= m:9,559 f:13,160, SD= m:6.7 cm (2.6 in) f:5.6 cm (2.2 in)) | N/A | Measured | 1950–1974 | [72] |
Georgia | 173.8 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 161.2 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18–69 (N= m:1,271 f:2,933) | 85.6% | Measured | 2016 | [73][74] |
Germany | 178.9 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 165.9 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18+ (N= m:33,751 f:35,003) | 100.0% | Self-reported | 2021 | [75] |
Germany | 181.8 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 167.6 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 18–20 (N= m:797 f:735) | N/A | Self-reported | 2021 | [75] |
Germany | 175.4 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 162.8 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.08 | 18–79 (N= m/f:19,768) | 94.3% | Measured | 2007 | [6] |
Germany | 178.9 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 166.1 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18–39 | 29.2% | Measured | 2007 | [6] |
Ghana | 169.5 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 158.5 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 25–29 | 14.7% | Measured | 1987–1989 | [76] |
Greece | 177 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.07 | 18–49 | 56.3% | Measured | 2003 | [19] |
Guatemala | 160.1 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 148.1 cm (4 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 15–59 (N= m:6,624(15–59) f:15,211(15–49)) | N/A | Measured | 2008–2009 | [77] |
Guinea | N/A | 158.8 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:2,563, SD= f:6.3 cm (2.5 in)) | 52.9% | Self-reported | 2005 | [32] |
Haiti | N/A | 158.6 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:2,932, SD= f:6.5 cm (2.6 in)) | 52.8% | Self-reported | 2005 | [32] |
Honduras – Tegucigalpa | 167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 153.9 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 20+ (N= m:644 f:1,052) | 92.6% | Measured | 2010 | [29] |
Honduras | N/A | 152 cm (5 ft 0 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:11,219, SD= f:6.4 cm (2.5 in)) | 53.3% | Self-reported | 2005 | [32] |
Hong Kong | 171.7 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 158.7 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18 (N= m:468 f:453, SD= m:5.5 cm (2.2 in) f:5.7 cm (2.2 in)) | 1.4% | Measured | 2006 | [78] |
Hong Kong | 173.4 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 160.1 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.08 | University students, 19–20 (N= m:291 f:200, SD= m:6.1 cm (2.4 in) f:5.2 cm (2.0 in)) | 0.6%[79] | Measured | 2005 | [80] |
Hungary | 177.3 cm (5 ft 10 in) | N/A | N/A | 18 (N= m:1,080, SD= m:5.99 cm (2.4 in)) | 1.7% | Measured | 2005 | [81] |
Hungary | 176 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 164 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | Adults | N/A | Measured | 2000s | [82] |
Iceland | 181 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 20–49 | 43.6% | Self-reported | 2007 | [19] |
India | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 152 cm (5 ft 0 in) | 1.09 | 20–49 (N= m:69,245 f:118,796) | 44.3% | Measured | 2011 | [83] |
India | 174.4 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 158.5 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.10 | 18, mostly from upper socioeconomic strata | N/A | Measured | 2011 | [84] |
Indonesia | 164 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 154.1 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 18 (N= >300,000; Jakarta: males = 165.1 cm, females = 155.6 cm) | N/A | Measured | 2018 | [85] |
Iran | 170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 157.2 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.08 | 21+ (N= m/f:89,532, SD= m:8.05 cm (3.2 in) f:7.22 cm (2.8 in)) | 88.1% | Measured | 2005 | [86] |
Iran | 173.4 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.09 | 20–25 | N/A | Measured | 2005 | [86] |
Iraq | 171.3 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 157.5 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.09 | 18+ (N= m:1,596 f:2,318) | 100.0% | Measured | 2015 | [87] |
Ireland | 177 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.09 | 20–49 | 61.8% | Measured | 2007 | [19] |
Israel | 177 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 166 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 18–21 | 9.7% | Measured | 2010 | [88] |
Italy – North | 179.4 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.09 | 18–21 (N= m:825 f:601) | 5.6% | Measured | 2018 | [89][90] |
Italy – South | 177.4 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 164 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18–21 (N= m:479 f:412) | 5.6% | Measured | 2018 | [89][90] |
Italy | 176.5 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 162.5 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.09 | 18 | 1.4% | Measured | 1994–2004 | [13][22][91] |
Ivory Coast | 170.1 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159.1 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 25–29 (SD= m:6.7 cm (2.6 in) f:5.67 cm (2.2 in)) | 14.6% | Measured | 1985–1987 | [76] |
Jamaica | 171.8 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 160.8 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 25–74 | 71.4% | Measured | 1994–1996 | [92] |
Japan | 171.8 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 158.6 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18–49 (N= m:10,131 f:8,984) | 60.7% | Measured | 2018 | [93][94] |
Japan | 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 157.8 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.08 | 17 (N = 1,108,891 High School students) | 0.0% | Measured | 2018 | [95][96] |
Japan | 172 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.09 | 20–49 | 47.2% | Measured | 2005 | [19] |
Jordan | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 159 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 18–69 (N= m:2,203 f:3,510) | 96.3% | Measured | 2019 | [97] |
Kazakhstan | N/A | 159.8 cm (5 ft 3 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:1,600, SD= f:6.3 cm (2.5 in)) | 53.7% | Self-reported | 1999 | [32] |
Kenya | 169.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158.2 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 25–49 (N= f:4,856, SD= f:7.3 cm (2.9 in)) | 52.5% | Self-reported | 2016 | [32][98] |
Kiribati | 170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158.4 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18–69 (N= f:566 m:698) | 96.2% | Measured | 2015–2016 | [99] |
North Korea | 165.6 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 154.9 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.07 | Defectors, 20–39 (N= m/f:1,075) | 46.4% | Measured | 2005 | [100] |
South Korea | 174.5 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 162.3 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.08 | 19–24 (N= m:28,859 f:13,102) | N/A | Measured | 2021 | [101][102] |
South Korea | 174.6 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 161.5 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 20–22 | N/A | Measured | 2010–2012 | [103] |
Kosovo[lower-alpha 3] | 179.5 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 165.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.08 | Students, average age 18.25 (N= m:830 f:793, SD= m:7.02 cm (2.8 in) f:4.93 cm (1.9 in)) | N/A | Measured | 2017 | [104][105] |
Kosovo – Pristina[lower-alpha 3] | 180.6 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 166.8 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | Students, 17–18 (N= m:100 f:93, SD= m:5.88 cm (2.3 in) f:4.72 cm (1.9 in)) | N/A | Measured | 2017 | [105] |
Kuwait | 172 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 158.6 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18–69 (N= m:1,385 f:2,232) | 98.3% | Measured | 2013–2014 | [106] |
Kyrgyzstan | N/A | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:2,424, SD= f:5.8 cm (2.3 in)) | 55.4% | Self-reported | 1997 | [32] |
Laos – Vientiane | 162.2 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 153.4 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 25–64 (N= m:1,635 f:2,430) | 67.6% | Measured | 2008 | [107] |
Latvia | 181.2 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 168.8 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 19 | 1.1% | Measured | 2019 | [108] |
Lebanon | 174.1 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 162.4 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.07 | 18–69 (N= m:736 f:992) | 93.3% | Measured | 2016–2017 | [109] |
Lesotho | N/A | 157.6 cm (5 ft 2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:1,879, SD= f:6.7 cm (2.6 in)) | 49.8% | Self-reported | 2004 | [32] |
Liberia | 161.1 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 154.2 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.04 | 25–64 (m:982 f:1,237) | 69.0% | Measured | 2011 | [110] |
Lithuania – Urban | 178.4 cm (5 ft 10 in) | N/A | N/A | Conscripts, 19–25 (N= m:91, SD= m:6.7 cm (2.6 in)) | 9.9% | Measured | 2005[111] | [112] |
Lithuania – Rural | 176.2 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | N/A | N/A | Conscripts, 19–25 (N= m:106, SD= m:5.9 cm (2.3 in)) | 4.9% | Measured | 2005[111] | [112] |
Lithuania | 181.3 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 167.5 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 18 | 2.1% | Measured | 2001 | [113] |
Madagascar – Antananarivo Province | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 154 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 25–64 (N= m:1,102 f:1,112) | 67.1% | Measured | 2005 | [114] |
Madagascar | N/A | 154.3 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:5,024, SD= f:6.0 cm (2.4 in)) | 53.6% | Self-reported | 2003 | [32] |
Malaysia | 165.2 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 154.4 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.07 | 25–64 (N= m:1,044 f:1,528) | 71.1% | Measured | 2005 | [115] |
Malaysia | 166.3 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 154.7 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.07 | Malay, 20–24 (N= m:749 f:893, SD= m:6.46 cm (2.5 in) f:6.04 cm (2.4 in)) | 9.7%[116] | Measured | 1996 | [117] |
Malaysia | 168.5 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.07 | Chinese, 20–24 (N= m:407 f:453, SD= m:6.98 cm (2.7 in) f:6.72 cm (2.6 in)) | 4.1%[116] | Measured | 1996 | [117] |
Malaysia | 169.1 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 155.4 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.09 | Indian, 20–24 (N= m:113 f:140, SD= m:5.84 cm (2.3 in) f:6.18 cm (2.4 in)) | 1.2%[116] | Measured | 1996 | [117] |
Malaysia | 163.3 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 151.9 cm (5 ft 0 in) | 1.08 | Other indigenous, 20–24 (N= m:257 f:380, SD= m:6.26 cm (2.5 in) f:5.95 cm (2.3 in)) | 0.4%[116] | Measured | 1996 | [117] |
Malawi | 164.3 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 155.4 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.06 | 25–64 (N= m:1,669 f:3,454) | 67.0% | Measured | 2009 | [118] |
Malawi – Urban | 166 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.07 | 16–60 (N= m:583 f:315, SD= m:6.0 cm (2.4 in) f:9.4 cm (3.7 in)) | N/A | Measured | 2000 | [119] |
Maldives | 164.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 153 cm (5 ft 0 in) | 1.08 | 15–64 (N= m:661 f:1,103) | 94.2% | Measured | 2011 | [120] |
Mali – Southern Mali | 171.3 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 160.4 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.07 | Rural adults (N= m:121 f:320, SD= m:6.6 cm (2.6 in) f:5.7 cm (2.2 in)) | N/A | Measured | 1992 | [121] |
Malta | 175.2 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 165.3 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.06 | 25–34 | N/A | Self-reported | 2003 | [122] |
Marshall Islands | 163.3 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 151.6 cm (4 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 15–64 (N= m:762 f:1,187) | 93.4% | Measured | 2002 | [123] |
Mauritania | 167.9 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.05 | 15–64 (N= m:1,141 f:1,362) | 93.6% | Measured | 2006 | [124] |
Mexico | 172 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 159 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 20–65 | 62.0% | Measured | 2014 | [125] |
Micronesia, Federated States of | 169.2 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 158.9 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 25–64 (N= m:634 f:1,212) | 71.4% | Measured | 2006 | [126] |
Moldova | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 161.8 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 18–69 (N= m:1,711 f:2,772) | 89.9% | Measured | 2013 | [127] |
Moldova | N/A | 161.2 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:4,757, SD= f:6.2 cm (2.4 in)) | 45.9% | Self-reported | 2005 | [32] |
Mongolia | 167.8 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 156.8 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 15–64 (N= m:2,656 f:3,117) | 94.0% | Measured | 2015 | [128] |
Montenegro | 182.9 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 169.4 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 17–20 (N= m:981 f:1,107, SD= m:6.89 cm (2.7 in) f:6.37 cm (2.5 in)) | 5.2% | Measured | 2017 | [129][130] |
Morocco | 171.8 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 159.2 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18+ (N= m:1,871 f:3,390) | 100.0% | Measured | 2017 | [131] |
Mozambique | N/A | 156 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:6,912, SD= f:6.2 cm (2.4 in)) | 55.0% | Self-reported | 2003 | [32] |
Myanmar | 163.5 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 153.4 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 25–64 (N= m:2,948 f:5,447) | 73.1% | Measured | 2014 | [132] |
Namibia | N/A | 160.7 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:5,575, SD= f:7.1 cm (2.8 in)) | 50.4% | Self-reported | 2006 | [32] |
Nauru | 168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 156.6 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 15–64 (N= m:1,083 f:1,186) | 97.1% | Measured | 2004 | [133] |
Nepal | 161.7 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 150.4 cm (4 ft 11 in) | 1.08 | 15–69 (N= m:1,326 f:2,798) | 95.3% | Measured | 2012–2013 | [134] |
Nepal | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 150.8 cm (4 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 25–49 (N= f:6,280, SD= f:5.5 cm (2.2 in)) | 52.9% | Self-reported | 2006 | [32] |
Netherlands | 181.2 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 168.5 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 19+ (N= m:326,766 f:392,145) | N/A | Self-reported | 2020 | [135][136] |
Netherlands | 183.8 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | 170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 1.08 | 21 (N= m:74 f:50, SD= m:7.1 cm (2.8 in) f:6.3 cm (2.5 in)) | 1.5% | Measured | 2009 | [137] |
New Zealand | 177 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 164 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 20–49 | 56.9% | Measured | 2007 | [19] |
Nicaragua | N/A | 153.7 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 | 54.1% | Self-reported | 2001 | [32] |
Nicaragua – Managua | 166.8 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 154.7 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.08 | 20+ (N= m:1,024 f:969) | 92.0% | Measured | 2010 | [29] |
Nigeria | 167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.04 | 20–29 (N= m:139 f:76, SD= m:6.5 cm (2.6 in) f:5.7 cm (2.2 in)) | 33.2% | Measured | 2011 | [138] |
Nigeria | 163.8 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 157.8 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.04 | 18–74 | 98.6% | Measured | 1994–1996 | [92] |
North Macedonia | 179.2 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 164.8 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.09 | 18 (N= m:137 f:132) | 1.7% | Measured | 2016 | [139] |
Norway | 179.9 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | Conscripts, 18–44 (N= m:30,884 f:28,796) | 35.3% | Measured | 2012 | [140] |
Norway | 179.7 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 167 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 20–85 (N= m:1,534 f:1,743) | 93.6% | Self-reported | 2008–2009 | [9][37][141] |
Oman | 167.4 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 156.1 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 18+ (N= m:3,338 f:2,955) | 100.0% | Measured | 2017 | [142][143] |
Pakistan – Punjab | 170.4 cm (5 ft 7 in) | N/A | N/A | 21–30 (N= m:382, SD= m:6.85 cm (2.7 in)) | N/A | Measured | 2023 | [144] |
Pakistan – Rabwah | 172 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 159 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 19 (N= m:2,084 f:2,209) | N/A | Measured | 2016 | [145] |
Pakistan | 165.8 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 153.9 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18–69 (N= m/f:6,613) | 95.3% | Measured | 2013–2014 | [146] |
Papua New Guinea | 161.7 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 154.3 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.05 | 15–64 (N= m:1,408 f:1,451) | 93.9% | Measured | 2007–2008 | [147] |
Peru | 164 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 151 cm (4 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 20+ | N/A | Measured | 2005 | [148] |
Philippines | 163.5 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 151.8 cm (5 ft 0 in) | 1.08 | 20–39 | 31.5%[149] | Measured | 2003 | [150] |
Poland | 178.7 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 165.1 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.08 | 18 (N= m:846 f:1,126) | 1.6% | Measured | 2010 | [151] |
Poland | 172.2 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 159.4 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.08 | 44–69 (N= m:4,336 f:4,559) | 39.4% | Measured | 2007 | [152] |
Portugal | 173.9 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | N/A | N/A | 18 (N= m:696) | 1.5% | Measured | 2008 | [13][153] |
Portugal | 171 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 161 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 20–50 | 56.7% | Self-reported | 2001 | [19] |
Qatar | 171.2 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 157.7 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.09 | 18–64 (N= m:1,038 f:1,423) | N/A | Measured | 2012 | [154] |
Qatar | 170.8 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 161.1 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 18 | 1.9% | Measured | 2005 | [22][155] |
Russia | 176.4 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 164.3 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 18 | 1.6%[156] | Measured | 2010–2012 | [157] |
Rwanda | 163.9 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 155.7 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | 1.05 | 15–64 (N= m:2,649 f:4,467) | 95.4% | Measured | 2012–2013 | [158] |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 161.6 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.05 | 25–64 (N= f:514 m:889) | 72.3% | Measured | 2007–2008 | [159] |
Samoa | N/A | 166.6 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | N/A | 18–28 (N= f:55, SD= f:6.5 cm (2.6 in)) | 32.6% | Measured | 2004 | [160] |
Saudi Arabia | 168.9 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 156.3 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18 | 3.0% | Measured | 2010 | [22][161] |
Saudi Arabia | 167.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 154.3 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 15–64 (N= m:2,244 f:2,345) | 95.4% | Measured | 2005 | [162] |
Senegal – Urban | 179 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 166.1 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 20+ (N= m:494 f:490, SD= m:8.07 cm (3.2 in) f:6.88 cm (2.7 in)) | N/A | Measured | 2015 | [163] |
Senegal – Rural | 175.9 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 163.8 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 20+ (N= m:241 f:255, SD= m:8.09 cm (3.2 in) f:8.77 cm (3.5 in)) | N/A | Measured | 2015 | [163] |
Senegal | N/A | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:2,533, SD= f:6.7 cm (2.6 in)) | 54.4% | Self-reported | 2005 | [32] |
Serbia | 177.4 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 163.3 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 20+ (N= m:6,007 f:6,453) | N/A | Measured | 2013 | [164] |
Serbia | 182 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 166.8 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | Students at UNS,18–30 (N= m:318 f:76, SD= m:6.74 cm (2.7 in) f:5.88 cm (2.3 in)) | 0.7%[165] | Measured | 2012 | [166] |
Sierra Leone | 166 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.05 | 25–64 (N= m:1,996 f:2,311) | 67.6% | Measured | 2009 | [167] |
Singapore | 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.07 | Chinese students at TP, 16–18 (average age 17.5 (±0.6)), (N= m:52 f:49, SD= m:6 cm (2.4 in) f:5 cm (2.0 in)) | 0.3%[168][169] | Measured | 2003 | [170] |
Singapore | 172.3 cm (5 ft 8 in) | N/A | N/A | Chinese conscripts, average age 18.5 SD 1.2, (N= m:104,223, SD= 6.2 cm (2.4 in)) | N/A | Measured | 2009–2014 | [171] |
Singapore | 170.2 cm (5 ft 7 in) | N/A | N/A | Malay conscripts, average age 18.5 SD 1.2, (N= m:25,405, SD= 6.2 cm (2.4 in)) | N/A | Measured | 2009–2014 | [171] |
Singapore | 173.4 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | N/A | N/A | Indian conscripts, average age 18.4 SD 1.3, (N= m:11,865, SD= 6.6 cm (2.6 in)) | N/A | Measured | 2009–2014 | [171] |
Slovakia | 179.3 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 165.4 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.08 | 18 (N= m:824 f:824) | 1.6% | Measured | 2011 | [172] |
Slovenia – Ljubljana | 180.3 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167.4 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 19 | 0.2%[173] | Measured | 2011 | [174] |
Solomon Islands | 166.4 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 155.7 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 25–64 (N= m:688 f:1018) | 68.3% | Measured | 2006 | [175] |
South Africa | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 159 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 19 (N= m:121 f:118) | 3.6% | Measured | 2003 | [176] |
Spain | 173.1 cm (5 ft 8 in) | N/A | N/A | 18+ (N= m:1,551) | 100.0% | Measured | 2013–2014 | [177][178][179] |
Spain | 177.3 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 164 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18.1–24 (N= m:1,275 f:1,292) | N/A | Measured | 2008 | [180] |
Spain | N/A | 159.6 cm (5 ft 3 in) | N/A | 18–70 (N= f:8,217) | 83.5% | Measured | 2007–2008 | [37] [181][178][182] |
Spain | 174 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.07 | 20–49 | 57.0% | Self-reported | 2007 | [19] |
Sri Lanka | 163.6 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 151.4 cm (4 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18+ (N= m:1,768 f:2,709, SD= m:6.9 cm (2.7 in) f:6.4 cm (2.5 in)) | 100.0% | Measured | 2005–2006 | [183] |
Sudan | 171.2 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.07 | 18–69 (N= m:2,662 f:4,548) | 96.2% | Measured | 2016 | [184] |
Sweden | 181.5 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 166.8 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 20–29 | 15.6% | Measured | 2008 | [185] |
Sweden | 177.9 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 164.6 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.08 | 20–74 | 86.3% | Self-reported | 1987–1994 | [186] |
Switzerland | 177.4 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 164.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.08 | 15+ (N= m:10,435 f:11,644) | 100.0% | Self-reported | 2017 | [187] |
Switzerland | 178.2 cm (5 ft 10 in) | N/A | N/A | Conscripts, 19 (N= m:12,447, Median= m:178.0 cm (5 ft 10 in), SD= m:6.52 cm (2.6 in)) | 1.5% | Measured | 2009 | [188] |
Switzerland | 175.4 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 164 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 20–74 | 88.8% | Self-reported | 1987–1994 | [186] |
Taiwan | 171.4 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.07 | 17 (N= m:200 f:200) | 0.0% | Measured | 2011 | [189][190][191] |
Tanzania | N/A | 156.6 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:6,033, SD= f:6.5 cm (2.6 in)) | 52.8% | Self-reported | 2004 | [32] |
Thailand | 163.7 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 153.7 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | Agricultural workers in Nakhon Ratchasima province, 18–59 (N= m:71 f:68) | N/A | Measured | 2018 | [192] |
Thailand | 170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | STOU students, 15–19 (N= m:839 f:1,636, SD= m:6.3 cm (2.5 in) f:5.9 cm (2.3 in)) | 0.0%[193] | Self-reported | 2005 | [194] |
Togo | 169.1 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 159.3 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 15–64 (N= m:2,064 f:2,249) | 93.3% | Measured | 2010 | [195] |
Tonga | 177.9 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 167 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 25–64 (N= m:880 f:1,466) | 66.8% | Measured | 2012 | [196] |
Trinidad and Tobago | 173.2 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 160.6 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.08 | 15–64 (N= m:1,112 f:1,608) | 89.0% | Measured | 2011 | [197] |
Tunisia | 171 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.09 | 20–85 (N= m:322 f:107, SD= m:6.74 cm (2.7 in) f:6.29 cm (2.5 in)) | 92.7% | Measured | 1998–2003 | [198] |
Turkey | 177.1 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.09 | 18–30 (N= m:325 f:325, SD= m:6.33 cm (2.5 in) f:5.62 cm (2.2 in)) | N/A | Measured | 2021 | [199] |
Turkey | 171.4 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 157.7 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.09 | 15+ (N= m:2,448 f:3,605) | 100.0% | Measured | 2017 | [200] |
Turkey | 173.6 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 161.9 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 20–22 (N= m:322 f:247) | 8.3% | Measured | 2007 | [13][22][201] |
Turkey – Ankara | 174 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 158.9 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.10 | 18–59 (N= m:703 f:512, SD= m:6.9 cm (2.7 in) f:6.4 cm (2.5 in)) | 5.1%[202] | Measured | 2004–2006 | [203] |
Turkey – Trabzon | 175.7 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 164.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.07 | 18–27 (N= m:107 f:52) | N/A | Measured | 1994 | [204] |
Turkmenistan | 173.3 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 162.7 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.07 | 18–69 (N= m:1,713 f:2,237) | 95.7% | Measured | 2018 | [205] |
Uganda | 166.9 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 157.8 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.06 | 18–69 (N= m:1,565 f:2,122) | 96.2% | Measured | 2014 | [206] |
Ukraine | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 164 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 18+ | 100.0% | Measured | 2020 | [207] |
United Arab Emirates | 173.4 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 156.4 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | 1.11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | [208] |
United Kingdom – England | 175.3 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 161.9 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 16+ (N= m:3,154 f:3,956) | 100.0%[209] | Measured | 2012 | [5] |
United Kingdom – Scotland | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 161.3 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 16+ (N= m:2,512 f:3,180}) | 100.0%[209] | Measured | 2008 | [210] |
United States | 175.3 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 161.3 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | All Americans, 20+ (N= m:5,232 f:5,547) | 100.0% | Measured | 2015–2018 | [211] |
United States – Non-Hispanic Whites | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 164.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.08 | Non-Hispanic white, 20–39 (N= m:715 f:689) | 17.1%[212] | Measured | 2015–2018 | [211] |
United States – Hispanic and Latino Americans | 171.2 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 158.7 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | Hispanic, 20–39 (N= m:385 f:428) | 4.4%[212] | Measured | 2015–2018 | [211] |
United States – African Americans | 176.4 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 163.4 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | Non-Hispanic black, 20–39 (N= m:405 f:418) | 3.4%[212] | Measured | 2015–2018 | [211] |
United States – Mexican Americans | 171.7 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 157.5 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.09 | Mexican American, 20–39 (N= m:233 f:247) | 2.8%[212] | Measured | 2015–2018 | [211] |
United States – Asian Americans | 172.3 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.09 | Non-Hispanic Asian, 20–39 (N= m:260 f:272) | 1.3%[212] | Measured | 2015–2018 | [211] |
Uruguay | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.08 | Adults (N= m:2,249 f:2,114) | N/A | Measured | 1990 | [213] |
Uzbekistan | 169.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.08 | 18–64 (N= m:1,531 f:2,161) | 93.1% | Measured | 2014 | [214] |
Vanuatu | 167.8 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 158.7 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 25–64 (N= m:2,257 f:2,244) | 70.1% | Measured | 2011–2012 | [215] |
Vietnam | 168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 156.2 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 18 (around 22,400 families across 25 cities and provinces) | N/A | Measured | 2019–2020 | [216] |
Zambia | N/A | 158.5 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:4,091, SD= f:6.5 cm (2.6 in)) | 54.2% | Self-reported | 2007 | [32] |
Zimbabwe | N/A | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:4,746, SD= f:6.2 cm (2.4 in)) | 47.3% | Self-reported | 2005 | [32] |
As with any statistical data, the accuracy of the findings may be challenged. In this case, for the following reasons:
Countries and territories are sorted according to the average of the male and female mean height:[lower-alpha 4]
Rank | Country | Overall average |
Male average |
Female average |
1 | Netherlands | 177.1 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 183.8 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | 170.4 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
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2 | Montenegro | 176.6 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 183.3 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 170.0 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||
3 | Estonia | 175.7 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 182.8 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 168.7 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Denmark | 175.7 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 181.9 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 169.5 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
5 | Iceland | 175.5 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 182.1 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 168.9 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | |||||
6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 175.0 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 182.5 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 167.5 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||
Latvia | 175.0 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 181.2 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 168.8 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
8 | Czech Republic | 174.6 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 181.2 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 168.0 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||
9 | Serbia | 174.5 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 180.7 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 168.3 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | |||||
10 | Lithuania | 174.1 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 180.7 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167.6 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||
Slovenia | 174.1 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 181.0 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||
12 | Slovakia | 174.0 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 181.0 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 167.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||
13 | Croatia | 173.8 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 180.8 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 166.8 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Ukraine | 173.8 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 181.0 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | 166.6 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
15 | Sweden | 173.6 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 180.5 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 166.7 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||
16 | Dominica | 173.5 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 180.2 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 166.9 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Finland | 173.5 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 180.6 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 166.5 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
18 | Norway | 173.4 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 180.5 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 166.4 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||
19 | Germany | 173.2 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 180.3 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 166.2 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Poland | 173.2 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 180.7 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 165.8 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
21 | Bermuda (United Kingdom ) | 172.9 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 179.7 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 166.1 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||
22 | Belarus | 172.8 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 178.7 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 166.9 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Cook Islands | 172.8 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 178.3 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 167.3 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||
24 | Austria | 172.7 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 178.5 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 166.9 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||
25 | Kosovo | 172.6 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 179.5 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 165.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||
26 | Greece | 172.5 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 179.3 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 165.8 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||
27 | French Polynesia (France ) | 172.4 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 178.3 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 166.5 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||
28 | American Samoa (United States ) | 172.3 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 177.1 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 167.6 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||
Grenada | 172.3 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 178.7 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 166.0 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
30 | Antigua and Barbuda | 172.2 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 178.8 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 165.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||
31 | Andorra | 172.1 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 178.8 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 165.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||
Niue | 172.1 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 177.2 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 167.0 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
33 | Luxembourg | 171.8 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 178.5 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 165.1 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||
34 | Australia | 171.7 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 178.8 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 164.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||
Ireland | 171.7 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 179.0 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 164.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||
Canada | 171.7 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 178.7 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 164.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||
37 | France | 171.5 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 178.6 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 164.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||
Switzerland | 171.5 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 178.7 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 164.3 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
39 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 171.4 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 177.5 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 165.3 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||
40 | Barbados | 171.3 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 177.0 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 165.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||
Lebanon | 171.3 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 179.0 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 163.7 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
Puerto Rico (United States ) | 171.3 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 179.5 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 163.1 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||
43 | Belgium | 171.2 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 179.1 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | 163.4 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Romania | 171.2 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 177.8 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 164.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||
New Zealand | 171.2 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 177.7 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 164.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||
46 | Tokelau (NZ) | 171.1 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 176.1 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 166.1 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | |||||
47 | United Kingdom | 171.0 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 178.2 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 163.9 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | |||||
48 | Saint Lucia | 170.9 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 176.4 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 165.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||
49 | Jamaica | 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 177.0 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 164.3 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Tonga | 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 175.1 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 166.1 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
51 | Russia | 170.5 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 176.6 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 164.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||
52 | United States | 170.1 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 176.9 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 163.3 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | |||||
53 | Senegal | 170.0 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 176.2 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 163.9 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | |||||
54 | Cape Verde | 169.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 176.3 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 163.1 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||
Trinidad and Tobago | 169.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 176.0 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 163.4 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
56 | China | 169.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 175.7 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 163.5 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Georgia | 169.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 176.0 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 163.2 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
58 | Hungary | 169.5 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 176.6 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 162.5 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||
Libya | 169.5 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 176.4 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 162.6 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||
60 | Bulgaria | 169.4 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 174.2 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 164.6 cm (5 ft 5 in) | |||||
61 | South Korea | 169.3 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 175.5 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 163.2 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Moldova | 169.3 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 175.6 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 163.0 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||
Tunisia | 169.3 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 176.9 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 161.7 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
64 | Seychelles | 169.2 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 175.9 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 162.5 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||
65 | Fiji | 169.1 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 174.0 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 164.3 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Israel | 169.1 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 176.0 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 162.2 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||
Samoa | 169.1 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 174.4 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 163.8 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
Turkey | 169.1 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 176.4 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 161.8 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
69 | Brazil | 169.0 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 175.7 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 162.4 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||
Spain | 169.0 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 176.1 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 162.0 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||
71 | Bahamas | 168.9 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 174.4 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 163.5 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | |||||
72 | Morocco | 168.8 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 176.4 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 161.2 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | |||||
73 | Malta | 168.7 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 174.4 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 163.0 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||
74 | Algeria | 168.6 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 175.0 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 162.3 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||
North Macedonia | 168.6 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 176.4 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | 160.9 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
Kazakhstan | 168.6 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 175.5 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 161.7 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
Turkmenistan | 168.6 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 174.4 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 162.8 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||
78 | Mali | 168.5 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 175.0 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 162.0 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||
79 | Iran | 168.4 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 175.6 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 161.2 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Suriname | 168.4 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 174.5 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 162.3 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||
81 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 168.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 173.7 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 162.8 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||
82 | Albania | 168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 174.1 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 162.2 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||
Palestine | 168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 175.0 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 161.3 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
Italy | 168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 174.4 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 161.8 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
85 | Argentina | 168.0 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 174.8 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 161.2 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | |||||
86 | North Korea | 167.9 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 174.7 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 161.2 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Uruguay | 167.9 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 174.3 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 161.6 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
Dominican Republic | 167.9 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 174.6 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 161.2 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
89 | Portugal | 167.8 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 174.4 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 161.2 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | |||||
90 | Egypt | 167.7 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 174.6 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 160.9 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Azerbaijan | 167.7 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 174.0 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 161.4 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
Hong Kong (China ) | 167.7 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 174.8 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 160.6 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||
93 | Botswana | 167.6 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 173.2 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 162.1 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||
Greenland (Denmark ) | 167.6 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 173.8 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 161.4 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
95 | Kuwait | 167.5 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 175.0 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 160.1 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
96 | Tuvalu | 167.4 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 171.3 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 163.6 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Singapore | 167.4 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 173.5 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 161.3 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
98 | United Arab Emirates | 167.3 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 174.1 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 160.5 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
99 | Costa Rica | 167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 174.0 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 160.4 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
100 | Jordan | 167.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 174.8 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 159.5 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
Taiwan | 167.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 173.5 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 160.7 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
102 | Qatar | 167.0 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 173.3 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 160.7 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | |||||
103 | Chad | 166.9 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 171.8 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 162.1 cm (5 ft 4 in) | |||||
104 | Cuba | 166.8 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 173.6 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 160.1 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
Armenia | 166.8 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 173.7 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||
Paraguay | 166.8 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 173.8 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 159.8 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||
107 | Venezuela | 166.7 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 173.5 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 160.0 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
108 | Cyprus | 166.6 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 172.7 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 160.6 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
Burkina Faso | 166.6 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 171.9 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 161.3 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
110 | Haiti | 166.4 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 172.2 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 160.6 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
111 | Cameroon | 166.2 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 172.1 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 160.4 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
Iraq | 166.2 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 173.8 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | 158.7 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
Sudan | 166.2 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 172.1 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 160.4 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||
114 | Chile | 166.1 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 172.9 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 159.4 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
115 | Kyrgyzstan | 165.9 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 171.7 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 160.2 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
Mauritius | 165.9 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 173.0 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 158.9 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
Guyana | 165.9 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 172.2 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 159.6 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||
118 | Uzbekistan | 165.6 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.9 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
119 | Bahrain | 165.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 172.8 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 158.3 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Kiribati | 165.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.1 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 161.0 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
Somalia | 165.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 171.2 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||
Syria | 165.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 171.6 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 159.4 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||
Thailand | 165.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 171.6 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 159.4 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||
124 | Djibouti | 165.3 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.8 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159.8 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
Japan | 165.3 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 172.1 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 158.5 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
Mongolia | 165.3 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||
127 | Gabon | 165.2 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.5 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 160.0 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
Zimbabwe | 165.2 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159.8 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||
129 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 165.1 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.4 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159.8 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
130 | Gambia | 165.0 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 168.4 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 161.7 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Niger | 165.0 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159.8 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||
Oman | 165.0 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 171.7 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 158.4 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
Palau | 165.0 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159.5 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||
Namibia | 165.0 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 169.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||
Republic of the Congo | 165.0 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 171.2 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 158.8 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
136 | Colombia | 164.9 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 171.9 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 158.0 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |||||
Kenya | 164.9 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.5 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159.4 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||
138 | Nigeria | 164.8 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 171.6 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | 158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |||||
139 | Guinea | 164.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158.8 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Saudi Arabia | 164.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158.8 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
141 | Federated States of Micronesia | 164.6 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 169.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159.7 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
Ghana | 164.6 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158.9 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
Togo | 164.6 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.1 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159.1 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
144 | Vanuatu | 164.4 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 168.3 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 160.5 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
145 | Central African Republic | 164.3 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 169.0 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 159.7 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
Belize | 164.3 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 170.5 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||
147 | Panama | 164.2 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 170.2 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158.2 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | |||||
148 | Eswatini | 164.1 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 169.4 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 158.9 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Eritrea | 164.1 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 157.6 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||
Mexico | 164.1 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 157.9 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||
South Africa | 164.1 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 169.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158.6 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
152 | Nauru | 163.7 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 169.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 157.8 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |||||
153 | Vietnam | 163.6 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 168.9 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 158.4 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Uganda | 163.6 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 168.7 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 158.5 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
155 | El Salvador | 163.5 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 156.4 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||
156 | Guinea-Bissau | 163.4 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 168.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 158.7 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Ivory Coast | 163.4 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 168.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 158.7 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
Benin | 163.4 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 168.4 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 158.4 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
159 | Angola | 163.3 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 168.5 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |||||
160 | Tajikistan | 163.2 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 168.4 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |||||
161 | Malaysia | 163.1 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 169.2 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 157.1 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |||||
Equatorial Guinea | 163.1 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 168.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 158.0 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||
163 | Ethiopia | 163.0 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 168.8 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 157.2 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |||||
164 | Mauritania | 162.8 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 165.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 160.1 cm (5 ft 3 in) | |||||
165 | Nicaragua | 162.7 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 169.9 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 155.6 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||
166 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 162.4 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 168.6 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 156.3 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Zambia | 162.4 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 167.6 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 157.3 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||
Honduras | 162.4 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 169.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 155.2 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||
169 | Afghanistan | 162.3 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 168.5 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) | 156.1 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Lesotho | 162.3 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 167.9 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 156.7 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
171 | Comoros | 162.1 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 167.7 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 156.5 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||
172 | Sri Lanka | 162.0 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 155.9 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||
173 | Tanzania | 161.9 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 167.0 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 156.9 cm (5 ft 2 in) | |||||
174 | Bolivia | 161.8 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 155.6 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Sierra Leone | 161.8 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 166.4 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 157.3 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||
176 | Rwanda | 161.3 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 166.0 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 156.7 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||
177 | Ecuador | 161.2 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 167.3 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 155.2 cm (5 ft 1 in) | |||||
Burundi | 161.2 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 167.3 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 155.1 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||
179 | Bhutan | 161.1 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 167.0 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 155.2 cm (5 ft 1 in) | |||||
Maldives | 161.1 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 167.9 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 154.3 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
181 | Pakistan | 161.0 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 167.3 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 154.8 cm (5 ft 1 in) | |||||
Liberia | 161.0 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 165.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 156.5 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||||||
183 | Malawi | 160.9 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 165.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 156.1 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||
184 | India | 160.8 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 166.5 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 155.2 cm (5 ft 1 in) | |||||
185 | Myanmar | 160.7 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | 166.7 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 154.7 cm (5 ft 1 in) | |||||
186 | Brunei | 160.6 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 166.3 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 154.9 cm (5 ft 1 in) | |||||
Peru | 160.6 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 166.8 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 154.4 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||
188 | Indonesia | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 166.3 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | 154.4 cm (5 ft 1 in) | |||||
189 | Marshall Islands | 160.0 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 165.3 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 154.8 cm (5 ft 1 in) | |||||
Cambodia | 160.0 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 165.3 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 154.7 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||
Papua New Guinea | 160.0 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 163.1 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 156.9 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||
192 | Solomon Islands | 159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 163.1 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 156.8 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | |||||
193 | Mozambique | 159.8 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 164.3 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 155.4 cm (5 ft 1 in) | |||||
194 | Philippines | 159.6 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 165.2 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 154.1 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | |||||
Yemen | 159.6 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 164.4 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 154.8 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||
196 | Madagascar | 159.1 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 165.2 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 153.1 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | |||||
197 | Bangladesh | 158.7 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 165.1 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 152.4 cm (5 ft 0 in) | |||||
198 | Nepal | 158.4 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | 164.4 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 152.4 cm (5 ft 0 in) | |||||
199 | Laos | 157.9 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 162.8 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 153.1 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | |||||
200 | Guatemala | 157.6 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 164.4 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in) | 150.9 cm (4 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | |||||
201 | Timor-Leste | 156.4 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | 160.1 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 152.7 cm (5 ft 0 in) |
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average human height by country.
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