Average human height by country

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Below are average adult human heights by country or geographical region. The original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered.

Accuracy

As with any statistical data, the accuracy of such data may be questionable for various reasons:

Some studies may allow subjects to self-report values. Generally speaking, self-reported height tends to be taller than its measured height, although the overestimation of height depends on the reporting subject's height, age, gender and region.

Test subjects may have been invited instead of chosen at random, resulting in sampling bias.

Some countries may have significant height gaps between different regions. For instance, one survey shows there is 10.8 cm (4 1⁄2 in) gap between the tallest state and the shortest state in Germany. Under such circumstances, the mean height may not represent the total population unless sample subjects are appropriately taken from all regions with using weighted average of the different regional groups.

Different social groups can show different mean height. According to a study in France, executives and professionals are 2.6 cm (1 in) taller, and university students are 2.55 cm (1 in) taller[a] than the national average. As this case shows, data taken from a particular social group may not represent a total population in some countries.

A relatively small sample of the population may have been measured, which makes it uncertain whether this sample accurately represents the entire population.

The height of a person can vary over the course of a day, due to factors such as a height decrease from exercise done directly before measurement (i.e. inversely correlated), or a height increase since lying down for a significant period of time (i.e. positively correlated). For example, one study revealed a mean decrease of 1.54 centimetres (0.61 in) in the heights of 100 children from getting out of bed in the morning to between 4 and 5 p.m. that same day. Such factors may not have been controlled in some of the studies.

Data is representative of the majority of the country or region's adult population.

Note: Letters in grey indicate non-measured height.

Table of heights

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][c]	Methodology	Year	Source
Albania	174.0 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	[11][12]
Argentina	N/A	159.6 cm (5 ft 3 in)	N/A	19–49	60.4%	Measured	2004–2005	[13]
Argentina	174.46 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)	161.01 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)	1.08	Healthy, 18 (N= m:90 f:97, SD= m:7.43 cm (3 in) f:6.99 cm (3 in))	2.9%	Measured	1998–2001	[14]
Armenia	N/A	158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:4,218, SD= f:5.7 cm (2 in))	48.6%	Self-reported	2005	[15]
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	[16]
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	[17]
Azerbaijan	171.8 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	165.4 cm (5 ft 5 in)	1.04	16+	106.5%	Measured	2005	[18]
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 1⁄2 in) f:7.8 cm (3 in))	97.7%	Measured	2002	[19]
Bahrain	171.0 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	156.6 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)	1.09	18	1.9%	Measured	2009	[20][21]
Bangladesh	N/A	150.6 cm (4 ft 11 1⁄2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:7,368, SD= f:5.5 cm (2 in))	56.2%	Self-reported	2007	[15]
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][d]	Methodology	Year	Source
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 1⁄2 in) f:5.3 cm (2 in))	1.7%	Self-reported	2001	[22]
Benin	N/A	159.3 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:11,015, SD= f:6.5 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	53.5%	Self-reported	2006	[15]
Bolivia	N/A	151.8 cm (5 ft 0 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:10,302, SD= f:5.9 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	52.6%	Self-reported	2003	[15]
Bolivia	160.0 cm (5 ft 3 in)	142.2 cm (4 ft 8 in)	1.13	Aymara, 20–29	N/A	Measured	1970	[23]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	183.9 cm (6 ft 0 in)	171.8 cm (5 ft 7 in)	1.07	Students at UBL, 19-32(m), 19-26(f) (N= m:178 f:34, SD= m:7.11 cm (3 in) f:6.56 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	0.4%	Measured	2014	[24]
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	[25][26]
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)	10.9%	Measured	2009	[25]
Brazil – Rural	170.9 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	158.9 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	1.07	20–24 (N= m:1,939 f:1,633)	2.1%	Measured	2009	[25]
Bulgaria	175.2 cm (5 ft 9 in)	163.2 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)	1.07	N/A	N/A	N/A	2010	[27]
Burkina Faso	N/A	161.6 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:7,337, SD= f:6.2 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	55.5%	Self-reported	2003	[15]
Cambodia	N/A	152.4 cm (5 ft 0 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:5,081, SD= f:5.4 cm (2 in))	52.2%	Self-reported	2005	[15]
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][e]	Methodology	Year	Source
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)	53.6%	Measured	2003	[28]
Canada	175.1 cm (5 ft 9 in)	162.3 cm (5 ft 4 in)	1.08	18–79	94.7%	Measured	2007–2009	[29]
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 1⁄2 in))	50.0%	Self-reported	1994	[15]
Chad	N/A	162.6 cm (5 ft 4 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:2,393, SD= f:6.4 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	51.9%	Self-reported	2004	[15]
Chile	169.6 cm (5 ft 7 in)	156.1 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)	1.09	15+	107.2%	Measured	2009–2010	[30]
China	169.5 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)	158.0 cm (5 ft 2 in)	1.07	18-69 (N=172,422)	76.8%	Measured	2014	[31]
China – Beijing – Urban	175.2 cm (5 ft 9 in)	162.6 cm (5 ft 4 in)	1.08	Urban, 18 (N= m:448 f:405)	0.5%	Measured	2011	[32]
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	[33]
Colombia	N/A	155.0 cm (5 ft 1 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:22,947, SD= f:6.2 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	55.8%	Self-reported	2004	[15]
Comoros	N/A	154.8 cm (5 ft 1 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:644, SD= f:5.8 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	49.8%	Self-reported	1996	[15]
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 in))	52.7%	Self-reported	2005	[15]
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][f]	Methodology	Year	Source
Congo, Republic of the	N/A	159.0 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:3,922, SD= f:8.1 cm (3 in))	55.7%	Self-reported	2007	[15]
Croatia	180.4 cm (5 ft 11 in)	166.49 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)	1.09	18 (N= m:358 f:360, SD= m:6.8 cm (2 1⁄2 in) f:6.1 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	1.6%	Measured	2006–2008	[34]
Cuba – Urban	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)	156 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)	1.08	15+	79.2%	Measured	1999	[35]
Czech Republic	180.3 cm (5 ft 11 in)	167.22 cm (5 ft 6 in)	1.08	17	1.6%	Measured	2001	[36]
Denmark	180.4 cm (5 ft 11 in)	167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in)	N/A	Conscripts, 18–20 (N= m:38,025)	5.3%	Measured	2012	[37]
Dinaric Alps	185.6 cm (6 ft 1 in)	171.8 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	1.08	17 (N=m: 2705 f: 2842)	N/A	Measured	2005	[38]
Dominican Republic	172.7 cm (5 ft 8 in)	159 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:4,763, SD= f:6.3 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	54.8%	Self-reported	2014	[39]
Ecuador	167.1 cm (5 ft 6 in)	154.2 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)	1.08	N/A	N/A	Measured	2014	[40]
El Salvador	N/A	160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in)	N/A	25–49	50.9%	Self-reported	2007	[15]
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	[41]
Egypt	N/A	159.5 cm (5 ft 3 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:13,813, SD= f:6.0 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	53.2%	Self-reported	2008	[15]
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][g]	Methodology	Year	Source
Estonia	179.1 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)	N/A	N/A	17	2.3%	Measured	2003	[42]
Ethiopia	N/A	157.6 cm (5 ft 2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:3,868, SD= f:6.6 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	53.8%	Self-reported	1997	[15]
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	[43]
Finland	180.7 cm (5 ft 11 in)	167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in)	1.08	−25 (N= m/f:26,636)	9.2%	Measured	2010–2011	[43][44]
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	[45][46]
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	N/A	158.4 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:1,576, SD= f:6.2 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	52.1%	Self-reported	2000	[15]
Gambia – Rural	168.0 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 1⁄2 in) f:5.6 cm (2 in))	N/A	Measured	1950–1974	[47]
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 cm (5 ft 10 in)	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)	1.08	18+ (N= m:25,112 f:25,560)	100.0%	Self-reported	2009	[48]
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][h]	Methodology	Year	Source
Ghana	N/A	159.3 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:2,958, SD= f:6.7 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	54.4%	Self-reported	2008	[15]
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	[49]
Greece	177 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)	1.07	18–49	56.3%	Measured	2003	[17]
Guatemala	N/A	147.3 cm (4 ft 10 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:1,773, SD= f:6.3 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	52.3%	Self-reported	1998	[15]
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 1⁄2 in))	52.9%	Self-reported	2005	[15]
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 1⁄2 in))	52.8%	Self-reported	2005	[15]
Honduras	N/A	152.0 cm (5 ft 0 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:11,219, SD= f:6.4 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	53.3%	Self-reported	2005	[15]
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 in) f:5.7 cm (2 in))	1.4%	Measured	2006	[50]
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 1⁄2 in) f:5.2 cm (2 in))	0.6%[51]	Measured	2005	[52]
Hungary	176 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	164 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)	1.07	Adults	N/A	Measured	2000s	[53]
Hungary	177.3 cm (5 ft 10 in)	N/A	N/A	18 (N= m:1,080, SD= m:5.99 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	1.7%	Measured	2005	[54]
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][i]	Methodology	Year	Source
Iceland	181 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)	168 cm (5 ft 6 in)	1.08	20–49	43.6%	Self-reported	2007	[17]
India – Urban	174.3 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)	158.5 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	1.10	Private school students, 18 (N= m:34,411 f:30,218)	N/A	Measured	2011	[55]
India – Rural	161.5 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)	152.5 cm (5 ft 0 in)	1.06	17 (SD= m:7.0 cm (3 in) f:6.3 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	N/A	Measured	2002	[56]
India	164.7 cm (5 ft 5 in)	152.6 cm (5 ft 0 in)	1.08	20–49 (N= m:69,245 f:118,796)	44.3%	Measured	2005-2006	[57]
India – Patiala, Punjab	177.3 cm (5 ft 10 in)	N/A	N/A	Students, Punjabi, 18-25 (N: 149, SD = 7.88 cm (3 in))	22.4%	Measured	2013	[58]
Indonesia	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)	147 cm (4 ft 10 in)	1.07	50+ (N= m:2,041 f:2,396, Median= m:158 cm (5 ft 2 in) f:147 cm (4 ft 10 in))	22.5%	Self-reported	1997	[59]
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 in) f:7.22 cm (3 in))	88.1%	Measured	2005	[60]
Iraq – Baghdad	165.4 cm (5 ft 5 in)	155.8 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)	1.06	18–44 (N= m:700 f:800, SD= m:5.6 cm (2 in) f:16.0 cm (6 1⁄2 in))	76.3%	Measured	1999–2000	[61]
Ireland	177 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)	1.09	20–49	61.8%	Measured	2007	[17]
Ireland	179 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)	1.08	18	-	Measured	2014	[62][63]
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][j]	Methodology	Year	Source
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	[64]
Italy	176.5 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	162.5 cm (5 ft 4 in)	1.09	18	1.4%	Measured	1999–2004	[11][21][65]
Italy	177.2 cm (5 ft 10 in)	167.8 cm (5 ft 6 in)	1.06	21 (N= m:106 f:92, SD= m:6.0 cm (2 1⁄2 in) f:6.1 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	1.4%	Self-reported	2001	[22]
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 1⁄2 in) f:5.67 cm (2 in))	14.6%	Measured	1985–1987	[49]
Ivory Coast	N/A	159.8 cm (5 ft 3 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:1,600, SD= f:6.2 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	53.4%	Self-reported	1998	[15]
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	[66]
Japan	172 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)	1.08	20–49	47.2%	Measured	2005	[17]
Japan	172.0 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	158.70 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	1.08	20–24 (N= m:1,708 f:1,559, SD= m:5.42 cm (2 in) f:5.30 cm (2 in))	7.2%	Measured	2004	[67]
Japan	170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in)	158.0 cm (5 ft 2 in)	1.08	17	1.2%	Measured	2013	[68]
Jordan	N/A	158.2 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:4,484, SD= f:6.6 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	55.6%	Self-reported	2007	[15]
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][k]	Methodology	Year	Source
Kazakhstan	N/A	159.8 cm (5 ft 3 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:1,600, SD= f:6.3 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	53.7%	Self-reported	1999	[15]
Kenya	169.6 cm (5 ft 7 in)	N/A	N/A	25–49 (N= f:1,600, SD= f:6.3 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	53.7%	Summary	2016	[69]
Kenya	169.6 cm (5 ft 7 in)	158.2 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:4,856, SD= f:7.3 cm (3 in))	52.5%	Survey	2016	[15][69]
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	[70]
South Korea	170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in)	157.4 cm (5 ft 2 in)	1.08	20+ (N= m:2,750 f:2,445, Median= m:170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) f:157.4 cm (5 ft 2 in), SD= m:6.40 cm (2 1⁄2 in) f:5.99 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	96.5%	Measured	2010	[71]
South Korea	173.5 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)	N/A	N/A	Conscripts, 18–19 (N= m:323,800)	3.8%	Measured	2017	[72]
South Korea	N/A	162.1 cm (5 ft 4 in)}	N/A	Conscripts, 25-29 (N= f:5,200)	100%	Self-reported	2017	[73]
Kosovo – Prishtina	179.52 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)	165.72 cm (5 ft 5 in)	N/A	Conscripts, 18-20 (N= m:830 f:793, SD= m:7.02 cm, f:4.93 cm )	63.0%	Measured	2017	[74]
Kyrgyzstan	N/A	158.0 cm (5 ft 2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:2,424, SD= f:5.8 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	55.4%	Self-reported	1997	[15]
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][l]	Methodology	Year	Source
Lesotho	N/A	157.6 cm (5 ft 2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:1,879, SD= f:6.7 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	49.8%	Self-reported	2004	[15]
Liberia	N/A	157.3 cm (5 ft 2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:4,281, SD= f:6.2 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	52.8%	Self-reported	2006	[15]
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 1⁄2 in))	9.9%	Measured	2005[75]	[76]
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 1⁄2 in))	4.9%	Measured	2005[75]	[76]
Lithuania	181.3 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)	167.5 cm (5 ft 6 in)	1.08	18	2.1%	Measured	2001	[77]
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 1⁄2 in))	53.6%	Self-reported	2003	[15]
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 1⁄2 in) f:9.4 cm (3 1⁄2 in))	101.1%	Measured	2000	[78]
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, Median= m:166 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in) f:155 cm (5 ft 1 in), SD= m:6.46 cm (2 1⁄2 in) f:6.04 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	9.7%[79]	Measured	1996	[80]
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, Median= m:169 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) f:158 cm (5 ft 2 in), SD= m:6.98 cm (2 1⁄2 in) f:6.72 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	4.1%[79]	Measured	1996	[80]
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, Median= m:168 cm (5 ft 6 in) f:156 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in), SD= m:5.84 cm (2 1⁄2 in) f:6.18 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	1.2%[79]	Measured	1996	[80]
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][m]	Methodology	Year	Source
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, Median= m:163 cm (5 ft 4 in) f:152 cm (5 ft 0 in), SD= m:6.26 cm (2 1⁄2 in) f:5.95 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	0.4%[79]	Measured	1996	[80]
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 1⁄2 in) f:5.7 cm (2 in))	N/A	Measured	1992	[81]
Malta	169.9 cm (5 ft 7 in)	159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in)	1.06	18+	100.0%	Self-reported	2003	[82]
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	[83]
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 1⁄2 in))	45.9%	Self-reported	2005	[15]
Mongolia	168.4 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)	157.7 cm (5 ft 2 in)	1.07	25–34 (N= m:158 f:181)	27.6%	Measured	2006	[84]
Montenegro	183.4 cm (6 ft 0 in)	169.4 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)	1.09	17-20 (N= m:981 f:1107, SD= m:6.89 cm (2 1⁄2 in) f:6.37 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	5.2%	Measured	2017	[85]
Morocco	N/A	158.5 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:10,334, SD= f:6.0 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	54.7%	Self-reported	2003	[15]
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 1⁄2 in))	55.0%	Self-reported	2003	[15]
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 (3 in))	50.4%	Self-reported	2006	[15]
Nepal	163.0 cm (5 ft 4 in)	150.8 cm (4 ft 11 1⁄2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:6,280, SD= f:5.5 cm (2 in))	52.9%	Self-reported	2006	[15]
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][n]	Methodology	Year	Source
Netherlands	180.8 cm (5 ft 11 in)	167.5 cm (5 ft 6 in)	1.08	20+	96.8%	Self-reported	2013	[9][26][86]
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	[17]
Nicaragua	N/A	153.7 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)	N/A	25–49	54.1%	Self-reported	2001	[15]
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	[66]
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 1⁄2 in) f:5.7 cm (2 in))	33.2%	Measured	2011	[87]
Norway	179.7 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)	167.1 cm (5 ft 6 in)	1.09	Conscripts, 18–44 (N= m:30,884 f:28,796)	35.3%	Measured	2012	[88]
Norway	179.7 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)	167 cm (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)	1.08	20–85 (N= m:1534 f:1743)	93.6%	Self-reported	2008–2009	[9][26][89]
Peru	164 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)	151 cm (4 ft 11 1⁄2 in)	1.09	20+	0.011509%	Measured	2005	[90]
Philippines	163.5 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)	151.8 cm (5 ft 0 in)	1.08	20–39	31.5%[91]	Measured	2003	[92]
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][o]	Methodology	Year	Source
Poland	172.2 cm (5 ft 8 in)	159.4 cm (5 ft 3 in)	1.07	44-69 (N= m:4336 f: 4559)	39.4%	Measured	2007	[93]
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	[94]
Portugal	173.9 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)	N/A	N/A	18 (N= m:696)	1.5%	Measured	2008	[11][95]
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	[17]
Portugal	173.7 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)	163.7 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)	1.06	21 (N= m:87 f:106, SD= m:8.2 cm (3 in) f:5.3 cm (2 in))	1.9%	Self-reported	2001	[22]
Qatar	170.8 cm (5 ft 7 in)	161.1 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)	1.06	18	1.9%	Measured	2005	[21][96]
Rwanda	N/A	157.7 cm (5 ft 2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:3,202, SD= f:6.5 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	54.2%	Self-reported	2005	[15]
Romania	172 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	157 cm (5 ft 2 in)	1.10	N/A	N/A	Measured	2007	[97]
Russia	171.1 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	158.2 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	1.08	44-69 (N= m: 3892 f: 4643)	38.5%	Measured	2007	[93]
Russia	177.2 cm (5 ft 10 in)	164.1 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)	1.08	24	1.9%	Measured	2004	[21][98]
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][p]	Methodology	Year	Source
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 1⁄2 in))	32.6%	Measured	2004	[99]
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	[21][100]
Saudi Arabia	174 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2017	[101]
Senegal	N/A	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:2,533, SD= f:6.7 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	54.4%	Self-reported	2005	[15]
Serbia	182.0 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 1⁄2 in) f:5.88 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	0.7%[102]	Measured	2012	[103]
Singapore	171 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)	1.07	Chinese students at TP,16–18[q] (N= m:52 f:49, SD= m:6 cm (2 1⁄2 in) f:5 cm (2 in))	0.3%[104][105]	Measured	2003	[106]
Slovakia	179.4 cm (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)	165.6 cm (5 ft 5 in)	1.08	18	2.0%	Measured	2004	[107]
Slovenia – Ljubljana	180.3 cm (5 ft 11 in)	167.4 cm (5 ft 6 in)	1.08	19	0.2%[108]	Measured	2011	[109]
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	[110]
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 1⁄2 in) f:6.4 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	100.0%	Measured	2005–2006	[111]
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][r]	Methodology	Year	Source
Spain	173.1 cm (5 ft 8 in)	N/A	N/A	18–70 (N= m:1,298 [s][112] )	88.2%	Measured	2013–2014	[113][114]
Spain	N/A	159.6 cm (5 ft 3 in)	N/A	18–70 (N= f:8,217 [t][115] )	83.5%	Measured	2007–2008	[26][112][113][115]
Spain	174 cm (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)	1.07	20–49	57.0%	Self-reported	2007	[17]
Swaziland	N/A	159.1 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:2,612, SD= f:6.3 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	51.0%	Self-reported	2006	[15]
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	[116]
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	[117]
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 1⁄2 in))	1.5%	Measured	2009	[118]
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	[117]
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)	1.7%	Measured	2011	[119][120][121]
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 1⁄2 in))	52.8%	Self-reported	2004	[15]
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][u]	Methodology	Year	Source
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 1⁄2 in) f:5.9 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	0.2%[122]	Self-reported	2005	[123]
Togo	N/A	159.0 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:2,728, SD= f:6.1 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	53.4%	Self-reported	1998	[15]
Tonga	176.1 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	165.3 cm (5 ft 5 in)	1.07	40 (N= m:241 f:299)	1.5%	Measured	2001	[124]
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	[11][21][125]
Turkey – Ankara	174.1 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, Median= m:169.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) f:157.5 cm (5 ft 2 in), SD= m:6.9 cm (2 1⁄2 in) f:6.4 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	5.1%[126]	Measured	2004–2006	[127]
Turkey	N/A	156.4 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:2,393, SD= f:5.6 cm (2 in))	54.5%	Self-reported	2003	[15]
Uganda	N/A	159.2 cm (5 ft 2 1⁄2 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:1,666, SD= f:6.5 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	53.4%	Self-reported	2006	[15]
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	[128]
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)	103.2%[129]	Measured	2012	[5]
United Kingdom – Scotland	175.0 cm (5 ft 9 in)	161.3 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)	1.08	16+ (N= m:2,512 f:3,180, Median= m:174.8 cm (5 ft 9 in) f:161.2 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in))	103.0%[129]	Measured	2008	[130]
United Kingdom – Wales	177.0 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	162.0 cm (5 ft 4 in)	1.09	16+	103.2%[129]	Self-reported	2009	[131]
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][v]	Methodology	Year	Source
United States	175.3 cm (5 ft 9 in)	161.5 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in)	1.09	All Americans, 20+ (N= m:5,232 f:5,547, Median= m:175.6 cm (5 ft 9 in) f:161.9 cm (5 ft 3 1⁄2 in))	69%	Measured	2011–2014	[132]
United States – African Americans	175.5 cm (5 ft 9 in)	162.6 cm (5 ft 4 in)	1.08	African Americans, 20–39 (N= m:532 f:612, Median= m:175.5 cm (5 ft 9 in) f:162.6 cm (5 ft 4 in))	3.4%[133]	Measured	2015-2016	[134]
United States – Hispanic and Latino Americans	169.5 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)	156.7 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)	1.08	Hispanic/Latin-Americans, 20–39 (N= m:745 f:917, Median= m:169.5 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) f:156.7 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in))	4.4%[133]	Measured	2015–2016	[134]
United States – Mexican Americans	168.8 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)	156.1 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)	1.09	Mexican Americans, 20–39 (N= m:429 f:511, Median= m:168.8 cm (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in) f:156.1 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in))	2.8%[133]	Measured	2015–2016	[134]
United States – Asian Americans	169.7 cm (5 ft 7 in)	156.2 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in)	1.09	Non-Hispanic Asians, 20–39 (N= m:323 f:326, Me= m:169.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) f:156.2 cm (5 ft 1 1⁄2 in))	1.3%[133]	Measured	2015–2016	[134]
United States – Non-Hispanic whites	177.0 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)	163.3 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in)	1.08	Non-Hispanic White Americans, 20–39 (N= m:892 f:861, Mean= m:177.0 cm (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) f:163.3 cm (5 ft 4 1⁄2 in))	17.1%[133]	Measured	2015–2016	[134]
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	[135]
Uzbekistan	N/A	159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:2,635, SD= f:6.1 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	54.6%	Self-reported	1996	[15]
Vietnam	162.1 cm (5 ft 4 in)	152.2 cm (5 ft 0 in)	1.07	25–29 (SD= m:5.39 cm (2 in) f:5.39 cm (2 in))	15.9%	Measured	1992–1993	[49]
Vietnam	165.7 cm (5 ft 5 in)	155.2 cm (5 ft 1 in)	1.07	Students, 20–25 (N= m:1,000 f:1,000, SD= m:6.55 cm (2 1⁄2 in) f:5.32 cm (2 in))	2.0%[136]	Measured	2006–2007	[137]
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 1⁄2 in))	54.2%	Self-reported	2007	[15]
Zimbabwe	N/A	160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in)	N/A	25–49 (N= f:4,746, SD= f:6.2 cm (2 1⁄2 in))	47.3%	Self-reported	2005	[15]
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][w]	Methodology	Year	Source

References: wikipedia.org

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