Average human height by country

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 adult human height for said countries and territories in 2019 and the declared sources may conflict with the findings of the first table.

First table: individual surveys and studies

Accuracy

As with any statistical data, the accuracy of the findings may be challenged. In this case, for the following reasons:

• Some studies may allow subjects to self-report values.^[1] Generally speaking, self-reported height tends to be taller than measured height, although the overestimation of height depends on the reporting subject's height, age, gender and region.^[2][3][4][5]
• Test subjects may have been invited instead of random sampling, resulting in sampling bias.
• Some countries may have significant height gaps between different regions. For instance, one survey shows there is 10.8 centimetres (4.3 in) gap between the tallest state and the shortest state in Germany.^[6] 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 centimetres (1.0 in) taller, and university students are 2.55 centimetres (1.0 in) taller than the national average.^[7] As this case shows, data taken from a particular social group may not represent a total population in some countries.
• Height measurement can vary over the course of a day, due to factors such as a decrease from exercise done directly before measurement (i.e. inversely correlated), or an 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 (0.6 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.^[8] Such factors may not have been controlled in all of the following studies.

Measured and self-reported figures

  Data are representative of the majority of the adult population in the country or region.^[a]

Note: Letters in grey indicate non-measured height. Where available, standard deviation (SD) is listed under Sample population / age range.

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][b]	Method	Year	Ref.
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= m/f:>150,000)	—	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	—	151.8 cm (5 ft 0 in)	—	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	—	Measured	1970s	[33]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	181.7 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	169.4 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)	1.07	Students from schools all over the country, 17–20(m), ~18(f) (N= m:3192 f:69, SD= m:6.8 cm (2.7 in) f:6.0 cm (2.4 in))	1.6%	Measured	2017	[34]
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	[35]
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	[36]
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	[37][38]
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)	—	Measured	2009	[37]
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)	—	Measured	2009	[37]
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	[39]
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	[40][41]
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	[42]
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	[43]
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	[44]
Canada	177.7 cm (5 ft 10 in)	163.0 cm (5 ft 4 in)	1.09	20–39	34.5%	Measured	2009–2011	[45]
Canada	175.1 cm (5 ft 9 in)	162.3 cm (5 ft 4 in)	1.08	18–79	94.7%	Measured	2007–2009	[46]
Central African Republic	—	158.9 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	—	25–49 (N= f:1,408, SD= f:6.6 cm (2.6 in))	50.0%	Self-reported	1994	[32]
Chad	—	162.6 cm (5 ft 4 in)	—	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	[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	—	Measured	2020	[49][50]
China	169.6 cm (5 ft 7 in)	158.9 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	1.07	18+ (N= m/f:57,754, average age 48)	100.0%	Measured	—	[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	—	154.8 cm (5 ft 1 in)	—	25–49 (N= f:644, SD= f:5.8 cm (2.3 in))	49.8%	Self-reported	1996	[32]
Congo, Democratic Republic of the	—	157.7 cm (5 ft 2 in)	—	25–49 (N= f:2,727, SD= f:8.0 cm (3.1 in))	52.7%	Self-reported	2005	[32]
Congo, Republic of the	—	159 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	—	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	181.6 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	168.7 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)	1.08	Conscripts, 18–20 (N= m:39,547 f:3,728)	—	Measured	2024	[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	—	—	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	—	160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in)	—	25–49	50.9%	Self-reported	2007	[32]
Estonia	178.6 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	164.8 cm (5 ft 5 in)	1.08	18+ (N= m/f:50,916, SD= m:7.1 cm (2.8 in) f:6.4 cm (2.5 in))	100.0%	Measured	2003–2010	[63]
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	[64]
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	[65]
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	[66]
Finland	180.7 cm (5 ft 11 in)	167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in)	1.08	–25[clarification needed] (N= m/f:26,636)	—	Measured	2010–2011	[67][68]
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	[67]
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	[69][70]
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	[71]
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	[72]
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))	—	Measured	1950–1974	[73]
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	[74][75]
Germany	178.9 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	165.8 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)	1.08	18+ (N= m:33,743 f:34,987)	100.0%	Self-reported	2021	[76]
Germany	181.7 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	167.6 cm (5 ft 6 in)	1.08	18–20 (N= m:800 f:736)	—	Self-reported	2021	[76]
Germany	178.1 cm (5 ft 10 in)	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)	1.08	20–75 (N= m:44,848 f:51,674, SD= m:7.3 cm (2.9 in) f:6.7 cm (2.6 in))	—	Measured	2014–2017	[77]
Germany	180.8 cm (5 ft 11 in)	167.4 cm (5 ft 6 in)	1.08	20–29 (N= m:2,906 f:3,864, SD= m:7.1 cm (2.8 in) f:6.7 cm (2.6 in))	—	Measured	2014–2017	[77]
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	[78]
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))	—	Measured	2008–2009	[79]
Guinea	—	158.8 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	—	25–49 (N= f:2,563, SD= f:6.3 cm (2.5 in))	52.9%	Self-reported	2005	[32]
Haiti	—	158.6 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	—	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	—	152 cm (5 ft 0 in)	—	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	[80]
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%[81]	Measured	2005	[82]
Hungary	177.3 cm (5 ft 10 in)	—	—	18 (N= m:1,080, SD= m:5.99 cm (2.4 in))	1.7%	Measured	2005	[83]
Hungary	176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	1.07	Adults	—	Measured	2000s	[84]
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	174.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	158.5 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	1.10	Students from the upper socioeconomic strata, 18 (N= m:34,411(3–18) f:30,218(3–18))	—	Measured	2011	[85]
India	169.1 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)	154.6 cm (5 ft 1 in)	1.09	Students from the lower socioeconomic strata, 18 (N= m:19,303(3–18) f:22,911(3–18))	—	Measured	2011	[85]
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	[86]
Indonesia	164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	154.1 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)	1.06	18 (N= m/f:>300,000; Jakarta: male average = 165.1 cm, female average = 155.6 cm)	—	Measured	2018	[87]
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	[88]
Iran	173.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in)	1.09	20–25	—	Measured	2005	[88]
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	[89]
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	[90]
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	[91][92]
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	[91][92]
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][93]
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	[78]
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	[94]
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	[95][96]
Japan	170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in)	157.8 cm (5 ft 2 in)	1.08	High School students, 17 (N= m/f:1,108,891)	0.0%	Measured	2018	[97][98]
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	[99]
Kazakhstan	—	159.8 cm (5 ft 3 in)	—	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][100]
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	[101]
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	[102]
South Korea	174.7 cm (5 ft 9 in)	162.5 cm (5 ft 4 in)	1.08	19–24 (N= m:34,433 f:15,549)	—	Measured	2022	[103][104]
South Korea	174.6 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	161.1 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)	1.08	20–24 (N= m:343 f:271)	—	Measured	2020–2021	[105]
Kosovo[c]	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))	—	Measured	2017	[106][107]
Kosovo – Pristina[c]	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))	—	Measured	2017	[107]
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	[108]
Kyrgyzstan	—	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)	—	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	[109]
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	[110]
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	[111]
Lesotho	—	157.6 cm (5 ft 2 in)	—	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	[112]
Lithuania – Urban	178.4 cm (5 ft 10 in)	—	—	Conscripts, 19–25 (N= m:91, SD= m:6.7 cm (2.6 in))	9.9%	Measured	2005[113]	[114]
Lithuania – Rural	176.2 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	—	—	Conscripts, 19–25 (N= m:106, SD= m:5.9 cm (2.3 in))	4.9%	Measured	2005[113]	[114]
Lithuania	181.3 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	167.5 cm (5 ft 6 in)	1.08	18	2.1%	Measured	2001	[115]
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	[116]
Madagascar	—	154.3 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)	—	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	[117]
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%[118]	Measured	1996	[119]
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%[118]	Measured	1996	[119]
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%[118]	Measured	1996	[119]
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%[118]	Measured	1996	[119]
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	[120]
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))	—	Measured	2000	[121]
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	[122]
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))	—	Measured	1992	[123]
Malta	175.2 cm (5 ft 9 in)	165.3 cm (5 ft 5 in)	1.06	25–34	—	Self-reported	2003	[124]
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	[125]
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	[126]
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	[127]
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	[128]
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	[129]
Moldova	—	161.2 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)	—	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	[130]
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	[131][132]
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	[133]
Mozambique	—	156 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)	—	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	[134]
Namibia	—	160.7 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)	—	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	[135]
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	[136]
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)	—	Self-reported	2020	[137][138]
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	[139]
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	—	153.7 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)	—	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	[140]
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	[94]
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	[141]
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	[142]
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][38][143]
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	[144][145]
Pakistan – Punjab	170.4 cm (5 ft 7 in)	—	—	21–30 (N= m:382, SD= m:6.85 cm (2.7 in))	—	Measured	2023	[146]
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)	—	Measured	2016	[147]
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	[148]
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	[149]
Peru	164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	151 cm (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	1.09	20+	—	Measured	2005	[150]
Philippines	163.5 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	151.8 cm (5 ft 0 in)	1.08	20–39	31.5%[151]	Measured	2003	[152]
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	[153]
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	[154]
Portugal	173.9 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	—	—	18 (N= m:696)	1.5%	Measured	2008	[13][155]
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)	—	Measured	2012	[156]
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][157]
Russia	178.6 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	165.9 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)	1.08	25–29	—	Measured	2021	[158]
Russia	177.4 cm (5 ft 10 in)	165.6 cm (5 ft 5 in)	1.07	20–24 (N= m:8,366 f:18,921)	—	Measured	2010–2012	[159]
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	[160]
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	[161]
Samoa	—	166.6 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)	—	18–28 (N= f:55, SD= f:6.5 cm (2.6 in))	32.6%	Measured	2004	[162]
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][163]
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	[164]
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))	—	Measured	2015	[165]
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))	—	Measured	2015	[165]
Senegal	—	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)	—	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)	—	Measured	2013	[166]
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%[167]	Measured	2012	[168]
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	[169]
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%[170][171]	Measured	2003	[172]
Singapore	172.3 cm (5 ft 8 in)	—	—	Chinese conscripts, average age 18.5 SD 1.2, (N= m:104,223, SD= m:6.2 cm (2.4 in))	—	Measured	2009–2014	[173]
Singapore	170.2 cm (5 ft 7 in)	—	—	Malay conscripts, average age 18.5 SD 1.2, (N= m:25,405, SD= m:6.2 cm (2.4 in))	—	Measured	2009–2014	[173]
Singapore	173.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	—	—	Indian conscripts, average age 18.4 SD 1.3, (N= m:11,865, SD= m:6.6 cm (2.6 in))	—	Measured	2009–2014	[173]
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	[174]
Slovenia – Ljubljana	180.3 cm (5 ft 11 in)	167.4 cm (5 ft 6 in)	1.08	19	0.2%[175]	Measured	2011	[176]
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	[177]
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	[178]
Spain	173.1 cm (5 ft 8 in)	—	—	18+ (N= m:1,551)	100.0%	Measured	2013–2014	[179][180][181]
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)	—	Measured	2008	[182]
Spain	—	159.6 cm (5 ft 3 in)	—	18–70 (N= f:8,217)	83.5%	Measured	2007–2008	[38] [183][180][184]
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	[185]
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	[186]
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	[187]
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	[188]
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	[189]
Switzerland	178.2 cm (5 ft 10 in)	—	—	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	[190]
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	[188]
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	[191][192][193]
Tanzania	—	156.6 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)	—	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)	—	Measured	2018	[194]
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%[195]	Self-reported	2005	[196]
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	[197]
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	[198]
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	[199]
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	[200]
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))	—	Measured	2021	[201]
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	[202]
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][203]
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%[204]	Measured	2004–2006	[205]
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)	—	Measured	1994	[206]
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	[207]
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	[208]
Ukraine	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)	164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)	1.07	18+	100.0%	Measured	2020	[209]
United Arab Emirates	173.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	156.4 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)	1.11	—	—	—	—	[210]
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%[211]	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%[211]	Measured	2008	[212]
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:5,092 f:5,510)	100.0%	Measured	2015–2018	[213]
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:490 f:545)	17.1%[214]	Measured	2015–2018	[213]
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:458 f:509)	4.4%[214]	Measured	2015–2018	[213]
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:331 f:409)	3.4%[214]	Measured	2015–2018	[213]
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:283 f:303)	2.8%[214]	Measured	2015–2018	[213]
United States – Asian Americans	172.9 cm (5 ft 8 in)	158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in)	1.09	Non-Hispanic Asian, 20–39 (N= m:242 f:262)	1.3%[214]	Measured	2015–2018	[213]
Uruguay	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)	1.08	Adults (N= m:2,249 f:2,114)	—	Measured	1990	[215]
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	[216]
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	[217]
Vietnam	168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in)	156.2 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)	1.07	18, from around 22,400 families across 25 cities and provinces	—	Measured	2019–2020	[218]
Zambia	—	158.5 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)	—	25–49 (N= f:4,091, SD= f:6.5 cm (2.6 in))	54.2%	Self-reported	2007	[32]
Zimbabwe	—	160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in)	—	25–49 (N= f:4,746, SD= f:6.2 cm (2.4 in))	47.3%	Self-reported	2005	[32]

Second table: estimated average height of 19-year-olds in 2019

Accuracy

Map covering reported findings of the second table (male)

Map covering reported findings of the second table (female)

As with any statistical data, the accuracy of the findings may be challenged. In this case, for the following reasons:

• The study uses a Bayesian hierarchical model to estimate the trends in mean height from 1985 to 2019. 1,344 academics having collated the results of 2,181 studies covering 65 million people.^[219] Their findings are based on selected material rather than all available.
• The table and diagrams of this subsection are reliant on one singular publication which in turn cites surveys that are largely not available to the public because the public has no free access to them (e.g. mean height, median, percentiles, standard deviation, background factors, etc.).^[220]
• Height measurement can vary over the course of a day, due to factors such as a decrease from exercise done directly before measurement (i.e. inversely correlated), or an 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 (0.6 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.^[8] Such factors may not have been controlled in the following study.

Estimated figures

Countries and territories are sorted according to the average of the male and female mean height:^[d]

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)
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 (UK)	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 (US)	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 (US)	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)

Explanatory notes

1. Data representative of the adult population in the country or region are those that factor in a proportional share of at least 50.0% of the country or region's population aged 18 and over.
2. Data are calculated as of a data collection year of each survey. If data were taken in several years in a survey, the initial year would be chosen for the calculation.
3. Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognised as an independent state by 108 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 116 UN member states have recognised Kosovo at some point, of which eight later withdrew their recognition.
4. Differences in gender distribution were not taken into account. When taken into account, the values differ by up to 0.4 centimetres.^[9]