# Average human height by country

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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. 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.
* 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. 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. 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. Such factors may not have been controlled in all of the following studies.

### Measured and self-reported figures

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 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Azerbaijan | 171.8 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 165.4 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.04 | 16+ | 100.0% | Measured | 2005 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Bolivia | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 149 cm (4 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | Aymara, 20–29 | — | Measured | 1970s | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Canada | 177.7 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 163.0 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.09 | 20–39 | 34.5% | Measured | 2009–2011 | |
| Canada | 175.1 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 162.3 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.08 | 18–79 | 94.7% | Measured | 2007–2009 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| China | 169.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.07 | 18–44 | 34.3% | Measured | 2020 | |
| China | 172.6 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 160.6 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.07 | 20–24 | — | Measured | 2020 | |
| 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 | — | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Cuba – Urban | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 156 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 15+ | 100.0% | Measured | 1999 | |
| 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 | |
| Czech Republic | 180.3 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 17 | 0.0% | Measured | 2001 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Ecuador | 167.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 154.2 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | — | — | Measured | 2014 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| El Salvador | — | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) | — | 25–49 | 50.9% | Self-reported | 2007 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Finland | 180.7 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | –25 (N= m/f:26,636) | — | Measured | 2010–2011 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Greece | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.07 | 18–49 | 56.3% | Measured | 2003 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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% | Measured | 2005 | |
| 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 | |
| Hungary | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | Adults | — | Measured | 2000s | |
| Iceland | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 20–49 | 43.6% | Self-reported | 2007 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Iran | 173.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.09 | 20–25 | — | Measured | 2005 | |
| 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 | |
| Ireland | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.09 | 20–49 | 61.8% | Measured | 2007 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Japan | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.09 | 20–49 | 47.2% | Measured | 2005 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Kosovo | 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 | |
| Kosovo – Pristina | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Lithuania | 181.3 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 167.5 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 18 | 2.1% | Measured | 2001 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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% | Measured | 1996 | |
| 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% | Measured | 1996 | |
| 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% | Measured | 1996 | |
| 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% | Measured | 1996 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Malta | 175.2 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 165.3 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.06 | 25–34 | — | Self-reported | 2003 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Nicaragua | — | 153.7 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | 54.1% | Self-reported | 2001 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Pakistan – Punjab | 170.4 cm (5 ft 7 in) | — | — | 21–30 (N= m:382, SD= m:6.85 cm (2.7 in)) | — | Measured | 2023 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Peru | 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 151 cm (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 20+ | — | Measured | 2005 | |
| Philippines | 163.5 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 151.8 cm (5 ft 0 in) | 1.08 | 20–39 | 31.5% | Measured | 2003 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Portugal | 173.9 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | — | — | 18 (N= m:696) | 1.5% | Measured | 2008 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Qatar | 170.8 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 161.1 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 18 | 1.9% | Measured | 2005 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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% | Measured | 2012 | |
| 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 | |
| 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% | Measured | 2003 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Slovenia – Ljubljana | 180.3 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167.4 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 19 | 0.2% | Measured | 2011 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Spain | 173.1 cm (5 ft 8 in) | — | — | 18+ (N= m:1,551) | 100.0% | Measured | 2013–2014 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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% | Self-reported | 2005 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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% | Measured | 2004–2006 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Ukraine | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 18+ | 100.0% | Measured | 2020 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 173.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 156.4 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | 1.11 | — | — | — | — | |
| 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% | Measured | 2012 | |
| 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% | Measured | 2008 | |
| 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 | |
| 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% | Measured | 2015–2018 | |
| 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% | Measured | 2015–2018 | |
| 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% | Measured | 2015–2018 | |
| 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% | Measured | 2015–2018 | |
| 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% | Measured | 2015–2018 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |

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

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. 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.).
* 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. 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:
| 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) |
| 3 | 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) |
| 6 | 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) |
| 10 | 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) |
| 13 | 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) |
| 16 | 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) |
| 19 | 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) |
| 22 | 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) |
| 28 | 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) |
| 31 | 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) |
| 34 | 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) |
| 34 | 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) |
| 37 | 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) |
| 40 | 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) |
| 40 | 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) |
| 43 | Romania | 171.2 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 177.8 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 164.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) |
| 43 | 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) |
| 49 | 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) |
| 54 | 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) |
| 56 | 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) |
| 58 | 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) |
| 61 | Moldova | 169.3 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | 175.6 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 163.0 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| 61 | 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) |
| 65 | 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) |
| 65 | 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) |
| 65 | 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) |
| 69 | 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) |
| 74 | 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) |
| 74 | 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) |
| 74 | 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) |
| 79 | 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) |
| 82 | Palestine | 168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 175.0 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 161.3 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
| 82 | 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) |
| 86 | 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) |
| 86 | 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) |
| 90 | 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) |
| 90 | 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) |
| 93 | 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) |
| 96 | 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) |
| 100 | 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) |
| 104 | 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) |
| 104 | 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) |
| 108 | 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) |
| 111 | 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) |
| 111 | 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) |
| 115 | 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) |
| 115 | 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) |
| 119 | Kiribati | 165.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.1 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 161.0 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
| 119 | Somalia | 165.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 171.2 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| 119 | Syria | 165.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 171.6 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 159.4 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| 119 | 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) |
| 124 | Japan | 165.3 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 172.1 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 158.5 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
| 124 | 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) |
| 127 | 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) |
| 130 | Niger | 165.0 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159.8 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| 130 | 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) |
| 130 | Palau | 165.0 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159.5 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| 130 | Namibia | 165.0 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 169.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| 130 | 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) |
| 136 | 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) |
| 139 | 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) |
| 141 | Ghana | 164.6 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158.9 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) |
| 141 | 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) |
| 145 | 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) |
| 148 | Eritrea | 164.1 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 157.6 cm (5 ft 2 in) |
| 148 | Mexico | 164.1 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 157.9 cm (5 ft 2 in) |
| 148 | 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) |
| 153 | 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) |
| 156 | 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) |
| 156 | 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) |
| 161 | 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) |
| 166 | Zambia | 162.4 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 167.6 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 157.3 cm (5 ft 2 in) |
| 166 | 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) |
| 169 | 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) |
| 174 | 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) |
| 177 | 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) |
| 179 | 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) |
| 181 | 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) |
| 186 | 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) |
| 189 | Cambodia | 160.0 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 165.3 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 154.7 cm (5 ft 1 in) |
| 189 | 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) |
| 194 | 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

* ↑ 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.
* ↑ 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.
* 1 2 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 104 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 114 UN member states have recognised Kosovo at some point, of which 10 later withdrew their recognition.
* ↑ Differences in gender distribution were not taken into account. When taken into account, the values differ by up to 0.4 centimetres.