Country / Region | Average male height | Average female height | Stature ratio (male to female) | Sample population / age range | Share of pop. over 18 covered[9][10][c] | Methodology | Year | Source |
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Afghanistan | 168.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 155.3 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.08 | 18–69 (N= m:1,979 f:1,687) | 97.2% | Measured | 2018 | [11] |
Albania | 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 | [12][13] |
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 (3 in) f:9.41 cm (3+1⁄2 in)) | 52.7% | Measured | 2020 | [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 | N/A | 159.6 cm (5 ft 3 in) | N/A | 19–49 | 60.4% | Measured | 2004–2005 | [16] |
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 (3 in) f:6.99 cm (3 in)) | 2.9% | Measured | 1998–2001 | [17] |
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 | [18] |
Armenia | N/A | 158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:4,218, SD= f:5.7 cm (2 in)) | 48.6% | Self-reported | 2005 | [19] |
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 | [20] |
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 | [21] |
Azerbaijan | 171.8 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 165.4 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.04 | 16+ | 100.0% | Measured | 2005 | [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+1⁄2 in) f:7.8 cm (3 in)) | 97.7% | Measured | 2002 | [23] |
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 | [24][25] |
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 | [26] |
Bangladesh | N/A | 150.6 cm (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:7,368, SD= f:5.5 cm (2 in)) | 56.2% | Self-reported | 2007 | [19] |
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 | [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+1⁄2 in) f:5.3 cm (2 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] |
Benin | N/A | 159.3 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:11,015, SD= f:6.5 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 53.5% | Self-reported | 2006 | [19] |
Bhutan | 163.9 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 153.2 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 18–69 (N= m:1071 f:1678) | 94.5% | Measured | 2014 | [31] |
Bolivia | N/A | 151.8 cm (5 ft 0 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:10,302, SD= f:5.9 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 52.6% | Self-reported | 2003 | [19] |
Bolivia | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 149 cm (4 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | Aymara, 20–29 | N/A | Measured | 1970s | [32] |
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 (3 in) f:6.56 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 0.4% | Measured | 2014 | [33] |
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 | [34] |
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 | [35][36] |
Brazil – Urban | 173.5 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 161.6 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 20–24 (N= m:6,360 f:6,305) | 10.9% | Measured | 2009 | [35] |
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) | 2.1% | Measured | 2009 | [35] |
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 | [37] |
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 | [38][39] |
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 | [40] |
Burkina Faso | N/A | 161.6 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:7,337, SD= f:6.2 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 55.5% | Self-reported | 2003 | [19] |
Cambodia | 161.7 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 151.9 cm (5 ft 0 in) | 1.06 | 25–64 (N= m:1881 f:3430) | 67.0% | Measured | 2010 | [41] |
Cambodia | N/A | 152.4 cm (5 ft 0 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:5,081, SD= f:5.4 cm (2 in)) | 52.2% | Self-reported | 2005 | [19] |
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 | [42] |
Canada | 175.1 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 162.3 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.08 | 18–79 | 94.7% | Measured | 2007–2009 | [43] |
Central African Republic | N/A | 158.9 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:1,408, SD= f:6.6 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 50.0% | Self-reported | 1994 | [19] |
Chad | N/A | 162.6 cm (5 ft 4 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:2,393, SD= f:6.4 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 51.9% | Self-reported | 2004 | [19] |
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 | [44] |
China | 169.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.08 | 18–44 | N/A | Measured | 2020 | [45] |
China – Beijing | 176.9 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 164.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.07 | Urban students from Xicheng district, 17 (N= m:573, f:705) | 0.0% | Measured | 2013 | [46] |
China – Dalian, Liaoning | 176.6 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 164.3 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | Urban students, 17 (N= 56,000 for ages 6–17) | 0.0% | Measured | 2018 | [47] |
China – Wuhan, Hubei | 174.5 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 162.2 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.08 | Urban students from Wuchang district, aged 17 to 18 (N= m:2,979 sd 5.86, f:2,186 sd:5.39) | N/A | Measured | 2017 | [48] |
China – Hangzhou, Zhejiang | 173.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 161 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | Hangzhou Gaokao students (average age 17.71) from the entire prefecture (rural+urban) N= m:23,507 sd 6.04, f:24,860 sd:6.04 | N/A | Measured | 2019 | [49] |
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 | [50] |
Colombia | N/A | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:22,947, SD= f:6.2 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 55.8% | Self-reported | 2004 | [19] |
Comoros | N/A | 154.8 cm (5 ft 1 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:644, SD= f:5.8 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 49.8% | Self-reported | 1996 | [19] |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | N/A | 157.7 cm (5 ft 2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:2,727, SD= f:8.0 cm (3 in)) | 52.7% | Self-reported | 2005 | [19] |
Congo, Republic of the | N/A | 159 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:3,922, SD= f:8.1 cm (3 in)) | 55.7% | Self-reported | 2007 | [19] |
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+1⁄2 in) f:6.1 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 1.6% | Measured | 2006–2008 | [51] |
Cuba – Urban | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 156 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 15+ | 100.0% | Measured | 1999 | [52] |
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 | [53] |
Czech Republic | 180.3 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 17 | 0.0% | Measured | 2001 | [54] |
Denmark | 180.4 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | Conscripts, 18–20 (N= m:38,025) | 5.3% | Measured | 2012 | [55] |
Dinaric Alps | 185.6 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 171.8 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 17 (N=m: 2705 f: 2842) | 0.0% | Measured | 2005 | [56] |
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+1⁄2 in)) | 54.8% | Self-reported | 2014 | [57] |
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 | [58] |
Ecuador | 167.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 154.2 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | N/A | N/A | Measured | 2014 | [59] |
El Salvador | N/A | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) | N/A | 25–49 | 50.9% | Self-reported | 2007 | [19] |
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] |
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 | [60] |
Egypt | N/A | 159.5 cm (5 ft 3 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:13,813, SD= f:6.0 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 53.2% | Self-reported | 2008 | [19] |
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 (3 in) f:6.4 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 100.0% | Measured | 2003–2010 | [61] |
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 | [62] |
Eswatini | N/A | 159.1 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:2,612, SD= f:6.3 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 51.0% | Self-reported | 2006 | [19] |
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 | [63] |
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 | [64] |
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 | [65] |
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) | 9.2% | Measured | 2010–2011 | [65][66] |
France | 175.6 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 162.5 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.08 | 18–70 (N= m/f:11,562) | 85.9% | Measured | 2003–2004 | [67][68] |
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 (3 in) f:6.7 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 91.9% | Measured | 2009 | [69] |
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+1⁄2 in) f:9.8 cm (4 in)) | 66.8% | Measured | 2011 | [70] |
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+1⁄2 in) f:5.6 cm (2 in)) | N/A | Measured | 1950–1974 | [71] |
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 | [72][73] |
Germany | 175.4 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 162.8 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.08 | 18–79 (N= m/f:19,768) | 94.3% | Measured | 2007 | [6] |
Germany | 178.9 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 166.1 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18–39 | 29.2% | Measured | 2007 | [6] |
Germany | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.08 | 18+ (N= m:25,112 f:25,560) | 100.0% | Self-reported | 2009 | [74] |
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 | [75] |
Ghana | N/A | 159.3 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:2,958, SD= f:6.7 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 54.4% | Self-reported | 2008 | [19] |
Greece | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.07 | 18–49 | 56.3% | Measured | 2003 | [21] |
Guatemala | 160.1 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 148.1 cm (4 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 15–59 (N= m:6,624(15–59) f:15,211(15–49)) | N/A | Measured | 2008–2009 | [76] |
Guinea | N/A | 158.8 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:2,563, SD= f:6.3 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 52.9% | Self-reported | 2005 | [19] |
Haiti | N/A | 158.6 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:2,932, SD= f:6.5 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 52.8% | Self-reported | 2005 | [19] |
Honduras – Tegucigalpa | 167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 153.9 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 20+ (N= m:644 f:1,052) | 92.6% | Measured | 2010 | [29] |
Honduras | N/A | 152 cm (5 ft 0 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:11,219, SD= f:6.4 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 53.3% | Self-reported | 2005 | [19] |
Hong Kong | 171.7 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 158.7 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18 (N= m:468 f:453, SD= m:5.5 cm (2 in) f:5.7 cm (2 in)) | 1.4% | Measured | 2006 | [77] |
Hong Kong | 173.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 160.1 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.08 | University students, 19–20 (N= m:291 f:200, SD= m:6.1 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:5.2 cm (2 in)) | 0.6%[78] | Measured | 2005 | [79] |
Hungary | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | Adults | N/A | Measured | 2000s | [80] |
Hungary | 177.3 cm (5 ft 10 in) | N/A | N/A | 18 (N= m:1,080, SD= m:5.99 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 1.7% | Measured | 2005 | [81] |
Iceland | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 20–49 | 43.6% | Self-reported | 2007 | [21] |
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 | [82] |
Indonesia | 162.8 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 153.1 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 19 (N= 300,000; Jakarta: males = 165.1 cm, females = 155.6 cm) | N/A | Measured | 2018 | [83] |
Iran | 170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 157.2 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.08 | 21+ (N= m/f:89,532, SD= m:8.05 cm (3 in) f:7.22 cm (3 in)) | 88.1% | Measured | 2005 | [84] |
Iran | 173.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.09 | 20–25 | N/A | Measured | 2005 | [84] |
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 | [85] |
Iraq – Baghdad | 165.4 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 155.8 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 18–44 (N= m:700 f:800, SD= m:5.6 cm (2 in) f:16.0 cm (6+1⁄2 in)) | 76.3% | Measured | 1999–2000 | [86] |
Ireland | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.09 | 20–49 | 61.8% | Measured | 2007 | [21] |
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 | [87] |
Italy | 176.5 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 162.5 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.09 | 18 | 1.4% | Measured | 1999–2004 | [12][25][88] |
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) | N/A | Measured | 2019 | [89] |
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) | N/A | Measured | 2019 | [89] |
Italy | 177.2 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 167.8 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.06 | 21 (N= m:106 f:92, SD= m:6.0 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:6.1 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 1.4% | Self-reported | 2001 | [28] |
Ivory Coast | 170.1 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159.1 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 25–29 (SD= m:6.7 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:5.67 cm (2 in)) | 14.6% | Measured | 1985–1987 | [75] |
Ivory Coast | N/A | 159.8 cm (5 ft 3 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:1,600, SD= f:6.2 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 53.4% | Self-reported | 1998 | [19] |
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 | [90] |
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 | [91][92] |
Japan | 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 157.8 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.08 | 17 (N = 1,108,891 High School students) | 0.0% | Measured | 2018 | [93][94] |
Japan | 173.3 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 156.5 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | 1.11 | 20 | N/A | Measured | 2007 | [95] |
Japan | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.09 | 20–49 | 47.2% | Measured | 2005 | [21] |
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 | [96] |
Jordan | N/A | 158.2 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:4,484, SD= f:6.6 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 55.6% | Self-reported | 2007 | [19] |
Kazakhstan | N/A | 159.8 cm (5 ft 3 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:1,600, SD= f:6.3 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 53.7% | Self-reported | 1999 | [19] |
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 (3 in)) | 52.5% | Self-reported | 2016 | [19][97] |
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 | [98] |
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 | [99] |
South Korea | 175.1 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 163.3 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 25–29 (N= m:32,441 f:21,241) | N/A | Measured | 2019 | [100] |
South Korea | 174.3 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 161 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 20–22 (N= m:172 f:266) | N/A | Measured | 2010–2012 | [101] |
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, f:4.93 cm) | N/A | Measured | 2017 | [102][103] |
Kosovo – Prishtina | 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, f:4.72 cm) | N/A | Measured | 2017 | [103] |
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 | [104] |
Kyrgyzstan | N/A | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:2,424, SD= f:5.8 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 55.4% | Self-reported | 1997 | [19] |
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 | [105] |
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 | [106] |
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 | [107] |
Lesotho | N/A | 157.6 cm (5 ft 2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:1,879, SD= f:6.7 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 49.8% | Self-reported | 2004 | [19] |
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:1237) | 69.0% | Measured | 2011 | [108] |
Liberia | N/A | 157.3 cm (5 ft 2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:4,281, SD= f:6.2 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 52.8% | Self-reported | 2006 | [19] |
Lithuania | 181.3 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 167.5 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 18 | 2.1% | Measured | 2001 | [109] |
Lithuania – Urban | 178.4 cm (5 ft 10 in) | N/A | N/A | Conscripts, 19–25 (N= m:91 SD= m:6.7 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 9.9% | Measured | 2005[110] | [111] |
Lithuania – Rural | 176.2 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | N/A | N/A | Conscripts, 19–25 (N= m:106 SD= m:5.9 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 4.9% | Measured | 2005[110] | [111] |
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 | [112] |
Madagascar | N/A | 154.3 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:5,024, SD= f:6.0 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 53.6% | Self-reported | 2003 | [19] |
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 | [113] |
Malawi – Urban | 166 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.07 | 16–60 (N= m:583 f:315, SD= m:6.0 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:9.4 cm (3+1⁄2 in)) | N/A | Measured | 2000 | [114] |
Malaysia | 165.2 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 154.4 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.07 | 25–64 (N= m:1,044 f:1,528) | 71.1% | Measured | 2005 | [115] |
Malaysia | 166.3 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 154.7 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.07 | Malay, 20–24 (N= m:749 f:893, SD= m:6.46 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:6.04 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 9.7%[116] | Measured | 1996 | [117] |
Malaysia | 168.5 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | 158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.07 | Chinese, 20–24 (N= m:407 f:453, SD= m:6.98 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:6.72 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 4.1%[116] | Measured | 1996 | [117] |
Malaysia | 169.1 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | 155.4 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.09 | Indian, 20–24 (N= m:113 f:140, SD= m:5.84 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:6.18 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 1.2%[116] | Measured | 1996 | [117] |
Malaysia | 163.3 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 151.9 cm (5 ft 0 in) | 1.08 | Other indigenous, 20–24 (N= m:257 f:380, SD= m:6.26 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:5.95 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 0.4%[116] | Measured | 1996 | [117] |
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 | [118] |
Mali – Southern Mali | 171.3 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 160.4 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.07 | Rural adults (N= m:121 f:320, SD= m:6.6 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:5.7 cm (2 in)) | N/A | Measured | 1992 | [119] |
Malta | 169.9 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.06 | 18+ | 100.0% | Self-reported | 2003 | [120] |
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:1187) | 93.4% | Measured | 2002 | [121] |
Mauritania | 167.9 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.05 | 15–64 (N= m:1141 f:1362) | 93.6% | Measured | 2006 | [122] |
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 | [123] |
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:1212) | 71.4% | Measured | 2006 | [124] |
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 | [125] |
Moldova | N/A | 161.2 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:4,757, SD= f:6.2 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 45.9% | Self-reported | 2005 | [19] |
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 | [126] |
Mongolia – Ulaanbaatar | 172.5 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 159.6 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.08 | 17 (N= m:4,044, f:4002 for ages 6 to 17) | 0.0% | Measured | 2014–2018 | [127] |
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:1107, SD= m:6.89 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:6.37 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 5.2% | Measured | 2017 | [128][129] |
Morocco | 171.8 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 159.2 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18+ (N= m:1871 f:3390) | 100.0% | Measured | 2017 | [130] |
Morocco | N/A | 158.5 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:10,334, SD= f:6.0 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 54.7% | Self-reported | 2003 | [19] |
Mozambique | N/A | 156 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:6,912, SD= f:6.2 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 55.0% | Self-reported | 2003 | [19] |
Myanmar | 163.5 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 153.4 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 25–64 (N= m:2948 f:5447) | 73.1% | Measured | 2014 | [131] |
Namibia | N/A | 160.7 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:5,575, SD= f:7.1 cm (3 in)) | 50.4% | Self-reported | 2006 | [19] |
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 | [132] |
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 | [133] |
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 in)) | 52.9% | Self-reported | 2006 | [19] |
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 (3 in) f:6.3 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 1.5% | Measured | 2009 | [134] |
Netherlands | 180.8 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167.5 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 20+ | 96.8% | Self-reported | 2013 | [9][36][135] |
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 | [21] |
Nicaragua | N/A | 153.7 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 | 54.1% | Self-reported | 2001 | [19] |
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 | 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 | [90] |
Nigeria | 167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.04 | 20–29 (N= m:139 f:76, SD= m:6.5 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:5.7 cm (2 in)) | 33.2% | Measured | 2011 | [136] |
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 | [137] |
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 | [138] |
Norway | 179.7 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 20–85 (N= m:1534 f:1743) | 93.6% | Self-reported | 2008–2009 | [9][36][139] |
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 | [140][141] |
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:6613) | 95.3% | Measured | 2013–2014 | [142] |
Pakistan – Rabwah | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 159 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 19 (N= m:2084 f:2209) | N/A | Measured | 2016 | [143] |
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 | [144] |
Peru | 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 151 cm (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 20+ | N/A | Measured | 2005 | [145] |
Philippines | 163.5 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 151.8 cm (5 ft 0 in) | 1.08 | 20–39 | 31.5%[146] | Measured | 2003 | [147] |
Poland | 172.2 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 159.4 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.08 | 44–69 (N= m:4336 f: 4559) | 39.4% | Measured | 2007 | [148] |
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 | [149] |
Portugal | 173.9 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | N/A | N/A | 18 (N= m:696) | 1.5% | Measured | 2008 | [12][150] |
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 | [21] |
Portugal | 173.7 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 163.7 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 21 (N= m:87 f:106, SD= m:8.2 cm (3 in) f:5.3 cm (2 in)) | 1.9% | Self-reported | 2001 | [28] |
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) | 99.1% | Measured | 2012 | [151] |
Qatar | 170.8 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 161.1 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 18 | 1.9% | Measured | 2005 | [25][152] |
Russia | 171.1 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 158.2 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 44-69 (N= m: 3892 f: 4643) | 38.5% | Measured | 2007 | [148] |
Russia | 177.2 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 164.1 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 24 | 1.9% | Measured | 2004 | [25][153] |
Russia | 176.4 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 164.3 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 18 | 1.6%[154] | Measured | 2010–2012 | [155] |
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 | [156] |
Rwanda | N/A | 157.7 cm (5 ft 2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:3,202, SD= f:6.5 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 54.2% | Self-reported | 2005 | [19] |
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 | [157] |
Samoa | N/A | 166.6 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 18–28 (N= f:55 SD= f:6.5 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 32.6% | Measured | 2004 | [158] |
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 | [159] |
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 | [25][160] |
Senegal | N/A | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:2,533, SD= f:6.7 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 54.4% | Self-reported | 2005 | [19] |
Senegal – Urban | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 166.1 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 20+ (N= 984 (m:494 f:490, SD= m:8.07 cm (3 in) f:6.88 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | N/A | Measured | 2015 | [161] |
Senegal – Rural | 175.9 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 163.8 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 20+ (N= 496 (m:241 f:255, SD= m:8.09 cm (3 in) f:8.77 cm (3+1⁄2 in)) | N/A | Measured | 2015 | [161] |
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) | 97.1% | Measured | 2013 | [162] |
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+1⁄2 in) f:5.88 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 0.7%[163] | Measured | 2012 | [164] |
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 | [165] |
Singapore | 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.07 | Chinese students at TP, 16–18[d] (N= m:52 f:49, SD= m:6 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:5 cm (2 in)) | 0.3%[166][167] | Measured | 2003 | [168] |
Singapore | 172.3 cm (5 ft 8 in) | N/A | N/A | Chinese conscripts, average age 18.5 SD 1.2, (N= 104,223, SD= 6.2 cm) | N/A | Measured | 2009–2014 | [169] |
Singapore | 170.2 cm (5 ft 7 in) | N/A | N/A | Malay conscripts, average age 18.5 SD 1.2, (N= 25,405, SD= 6.2 cm) | N/A | Measured | 2009–2014 | [169] |
Singapore | 173.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | N/A | N/A | Indian conscripts, average age 18.4 SD 1.3, (N= 11,865 , SD= 6.6 cm) | N/A | Measured | 2009–2014 | [169] |
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 | [170] |
Slovenia – Ljubljana | 180.3 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167.4 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 19 | 0.2%[171] | Measured | 2011 | [172] |
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 | [173] |
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 | [174] |
Sri Lanka | 163.6 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 151.4 cm (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18+ (N= m:1,768 f:2,709, SD= m:6.9 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:6.4 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 100.0% | Measured | 2005–2006 | [175] |
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 | [176] |
Spain | 173.1 cm (5 ft 8 in) | N/A | N/A | 18+ (N= m:1,551 [e][177]) | 88.2% | Measured | 2013–2014 | [178][179] |
Spain | N/A | 159.6 cm (5 ft 3 in) | N/A | 18–70 (N= f:8,217[f][180]) | 83.5% | Measured | 2007–2008 | [36][181][178][180] |
Spain | 177.3 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18.1–24 (N= m:1,275 f:1,292) | N/A | Measured | 2008 | [182] |
Spain | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.07 | 20–49 | 57.0% | Self-reported | 2007 | [21] |
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 | [183] |
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 | [184] |
Switzerland | 178.2 cm (5 ft 10 in) | N/A | N/A | Conscripts, 19 (N= m:12,447, Median= m:178.0 cm (5 ft 10 in), SD= m:6.52 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 1.5% | Measured | 2009 | [185] |
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 | [184] |
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 | [186][187][188] |
Tanzania | N/A | 156.6 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:6,033, SD= f:6.5 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 52.8% | Self-reported | 2004 | [19] |
Thailand | 170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | STOU students, 15–19 (N= m:839 f:1,636, SD= m:6.3 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:5.9 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 0.0%[189] | Self-reported | 2005 | [190] |
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 | [191] |
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 | [192] |
Trinidad and Tobago | 173.2 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 160.6 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.08 | 15–64 (N= m:1112 f:1608) | 89.0% | Measured | 2011 | [193] |
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+1⁄2 in) f:6.29 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 92.7% | Measured | 1998–2003 | [194] |
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 | [195] |
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 | [12][25][196] |
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+1⁄2 in) f:6.4 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 5.1%[197] | Measured | 2004–2006 | [198] |
Turkey | N/A | 156.4 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:2,393, SD= f:5.6 cm (2 in)) | 54.5% | Self-reported | 2003 | [19] |
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 | [199] |
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 | [200] |
Uganda | N/A | 159.2 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:1,666, SD= f:6.5 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 53.4% | Self-reported | 2006 | [19] |
Ukraine | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 18+ | 100.0% | Measured | 2020 | [201] |
United Arab Emirates | 173.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 156.4 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | 1.11 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | [202] |
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%[203] | 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%[203] | Measured | 2008 | [204] |
United Kingdom – Wales | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.09 | 16+ | 100.0%[203] | Self-reported | 2009 | [205] |
United States | 175.3 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 161.3 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | All Americans, 20+ (N= m:5,232 f:5,547) | 100.0% | Measured | 2015–2018 | [206] |
United States – Non-Hispanic Whites | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 164.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.08 | Non-Hispanic white, 20–39 (N= m:715 f:689) | 17.1%[207] | Measured | 2015–2018 | [206] |
United States – African Americans | 176.4 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 163.4 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | Non-Hispanic black, 20–39 (N= m:405 f:418) | 3.4%[207] | Measured | 2015–2018 | [206] |
United States – Asian Americans | 172.3 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.09 | Non-Hispanic Asian, 20–39 (N= m:260 f:272) | 1.3%[207] | Measured | 2015–2018 | [206] |
United States – Hispanic and Latino Americans | 171.2 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 158.7 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | Hispanic, 20–39 (N= m:385 f:428) | 4.4%[207] | Measured | 2015–2018 | [206] |
United States – Mexican Americans | 171.7 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 157.5 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.09 | Mexican American, 20–39 (N= m:233 f:247) | 2.8%[207] | Measured | 2015–2018 | [206] |
Uruguay | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.08 | Adults (N= m:2,249 f:2,114) | N/A | Measured | 1990 | [208] |
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 | [209] |
Uzbekistan | N/A | 159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:2,635, SD= f:6.1 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 54.6% | Self-reported | 1996 | [19] |
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 | [210] |
Vietnam | 168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 156.2 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 18 (around 22,400 families across 25 cities and provinces) | N/A | Measured | 2019–2020 | [211] |
Zambia | N/A | 158.5 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:4,091, SD= f:6.5 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 54.2% | Self-reported | 2007 | [19] |
Zimbabwe | N/A | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) | N/A | 25–49 (N= f:4,746, SD= f:6.2 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) | 47.3% | Self-reported | 2005 | [19] |