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Average height in Europe
Here is a list of the main countries in Europe in terms of population or influence and their respective average height. The measurements are given in cm, but also in feet and inches. There is also an average for the various regions of the continent.
Source: Wikipedia, Insider, Worlddata, Nation, Chartsbin.
Source: Wikipedia, Insider, Worlddata, Nation, Chartsbin.
| Average height in Europe | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region | Global height (cm) | Global height (feet) | Male height (cm) | Male height (feet) | Female height (cm) | Female height (feet) | Male - female height ratio |
| North European average | 173 | 5' 8" | 179 | 5' 11" | 166 | 5' 5" | 1.08 |
| East European average | 172 | 5' 8" | 178 | 5' 10" | 165 | 5' 5" | 1.08 |
| European average | 171 | 5' 7" | 177 | 5' 10" | 165 | 5' 5" | 1.08 |
| West European average | 171 | 5' 7" | 177 | 5' 10" | 165 | 5' 5" | 1.08 |
| South European average | 169 | 5' 7" | 175 | 5' 9" | 163 | 5' 4" | 1.08 |
| Average height in Europe | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Global height (cm) | Global height (feet) | Male height (cm) | Male height (feet) | Female height (cm) | Female height (feet) | Male - female height ratio | Report date |
| Sweden | 175 | 5' 9" | 182 | 5' 12" | 167 | 5' 6" | 1.09 | 2008 |
| Serbia | 175 | 5' 9" | 182 | 5' 12" | 167 | 5' 6" | 1.09 | 2012 |
| Netherlands | 175 | 5' 9" | 181 | 5' 11" | 168 | 5' 6" | 1.08 | 2013 |
| Estonia | 175 | 5' 9" | 181 | 5' 11" | 168 | 5' 6" | 1.08 | NA |
| Iceland | 175 | 5' 9" | 181 | 5' 11" | 168 | 5' 6" | 1.08 | 2007 |
| Finland | 174 | 5' 9" | 181 | 5' 11" | 167 | 5' 6" | 1.08 | 2011 |
| Slovenia | 174 | 5' 8" | 180 | 5' 11" | 167 | 5' 6" | 1.08 | 2011 |
| Denmark | 174 | 5' 8" | 180 | 5' 11" | 167 | 5' 6" | 1.08 | 2012 |
| Norway | 174 | 5' 8" | 180 | 5' 11" | 167 | 5' 6" | 1.08 | 2012 |
| Czech Republic | 174 | 5' 8" | 180 | 5' 11" | 167 | 5' 6" | 1.08 | 2001 |
| Belgium | 174 | 5' 8" | 179 | 5' 10" | 168 | 5' 6" | 1.07 | 2001 |
| Croatia | 173 | 5' 8" | 180 | 5' 11" | 166 | 5' 5" | 1.08 | 2008 |
| Lithuania | 173 | 5' 8" | 178 | 5' 10" | 168 | 5' 6" | 1.06 | 2005 |
| Austria | 173 | 5' 8" | 179 | 5' 10" | 166 | 5' 5" | 1.08 | 2006 |
| Ireland | 172 | 5' 8" | 179 | 5' 10" | 165 | 5' 5" | 1.08 | 2014 |
| Poland | 172 | 5' 8" | 179 | 5' 10" | 165 | 5' 5" | 1.08 | 2010 |
| Ukraine | 172 | 5' 8" | 178 | 5' 10" | 166 | 5' 5" | 1.07 | NA |
| Belarus | 172 | 5' 8" | 178 | 5' 10" | 166 | 5' 5" | 1.07 | NA |
| Germany | 172 | 5' 8" | 178 | 5' 10" | 165 | 5' 5" | 1.08 | 2009 |
| Luxembourg | 172 | 5' 8" | 178 | 5' 10" | 165 | 5' 5" | 1.08 | NA |
| Switzerland | 171 | 5' 7" | 178 | 5' 10" | 164 | 5' 5" | 1.09 | 2009 |
| Greece | 171 | 5' 7" | 177 | 5' 10" | 165 | 5' 5" | 1.07 | 2003 |
| Italy | 171 | 5' 7" | 177 | 5' 10" | 164 | 5' 5" | 1.08 | 2004 |
| Russia | 171 | 5' 7" | 177 | 5' 10" | 164 | 5' 5" | 1.08 | 2004 |
| France | 170 | 5' 7" | 176 | 5' 9" | 163 | 5' 4" | 1.08 | 2004 |
| Bulgaria | 169 | 5' 7" | 175 | 5' 9" | 163 | 5' 4" | 1.07 | 2010 |
| Portugal | 169 | 5' 7" | 174 | 5' 9" | 164 | 5' 5" | 1.06 | 2008 |
| United Kingdom | 169 | 5' 6" | 175 | 5' 9" | 162 | 5' 4" | 1.08 | 2012 |
| Albania | 168 | 5' 6" | 174 | 5' 9" | 162 | 5' 4" | 1.07 | 2009 |
| Spain | 167 | 5' 6" | 173 | 5' 8" | 160 | 5' 3" | 1.08 | 2014 |
| Malta | 165 | 5' 5" | 170 | 5' 7" | 160 | 5' 3" | 1.06 | 2003 |
| Romania | 165 | 5' 5" | 172 | 5' 8" | 157 | 5' 2" | 1.10 | 2007 |
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