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Average height in the world
Here is a table with the main countries in the world, in terms of population or influence, with the height for the men, the women, for both, in cm, in feet and inches. Also the human height per region, with Europe, America, Africa, Middle East, Asia.
Source: Wikipedia, Insider, Worlddata, Nation, Chartsbin.
Source: Wikipedia, Insider, Worlddata, Nation, Chartsbin.
| Average height in the World | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| North American average | 169 | 5' 6" | 175 | 5' 9" | 162 | 5' 4" | 1.08 |
| World average | 167 | 5' 6" | 173 | 5' 8" | 161 | 5' 3" | 1.08 |
| South American average | 165 | 5' 5" | 171 | 5' 7" | 159 | 5' 2" | 1.08 |
| Middle East average | 164 | 5' 5" | 171 | 5' 7" | 158 | 5' 2" | 1.08 |
| African average | 163 | 5' 4" | 170 | 5' 7" | 157 | 5' 2" | 1.08 |
| Asian average | 163 | 5' 4" | 169 | 5' 6" | 157 | 5' 2" | 1.08 |
| Average height in the World | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Israel | 172 | 5' 8" | 177 | 5' 10" | 166 | 5' 5" | 1.07 | 2010 |
| 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 |
| New Zealand | 171 | 5' 7" | 177 | 5' 10" | 164 | 5' 5" | 1.08 | 2007 |
| France | 170 | 5' 7" | 176 | 5' 9" | 163 | 5' 4" | 1.08 | 2004 |
| Australia | 169 | 5' 7" | 176 | 5' 9" | 162 | 5' 4" | 1.09 | 2012 |
| 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 |
| Canada | 169 | 5' 6" | 175 | 5' 9" | 162 | 5' 4" | 1.08 | 2009 |
| United States | 169 | 5' 6" | 175 | 5' 9" | 162 | 5' 4" | 1.08 | 2014 |
| Senegal | 169 | 5' 6" | 174 | 5' 9" | 163 | 5' 4" | 1.07 | 2016 |
| Turkey | 168 | 5' 6" | 174 | 5' 9" | 162 | 5' 4" | 1.07 | 2007 |
| South Korea | 168 | 5' 6" | 174 | 5' 9" | 162 | 5' 4" | 1.07 | NA |
| Albania | 168 | 5' 6" | 174 | 5' 9" | 162 | 5' 4" | 1.07 | 2009 |
| Argentina | 167 | 5' 6" | 174 | 5' 9" | 160 | 5' 3" | 1.09 | 2005 |
| Spain | 167 | 5' 6" | 173 | 5' 8" | 160 | 5' 3" | 1.08 | 2014 |
| Chad | 167 | 5' 6" | 172 | 5' 8" | 161 | 5' 3" | 1.07 | NA |
| Kazakhstan | 166 | 5' 5" | 172 | 5' 8" | 160 | 5' 3" | 1.08 | NA |
| Tunisia | 166 | 5' 5" | 172 | 5' 8" | 160 | 5' 3" | 1.08 | 2016 |
| Cameroon | 166 | 5' 5" | 171 | 5' 7" | 161 | 5' 3" | 1.06 | 2003 |
| Qatar | 166 | 5' 5" | 171 | 5' 7" | 161 | 5' 3" | 1.06 | 2005 |
| Mexico | 166 | 5' 5" | 172 | 5' 8" | 159 | 5' 3" | 1.08 | 2014 |
| Mali | 166 | 5' 5" | 171 | 5' 7" | 160 | 5' 3" | 1.07 | 1992 |
| Singapore | 166 | 5' 5" | 171 | 5' 7" | 160 | 5' 3" | 1.07 | 2003 |
| Saudi Arabia | 165 | 5' 5" | 174 | 5' 9" | 156 | 5' 1" | 1.12 | 2017 |
| Japan | 165 | 5' 5" | 172 | 5' 8" | 158 | 5' 2" | 1.09 | 2005 |
| Brazil | 165 | 5' 5" | 171 | 5' 7" | 159 | 5' 3" | 1.08 | 2009 |
| Algeria | 165 | 5' 5" | 171 | 5' 7" | 159 | 5' 3" | 1.08 | NA |
| Syria | 165 | 5' 5" | 171 | 5' 7" | 159 | 5' 3" | 1.08 | NA |
| Ivory Coast | 165 | 5' 5" | 170 | 5' 7" | 160 | 5' 3" | 1.06 | 1998 |
| Malta | 165 | 5' 5" | 170 | 5' 7" | 160 | 5' 3" | 1.06 | 2003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 165 | 5' 5" | 173 | 5' 8" | 156 | 5' 1" | 1.11 | 2008 |
| Romania | 165 | 5' 5" | 172 | 5' 8" | 157 | 5' 2" | 1.10 | 2007 |
| Morocco | 165 | 5' 5" | 171 | 5' 7" | 158 | 5' 2" | 1.08 | NA |
| Egypt | 165 | 5' 5" | 170 | 5' 7" | 159 | 5' 3" | 1.07 | 2008 |
| Thailand | 165 | 5' 5" | 170 | 5' 7" | 159 | 5' 3" | 1.07 | 2005 |
| Venezuela | 164 | 5' 5" | 171 | 5' 7" | 157 | 5' 2" | 1.09 | NA |
| China | 164 | 5' 5" | 170 | 5' 7" | 158 | 5' 2" | 1.08 | 2014 |
| Ghana | 164 | 5' 5" | 169 | 5' 7" | 159 | 5' 3" | 1.06 | 2008 |
| Iran | 164 | 5' 4" | 170 | 5' 7" | 157 | 5' 2" | 1.08 | 2005 |
| South Africa | 164 | 5' 4" | 168 | 5' 6" | 159 | 5' 3" | 1.06 | NA |
| Nigeria | 164 | 5' 4" | 167 | 5' 6" | 160 | 5' 3" | 1.04 | 2011 |
| Chile | 163 | 5' 4" | 170 | 5' 7" | 156 | 5' 1" | 1.09 | 2010 |
| Ethiopia | 162 | 5' 4" | 168 | 5' 6" | 156 | 5' 1" | 1.08 | NA |
| DR Congo | 162 | 5' 4" | 168 | 5' 6" | 156 | 5' 1" | 1.08 | NA |
| Burundi | 162 | 5' 4" | 168 | 5' 6" | 155 | 5' 1" | 1.08 | NA |
| Pakistan | 161 | 5' 3" | 167 | 5' 6" | 154 | 5' 1" | 1.08 | NA |
| Malaysia | 161 | 5' 3" | 166 | 5' 5" | 155 | 5' 1" | 1.07 | 1996 |
| Vietnam | 161 | 5' 3" | 166 | 5' 5" | 155 | 5' 1" | 1.07 | 2007 |
| North Korea | 161 | 5' 3" | 166 | 5' 5" | 155 | 5' 1" | 1.07 | 2005 |
| Afghanistan | 161 | 5' 3" | 165 | 5' 5" | 156 | 5' 1" | 1.06 | NA |
| Iraq | 161 | 5' 3" | 165 | 5' 5" | 156 | 5' 1" | 1.06 | 2000 |
| India | 160 | 5' 3" | 166 | 5' 5" | 153 | 5' 0" | 1.08 | 2006 |
| Indonesia | 159 | 5' 2" | 164 | 5' 5" | 153 | 5' 0" | 1.07 | NA |
| Yemen | 159 | 5' 2" | 162 | 5' 4" | 155 | 5' 1" | 1.05 | NA |
| Philippines | 158 | 5' 2" | 164 | 5' 5" | 152 | 4' 12" | 1.08 | 2003 |
| Cambodia | 158 | 5' 2" | 163 | 5' 4" | 153 | 5' 0" | 1.07 | NA |
| Bangladesh | 158 | 5' 2" | 164 | 5' 5" | 151 | 4' 11" | 1.09 | NA |
| Peru | 158 | 5' 2" | 164 | 5' 5" | 151 | 4' 11" | 1.09 | 2005 |
| Madagascar | 158 | 5' 2" | 163 | 5' 4" | 152 | 4' 12" | 1.07 | NA |
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