Which country has the tallest population ?
Average height does seem to vary by country.
The study of auxology is a cross-disciplinary field involving historians, economists, biologists, anthropologists, and physicians who accept that height is a response to both nature and nurture.
Richard Steckel is an auxologist and professor of economics and anthropology at The Ohio State University, where he has been studying height since his doctoral years in the mid-1970s.
He says: Americans, for nearly two centuries, lived as the world’s tallest human beings. Averaging 172 centimeters in the year 1750, American men towered over English and Norwegians by seven centimeters, Austrians by six, and Swedes by five. But, somehow, things changed. Young Dutchmen, once among the shortest in Europe, today lead the pack at just over six feet tall, while Americans, who gained just four centimeters in the last 250 years, are shorter than all of them.
According to bmj.com
The Dutch are tallest in the world:
Although there are taller population groups, such as the Masai in Tanzania and Kenya, no single country has a taller population. The Dutch had already outgrown Scandinavians in 1980. Whereas Scandinavians’ growth has almost levelled off, the Dutch have continued growing. Researchers argue that a combination of factors–including genetics, diet, infectious diseases, and the “psychosocial climate”–affects growth.
Hi
I’m from the Netherlands and i’m 16 years old and 6′1 inches (1.85 m) tall. My brother’s only 13 years old and already 5′11 inches (1.80 m). In a few years he’s taller then me ! DAMN !