http://notmuchfits.co.uk A guide to being TALL in a short sighted world. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:37:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://notmuchfits.co.uk/2009/11/17/average-height-around-the-world/ http://notmuchfits.co.uk/2009/11/17/average-height-around-the-world/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:03:52 +0000 6ft 6 http://notmuchfits.co.uk/?p=381 Below are average adult heights by country. (The original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered.)

Country/Region	Average male height	Average female height	Sample population / age range	Methodology	Year	Source
Argentina	174.5 cm (5′ 8.7″)	161.0 cm (5′ 3.4″)	19	Measured	1998-2001	[1]
Australia	174.8 cm (5′ 8.8″)	163.4 cm (5′ 3.6″)	18+	Measured	1995	[2]
Australia	178.4 cm (5′ 10.2″)	164.5 cm (5′ 4.8″)	18–24	Measured	1995	[2]
Austria	179.6 cm (5′ 10.7″)	167.1 cm (5′ 5.8″)	21-25	Self Reported	1997–2002	[3]
Azerbaijan	171.8 cm (5′ 7.6″)	165.4 cm (5′ 5.1″)	16+	Measured	2005	[4]
Bahrain	165.1 cm (5′ 5.0″)	154.2 cm (5′ 0.9″)	19+	Measured	2002	[5]
Belgium	179.5 cm (5′ 10.7″)	167.8 cm (5′ 6.1″)	21-25	Self Reported	1997–2002	[3]
Brazil	169.0 cm (5′ 6.5″)	158.0 cm (5′ 2.2″)	21–65	Measured	2003	[6][7]
Cameroon	170.6 cm (5′ 7.2″)	161.3 cm (5′ 3.7″)	Urban adults	Measured	2003	[8]
Canada	174.0 cm (5′ 8.5″)	161.0 cm (5′ 3.4″)	Adults	Measured	2005	[9]
Chile	171.0 cm (5′ 7.5″)	159.0 cm (5′ 2.7″)	17+	Measured	2008	[10][11]
China (PRC)	170.2 cm (5′ 7.0″)	158.6 cm (5′ 2.5″)	Urban, 17	Measured	2002	[12]
China (PRC)	166.3 cm (5′ 5.5″)	157.0 cm (5′ 1.8″)	Rural, 17	Measured	2002	[12]
Colombia	170.6 cm (5′ 7.2″)	158.7 cm (5′ 2.5″)	18–22	Measured	2002	[13]
Côte d’Ivoire	170.1 cm (5′ 7″)	159.1 cm (5′ 2.7″)	25–29	Measured	1985–1987	[14]
Croatia	176.0 cm (5′ 9.3″)	163.0 cm (5′ 4.2″)	Adults	Measured	2005-2007	[15]
Denmark	180.6 cm (5′ 11.1″)		Conscripts, 18-19	Measured	2006	[16]
Dinaric Alps	185.6 cm (6′ 1.1″)	171.0 cm (5′ 7.3″)	17	Measured	2005	[17]
Estonia	179.1 cm (5′ 10.5″)		17		2003	[18]
Finland	180.0 cm (5′ 10.9″)	166.0 cm (5′ 5.4″)	25–34	Self-reported	2004	[19]
France	174.1 cm (5′ 8.5″)	161.9 cm (5′ 3.7″)	20+	Measured	2001	[20]
France	177.0 cm (5′ 9.7″)	164.6 cm (5′ 4.8″)	20–29	Measured	2001	[20]
Ghana	169.5 cm (5′ 6.7″)	158.5 cm (5′ 2.4″)	25–29	Measured	1987–1989	[14]
Gambia	168.0 cm (5′ 6.1″)	157.8 cm (5′ 2.2″)	Rural, 21–49	Measured	1950–1974	[21]
Germany	178.0 cm (5′ 10.1″)	165.0 cm (5′ 5.0″)	Adults	Self-reported	2005	[22]
Germany	181.0 cm (5′ 11.3″)	167.0 cm (5′ 5.8″)	18–19	Self-reported	2005	[22]
Greece	178.1 cm (5′ 10.1″)		18-26	Measured	2006	[23]
Hong Kong	173.4 cm (5′ 8.3″)	158.8 cm (5′ 2.5″)	University Students, 19-20		2005	[24]
Hungary – Debrecen	179.1 cm (5′ 10.5″)	165.8 cm (5′ 5.2″)	University students		1986–1992	[25]
India	164.5 cm (5′ 6″)	152.0 cm (4′ 11.11″)	20	Measured	2005–2006	[26][27]
India	161.2 cm (5′ 3.5″)	152.1 cm (4′ 11.9″)	Rural, 17+	Measured	2007	[28]
Indonesia	158.0 cm (5′ 2.2″)	147.0 cm (4′ 10.0″)	50+	Self-reported	1997	[29]
Indonesia – East Java	162.4 cm (5′ 3.9″)	151.3 cm (4′ 11.6″)	Urban, 19–23	Measured	1995	[30]
Iran	170.3 cm (5′ 7.1″)	157.2 cm (5′ 1.9″)	21+	Measured	2005	[31]
Iran	173.4 cm (5′ 8.3″)	159.8 cm (5′ 2.9″)	21-25	Measured	2005	[31]
Iraq – Baghdad	165.4 cm (5′ 5.1″)	155.8 cm (5′ 1.3″)	18–44	Measured	1999–2000	[32]
Ireland	177.4 cm (5′ 9.8″)	164.4 cm (5′ 4.8″)	21-25	Self Reported	1997–2002	[3]
Israel	175.6 cm (5′ 9.1″)	162.8 cm (5′ 4.1″)	21	Measured	1980–2000	[33]
Italy	176.0 cm (5′ 9.3″)	165.0 cm (5′ 5.0″)	18-40	Measured	2005	[34]
Jamaica	171.8 cm (5′ 7.6″)	160.8 cm (5′ 3.3″)	25–74	Measured	1994–1996	[35]
Japan	171.5 cm (5′ 7.5″)	158.0 cm (5′ 2.2″)	19	Measured	2006	[36]
Japan	170.8 cm (5′ 7.2″)	158.0 cm (5′ 2.2″)	17	Measured	2005	[37][38]
Korea, South	174.5 cm (5′ 8.7″)	161.3 cm (5′ 3.5″)	19	Measured	2005	[39]
Korea, North	165.6 cm (5′ 5.2″)	154.9 cm (5′ 1.0″)	20–39	Measured	2005	[40]
Lithuania	176.3 cm (5′ 9.4″)		Conscripts, 19–25	Measured	2006	[41]
Malaysia	164.7 cm (5′ 4.8″)	153.3 cm (5′ 0.4″)	20+	Measured	1996	[42]
Malta	169.9 cm (5′ 6.9″)	159.9 cm (5′ 2.9″)	Adults	Self-reported	2003	[43]
Malta	175.2 cm (5′ 9.0″)	163.8 cm (5′ 4.5″)	25–34	Self-reported	2003	[43]
Malawi	166.0 cm (5′ 5.3″)	155.0 cm (5′ 1.0″)	Urban, 16–60	Measured	2000	[44]
Mali	171.3 cm (5′ 7.4″)	160.4 cm (5′ 3.2″)	Rural adults	Measured	1992	[45]
Mexico – Morelos	167.0 cm (5′ 5.7″)	155.0 cm (5′ 1.0″)	Adults	Self-reported	1998	[46]
Mexico	163.0 cm (5′ 4.2″)	151.0 cm (4′ 11.5″)	50+	Measured	2001	[47]
Mongolia	168.4 cm (5′ 6.3″)	157.7 cm (5′ 2.1″)	25–34	Measured	2006	[48]
Netherlands	180.8 cm (5′ 11.2″)	167.8 cm (5′ 6.1″)	20+	Self-reported	2008	[49]
Netherlands	184.3 cm (6′ 0.6″)	170.2 cm (5′ 7.0″)	25–34	Self-reported	2008	[49]
New Zealand	177.0 cm (5′ 9.7″)	165.0 cm (5′ 5.0″)	19–45	Estimates	1993–2007	[50]
New Zealand	174.5 cm (5′ 8.7″)	163.0 cm (5′ 4.2″)	45–65	Estimates	1993–2007	[50]
Nigeria	163.8 cm (5′ 4.5″)	157.8 cm (5′ 2.1″)	18–74	Measured	1994–1996	[35]
Norway	179.7 cm (5′ 10.7″)		Conscripts, 18–19	Measured	2008	[51]
Peru	164.0 cm (5′ 4.6″)	151.0 cm (4′ 11.5″)	20+	Measured	2005	[52]
Philippines	163.5 cm (5′ 4.3″)	151.8 cm (4′ 11.8″)	20–39	Measured	2003	[53]
Portugal	172.8 cm (5′ 8.0″)		Conscripts, 21	Measured	1998–99	[54]
Serbia	186.1 cm (6′ 1.1″)	171.0 cm (5′ 7.3″)	18+		2008	[55]
Singapore	170.6 cm (5′ 7.2″)	160.0 cm (5′ 3.0″)	17–25		2003	[56]
South Africa	169.0 cm (5′ 6.5″)	159.0 cm (5′ 2.5″)	25–34	Measured	1998	[57]
Spain	176.1 cm (5′ 9.4″)	165.5 cm (5′ 5.2″)	21-25	Self Reported	1997–2002	[3]
Spain	178.0 cm (5′ 10.1″)	165.0  cm (5′ 5.0″)	21	Measured	1998–2000	[58]
Sweden	177.9 cm (5′ 10.0″)	164.6 cm (5′ 4.8″)	20–74			[59]
Sweden	181.5 cm (5′ 11.5″)	166.8 cm (5′ 5.7″)	20–29	Measured	2008	[60]
Switzerland	175.4 cm (5′ 9.1″)	164.0 cm (5′ 4.6″)	20–74			[59]
Switzerland	178.1 cm (5′ 10.1″)		Conscripts, 18–21	Measured	2005	[61]
Thailand	167.5 cm (5′ 5.9″)	157.3 cm (5′ 1.9″)	STOU university student	Self-reported	1991–1995	[62]
Turkey – Ankara	174.0 cm (5′ 8.5″)	158.9 cm (5′ 2.5″)	18-59	Measured	2004–2006	[63]
Turkey – Ankara	176.1 cm (5′ 9.3″)	162.0 cm (5′ 3.7″)	18-29	Measured	2004–2006	[63]
Turkey – Edirne	173.7 cm (5′ 8.4″)	161.4 cm (5′ 3.5″)	17	Measured	2001	[64]
Turkey – İzmir	181.0 cm (5′ 11.3″)		48 on average	Measured	2009	[65]
United Kingdom	177.2 cm (5′ 9.7″)	163.4 cm (5′ 4.4″)	24-35	Measured	2007	[66]
U.S.	176.3 cm (5′ 9.4″)	162.2 cm (5′ 3.8″)	All Americans, 20+	Measured	2003–2006	[67]
U.S.	177.6 cm (5′ 9.9″)	163.2 cm (5′ 4.3″)	All Americans, 20–29	Measured	2003–2006	[67]
U.S.	178.9 cm (5′ 10.4″)	164.8 cm (5′ 4.9″)	White Americans, 20–39	Measured	2003–2006	[67]
U.S.	178.0 cm (5′ 10.1″)	163.2 cm (5′ 4.4″)	Black Americans, 20–39	Measured	2003–2006	[67]
U.S.	170.6 cm (5′ 7.2″)	158.7 cm (5′ 2.5″)	Mexican-Americans, 20–39	Measured	2003–2006	[67]
Vietnam	162.1 cm (5′ 3.8″)	152.2 cm (4′ 11.8″)	25–29	Measured	1992-1993	[14]

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