Average height by country
The average height of adults in 125 countries and territories — men and women, shown to scale in centimetres and feet & inches. Data from the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC). Updated 2026-10-11.
Tallest (men)
Netherlands — 184 cm · 6'0"
Tallest (women)
Montenegro — 170 cm · 5'7"
Shortest (men)
East Timor — 159 cm · 5'3"
Global range
159–184 cm across 125 places
All 125 countries, ranked by average male height Men Women
1Netherlands
M
184 cm · 6'0"
F
170 cm · 5'7"
2Montenegro
M
183 cm · 6'0"
F
170 cm · 5'7"
3Bosnia and Herzegovina
M
182 cm · 6'0"
F
167 cm · 5'6"
4Denmark
M
182 cm · 6'0"
F
169 cm · 5'7"
5Estonia
M
182 cm · 6'0"
F
168 cm · 5'6"
6Croatia
M
181 cm · 5'11"
F
167 cm · 5'6"
7Czechia
M
181 cm · 5'11"
F
168 cm · 5'6"
8Iceland
M
181 cm · 5'11"
F
168 cm · 5'6"
9Slovakia
M
181 cm · 5'11"
F
167 cm · 5'6"
10Slovenia
M
181 cm · 5'11"
F
167 cm · 5'6"
11Dominica
M
180 cm · 5'11"
F
167 cm · 5'6"
12Finland
M
180 cm · 5'11"
F
166 cm · 5'5"
13Germany
M
180 cm · 5'11"
F
166 cm · 5'5"
14Latvia
M
180 cm · 5'11"
F
168 cm · 5'6"
15Lithuania
M
180 cm · 5'11"
F
167 cm · 5'6"
16Norway
M
180 cm · 5'11"
F
166 cm · 5'5"
17Poland
M
180 cm · 5'11"
F
165 cm · 5'5"
18Serbia
M
180 cm · 5'11"
F
168 cm · 5'6"
19Sweden
M
180 cm · 5'11"
F
167 cm · 5'6"
20Ukraine
M
180 cm · 5'11"
F
166 cm · 5'5"
21Australia
M
179 cm · 5'10"
F
165 cm · 5'5"
22Belgium
M
179 cm · 5'10"
F
164 cm · 5'5"
23Bermuda
M
179 cm · 5'10"
F
166 cm · 5'5"
24Greece
M
179 cm · 5'10"
F
165 cm · 5'5"
25Ireland
M
179 cm · 5'10"
F
164 cm · 5'5"
26Puerto Rico
M
179 cm · 5'10"
F
163 cm · 5'4"
27Switzerland
M
179 cm · 5'10"
F
164 cm · 5'5"
28Andorra
M
178 cm · 5'10"
F
165 cm · 5'5"
29Antigua and Barbuda
M
178 cm · 5'10"
F
165 cm · 5'5"
30Austria
M
178 cm · 5'10"
F
166 cm · 5'5"
31Belarus
M
178 cm · 5'10"
F
166 cm · 5'5"
32Canada
M
178 cm · 5'10"
F
165 cm · 5'5"
33Cook Islands
M
178 cm · 5'10"
F
167 cm · 5'6"
34France
M
178 cm · 5'10"
F
164 cm · 5'5"
35French Polynesia
M
178 cm · 5'10"
F
166 cm · 5'5"
36Grenada
M
178 cm · 5'10"
F
165 cm · 5'5"
37Lebanon
M
178 cm · 5'10"
F
163 cm · 5'4"
38Luxembourg
M
178 cm · 5'10"
F
165 cm · 5'5"
39New Zealand
M
178 cm · 5'10"
F
165 cm · 5'5"
40United Kingdom
M
178 cm · 5'10"
F
164 cm · 5'5"
41American Samoa
M
177 cm · 5'10"
F
167 cm · 5'6"
42Niue
M
177 cm · 5'10"
F
167 cm · 5'6"
43Romania
M
177 cm · 5'10"
F
164 cm · 5'5"
44United States
M
177 cm · 5'10"
F
163 cm · 5'4"
45Hungary
M
176 cm · 5'9"
F
162 cm · 5'4"
46Israel
M
176 cm · 5'9"
F
162 cm · 5'4"
47Russia
M
176 cm · 5'9"
F
164 cm · 5'5"
48Spain
M
176 cm · 5'9"
F
162 cm · 5'4"
49Tokelau
M
176 cm · 5'9"
F
166 cm · 5'5"
50Turkey
M
176 cm · 5'9"
F
161 cm · 5'3"
51Brazil
M
175 cm · 5'9"
F
162 cm · 5'4"
52Cape Verde
M
175 cm · 5'9"
F
162 cm · 5'4"
53China
M
175 cm · 5'9"
F
163 cm · 5'4"
54Georgia
M
175 cm · 5'9"
F
163 cm · 5'4"
55Iran
M
175 cm · 5'9"
F
161 cm · 5'3"
56Morocco
M
175 cm · 5'9"
F
161 cm · 5'3"
57South Korea
M
175 cm · 5'9"
F
163 cm · 5'4"
58Tonga
M
175 cm · 5'9"
F
166 cm · 5'5"
59Albania
M
174 cm · 5'9"
F
162 cm · 5'4"
60Algeria
M
174 cm · 5'9"
F
162 cm · 5'4"
61Argentina
M
174 cm · 5'9"
F
161 cm · 5'3"
62Bahamas
M
174 cm · 5'9"
F
163 cm · 5'4"
63Costa Rica
M
174 cm · 5'9"
F
160 cm · 5'3"
64Hong Kong
M
174 cm · 5'9"
F
160 cm · 5'3"
65Italy
M
174 cm · 5'9"
F
161 cm · 5'3"
66Kazakhstan
M
174 cm · 5'9"
F
161 cm · 5'3"
67North Korea
M
174 cm · 5'9"
F
161 cm · 5'3"
68Palestine
M
174 cm · 5'9"
F
161 cm · 5'3"
69Portugal
M
174 cm · 5'9"
F
161 cm · 5'3"
70Bulgaria
M
173 cm · 5'8"
F
164 cm · 5'5"
71Chile
M
173 cm · 5'8"
F
159 cm · 5'3"
72Egypt
M
173 cm · 5'8"
F
160 cm · 5'3"
73Iraq
M
173 cm · 5'8"
F
158 cm · 5'2"
74Qatar
M
173 cm · 5'8"
F
160 cm · 5'3"
75Samoa
M
173 cm · 5'8"
F
163 cm · 5'4"
76Singapore
M
173 cm · 5'8"
F
161 cm · 5'3"
77St. Kitts and Nevis
M
173 cm · 5'8"
F
163 cm · 5'4"
78Taiwan
M
173 cm · 5'8"
F
160 cm · 5'3"
79United Arab Emirates
M
173 cm · 5'8"
F
160 cm · 5'3"
80Venezuela
M
173 cm · 5'8"
F
160 cm · 5'3"
81Haiti
M
172 cm · 5'8"
F
160 cm · 5'3"
82Japan
M
172 cm · 5'8"
F
158 cm · 5'2"
83Cameroon
M
171 cm · 5'7"
F
160 cm · 5'3"
84Chad
M
171 cm · 5'7"
F
162 cm · 5'4"
85Colombia
M
171 cm · 5'7"
F
158 cm · 5'2"
86Sudan
M
171 cm · 5'7"
F
160 cm · 5'3"
87Thailand
M
171 cm · 5'7"
F
159 cm · 5'3"
88Tuvalu
M
171 cm · 5'7"
F
163 cm · 5'4"
89Belize
M
170 cm · 5'7"
F
158 cm · 5'2"
90El Salvador
M
170 cm · 5'7"
F
156 cm · 5'1"
91Eritrea
M
170 cm · 5'7"
F
157 cm · 5'2"
92Kiribati
M
170 cm · 5'7"
F
161 cm · 5'3"
93Mexico
M
170 cm · 5'7"
F
157 cm · 5'2"
94Mongolia
M
170 cm · 5'7"
F
160 cm · 5'3"
95Nigeria
M
170 cm · 5'7"
F
158 cm · 5'2"
96Saudi Arabia
M
170 cm · 5'7"
F
158 cm · 5'2"
97Somalia
M
170 cm · 5'7"
F
159 cm · 5'3"
98Zimbabwe
M
170 cm · 5'7"
F
160 cm · 5'3"
99Micronesia
M
169 cm · 5'7"
F
159 cm · 5'3"
100Nauru
M
169 cm · 5'7"
F
158 cm · 5'2"
101South Africa
M
169 cm · 5'7"
F
158 cm · 5'2"
102Afghanistan
M
168 cm · 5'6"
F
155 cm · 5'1"
103Bolivia
M
168 cm · 5'6"
F
155 cm · 5'1"
104Congo (DR)
M
168 cm · 5'6"
F
156 cm · 5'1"
105Ethiopia
M
168 cm · 5'6"
F
157 cm · 5'2"
106Ivory Coast
M
168 cm · 5'6"
F
158 cm · 5'2"
107Malaysia
M
168 cm · 5'6"
F
157 cm · 5'2"
108Maldives
M
168 cm · 5'6"
F
154 cm · 5'1"
109Vietnam
M
168 cm · 5'6"
F
158 cm · 5'2"
110Burundi
M
167 cm · 5'6"
F
155 cm · 5'1"
111Ecuador
M
167 cm · 5'6"
F
155 cm · 5'1"
112Pakistan
M
167 cm · 5'6"
F
154 cm · 5'1"
113Sri Lanka
M
167 cm · 5'6"
F
155 cm · 5'1"
114India
M
166 cm · 5'5"
F
155 cm · 5'1"
115Indonesia
M
166 cm · 5'5"
F
154 cm · 5'1"
116Myanmar
M
166 cm · 5'5"
F
154 cm · 5'1"
117Bangladesh
M
165 cm · 5'5"
F
152 cm · 5'0"
118Cambodia
M
165 cm · 5'5"
F
154 cm · 5'1"
119Madagascar
M
165 cm · 5'5"
F
153 cm · 5'0"
120Philippines
M
165 cm · 5'5"
F
154 cm · 5'1"
121Guatemala
M
164 cm · 5'5"
F
151 cm · 4'11"
122Nepal
M
164 cm · 5'5"
F
152 cm · 5'0"
123Yemen
M
163 cm · 5'4"
F
154 cm · 5'1"
124Laos
M
162 cm · 5'4"
F
153 cm · 5'0"
125East Timor
M
159 cm · 5'3"
F
152 cm · 5'0"
How average height by country is measured
The figures above are national averages for young adults (aged 18–25) from the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), a global network of health scientists, compiled via worlddata.info from more than 2,000 population studies. Heights are rounded to the nearest centimetre; they are averages, so individuals vary widely around them.
Which countries are tallest and shortest?
The Netherlands tops the table, with the average Dutch man at 184 cm (6'0"). Northern and Balkan Europe dominate the top of the list, while the lowest average heights are found across parts of South and Southeast Asia and Central America — Timor-Leste, Guatemala, Laos and Nepal among them. The gap between the tallest and shortest national averages is about 25 cm for men.
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Average height by country — FAQ
- Which country has the tallest people?
- The Netherlands has the tallest average height — Dutch men average 184 cm (6'0") and Dutch women 170 cm (5'7"). Montenegro and several Balkan and Baltic countries are close behind.
- Which country has the shortest people?
- Among the 125 countries and territories listed, Timor-Leste (East Timor) has the lowest average male height at 159 cm (5'3"). Guatemala has the lowest average female height at 151 cm (4'11").
- What is the average height of a man?
- It varies widely by country — from about 159 cm (5'3") to 184 cm (6'0"). In the United States the average man is 177 cm (5'10"); in India, 166 cm (5'5").
- Where does this height data come from?
- The figures are national averages for adults aged 18-25 from the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), a global network of health scientists, compiled via worlddata.info from more than 2,000 population studies.
- Why are people in some countries taller than others?
- Average height reflects genetics plus childhood nutrition, healthcare and living conditions. Countries that grew richer and better-fed over the last century — especially in Northern Europe — saw average heights climb, and the global range today spans roughly 25 cm.