10+1⁄2 in)165.7 cm (5 ft 5 in)1.08students, average age 18.25 (n= m:830 f:793, sd= m:7.02 cm, f:4.93 cm)—measured2017 kosovo – pristina 180.6 cm (5 ft 11 in) 166.8 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) 1.08 students, 17–18 (n= m:100 f:93, sd= m:5.88 cm, f:4.72 cm) — measured 2017 kuwait172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)158.6 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0818–69 (n= m:1,385 f:2,232)98.3%measured2013–2014 kyrgyzstan—158 cm (5 ft 2 in)—25–49 (n= f:2,424, sd= f:5.8 cm (2+1⁄2 in))55.4%self-reported1997 laos – vientiane162.2 cm (5 ft 4 in)153.4 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)1.0625–64 (n= m:1,635 f:2,430)67.6%measured2008 latvia181.2 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)168.8 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)1.07191.1%measured2019 lebanon174.1 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)162.4 cm (5 ft 4 in)1.0718–69 (n= m:736 f:992)93.3%measured2016–2017 lesotho—157.6 cm (5 ft 2 in)—25–49 (n= f:1,879, sd= f:6.7 cm (2+1⁄2 in))49.8%self-reported2004 liberia161.1 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)154.2 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)1.0425–64 (m:982 f:1,237)69.0%measured2011 lithuania – urban178.4 cm (5 ft 10 in)——conscripts, 19–25 (n= m:91 sd= m:6.7 cm (2+1⁄2 in))9.9%measured2005 lithuania – rural176.2 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)——conscripts, 19–25 (n= m:106 sd= m:5.9 cm (2+1⁄2 in))4.9%measured2005 lithuania181.3 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)167.5 cm (5 ft 6 in)1.08182.1%measured2001 madagascar – antananarivo province163 cm (5 ft 4 in)154 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)1.0625–64 (n= m:1,102 f:1,112)67.1%measured2005 madagascar—154.3 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)—25–49 (n= f:5,024, sd= f:6.0 cm (2+1⁄2 in))53.6%self-reported2003 malawi164.3 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)155.4 cm (5 ft 1 in)1.0625–64 (n= m:1,669 f:3,454)67.0%measured2009 malawi – urban166 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)155 cm (5 ft 1 in)1.0716–60 (n= m:583 f:315, sd= m:6.0 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:9.4 cm (3+1⁄2 in))—measured2000 malaysia165.2 cm (5 ft 5 in)154.4 cm (5 ft 1 in)1.0725–64 (n= m:1,044 f:1,528)71.1%measured2005 malaysia166.3 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)154.7 cm (5 ft 1 in)1.07malay, 20–24 (n= m:749 f:893, sd= m:6.46 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:6.04 cm (2+1⁄2 in))9.7%measured1996 malaysia168.5 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in)1.07chinese, 20–24 (n= m:407 f:453, sd= m:6.98 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:6.72 cm (2+1⁄2 in))4.1%measured1996 malaysia169.1 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)155.4 cm (5 ft 1 in)1.09indian, 20–24 (n= m:113 f:140, sd= m:5.84 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:6.18 cm (2+1⁄2 in))1.2%measured1996 malaysia163.3 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)151.9 cm (5 ft 0 in)1.08other indigenous, 20–24 (n= m:257 f:380, sd= m:6.26 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:5.95 cm (2+1⁄2 in))0.4%measured1996 maldives164.7 cm (5 ft 5 in)153 cm (5 ft 0 in)1.0815–64 (n= m:661 f:1,103)94.2%measured2011 mali – southern mali171.3 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)160.4 cm (5 ft 3 in)1.07rural adults (n= m:121 f:320, sd= m:6.6 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:5.7 cm (2 in))—measured1992 malta175.2 cm (5 ft 9 in)165.3 cm (5 ft 5 in)1.0625–34—self-reported2003 marshall islands163.3 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)151.6 cm (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in)1.0815–64 (n= m:762 f:1,187)93.4%measured2002 mauritania167.9 cm (5 ft 6 in)160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in)1.0515–64 (n= m:1,141 f:1,362)93.6%measured2006 mexico172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)159 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0820–6562.0%measured2014 micronesia, federated states of169.2 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)158.9 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0625–64 (n= m:634 f:1,212)71.4%measured2006 moldova173 cm (5 ft 8 in)161.8 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.0718–69 (n= m:1,711 f:2,772)89.9%measured2013 moldova—161.2 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)—25–49 (n= f:4,757, sd= f:6.2 cm (2+1⁄2 in))45.9%self-reported2005 mongolia167.8 cm (5 ft 6 in)156.8 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)1.0715–64 (n= m:2,656 f:3,117)94.0%measured2015 montenegro182.9 cm (6 ft 0 in)169.4 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)1.0817–20 (n= m:981 f:1,107, sd= m:6.89 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:6.37 cm (2+1⁄2 in))5.2%measured2017 morocco171.8 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)159.2 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0818+ (n= m:1,871 f:3,390)100.0%measured2017 mozambique—156 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)—25–49 (n= f:6,912, sd= f:6.2 cm (2+1⁄2 in))55.0%self-reported2003 myanmar163.5 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)153.4 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)1.0725–64 (n= m:2,948 f:5,447)73.1%measured2014 namibia—160.7 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)—25–49 (n= f:5,575, sd= f:7.1 cm (3 in))50.4%self-reported2006 nauru168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in)156.6 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)1.0715–64 (n= m:1,083 f:1,186)97.1%measured2004 nepal161.7 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)150.4 cm (4 ft 11 in)1.0815–69 (n= m:1,326 f:2,798)95.3%measured2012–2013 nepal163 cm (5 ft 4 in)150.8 cm (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in)1.0825–49 (n= f:6,280, sd= f:5.5 cm (2 in))52.9%self-reported2006 netherlands181.2 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)168.5 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)1.0819+ (n= m:326,766 f:392,145)—self-reported2020 netherlands183.8 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in)170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in)1.0821 (n= m:74 f:50, sd= m:7.1 cm (3 in) f:6.3 cm (2+1⁄2 in))1.5%measured2009 new zealand177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)1.0820–4956.9%measured2007 nicaragua—153.7 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)—25–4954.1%self-reported2001 nicaragua – managua166.8 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)154.7 cm (5 ft 1 in)1.0820+ (n= m:1,024 f:969)92.0%measured2010 nigeria167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in)160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in)1.0420–29 (n= m:139 f:76, sd= m:6.5 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:5.7 cm (2 in))33.2%measured2011 nigeria163.8 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)157.8 cm (5 ft 2 in)1.0418–7498.6%measured1994–1996 north macedonia179.2 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)164.8 cm (5 ft 5 in)1.0918 (n= m:137 f:132)1.7%measured2016 norway 179.9 cm (5 ft 11 in) 167.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) 1.08 conscripts, 18–44 (n= m:30,884 f:28,796) 35.3% measured 2012 norway179.7 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)1.0820–85 (n= m:1,534 f:1,743)93.6%self-reported2008–2009 oman167.4 cm (5 ft 6 in)156.1 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)1.0718+ (n= m:3,338 f:2,955)100.0%measured2017 pakistan – rabwah172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)159 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0819 (n= m:2,084 f:2,209)—measured2016 pakistan165.8 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)153.9 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)1.0818–69 (n= m/f:6,613)95.3%measured2013–2014 papua new guinea161.7 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)154.3 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)1.0515–64 (n= m:1,408 f:1,451)93.9%measured2007–2008 peru164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)151 cm (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in)1.0920+—measured2005 philippines163.5 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)151.8 cm (5 ft 0 in)1.0820–3931.5%measured2003 poland178.7 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)165.1 cm (5 ft 5 in)1.0818 (n= m:846 f:1,126)1.6%measured2010 poland 172.2 cm (5 ft 8 in) 159.4 cm (5 ft 3 in) 1.08 44–69 (n= m:4,336 f:4,559) 39.4% measured 2007 portugal173.9 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)——18 (n= m:696)1.5%measured2008 portugal171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)161 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.0620–5056.7%self-reported2001 qatar171.2 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)157.7 cm (5 ft 2 in)1.0918–64 (n= m:1,038 f:1,423)—measured2012 qatar170.8 cm (5 ft 7 in)161.1 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.06181.9%measured2005 russia176.4 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)164.3 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)1.07181.6%measured2010–2012 rwanda163.9 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)155.7 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)1.0515–64 (n= m:2,649 f:4,467)95.4%measured2012–2013 saint kitts and nevis170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in)161.6 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.0525–64 (n= f:514 m:889)72.3%measured2007–2008 samoa—166.6 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)—18–28 (n= f:55 sd= f:6.5 cm (2+1⁄2 in))32.6%measured2004 saudi arabia168.9 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)156.3 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)1.08183.0%measured2010 saudi arabia167.1 cm (5 ft 6 in)154.3 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)1.0815–64 (n= m:2,244 f:2,345)95.4%measured2005 senegal – urban 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) 166.1 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) 1.08 20+ (n= 984 (m:494 f:490, sd= m:8.07 cm (3 in) f:6.88 cm (2+1⁄2 in)) — measured 2015 senegal – rural 175.9 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) 163.8 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) 1.07 20+ (n= 496 (m:241 f:255, sd= m:8.09 cm (3 in) f:8.77 cm (3+1⁄2 in)) — measured 2015 senegal—163 cm (5 ft 4 in)—25–49 (n= f:2,533, sd= f:6.7 cm (2+1⁄2 in))54.4%self-reported2005 serbia177.4 cm (5 ft 10 in)163.3 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)1.0920+ (n= m:6,007 f:6,453)—measured2013 serbia182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)166.8 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)1.09students at uns,18–30 (n= m:318 f:76, sd= m:6.74 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:5.88 cm (2+1⁄2 in))0.7%measured2012 sierra leone166 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)158 cm (5 ft 2 in)1.0525–64 (n= m:1,996 f:2,311)67.6%measured2009 singapore170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in)160 cm (5 ft 3 in)1.07chinese students at tp, 16–18 (n= m:52 f:49, sd= m:6 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:5 cm (2 in))0.3%measured2003 singapore172.3 cm (5 ft 8 in)——chinese conscripts, average age 18.5 sd 1.2, (n= 104,223, sd= 6.2 cm)—measured2009–2014 singapore 170.2 cm (5 ft 7 in) — — malay conscripts, average age 18.5 sd 1.2, (n= 25,405, sd= 6.2 cm) — measured 2009–2014 singapore 173.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) — — indian conscripts, average age 18.4 sd 1.3, (n= 11,865 , sd= 6.6 cm) — measured 2009–2014 slovakia179.3 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)165.4 cm (5 ft 5 in)1.0818 (n= m:824 f:824)1.6%measured2011 slovenia – ljubljana180.3 cm (5 ft 11 in)167.4 cm (5 ft 6 in)1.08190.2%measured2011 solomon islands166.4 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)155.7 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)1.0725–64 (n= m:688 f:1018)68.3%measured2006 south africa168 cm (5 ft 6 in)159 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0619 (n= m:121 f:118)3.6%measured2003 sri lanka163.6 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)151.4 cm (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in)1.0818+ (n= m:1,768 f:2,709, sd= m:6.9 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:6.4 cm (2+1⁄2 in))100.0%measured2005–2006 sudan171.2 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in)1.0718–69 (n= m:2,662 f:4,548)96.2%measured2016 spain173.1 cm (5 ft 8 in)——18+ (n= m:1,551)100.0%measured2013–2014 spain177.3 cm (5 ft 10 in)164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)1.0818.1–24 (n= m:1,275 f:1,292)—measured2008 spain—159.6 cm (5 ft 3 in)—18–70 (n= f:8,217)83.5%measured2007–2008 spain174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)163 cm (5 ft 4 in)1.0720–4957.0%self-reported2007 sweden181.5 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)166.8 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)1.0920–2915.6%measured2008 sweden177.9 cm (5 ft 10 in)164.6 cm (5 ft 5 in)1.0820–7486.3%self-reported1987–1994 switzerland178.2 cm (5 ft 10 in)——conscripts, 19 (n= m:12,447, median= m:178.0 cm (5 ft 10 in), sd= m:6.52 cm (2+1⁄2 in))1.5%measured2009 switzerland175.4 cm (5 ft 9 in)164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)1.0720–7488.8%self-reported1987–1994 taiwan171.4 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in)1.0717 (n= m:200 f:200)0.0%measured2011 tanzania—156.6 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)—25–49 (n= f:6,033, sd= f:6.5 cm (2+1⁄2 in))52.8%self-reported2004 thailand163.7 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)153.7 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)1.07agricultural workers in nakhon ratchasima province, 18–59 (n=139 m:71 f:68)—measured2018 thailand170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in)159 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.07stou students, 15–19 (n= m:839 f:1,636, sd= m:6.3 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:5.9 cm (2+1⁄2 in))0.0%self-reported2005 togo169.1 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)159.3 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0615–64 (n= m:2,064 f:2,249)93.3%measured2010 tonga177.9 cm (5 ft 10 in)167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)1.0725–64 (n= m:880 f:1,466)66.8%measured2012 trinidad and tobago173.2 cm (5 ft 8 in)160.6 cm (5 ft 3 in)1.0815–64 (n= m:1,112 f:1,608)89.0%measured2011 tunisia171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)157 cm (5 ft 2 in)1.0920–85 (n= m:322 f:107, sd= m:6.74 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:6.29 cm (2+1⁄2 in))92.7%measured1998–2003 turkey171.4 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)157.7 cm (5 ft 2 in)1.0915+ (n= m:2,448 f:3,605)100.0%measured2017 turkey173.6 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)161.9 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.0720–22 (n= m:322 f:247)8.3%measured2007 turkey – ankara174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)158.9 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.1018–59 (n= m:703 f:512, sd= m:6.9 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:6.4 cm (2+1⁄2 in))5.1%measured2004–2006 turkey – trabzon175.7 cm (5 ft 9 in)164.5 cm (5 ft 5 in)1.0718–27 (n= m:107 f:52)—measured1994 turkmenistan173.3 cm (5 ft 8 in)162.7 cm (5 ft 4 in)1.0718–69 (n= m:1,713 f:2,237)95.7%measured2018 uganda166.9 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)157.8 cm (5 ft 2 in)1.0618–69 (n= m:1,565 f:2,122)96.2%measured2014 ukraine175 cm (5 ft 9 in)164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)1.0718+100.0%measured2020 united arab emirates173.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)156.4 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)1.11———— united kingdom – england 175.3 cm (5 ft 9 in)161.9 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.0816+ (n= m:3,154 f:3,956)100.0%measured2012 united kingdom – scotland175 cm (5 ft 9 in)161.3 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.0816+ (n= m:2,512 f:3,180})100.0%measured2008 united states175.3 cm (5 ft 9 in)161.3 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.09all americans, 20+ (n= m:5,232 f:5,547)100.0%measured2015–2018 united states – non-hispanic whites178 cm (5 ft 10 in)164.5 cm (5 ft 5 in)1.08non-hispanic white, 20–39 (n= m:715 f:689)17.1%measured2015–2018 united states – hispanic and latino americans171.2 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)158.7 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.08hispanic, 20–39 (n= m:385 f:428)4.4%measured2015–2018 united states – african americans176.4 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)163.4 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)1.08non-hispanic black, 20–39 (n= m:405 f:418)3.4%measured2015–2018 united states – mexican americans171.7 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)157.5 cm (5 ft 2 in)1.09mexican american, 20–39 (n= m:233 f:247)2.8%measured2015–2018 united states – asian americans172.3 cm (5 ft 8 in)158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in)1.09non-hispanic asian, 20–39 (n= m:260 f:272)1.3%measured2015–2018 uruguay170 cm (5 ft 7 in)158 cm (5 ft 2 in)1.08adults (n= m:2,249 f:2,114)—measured1990 uzbekistan169.6 cm (5 ft 7 in)157 cm (5 ft 2 in)1.0818–64 (n= m:1,531 f:2,161)93.1%measured2014 vanuatu167.8 cm (5 ft 6 in)158.7 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0625–64 (n= m:2,257 f:2,244)70.1%measured2011–2012 vietnam168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in)156.2 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)1.0718 (around 22,400 families across 25 cities and provinces)—measured2019–2020 zambia—158.5 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)—25–49 (n= f:4,091, sd= f:6.5 cm (2+1⁄2 in))54.2%self-reported2007 zimbabwe—160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in)—25–49 (n= f:4,746, sd= f:6.2 cm (2+1⁄2 in))47.3%self-reported2005 second table: estimated average height of 19-year-olds in 2019 accuracy as with any statistical data, the accuracy of the findings may be challenged. in this case, for the following reasons: map covering reported findings of the second table (male) map covering reported findings of the second table (female) the study uses a bayesian hierarchical model to estimate the trends in mean height from 1985 to 2019. 1,344 academics having collated the results of 2,181 studies covering 65 million people. their findings are based on selected material rather than all available. the figures demonstrate a discrepancy with many