average human height by country average human height by country below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. with regards the first table, original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered. with regards the second table, these estimated figures for said countries and territories in 2019 and the declared sources may conflict with the findings of the first table. first table: individual surveys and studies accuracy as with any statistical data, the accuracy of the findings may be challenged. in this case, for the following reasons: some studies may allow subjects to self-report values. generally speaking, self-reported height tends to be taller than measured height, although the overestimation of height depends on the reporting subject's height, age, gender and region. test subjects may have been invited instead of chosen at random, resulting in sampling bias. some countries may have significant height gaps between different regions. for instance, one survey shows there is 10.8 centimetres (4.3 in) gap between the tallest state and the shortest state in germany. under such circumstances, the mean height may not represent the total population unless sample subjects are appropriately taken from all regions with using weighted average of the different regional groups. different social groups can show different mean height. according to a study in france, executives and professionals are 2.6 centimetres (1.0 in) taller, and university students are 2.55 centimetres (1.0 in) taller than the national average. as this case shows, data taken from a particular social group may not represent a total population in some countries. height can vary over the course of a day, due to factors such as a decrease from exercise done directly before measurement (i.e. inversely correlated), or an increase since lying down for a significant period of time (i.e. positively correlated). for example, one study revealed a mean decrease of 1.54 centimetres (0.6 in) in the heights of 100 children from getting out of bed in the morning to between 4 and 5 p.m. that same day. such factors may not have been controlled in all of the following studies. measured and self-reported figures data are representative of the majority of the adult population in the country or region. note: letters in grey indicate non-measured height. country / region average male height average female height statureratio(male tofemale) sample population / age range share ofpop. over 18covered methodology year source afghanistan168.2 cm (5 ft 6 in)155.3 cm (5 ft 1 in)1.0818–69 (n= m:1,979 f:1,687)97.2%measured2018 albania176.6 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)166.8 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)1.0618–41 (n= m:266(18-41) f:179(18-36), sd= m:7.36 cm (3 in) f:9.41 cm (3+1⁄2 in))52.7%measured2020 albania174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)161.8 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.0820–29 (n= m:649 f:1,806)23.5%measured2008–2009 algeria169.7 cm (5 ft 7 in)158.5 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0725–64 (n= m:1,626 f:2,491)68.1%measured2005 argentina174.5 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)161 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.08healthy, 18 (n= m:90 f:97, sd= m:7.43 cm (3 in) f:6.99 cm (3 in))2.9%measured1998–2001 armenia171.5 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)159.2 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0818–69 (n= m:605 f:1,449)90.5%measured2016 australia175.6 cm (5 ft 9 in)161.8 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.0918+100.0%measured2011–2012 austria179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)166 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)1.0820–4954.3%measured2006 azerbaijan171.8 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)165.4 cm (5 ft 5 in)1.0416+100.0%measured2005 bahrain171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)156.6 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)1.09181.9%measured2009 bahrain165.1 cm (5 ft 5 in)154.2 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)1.0719+ (n= m:1,120 f:1,181, sd= m:9.0 cm (3+1⁄2 in) f:7.8 cm (3 in))97.7%measured2002 bangladesh162.1 cm (5 ft 4 in)150.3 cm (4 ft 11 in)1.0825+ (n= m:4,312 f:4,963)77.9%measured2009–2010 belarus175.9 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)164.5 cm (5 ft 5 in)1.0718–69 (n= m:2,089 f:2,921)87.9%measured2016–2017 belgium176.8 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)163.1 cm (5 ft 4 in)1.0818+ (n= m:548 f:604)100.0%measured2018 belgium178.6 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in)1.0621 (n= m:20–49 f:20–49, sd= m:6.6 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:5.3 cm (2 in))1.7%self-reported2001 belize166.3 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)154.5 cm (5 ft 1 in)1.0820+ (n= m:999 f:1,440)92.5%measured2010 benin167.6 cm (5 ft 6 in)160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in)1.0518–69 (n= m:2,304 f:2,543)97.1%measured2015 bhutan163.9 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)153.2 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)1.0718–69 (n= m:1,071 f:1,678)94.5%measured2014 bolivia—151.8 cm (5 ft 0 in)—25–49 (n= f:10,302, sd= f:5.9 cm (2+1⁄2 in))52.6%self-reported2003 bolivia162 cm (5 ft 4 in)149 cm (4 ft 10+1⁄2 in)1.09aymara, 20–29—measured1970s bosnia and herzegovina183.9 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in)171.8 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)1.07students at ubl, 19–32(m), 19–26(f) (n= m:178 f:34, sd= m:7.11 cm (3 in) f:6.56 cm (2+1⁄2 in))0.4%measured2014 botswana170.9 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)160.9 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.0615–69 (n= m:1,299 f:2,611)94.5%measured2014 brazil170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in)158.8 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0718+ (n= m:62,037 f:65,696)100.0%measured2009 brazil – urban173.5 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)161.6 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.0720–24 (n= m:6,360 f:6,305)—measured2009 brazil – rural170.9 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)158.9 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0820–24 (n= m:1,939 f:1,633)—measured2009 brunei165 cm (5 ft 5 in)152 cm (5 ft 0 in)1.0919+ (n= m:696 f:828)97.7%measured2010–2011 bulgaria175.2 cm (5 ft 9 in)163.2 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)1.0715+ (n= m/f:6,410)100.0%self-reported2008 burkina faso170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in)162.3 cm (5 ft 4 in)1.0525–64 (n= m:2,224 f:2,252)65.3%measured2013 cambodia161.7 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)151.9 cm (5 ft 0 in)1.0625–64 (n= m:1,881 f:3,430)67.0%measured2010 cameroon – urban170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in)161.3 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.0615+ (n= m:3,746 f:5,078)100.0%measured2003 canada177.7 cm (5 ft 10 in)163.0 cm (5 ft 4 in)1.0920–3934.5measured2009–2011 canada175.1 cm (5 ft 9 in)162.3 cm (5 ft 4 in)1.0818–7994.7%measured2007–2009 central african republic—158.9 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)—25–49 (n= f:1,408, sd= f:6.6 cm (2+1⁄2 in))50.0%self-reported1994 chad—162.6 cm (5 ft 4 in)—25–49 (n= f:2,393, sd= f:6.4 cm (2+1⁄2 in))51.9%self-reported2004 chile169.6 cm (5 ft 7 in)156.1 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)1.0915+100.0%measured2009–2010 china169.7 cm (5 ft 7 in)158 cm (5 ft 2 in)1.0818–4434.3%measured2020 china172.6 cm (5 ft 8 in)160.6 cm (5 ft 3 in)1.0720–24—measured2020 china167.1 cm (5 ft 6 in)155.8 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)1.0718+100.0%measured2012 colombia170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in)158.7 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0718–22 (n= m:1,528,875 f:1,468,110)14.1%measured2002 comoros—154.8 cm (5 ft 1 in)—25–49 (n= f:644, sd= f:5.8 cm (2+1⁄2 in))49.8%self-reported1996 congo, democratic republic of the—157.7 cm (5 ft 2 in)—25–49 (n= f:2,727, sd= f:8.0 cm (3 in))52.7%self-reported2005 congo, republic of the—159 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)—25–49 (n= f:3,922, sd= f:8.1 cm (3 in))55.7%self-reported2007 costa rica – san josé169.4 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)155.9 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)1.0920+ (n= m:523 f:904)94.6%measured2010 croatia180.4 cm (5 ft 11 in)166.5 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)1.0818 (n= m:358 f:360, sd= m:6.8 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:6.1 cm (2+1⁄2 in))1.6%measured2006–2008 cuba – urban168 cm (5 ft 6 in)156 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)1.0815+100.0%measured1999 czech republic177.7 cm (5 ft 10 in)164.4 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)1.0825–64 (n= m:788 f:896)68.5%measured2016–2017 czech republic180.3 cm (5 ft 11 in)167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in)1.08170.0%measured2001 denmark180.4 cm (5 ft 11 in)167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in)1.08conscripts, 18–20 (n= m:38,025)5.3%measured2012 dinaric alps185.6 cm (6 ft 1 in)171.8 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)1.0817 (n=m: 2,705 f: 2,842)0.0%measured2005 dominican republic172.7 cm (5 ft 8 in)159 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0925–49 (n= f:4,763, sd= f:6.3 cm (2+1⁄2 in))54.8%self-reported2014 east timor158.7 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)152.9 cm (5 ft 0 in)1.0418–69 (n= m:1,083 f:1,526)95.9%measured2014 ecuador167.1 cm (5 ft 6 in)154.2 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)1.08——measured2014 el salvador – san salvador168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in)155.9 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in)1.0820+ (n= m:625 f:1,245)93.0%measured2010 el salvador—160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in)—25–4950.9%self-reported2007 egypt170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in)158.9 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0720–24 (n= m:845 f:1,059)16.6%measured2008 estonia178.6 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)164.8 cm (5 ft 5 in)1.0818+ (n= m/f:50,916, sd= m:7.1 cm (3 in) f:6.4 cm (2+1⁄2 in))100.0%measured2003–2010 eswatini168.4 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)158.9 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0615–69 (n= m:1,107 f:1,993)96.2%measured2014 ethiopia167.6 cm (5 ft 6 in)158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in)1.0615–69 (n= m:3,917 f:5,757)96.6%measured2015 fiji173.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)161.2 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.0815–64 (n: m:2,685 f:2,859)93.9%measured2002 finland180.7 cm (5 ft 11 in)167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in)1.08–25 (n= m/f:26,636)9.2%measured2010–2011 finland178.9 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)165.3 cm (5 ft 5 in)1.08 25–34 (n= m/f:2,305)19.0%measured1994 france175.6 cm (5 ft 9 in)162.5 cm (5 ft 4 in)1.0818–70 (n= m/f:11,562)85.9%measured2003–2004 france174.1 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)161.9 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.0820+96.6%measured2001 gabon171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)160.9 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.0615–64 (n= m:1,054 f:1,634, sd= m:7.2 cm (3 in) f:6.7 cm (2+1⁄2 in))91.9%measured2009 the gambia167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in)160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in)1.0425–64 (n= m:1,633 f:1,940, sd= m:11.7 cm (4+1⁄2 in) f:9.8 cm (4 in))66.8%measured2011 the gambia – rural168 cm (5 ft 6 in)157.8 cm (5 ft 2 in)1.0621–49 (n= m:9,559 f:13,160, sd= m:6.7 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:5.6 cm (2 in))—measured1950–1974 georgia173.8 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)161.2 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.0818–69 (n= m:1,271 f:2,933)85.6%measured2016 germany178.9 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)165.9 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)1.0818+ (n= m:33,751 f:35,003)100.0%self-reported2021 germany181.8 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)167.6 cm (5 ft 6 in)1.0818–20 (n= m:797 f:735)—self-reported2021 germany175.4 cm (5 ft 9 in)162.8 cm (5 ft 4 in)1.0818–79 (n= m/f:19,768)94.3%measured2007 germany178.9 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)166.1 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)1.0818–3929.2%measured2007 ghana169.5 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)158.5 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0725–2914.7%measured1987–1989 greece177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)165 cm (5 ft 5 in)1.0718–4956.3%measured2003 guatemala160.1 cm (5 ft 3 in)148.1 cm (4 ft 10+1⁄2 in)1.0815–59 (n= m:6,624(15–59) f:15,211(15–49))—measured2008–2009 guinea—158.8 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)—25–49 (n= f:2,563, sd= f:6.3 cm (2+1⁄2 in))52.9%self-reported2005 haiti—158.6 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)—25–49 (n= f:2,932, sd= f:6.5 cm (2+1⁄2 in))52.8%self-reported2005 honduras – tegucigalpa167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in)153.9 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)1.0920+ (n= m:644 f:1,052)92.6%measured2010 honduras—152 cm (5 ft 0 in)—25–49 (n= f:11,219, sd= f:6.4 cm (2+1⁄2 in))53.3%self-reported2005 hong kong171.7 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)158.7 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0818 (n= m:468 f:453, sd= m:5.5 cm (2 in) f:5.7 cm (2 in))1.4%measured2006 hong kong173.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)160.1 cm (5 ft 3 in)1.08university students, 19–20 (n= m:291 f:200, sd= m:6.1 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:5.2 cm (2 in))0.6%measured2005 hungary177.3 cm (5 ft 10 in)——18 (n= m:1,080, sd= m:5.99 cm (2+1⁄2 in))1.7%measured2005 hungary176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)1.07adults—measured2000s iceland181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)168 cm (5 ft 6 in)1.0820–4943.6%self-reported2007 india 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) 152 cm (5 ft 0 in) 1.09 20–49 (n= m:69,245 f:118,796) 44.3% measured 2011 india 174.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) 158.5 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) 1.10 18 from upper socioeconomic strata, (n= 64,629; males = 34,411; females = 30,218) — measured 2011 indonesia164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in)154.1 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in)1.0618 (n= >300,000; jakarta: males = 165.1 cm, females = 155.6 cm)—measured2018 iran170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in)157.2 cm (5 ft 2 in)1.0821+ (n= m/f:89,532, sd= m:8.05 cm (3 in) f:7.22 cm (3 in))88.1%measured2005 iran173.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in)1.0920–25—measured2005 iraq171.3 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)157.5 cm (5 ft 2 in)1.0918+ (n= m:1,596 f:2,318)100.0%measured2015 ireland177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)163 cm (5 ft 4 in)1.0920–4961.8%measured2007 israel177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)166 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)1.0718–219.7%measured2010 italy – north 179.4 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) 1.09 18–21 (n= m:825 f:601) 5.6% self-reported 2018 italy – south 177.4 cm (5 ft 10 in) 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) 1.08 18–21 (n= m:479 f:412) 5.6% self-reported 2018 italy176.5 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)162.5 cm (5 ft 4 in)1.09181.4%measured1999–2004 ivory coast170.1 cm (5 ft 7 in)159.1 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0725–29 (sd= m:6.7 cm (2+1⁄2 in) f:5.67 cm (2 in))14.6%measured1985–1987 jamaica171.8 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)160.8 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.0725–7471.4%measured1994–1996 japan 171.8 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) 158.6 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) 1.08 18–49 (n= m:10,131 f:8,984) 60.7% measured 2018 japan 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) 157.8 cm (5 ft 2 in) 1.08 17 (n = 1,108,891 high school students)0.0% measured 2018 japan172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)158 cm (5 ft 2 in)1.0920–4947.2%measured2005 jordan173 cm (5 ft 8 in)159 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0918–69 (n= m:2,203 f:3,510)96.3%measured2019 kazakhstan—159.8 cm (5 ft 3 in)—25–49 (n= f:1,600, sd= f:6.3 cm (2+1⁄2 in))53.7%self-reported1999 kenya169.6 cm (5 ft 7 in)158.2 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0725–49 (n= f:4,856, sd= f:7.3 cm (3 in))52.5%self-reported2016 kiribati170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in)158.4 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)1.0818–69 (n= f:566 m:698)96.2%measured2015–2016 north korea165.6 cm (5 ft 5 in)154.9 cm (5 ft 1 in)1.07defectors, 20–39 (n= m/f:1,075)46.4%measured2005 south korea 174.5 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) 162.3 cm (5 ft 4 in)1.08 19–24 (n= m:28,859 f:13,102)— measured 2021 south korea174.6 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)161.5 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)1.0820–22—measured2010–2012 kosovo179.5 cm (5 ft