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Note: Data in green are representative of the majority of the country or region's adult population.[1]
Country/Region | Average male height | Average female height | Stature ratio (male to female) |
Sample population / age range |
Share of pop. over 15 covered[2] |
Methodology | Year | Source |
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Argentina | 173.48 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 160.76 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 17 (healthy) | — | Measured | 1998–2001 | [3] |
Argentina | — | 159.6 cm (5 ft 3 in) | — | 19–49 | — | Measured | 2004–2005 | [4] |
Armenia | — | 158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2005 | [5] |
Australia | 175.6 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 161.8 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 18+ | — | Measured | 2011–2012 | [6] |
Australia | 177.8 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 163.8 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 18-24 | — | Measured | 2011–2012 | [6] |
Austria | 179.2 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 167.6 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.07 | 21 (N= m:53 f:69, SD= m:6.1 f:5.6) | — | Self-reported | 2001 | [7] |
Azerbaijan | 171.8 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 165.4 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.04 | 16+ | 97.0% | Measured | 2005 | [8] |
Bahrain | 165.1 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 154.2 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 19+ | 91.1% | Measured | 2002 | [9] |
Bangladesh | — | 150.6 cm (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2007 | [5] |
Belgium | 178.6 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 168.1 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.06 | 21 (N= m:20-49 f:20-49, SD= m:6.6 f:5.3) | — | Self-reported | 2001 | [7] |
Benin | — | 159.3 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2006 | [5] |
Bolivia | — | 151.8 cm (5 ft 0 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2003 | [5] |
Bolivia | 160.0 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 142.2 cm (4 ft 8 in) | 1.13 | Aymara, 20–29 | — | Measured | 1970 | [10] |
Brazil | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 161 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 25–44 | 34.8% | Measured | 2011 | [11] |
Brazil | 177.8 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 167.3 cm (5 ft 6 in) | N/A | 18 | — | Measured | 2008 | [12] |
Brazil | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.06 | Young adult | — | — | — | [13] |
Bulgaria | 175.2 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 163.2 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | — | — | Measured | 2010 | [14] |
Burkina Faso | — | 161.6 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2003 | [5] |
Cambodia | — | 152.4 cm (5 ft 0 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2005 | [5] |
Cameroon | 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 161.3 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | Urban, 15+ | — | Measured | 2003 | [15] |
Canada | 176.0 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 163.3 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 25–44 | 34.8% | Measured | 2005 | [16] |
Canada | 175.1 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 162.3 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.08 | 18–79 | 90.0% | Measured | 2007–2009 | [17] |
Central African Republic | — | 158.9 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 1994 | [5] |
Chad | — | 162.6 cm (5 ft 4 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2004 | [5] |
Chile | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 159.1 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 15–24 | 21.9% | Measured | 2009–2010 | [18] |
Chile | 169.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 156.1 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 15+ | 100.0% | Measured | 2009–2010 | [18] |
Chile | 171.2 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 157.2 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.09 | 25–44 | 37.3% | Measured | 2009–2010 | [18] |
China, Mainland | 172.1 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 160.1 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.07 | 19 | — | Measured | 2010 | [19] |
China, People's Republic of | 166.3 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.06 | Rural, 17 | — | Measured | 2002 | [20] |
China, People's Republic of | 170.2 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158.6 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | Urban, 17 | — | Measured | 2002 | [20] |
Colombia | — | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2004 | [5] |
Colombia | 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158.7 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 18–22 | — | Measured | 2002 | [21] |
Comoros | — | 154.8 cm (5 ft 1 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 1996 | [5] |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | — | 157.7 cm (5 ft 2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2005 | [5] |
Congo, Republic of the | — | 159 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2007 | [5] |
Croatia | 180.5 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 166.3 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 18 | — | Measured | 2006–2008 | [22] |
Cuba | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 156 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | Urban, 15+ | — | Measured | 1999 | [23] |
Czech Republic | 180.31 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167.22 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 17 | — | Measured | 2001 | [24] |
Denmark | 182.6 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 168.7 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 23 (N= m:-20 f:20-49, SD= m:NA f:7.4) | — | Self-reported | 2001 | [7] |
Dinaric Alps | 185.6 cm (6 ft 1 in) | 171.1 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 17 | — | Measured | 2005 | [25] |
Dominican Republic | — | 156.4 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 1996 | [5] |
El Salvador | 165.6 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2007 | [5] |
Egypt | — | 159.5 cm (5 ft 3 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2008 | [5] |
Egypt | 170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158.9 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 20–24 | — | Measured | 2008 | [26] |
Estonia | 179.1 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | — | — | 17 | — | Measured | 2003 | [27] |
Ethiopia | — | 157.6 cm (5 ft 2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 1997 | [5] |
Finland | 178.9 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 165.3 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.08 | 25–34 | 14.7% | Measured | 1994 | [28] |
Finland | 180.7 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | -25 | — | Measured | 2010-2011 | [29][28] |
France | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 164.6 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.08 | 20–29 | — | Measured | 2001 | [30] |
France | 175.6 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 162.5 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.08 | 18–70 | 81.7% | Measured | 2003–2005 | [31] |
Gabon | — | 158.4 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2000 | [5] |
Gambia | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 157.8 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.06 | Rural, 21–49 | — | Measured | 1950–1974 | [32] |
Germany | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 18–25 | — | Self-reported | 2009 | [33] |
Germany | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.08 | 18+ | 96.5% | Self-reported | 2009 | [33] |
Ghana | — | 159.3 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2008 | [5] |
Ghana | 169.5 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | 158.5 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 25–29 | — | Measured | 1987–1989 | [34] |
Greece | 178.06 cm (5 ft 10 in) | — | — | Conscripts, 18-26 | — | Measured | 2006–2007 | [35] |
Greece | 178.3 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 166.6 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 21 (N= m:20-49 f:20-49, SD= m:6.6 f:5.3) | — | Self-reported | 2001 | [7] |
Guatemala | — | 147.3 cm (4 ft 10 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 1998 | [5] |
Guinea | — | 158.8 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2005 | [5] |
Haiti | — | 158.6 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2005 | [5] |
Honduras | — | 152 cm (5 ft 0 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2005 | [5] |
Hong Kong | 171.7 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 158.7 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18 | — | Measured | 2006 | [36] |
Hungary | 177.3 cm (5 ft 10 in) | — | — | 18 | — | Measured | 2008 | [37] |
Hungary | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | Adults | — | Measured | 2000s | [38] |
India | 164.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 151.9 cm (5 ft 0 in) | 1.08 | 20–49 | 63.7% | Measured | 2005–2006 | [39] |
India | 166.3 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 152.6 cm (5 ft 0 in) | 1.09 | 20 | 2.7% | Predicted | 2005–2006 | [40] |
India | 161.2 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 152.1 cm (5 ft 0 in) | 1.06 | Rural, 17+ | — | Measured | 2007 | [40] |
Indonesia | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 147 cm (4 ft 10 in) | 1.07 | 50+ | — | Self-reported | 1997 | [41] |
Iran | 173.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 159.8 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.09 | 21–25 | 16.0% | Measured | 2005 | [42] |
Iran | 170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 157.2 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.08 | 21+ | 78.5% | Measured | 2005 | [42] |
Iraq – Baghdad | 165.4 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 155.8 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 18–44 | — | Measured | 1999–2000 | [43] |
Ireland | 177.5 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 163.5 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 21 (N= m:54 f:20-49, SD= m:6.3 f:7.6) | — | Self-reported | 2001 | [7] |
Israel | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 166 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 18–21 | — | Measured | 2010 | [44] |
Italy | 177.2 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 167.8 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.06 | 21 (N= m:106 f:92, SD= m:6.0 f:6.1) | — | Self-reported | 2001 | [7] |
Italy | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.07 | 18–40 | 37.0% | Measured | 2005 | [45] |
Ivory Coast | — | 159.8 cm (5 ft 3 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 1998 | [5] |
Ivory Coast | 170.1 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159.1 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 25–29 | — | Measured | 1985–1987 | [34] |
Jamaica | 171.8 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 160.8 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 25–74 | 64.5% | Measured | 1994–1996 | [46] |
Japan | 170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.08 | 17 | — | Measured | 2011 | [47] |
Japan | 172.0 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 158.70 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 20-24 (N= m:1,708 f:1,559, SD= m:5.42 f:5.30) | — | Measured | 2004 | [48] |
Jordan | — | 158.2 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2007 | [5] |
Kazakhstan | — | 159.8 cm (5 ft 3 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 1999 | [5] |
Kenya | — | 159.4 cm (5 ft 3 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2003 | [5] |
North Korea | 165.6 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 154.9 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.07 | 20–39 (defectors) | — | Measured | 2005 | [49] |
South Korea | 173.74 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 160.1 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.08 | 20-21 | — | Measured | 2013 | [50] |
Kyrgyzstan | — | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 1997 | [5] |
Lesotho | — | 157.6 cm (5 ft 2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2004 | [5] |
Liberia | — | 157.3 cm (5 ft 2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2006 | [5] |
Lithuania | 177.2 cm (5 ft 10 in) | — | — | Conscripts, 19–25 | — | Measured | 2005[51] | [52] |
Lithuania | 181.3 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 167.5 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 18 | — | Measured | 2005 | [53] |
Madagascar | — | 154.3 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2003 | [5] |
Malawi | 166 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.07 | Urban, 16–60 | — | Measured | 2000 | [54] |
Malaysia | 166.3 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 154.7 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.07 | Malay 20-24 (N= m:749 f:893 SD= m:6.46 f:6.04) | — | Measured | 1996 | [55] |
Malaysia | 168.5 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | 158.1 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.07 | Chinese 20-24 (N= m:407 f:453 SD= m:6.98 f:6.72) | — | Measured | 1996 | [55] |
Malaysia | 169.1 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | 155.4 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.09 | Indian 20-24 (N= m:113 f:140 SD= m:5.84 f:6.18) | — | Measured | 1996 | [55] |
Malaysia | 163.3 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 151.9 cm (5 ft 0 in) | 1.08 | Other indigenous 20-24 (N= m:257 f:380 SD= m:6.26 f:5.95) | — | Measured | 1996 | [55] |
Mali – southern Mali | 171.3 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 160.4 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.07 | Rural adults | — | Measured | 1992 | [56] |
Malta | 175.2 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 163.8 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 25–34 | 16.5% | Self-reported | 2003 | [57] |
Malta | 169.9 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.06 | 18+ | 94.8% | Self-reported | 2003 | [57] |
Mexico | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.08 | 18–39 | 51% | Measured | 2003-2011 | [58][59] |
Mexico – Morelos | 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 155 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.08 | 18–76 | — | Self-reported | 1998–1999 | [60] |
Moldova | — | 161.2 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2005 | [5] |
Mongolia | 168.4 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | 157.7 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.07 | 25–34 (N= m:158 f:181) | — | Measured | 2006 | [61] |
Montenegro | 183.2 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 168.4 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 18–37 | — | Measured | 2011 | [62] |
Morocco | — | 158.5 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2003 | [5] |
Mozambique | — | 156 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2003 | [5] |
Namibia | — | 160.7 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2006 | [5] |
Nepal | — | 150.8 cm (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2006 | [5] |
Netherlands | 183.8 cm (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | 170.7 cm (5 ft 7 in) | — | −21 | — | Measured | 2009 | [63] |
Netherlands | 180.8 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167.5 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 20+ | 92.6% | Self-reported | 2010 | [64][2][65] |
Netherlands | 183.2 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 169.9 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 1.08 | 20–30 | — | Self-reported | 2010 | [64] |
New Zealand | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.07 | 19–45 | 51.7% | Estimates | 1993–2007 | [66] |
New Zealand | 174.5 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.07 | 45–65 | 28.6% | Estimates | 1993–2007 | [66] |
Nicaragua | 170.18 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 153.7 cm (5 ft 1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2001 | [5] |
Nigeria | 163.8 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 157.8 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.04 | 18–74 | 86.7% | Measured | 1994–1996 | [46] |
Norway | 182.4 cm (6 ft 0 in) | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.09 | 20–25 | 9.0% | Measured | 2008–2009 | [67] |
Norway | 181.6 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 168.2 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 26–35 | 15.2% | Measured | 2008–2009 | [67] |
Norway | 180.3 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 20–85 | 88.8%[68] | Measured | 2008–2009 | [67][2][65] |
Peru | 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 151 cm (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 20+ | 85.4% | Measured | 2005 | [69] |
Philippines | 163.4 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 151.7 cm (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 20–39 | 49.5% | Measured | 2003 | [70] |
Philippines | 161.9 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 150.2 cm (4 ft 11 in) | 1.08 | 20+ | 83.1% | Measured | 2003 | [70] |
Poland | 178.5 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 165.1 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.08 | 18 | — | Measured | 2010 | [71] |
Portugal | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 161 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 20-50 | — | Self-reported | 2001 | [72] |
Portugal | 173.7 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 163.7 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 21 (N= m:87 f:106, SD= m:8.2 f:5.3) | — | Self-reported | 2001 | [7] |
Portugal | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 163.1 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.08 | University Students 20-24 (N= m:10 f:10, SD= m:4.8 f:5.7) | — | Measured | 2008 | [73] |
Rwanda | — | 157.7 cm (5 ft 2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2005 | [5] |
Senegal | — | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2005 | [5] |
Serbia | 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 166.8 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 18–30 | — | Measured | 2012 | [74] |
Singapore | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | 1.07 | 17–25 | — | — | 2003 | [75] |
Slovakia | 179.4 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 165.6 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.08 | 18 | — | Measured | 2004 | [76] |
Slovenia – Ljubljana | 180.3 cm (5 ft 11 in) | 167.4 cm (5 ft 6 in) | 1.08 | 19 | — | Measured | 2011 | [77] |
South Africa | 169 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | 159 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.06 | 25–34 | — | Measured | 1998 | [78] |
Spain | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.06 | 20-49 | — | Self-reported | 2007 | [7] |
Spain | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 166.2 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 21 (N= m:111 f:94, SD= m:6.9 f:6.2) | — | Measured | 2001 | [7] |
Sri Lanka | 163.6 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 151.4 cm (4 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 18+ | 93.6% | Measured | 2005–2006 | [79] |
Swaziland | — | 159.1 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2006 | [5] |
Sweden | 181.5 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 166.8 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 20–29 | — | Measured | 2008 | [80] |
Sweden | 177.9 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 164.6 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.08 | 20–74 | 82.4% | Self-reported | 1987–1994 | [81] |
Switzerland | 175.4 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 20–74 | 84.8% | Self-reported | 1987–1994 | [81] |
Switzerland | 178.1 cm (5 ft 10 in) | — | — | Conscripts, 18–21 | — | Measured | 2005 | [82] |
Switzerland | 178.2 cm (5 ft 10 in) | — | — | Conscripts, 19 | — | Measured | 2009 | [83] |
Tanzania | — | 156.6 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2004 | [5] |
Thailand | 170.3 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 159 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | 15–19, STOU students | — | Self-reported | 2005 | [84] |
Togo | — | 159 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 1998 | [5] |
Turkey | — | 156.4 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2003 | [5] |
Turkey – Ankara | 176.1 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.09 | 18–29 | — | Measured | 2004–2006 | [85] |
Turkey – Ankara | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 158.9 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.10 | 18–59 | — | Measured | 2004–2006 | [85] |
Uganda | — | 159.2 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2006 | [5] |
United Arab Emirates | 173.4 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | 156.4 cm (5 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | 1.11 | — | — | — | — | [86] |
UK – England | 175.3 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 161.9 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 16+ | — | Measured | 2012 | [87] |
UK – England | 177.0 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 164.5 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.08 | 16–24 | — | Measured | 2012 | [87] |
UK – England | 177.8 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 163.3 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 25–34 | — | Measured | 2012 | [87] |
UK – Scotland | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | 161.3 cm (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 1.08 | 16+ | — | Measured | 2008 | [88] |
UK – Scotland | 178.2 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 163.5 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | 25–34 | — | Measured | 2008 | [88] |
UK – Wales | 177.0 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 162.0 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.09 | 16+ | — | Self-reported | 2009 | [89] |
U.S. | 177.6 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 163.2 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | All Americans, 20–29 | 17.4% | Measured | 2003–2006 | [90] |
U.S. | 176.3 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 162.2 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 1.09 | All Americans, 20+ | 91.0% | Measured | 2003–2006 | [90] |
U.S. | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | 163.2 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | 1.09 | Black Americans, 20–39 | — | Measured | 2003–2006 | [90] |
U.S. | 170.6 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158.7 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 1.07 | Mexican Americans, 20–39 | — | Measured | 2003–2006 | [90] |
U.S. | 178.9 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | 164.8 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 1.09 | White Americans, 20–39 | — | Measured | 2003–2006 | [90] |
Uruguay | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) | 1.08 | Adults | — | Measured | 1990 | [91] |
Uzbekistan | — | 159.9 cm (5 ft 3 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 1996 | [5] |
Vietnam | 162.1 cm (5 ft 4 in) | 152.2 cm (5 ft 0 in) | 1.07 | 25–29 | — | Measured | 1992–1993 | [34] |
Vietnam | 165.7 cm (5 ft 5 in) | 155.2 cm (5 ft 1 in) | 1.07 | Students, 20–25 | — | Measured | 2006–2007 | [92] |
Zambia | — | 158.5 cm (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2007 | [5] |
Zimbabwe | — | 160.3 cm (5 ft 3 in) | — | 25–49 | — | Self-reported | 2005 | [5] |
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