Physical Features
Average Height by Country 2025
Average Height, Boys, 19 yo (cm)
160
162
164
166
168
170
172
174
176
178
180
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184
5 Countries with the Tallest Males
Country | Average Height, Boys, 19 yo (cm)↓ | Girls 19 (cm) | Boys - Avg Ht, 19 Yo (ft) | Girls - Avg Ht, 19 Yo (ft) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Netherlands | 184 | 170 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 7 in. |
 | Montenegro | 183 | 170 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 7 in. |
 | Estonia | 183 | 169 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 182 | 167 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Iceland | 182 | 169 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 7 in. |
 | Denmark | 182 | 169 | 6 ft. | 5 ft. 7 in. |
 | Czechia | 181 | 168 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Latvia | 181 | 169 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Slovakia | 181 | 167 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Ukraine | 181 | 167 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Slovenia | 181 | 167 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Croatia | 181 | 167 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Serbia | 181 | 168 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Lithuania | 181 | 168 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Poland | 181 | 166 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Finland | 181 | 166 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Norway | 180 | 166 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Sweden | 180 | 167 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Germany | 180 | 166 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Dominica | 180 | 167 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Bermuda | 180 | 166 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Puerto Rico | 179 | 163 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Greece | 179 | 166 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Belgium | 179 | 163 | 5 ft. 11 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Ireland | 179 | 165 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Lebanon | 179 | 164 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Antigua and Barbuda | 179 | 166 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Andorra | 179 | 166 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Australia | 179 | 165 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Canada | 179 | 165 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Switzerland | 179 | 164 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Grenada | 179 | 166 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Belarus | 179 | 167 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | France | 179 | 164 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Austria | 179 | 167 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Luxembourg | 178 | 165 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | French Polynesia | 178 | 167 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Cook Islands | 178 | 167 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | United Kingdom | 178 | 164 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Romania | 178 | 165 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | New Zealand | 178 | 165 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 177 | 165 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Niue | 177 | 167 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | American Samoa | 177 | 168 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 6 in. |
 | Barbados | 177 | 166 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Jamaica | 177 | 164 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Tunisia | 177 | 162 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Russia | 177 | 165 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Hungary | 177 | 163 | 5 ft. 10 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Saint Lucia | 176 | 166 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Libya | 176 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Turkey | 176 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Morocco | 176 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Cape Verde | 176 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Senegal | 176 | 164 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Spain | 176 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Tokelau | 176 | 166 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Trinidad and Tobago | 176 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Israel | 176 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Georgia | 176 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Seychelles | 176 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Brazil | 176 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | China | 176 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Iran | 176 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Moldova | 176 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | South Korea | 176 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Kazakhstan | 176 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Tonga | 175 | 166 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Palestine | 175 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Algeria | 175 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Mali | 175 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Kuwait | 175 | 160 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Jordan | 175 | 159 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Hong Kong | 175 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Argentina | 175 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | North Korea | 175 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Dominican Republic | 175 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Egypt | 175 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Suriname | 175 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Italy | 174 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Samoa | 174 | 164 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Bahamas | 174 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Malta | 174 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Portugal | 174 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Turkmenistan | 174 | 163 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Uruguay | 174 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Bulgaria | 174 | 165 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | United Arab Emirates | 174 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Albania | 174 | 162 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Costa Rica | 174 | 160 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Azerbaijan | 174 | 161 | 5 ft. 9 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Fiji | 174 | 164 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 5 in. |
 | Greenland | 174 | 161 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Paraguay | 174 | 160 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Iraq | 174 | 159 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 174 | 163 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Armenia | 174 | 160 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Cuba | 174 | 160 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Venezuela | 174 | 160 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Taiwan | 174 | 161 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Singapore | 174 | 161 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Qatar | 173 | 161 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Botswana | 173 | 162 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Mauritius | 173 | 159 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Chile | 173 | 159 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Bahrain | 173 | 158 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Cyprus | 173 | 161 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Haiti | 172 | 161 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Guyana | 172 | 160 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Cameroon | 172 | 160 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Sudan | 172 | 160 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Japan | 172 | 159 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Burkina Faso | 172 | 161 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Colombia | 172 | 158 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Chad | 172 | 162 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Oman | 172 | 158 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Kyrgyzstan | 172 | 160 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Thailand | 172 | 159 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Nigeria | 172 | 158 | 5 ft. 8 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Tuvalu | 171 | 164 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Republic of the Congo | 171 | 159 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Somalia | 171 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Uzbekistan | 171 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Djibouti | 171 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Guinea | 171 | 159 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Zimbabwe | 171 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Saudi Arabia | 171 | 159 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | El Salvador | 171 | 156 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Mongolia | 171 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Palau | 171 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Eritrea | 171 | 158 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Belize | 171 | 158 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Gabon | 170 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Kenya | 170 | 159 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Sao Tome and Principe | 170 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Ghana | 170 | 159 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Mexico | 170 | 158 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Niger | 170 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Panama | 170 | 158 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Togo | 170 | 159 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Kiribati | 170 | 161 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Nicaragua | 170 | 156 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Namibia | 170 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | South Africa | 170 | 159 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Honduras | 170 | 155 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Micronesia | 170 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Nauru | 170 | 158 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Malaysia | 169 | 157 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Central African Republic | 169 | 160 | 5 ft. 7 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Vietnam | 169 | 158 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Ethiopia | 169 | 157 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Uganda | 169 | 159 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | DR Congo | 169 | 156 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Afghanistan | 169 | 156 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Angola | 168 | 158 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Benin | 168 | 158 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Tajikistan | 168 | 158 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Gambia | 168 | 162 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 4 in. |
 | Vanuatu | 168 | 160 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Ivory Coast | 168 | 159 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Equatorial Guinea | 168 | 158 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Bolivia | 168 | 156 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Sri Lanka | 168 | 156 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Lesotho | 168 | 157 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Maldives | 168 | 154 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Comoros | 168 | 157 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Zambia | 168 | 157 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Burundi | 167 | 155 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Pakistan | 167 | 155 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Ecuador | 167 | 155 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Bhutan | 167 | 155 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Tanzania | 167 | 157 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Peru | 167 | 154 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Myanmar | 167 | 155 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | India | 167 | 155 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Sierra Leone | 166 | 157 | 5 ft. 6 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Brunei | 166 | 155 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Indonesia | 166 | 154 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Rwanda | 166 | 157 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Malawi | 166 | 156 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Mauritania | 166 | 160 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 3 in. |
 | Liberia | 165 | 157 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Cambodia | 165 | 155 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Marshall Islands | 165 | 155 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Philippines | 165 | 154 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Madagascar | 165 | 153 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. |
 | Bangladesh | 165 | 152 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. |
 | Yemen | 164 | 155 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Nepal | 164 | 152 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. |
 | Guatemala | 164 | 151 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 4 ft. 11 in. |
 | Mozambique | 164 | 155 | 5 ft. 5 in. | 5 ft. 1 in. |
 | Papua New Guinea | 163 | 157 | 5 ft. 4 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Solomon Islands | 163 | 157 | 5 ft. 4 in. | 5 ft. 2 in. |
 | Laos | 163 | 153 | 5 ft. 4 in. | 5 ft. |
 | Timor-Leste | 160 | 153 | 5 ft. 3 in. | 5 ft. |
| Global Average | 163 | 151 |
- Data year 2019
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Most countries use the metric system for height measurement, but Liberia, Myanmar, and the USA still use the imperial system.
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The Netherlands ranks as the country with the tallest average human height, followed by Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Countries with the shortest average height include Timor Leste, Laos, and the Solomon Islands.
Most countries use the metric system to measure height. Still, three countries have yet to break their dedication and loyalty to the imperial system measurements. These three countries are Liberia, Myanmar, and the United States of America. Even though the metric system is the most common measurement system, we will include the average height by country in both metric units and imperial units.
For clarification, the imperial system measures height by way of feet and inches, whereas the metric system uses meters and centimeters. These measurement units are not hard to switch between, but countries tend to stick to one over the other to maintain consistency. The ten tallest countries, with the first one being the country with the tallest average human height in the world, include:
Top 10 Countries with the Tallest Males
Country | Average Height, Boys, 19 yo (cm) |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 184 |
| Montenegro | 183 |
| Estonia | 183 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 182 |
| Iceland | 182 |
| Denmark | 182 |
| Czechia | 181 |
| Latvia | 181 |
| Slovakia | 181 |
| Ukraine | 181 |
At the other end of the spectrum are the top ten countries with the shortest average height.
Top 10 Countries with the Shortest Males
Country | Average Height, Boys, 19 yo (cm) |
|---|---|
| Timor-Leste | 160 |
| Laos | 163 |
| Solomon Islands | 163 |
| Papua New Guinea | 163 |
| Global Average | 163 |
| Mozambique | 164 |
| Nepal | 164 |
| Guatemala | 164 |
| Yemen | 164 |
| Bangladesh | 165 |
