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Average height of men
What this indicator measures
Average height of adult men, in centimeters, estimated by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration scientific network from numerous health measurements. The value corresponds to height at age 18 of people born in 1996 (so adults in 2014), the latest generation published.
How to read this?
A value of 170 means the average height of adult men is 170 cm.
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198countries with data
182.5 cmmaximum · Netherlands
170.9 cmmedian
159.8 cmminimum · Timor-Leste
2014data year(s)
In brief
Average height of men: across 198 countries and territories, values range from 159.8 cm (Timor-Leste) to 182.5 cm (Netherlands), with a world median of 170.9 cm. Data: 2014. The top 10% of countries exceed 178.6 cm, while the bottom 10% stay below 164.8 cm. By continent, the median is highest in Europe (178.5 cm) and lowest in Africa (167.1 cm).
Median by continent
- Europe 178.5 cm (40)
- North America 172.6 cm (26)
- Oceania 171.8 cm (18)
- South America 171.7 cm (12)
- Asia 170.1 cm (48)
- Africa 167.1 cm (51)
Why this indicator matters
This indicator gives the average height of adult men. It is used to compare countries and partly reflects living conditions during childhood.
What makes this indicator vary
It depends on genetics, nutrition during childhood, health, diseases and the living standards of the generations concerned.
Reading precautions
These are statistical estimates, not measurements of each inhabitant. The value refers to the latest generation published, not the current adult population. Averages hide large differences within countries.
Full ranking
ranked from highest to lowest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 182.5 cm | 2014 |
| 2e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 181.7 cm | 2014 |
| 3e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 181.6 cm | 2014 |
| 4e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 181.4 cm | 2014 |
| 4e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 181.4 cm | 2014 |
| 6e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 180.9 cm | 2014 |
| 7e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 180.8 cm | 2014 |
| 8e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 180.6 cm | 2014 |
| 9e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 180.5 cm | 2014 |
| 10e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 180.1 cm | 2014 |
| 11e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 179.9 cm | 2014 |
| 12e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 179.8 cm | 2014 |
| 13e | 🇫🇷 France | 179.7 cm | 2014 |
| 13e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 179.7 cm | 2014 |
| 13e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 179.7 cm | 2014 |
| 16e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 179.6 cm | 2014 |
| 17e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 179.5 cm | 2014 |
| 18e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 179.2 cm | 2014 |
| 19e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 179 cm | 2014 |
| 20e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 178.9 cm | 2014 |
| 21e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 178.5 cm | 2014 |
| 22e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 178.4 cm | 2014 |
| 22e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 178.4 cm | 2014 |
| 24e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 178.3 cm | 2014 |
| 24e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 178.3 cm | 2014 |
| 26e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 178.2 cm | 2014 |
| 27e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 178.1 cm | 2014 |
| 28e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 177.9 cm | 2014 |
| 29e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 177.8 cm | 2014 |
| 30e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 177.7 cm | 2014 |
| 31e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 177.5 cm | 2014 |
| 32e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 177.4 cm | 2014 |
| 32e | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 177.4 cm | 2014 |
| 34e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 177.3 cm | 2014 |
| 34e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 177.3 cm | 2014 |
| 34e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 177.3 cm | 2014 |
| 37e | 🇺🇸 United States | 177.1 cm | 2014 |
| 38e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 177 cm | 2014 |
| 39e | 🇮🇱 Israel | 176.9 cm | 2014 |
| 40e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 176.8 cm | 2014 |
| 41e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 176.6 cm | 2014 |
| 42e | 🇷🇺 Russia | 176.5 cm | 2014 |
| 43e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 176.3 cm | 2014 |
| 44e | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 176.1 cm | 2014 |
| 45e | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | 176 cm | 2014 |
| 46e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 175.9 cm | 2014 |
| 47e | 🇳🇺 Niue | 175.8 cm | 2014 |
| 48e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | 175.5 cm | 2014 |
| 49e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 175 cm | 2014 |
| 50e | 🇬🇱 Greenland | 174.9 cm | 2014 |
| 50e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 174.9 cm | 2014 |
| 52e | 🇨🇰 Cook Islands | 174.8 cm | 2014 |
| 53e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 174.7 cm | 2014 |
| 54e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 174.6 cm | 2014 |
| 55e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 174.5 cm | 2014 |
| 55e | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 174.5 cm | 2014 |
| 57e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 174.4 cm | 2014 |
| 57e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 174.4 cm | 2014 |
| 59e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | 174.3 cm | 2014 |
| 60e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 174.2 cm | 2014 |
| 60e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | 174.2 cm | 2014 |
| 62e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 174 cm | 2014 |
| 63e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 173.9 cm | 2014 |
| 64e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 173.7 cm | 2014 |
| 65e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 173.6 cm | 2014 |
| 65e | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | 173.6 cm | 2014 |
| 65e | 🇮🇷 Iran | 173.6 cm | 2014 |
| 68e | 🇱🇾 Libya | 173.5 cm | 2014 |
| 69e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 173.4 cm | 2014 |
| 69e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 173.4 cm | 2014 |
| 71e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 173.3 cm | 2014 |
| 72e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 173.2 cm | 2014 |
| 73e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 173.1 cm | 2014 |
| 74e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 172.9 cm | 2014 |
| 75e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 172.8 cm | 2014 |
| 75e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 172.8 cm | 2014 |
| 77e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 172.7 cm | 2014 |
| 77e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 172.7 cm | 2014 |
| 77e | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | 172.7 cm | 2014 |
| 77e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 172.7 cm | 2014 |
| 77e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 172.7 cm | 2014 |
| 82e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | 172.6 cm | 2014 |
| 82e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 172.6 cm | 2014 |
| 84e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 172.1 cm | 2014 |
| 84e | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 172.1 cm | 2014 |
| 86e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | 172 cm | 2014 |
| 86e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 172 cm | 2014 |
| 86e | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 172 cm | 2014 |
| 86e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 172 cm | 2014 |
| 90e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 171.9 cm | 2014 |
| 91e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 171.8 cm | 2014 |
| 91e | 🇨🇳 China | 171.8 cm | 2014 |
| 93e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 171.6 cm | 2014 |
| 93e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 171.6 cm | 2014 |
| 95e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 171.3 cm | 2014 |
| 96e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | 171.2 cm | 2014 |
| 97e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 171.1 cm | 2014 |
| 97e | 🇲🇱 Mali | 171.1 cm | 2014 |
| 99e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 171 cm | 2014 |
| 100e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 170.8 cm | 2014 |
| 101e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 170.5 cm | 2014 |
| 101e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 170.5 cm | 2014 |
| 101e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 170.5 cm | 2014 |
| 104e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | 170.4 cm | 2014 |
| 104e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 170.4 cm | 2014 |
| 104e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 170.4 cm | 2014 |
| 104e | 🇹🇩 Chad | 170.4 cm | 2014 |
| 108e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 170.2 cm | 2014 |
| 109e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 170.1 cm | 2014 |
| 110e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 169.8 cm | 2014 |
| 111e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | 169.7 cm | 2014 |
| 112e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 169.6 cm | 2014 |
| 112e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 169.6 cm | 2014 |
| 112e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 169.6 cm | 2014 |
| 115e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 169.5 cm | 2014 |
| 116e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 169.4 cm | 2014 |
| 117e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 169.3 cm | 2014 |
| 118e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 169.2 cm | 2014 |
| 118e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 169.2 cm | 2014 |
| 118e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 169.2 cm | 2014 |
| 121e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 169.1 cm | 2014 |
| 122e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 169 cm | 2014 |
| 123e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 168.9 cm | 2014 |
| 124e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 168.8 cm | 2014 |
| 125e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 168.7 cm | 2014 |
| 126e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 168.6 cm | 2014 |
| 127e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 168.5 cm | 2014 |
| 127e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 168.5 cm | 2014 |
| 129e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 168.4 cm | 2014 |
| 130e | 🇹🇬 Togo | 168.3 cm | 2014 |
| 131e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 168.1 cm | 2014 |
| 131e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 168.1 cm | 2014 |
| 133e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 167.9 cm | 2014 |
| 133e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 167.9 cm | 2014 |
| 133e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 167.9 cm | 2014 |
| 136e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 167.8 cm | 2014 |
| 136e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 167.8 cm | 2014 |
| 138e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | 167.7 cm | 2014 |
| 138e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 167.7 cm | 2014 |
| 138e | 🇳🇪 Niger | 167.7 cm | 2014 |
| 138e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 167.7 cm | 2014 |
| 138e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 167.7 cm | 2014 |
| 143e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 167.5 cm | 2014 |
| 144e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | 167.4 cm | 2014 |
| 144e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 167.4 cm | 2014 |
| 144e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 167.4 cm | 2014 |
| 147e | 🇦🇴 Angola | 167.3 cm | 2014 |
| 148e | 🇧🇯 Benin | 167.1 cm | 2014 |
| 148e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 167.1 cm | 2014 |
| 150e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 167 cm | 2014 |
| 151e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 166.9 cm | 2014 |
| 152e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | 166.8 cm | 2014 |
| 152e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | 166.8 cm | 2014 |
| 154e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 166.7 cm | 2014 |
| 154e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 166.7 cm | 2014 |
| 154e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | 166.7 cm | 2014 |
| 154e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 166.7 cm | 2014 |
| 158e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 166.6 cm | 2014 |
| 158e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 166.6 cm | 2014 |
| 158e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 166.6 cm | 2014 |
| 158e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 166.6 cm | 2014 |
| 162e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | 166.5 cm | 2014 |
| 162e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 166.5 cm | 2014 |
| 164e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | 166.4 cm | 2014 |
| 165e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 166.2 cm | 2014 |
| 165e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 166.2 cm | 2014 |
| 167e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 165.9 cm | 2014 |
| 168e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 165.7 cm | 2014 |
| 169e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 165.6 cm | 2014 |
| 169e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 165.6 cm | 2014 |
| 171e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 165.4 cm | 2014 |
| 172e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 165.3 cm | 2014 |
| 172e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 165.3 cm | 2014 |
| 174e | 🇵🇪 Peru | 165.2 cm | 2014 |
| 175e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 165 cm | 2014 |
| 176e | 🇮🇳 India | 164.9 cm | 2014 |
| 177e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 164.8 cm | 2014 |
| 177e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 164.8 cm | 2014 |
| 179e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | 164.7 cm | 2014 |
| 180e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 164.4 cm | 2014 |
| 180e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 164.4 cm | 2014 |
| 182e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 164.1 cm | 2014 |
| 183e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 163.8 cm | 2014 |
| 184e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 163.7 cm | 2014 |
| 185e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | 163.6 cm | 2014 |
| 185e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | 163.6 cm | 2014 |
| 187e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 163.4 cm | 2014 |
| 188e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 163.3 cm | 2014 |
| 188e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 163.3 cm | 2014 |
| 190e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | 163.2 cm | 2014 |
| 191e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 162.8 cm | 2014 |
| 192e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 162.7 cm | 2014 |
| 193e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 162.3 cm | 2014 |
| 194e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 162.2 cm | 2014 |
| 195e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 161.5 cm | 2014 |
| 196e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 160.5 cm | 2014 |
| 197e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | 159.9 cm | 2014 |
| 198e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 159.8 cm | 2014 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Average height of men"?
The highest value is in Netherlands, at 182.5 cm (2014).
Which country has the lowest value for "Average height of men"?
The lowest value is in Timor-Leste, at 159.8 cm (2014).
What is the world median value of "Average height of men"?
The world median is 170.9 cm, calculated across 198 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Average height of men" for France?
France scores 179.7 cm (2014), ranking 13 out of 198 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).
Where does the "Average height of men" data come from?
It comes from NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2016), via Our World in Data. Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
Where does the average height come from?
From estimates by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration scientific network, based on numerous health surveys.
Why is the value not more recent?
It corresponds to height at age 18 of the latest generation published by the source.
Source and update
Source : NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2016), via Our World in Data. Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
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