Human_height

Country/Region	Average male height	Average female height	Sample population / age range	Methodology	Year	Source
Argentina	1.745 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in)	1.610 m (5 ft 31⁄2 in)	19	Measured	1998–2001	[1]
Australia	1.748 m (5 ft 9 in)	1.634 m (5 ft 41⁄2 in)	18+	Measured	1995	[2]
Australia	1.784 m (5 ft 10 in)	1.645 m (5 ft 5 in)	18–24	Measured	1995	[2]
Austria	1.796 m (5 ft 101⁄2 in)	1.671 m (5 ft 6 in)	21-25	Self Reported	1997–2002	[3]
Azerbaijan	1.718 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in)	1.654 m (5 ft 5 in)	16+	Measured	2005	[4]
Bahrain	1.651 m (5 ft 5 in)	1.542 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)	19+	Measured	2002	[5]
Belgium	1.795 m (5 ft 101⁄2 in)	1.678 m (5 ft 6 in)	21-25	Self Reported	1997–2002	[3]
Brazil	1.690 m (5 ft 61⁄2 in)	1.580 m (5 ft 2 in)	21–65	Measured	2003	[6][7]
Cameroon	1.706 m (5 ft 7 in)	1.613 m (5 ft 31⁄2 in)	Urban adults	Measured	2003	[8]
Canada	1.736 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in)	1.595 m (5 ft 3 in)	25+	Measured	2005	[9]
Canada	1.760 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in)	1.633 m (5 ft 41⁄2 in)	25-44	Measured	2005	[9]
Chile	1.690 m (5 ft 61⁄2 in)	1.550 m (5 ft 1 in)	17+	Measured	2008	[10][11]
China (PRC)	1.730 m (5 ft 8 in)	1.621 m (5 ft 4 in)	Adults	Measured	2008	[12]
Colombia	1.706 m (5 ft 7 in)	1.587 m (5 ft 21⁄2 in)	18–22	Measured	2002	[13]
Côte d’Ivoire	1.701 m (5 ft 7 in)	1.591 m (5 ft 21⁄2 in)	25–29	Measured	1985–1987	[14]
Denmark	1.803 m (5 ft 11 in)		Conscripts, 18-19	Measured	2006	[15]
Dinaric Alps	1.856 m (6 ft 1 in)	1.710 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in)	17	Measured	2005	[16]
Estonia	1.791 m (5 ft 101⁄2 in)		17		2003	[17]
Finland	1.800 m (5 ft 11 in)	1.660 m (5 ft 51⁄2 in)	25–34	Self-reported	2004	[18]
France	1.741 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in)	1.619 m (5 ft 31⁄2 in)	20+	Measured	2001	[19]
France	1.770 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in)	1.646 m (5 ft 5 in)	20–29	Measured	2001	[19]
Ghana	1.695 m (5 ft 61⁄2 in)	1.585 m (5 ft 21⁄2 in)	25–29	Measured	1987–1989	[14]
Gambia	1.680 m (5 ft 6 in)	1.578 m (5 ft 2 in)	Rural, 21–49	Measured	1950–1974	[20]
Germany	1.780 m (5 ft 10 in)	1.650 m (5 ft 5 in)	Adults	Self-reported	2005	[21]
Germany	1.810 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in)	1.670 m (5 ft 51⁄2 in)	18–19	Self-reported	2005	[21]
Greece	1.781 m (5 ft 10 in)		18-26	Measured	2006	[22]
Hungary	1.760 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in)	1.640 m (5 ft 41⁄2 in)	Adults	Measured	2000s	[23]
India	1.695 m (5 ft 61⁄2 in)	1.540 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)	20	Measured	2005–2006	[24][25]
India	1.652 m (5 ft 5 in)	1.521 m (4 ft 12 in)	Rural, 17+	Measured	2007	[26]
Indonesia	1.580 m (5 ft 2 in)	1.470 m (4 ft 10 in)	50+	Self-reported	1997	[27]
Indonesia – East Java	1.624 m (5 ft 4 in)	1.513 m (4 ft 111⁄2 in)	Urban, 19–23	Measured	1995	[28]
Iran	1.703 m (5 ft 7 in)	1.572 m (5 ft 2 in)	21+	Measured	2005	[29]
Iran	1.734 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in)	1.598 m (5 ft 3 in)	21-25	Measured	2005	[29]
Iraq - Baghdad	1.654 m (5 ft 5 in)	1.558 m (5 ft 11⁄2 in)	18–44	Measured	1999–2000	[30]
Ireland	1.774 m (5 ft 10 in)	1.644 m (5 ft 41⁄2 in)	21-25	Self Reported	1997–2002	[3]
Israel	1.756 m (5 ft 9 in)	1.628 m (5 ft 4 in)	21	Measured	1980–2000	[31]
Italy	1.760 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in)	1.650 m (5 ft 5 in)	18-40	Measured	2005	[32]
Jamaica	1.718 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in)	1.608 m (5 ft 31⁄2 in)	25–74	Measured	1994–1996	[33]
Japan	1.715 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in)	1.580 m (5 ft 2 in)	19	Measured	2006	[34]
Kazakhstan	1.755 m (5 ft 9 in)	1.659 m (5 ft 51⁄2 in)	18-35	Measured	1991-2008	[35]
Lithuania	1.763 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in)		Conscripts, 19–25	Measured	2006	[36]
Malaysia	1.647 m (5 ft 5 in)	1.533 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)	20+	Measured	1996	[37]
Malta	1.699 m (5 ft 7 in)	1.599 m (5 ft 3 in)	Adults	Self-reported	2003	[38]
Malta	1.752 m (5 ft 9 in)	1.638 m (5 ft 41⁄2 in)	25–34	Self-reported	2003	[38]
Malawi	1.660 m (5 ft 51⁄2 in)	1.550 m (5 ft 1 in)	Urban, 16–60	Measured	2000	[39]
Mali	1.713 m (5 ft 71⁄2 in)	1.604 m (5 ft 3 in)	Rural adults	Measured	1992	[40]
Mexico – Morelos	1.670 m (5 ft 51⁄2 in)	1.550 m (5 ft 1 in)	Adults	Self-reported	1998	[41]
Mexico	1.630 m (5 ft 4 in)	1.510 m (4 ft 111⁄2 in)	50+	Measured	2001	[42]
Mongolia	1.684 m (5 ft 61⁄2 in)	1.577 m (5 ft 2 in)	25–34	Measured	2006	[43]
Netherlands	1.808 m (5 ft 11 in)	1.678 m (5 ft 6 in)	20+	Self-reported	2008	[44]
Netherlands	1.843 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)	1.702 m (5 ft 7 in)	25–34	Self-reported	2008	[44]
New Zealand	1.770 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in)	1.650 m (5 ft 5 in)	19–45	Estimates	1993–2007	[45]
New Zealand	1.745 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in)	1.630 m (5 ft 4 in)	45–65	Estimates	1993–2007	[45]
Nigeria	1.638 m (5 ft 41⁄2 in)	1.578 m (5 ft 2 in)	18–74	Measured	1994–1996	[33]
Norway	1.797 m (5 ft 101⁄2 in)	1.672 m (5 ft 6 in)	Conscripts, 18–19	Measured	2008	[46]
Peru	1.640 m (5 ft 41⁄2 in)	1.510 m (4 ft 111⁄2 in)	20+	Measured	2005	[47]
Philippines	1.619 m (5 ft 31⁄2 in)	1.502 m (4 ft 11 in)	20+	Measured	2003	[48]
Philippines	1.634 m (5 ft 41⁄2 in)	1.517 m (4 ft 111⁄2 in)	20-39	Measured	2003	[48]
Portugal	1.728 m (5 ft 8 in)		Conscripts, 21	Measured	1998–99	[49]
Singapore	1.706 m (5 ft 7 in)	1.600 m (5 ft 3 in)	17–25		2003	[50]
South Africa	1.690 m (5 ft 61⁄2 in)	1.590 m (5 ft 21⁄2 in)	25–34	Measured	1998	[51]
South Korea	1.738 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in)	1.607 m (5 ft 31⁄2 in)	19	Measured	2006	[52]
Spain	1.761 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in)	1.655 m (5 ft 5 in)	21-25	Self Reported	1997–2002	[3]
Spain	1.780 m (5 ft 10 in)	1.650 m (5 ft 5 in)	21	Measured	1998–2000	[53]
Sweden	1.779 m (5 ft 10 in)	1.646 m (5 ft 5 in)	20–74			[54]
Sweden	1.815 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in)	1.668 m (5 ft 51⁄2 in)	20–29	Measured	2008	[55]
Switzerland	1.754 m (5 ft 9 in)	1.640 m (5 ft 41⁄2 in)	20–74			[54]
Switzerland	1.781 m (5 ft 10 in)		Conscripts, 18–21	Measured	2005	[56]
Thailand	1.675 m (5 ft 6 in)	1.573 m (5 ft 2 in)	STOU university student	Self-reported	1991–1995	[57]
Turkey – Ankara	1.740 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in)	1.589 m (5 ft 21⁄2 in)	18-59	Measured	2004–2006	[58]
Turkey – Ankara	1.761 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in)	1.620 m (5 ft 4 in)	18-29	Measured	2004–2006	[58]
Turkey – Edirne	1.737 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in)	1.614 m (5 ft 31⁄2 in)	17	Measured	2001	[59]
United Kingdom	1.772 m (5 ft 10 in)	1.634 m (5 ft 41⁄2 in)	25-34	Measured	2007	[60]
United Kingdom	1.753 m (5 ft 9 in)	1.616 m (5 ft 31⁄2 in)	Adults	Measured	2007	[60]
U.S.	1.763 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in)	1.622 m (5 ft 4 in)	All Americans, 20+	Measured	2003–2006	[61]
U.S.	1.776 m (5 ft 10 in)	1.632 m (5 ft 41⁄2 in)	All Americans, 20–29	Measured	2003–2006	[61]
U.S.	1.789 m (5 ft 101⁄2 in)	1.638 m (5 ft 41⁄2 in)	White Americans, 20–39	Measured	2003–2006	[61]
U.S.	1.780 m (5 ft 10 in)	1.632 m (5 ft 41⁄2 in)	Black Americans, 20–39	Measured	2003–2006	[61]
U.S.	1.706 m (5 ft 7 in)	1.587 m (5 ft 21⁄2 in)	Mexican-Americans, 20–39	Measured	2003–2006	[61]
Vietnam	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)	Adolescents	Measured	2004	[62]
Vietnam	1.621 m (5 ft 4 in)	1.522 m (4 ft 12 in)	25–29	Measured	1992–1993	[14]

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