Average Height for a Man

It Includes Average Height and Weight for men

You are here because you probably want to know the average height for men in your country. We provide two easy to use height and weight charts; one is the average male height by country and the other is the ideal body weight for men chart. Both charts are in the standard and metric systems of weights and measures.

Average Height for Men by Country

According to the table below, the tallest men on average are from the Netherlands, standing at 6ft (1.83m) tall. The shortest men are from Indonesia, standing at 5ft 2in (1.58m). You can sort the average height for each country in ascending or descending order. Simply, click on the heading of any of the columns or use the search field to find the country or height of your choice.

Country	Continent	Height (m)	Height (ft)
Albania	Europe	1.740	5' 8.5"
Algeria	Africa	1.722	5' 7.75"
Argentina	South America	1.745	5' 8.5"
Australia	Oceania	1.756	5' 9"
Austria	Europe	1.792	5'10.5"
Azerbaijan	Asia	1.718	5' 7.75"
Bahrain	Asia	1.651	5' 5"
Belgium	Europe	1.786	5'10.25"
Bolivia	South America	1.600	5' 3"
Brazil	South America	1.731	5' 8.25"
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Europe	1.839	6' 0.5"
Bulgaria	Europe	1.752	5' 9"
Cambodia	Asia	1.625	5' 4"
Cameroon	Africa	1.706	5' 7.25"
Canada	North America	1.751	5' 9"
Chile	South America	1.710	5' 7.25"
China	Asia	1.670	5' 5.75"
Colombia	South America	1.706	5' 7"
Croatia	Europe	1.805	5'11"
Cuba	North America	1.680	5' 6.25"
Czech Republic	Europe	1.803	5'11"
Denmark	Europe	1.826	6' 0"
Ecuador	South America	1.635	5' 4.25"
Egypt	Africa	1.703	5' 7"
Estonia	Europe	1.791	5'10.5"
Finland	Europe	1.789	5'10.5"
France	Europe	1.756	5' 9.25"
Gambia	Africa	1.680	5' 6.25"
Germany	Europe	1.810	5'11.25"
Ghana	Africa	1.695	5' 6.75"
Greece	Europe	1.783	5'10.25"
Hong Kong	Asia	1.734	5' 8.5"
Hungary	Europe	1.765	5' 9.5"
Iceland	Europe	1.810	5'11.5"
India	Asia	1.647	5' 4.75"
Indonesia	Asia	1.580	5' 2.25"
Iran	Asia	1.703	5' 7"
Iraq	Asia	1.654	5' 5"
Ireland	Europe	1.775	5'10"
Israel	Asia	1.770	5' 9.75"
Italy	Europe	1.765	5' 9.5"
Ivory Coast	Africa	1.701	5' 7"
Jamaica	North America	1.718	5' 7.75"
Japan	Asia	1.707	5' 7.25"
Kazakhstan	Asia	1.690	5' 6.5"
Lebanon	Asia	1.760	5' 9.25"
Libya	Africa	1.713	5' 7.5"
Lithuania	Europe	1.772	5' 9.75"
Luxembourg	Europe	1.799	5'10.75"
Malawi	Africa	1.660	5' 5.25"
Malaysia	Asia	1.663	5' 5.5"
Mali	Africa	1.713	5' 7.5"
Malta	Europe	1.699	5' 7"
Mauritamia	Africa	1.720	5' 7.75"
Mexico	North America	1.670	5' 5.75"
Mongolia	Asia	1.684	5' 6.25"
Montenegro	Europe	1.832	6' 0"
Morocco	Africa	1.727	5' 8"
Nepal	Asia	1.630	5' 4.25"
Netherlands	Europe	1.838	6' 0.5"
New Zealand	Oceania	1.770	5' 9.75"
Nigeria	Africa	1.638	5' 4.5"
Korea, North	Asia	1.656	5' 5.25"
Norway	Europe	1.824	5'11.75"
Pakistan	Asia	1.693	5' 6.75"
Panama	North America	1.650	5' 5"
Paraguay	South America	1.690	5' 6.5"
Peru	South America	1.640	5' 4.5"
Philippines	Asia	1.619	5' 3.75"
Poland	Europe	1.787	5'10.5"
Portugal	Europe	1.737	5' 8.5"
Qatar	Asia	1.708	5' 7"
Romania	Europe	1.720	5' 7.5"
Russia	Asia	1.772	5'10"
Saudi Arabia	Asia	1.689	5' 6.5"
Senegal	Africa	1.750	5' 9"
Serbia	Europe	1.820	5'11.5"
Singapore	Asia	1.706	5' 7.25"
Slovakia	Europe	1.794	5'10.75"
Slovenia	Europe	1.803	5'11"
South Africa	Africa	1.680	5' 6"
Korea, South	Asia	1.735	5' 8.5"
Spain	Europe	1.780	5'10"
Sri Lanka	Asia	1.636	5' 4.5"
Sweden	Europe	1.779	5'10"
Switzerland	Europe	1.754	5' 9"
Syria	Asia	1.730	5' 8"
Taiwan	Asia	1.714	5' 7.5"
Thailand	Asia	1.703	5' 7"
Tonga	Oceania	1.761	5' 9.5"
Tunisia	Africa	1.723	5' 7.75"
Turkey	Euro/Asia	1.740	5' 8.5"
Turkministan	Asia	1.720	5' 7.75"
UAE	Asia	1.734	5' 8.25"
Ukraine	Europe	1.765	5' 9.5"
United Kingdom	Europe	1.770	5' 9.75"
United States	North America	1.763	5' 9.5"
Uruguay	South America	1.700	5' 7"
Uzbekistan	Asia	1.754	5' 9"
Venezuela	South America	1.690	5' 6.5"
Vietnam	Asia	1.621	5' 3.75"

This chart gives you a rough idea what your weight should be according to your height and build. It especially helps you get an idea whether you are within the ideal weight range, underweight, or overweight. Visit our BMI Calculator page.

Height (ft.)	Wght for Sml Frame (Lbs.)	Wght for Med Frame (Lbs.)	Wght for Lrg Frame (Lbs.)
5' 2"	128 — 134	131 — 141	138 — 150
5' 3"	130 — 136	133 — 143	140 — 153
5' 4"	132 — 138	135 — 145	142 — 156
5' 5"	134 — 140	137 — 148	144 — 160
5' 6"	136 — 142	139 — 151	146 — 164
5' 7"	138 — 145	142 — 154	149 — 168
5' 8"	140 — 148	145 — 157	152 — 172
5' 9"	142 — 151	151 — 163	155 — 176
5'10"	144 — 154	151 — 163	158 — 180
5'11"	146 — 157	154 — 166	161 — 184
6' 0"	149 — 160	157 — 170	164 — 188
6' 1"	152 — 164	160 — 174	168 — 192
6' 2"	155 — 168	165 — 178	172 — 197
6' 3"	158 — 172	167 — 182	176 — 202
6' 4"	162 — 176	171 — 187	181 — 207

Height (m.)	Wght for Sml Frame (Kg.)	Wght for Med Frame (Kg.)	Wght for Lrg Frame (Kg.)
1.57m.	58 — 61	59 — 64	62 — 68
1.60m.	59 — 62	60 — 65	63 — 69
1.63m.	60 — 63	61 — 66	64 — 71
1.65m.	61 — 64	62 — 67	65 — 72
1.68m.	62 — 64	63 — 68	66 — 74
1.70m.	63 — 66	64 — 70	68 — 76
1.73m.	64 — 67	66 — 71	69 — 78
1.75m.	64 — 68	68 — 74	70 — 80
1.78m.	65 — 70	69 — 75	72 — 82
1.80m.	66 — 71	69 — 75	73 — 83
1.83m.	68 — 73	71 — 77	74 — 85
1.85m.	69 — 74	72 — 79	76 — 87
1.88m.	70 — 76	75 — 81	78 — 89
1.91m.	72 — 78	76 — 83	80 — 92
1.93m.	73 — 80	78 — 85	82 — 94
1.96m.	75 — 82	78 — 87	84 — 96

Last updated: August 3, 2016

Statistics related to weight in the United States

The data represented here is for: Normal weigth (together with underweight), overweight, obesity and extreme obesity.

31.2%

31.2% of people in the United States are normal weight or underweight

33.1%

33.1% of people in the U.S. are Overweight

35.7%

35.7% of people in the U.S. are obese

6.3%

6.3% of people in the U.S. are extremely obese

Average Height for a Man

It Includes Average Height and Weight for men

Average Height for Men by Country

Height and Weight Chart for Men

Statistics related to weight in the United States

Average male height and weight