​Argentina​

1.745 m (5 ft 812 in)

1.610 m (5 ft 312 in)

19

Measured

1998–2001

[1]

​Australia​

1.748 m (5 ft 9 in)

1.634 m (5 ft 412 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 1012 in)

1.671 m (5 ft 6 in)

21-25

Self Reported

1997–2002

[3]

​Azerbaijan​

1.718 m (5 ft 712 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 12 in)

19+

Measured

2002

[5]

​Belgium​

1.795 m (5 ft 1012 in)

1.678 m (5 ft 6 in)

21-25

Self Reported

1997–2002

[3]

​Brazil​

1.690 m (5 ft 612 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 312 in)

Urban adults

Measured

2003

[8]

​Canada​

1.736 m (5 ft 812 in)

1.595 m (5 ft 3 in)

25+

Measured

2005

[9]

​Canada​

1.760 m (5 ft 912 in)

1.633 m (5 ft 412 in)

25-44

Measured

2005

[9]

​Chile​

1.690 m (5 ft 612 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 212 in)

18–22

Measured

2002

[13]

​Côte d’Ivoire​

1.701 m (5 ft 7 in)

1.591 m (5 ft 212 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 712 in)

17

Measured

2005

[16]

​Estonia​

1.791 m (5 ft 1012 in)


17


2003

[17]

​Finland​

1.800 m (5 ft 11 in)

1.660 m (5 ft 512 in)

25–34

Self-reported

2004

[18]

​France​

1.741 m (5 ft 812 in)

1.619 m (5 ft 312 in)

20+

Measured

2001

[19]

​France​

1.770 m (5 ft 912 in)

1.646 m (5 ft 5 in)

20–29

Measured

2001

[19]

​Ghana​

1.695 m (5 ft 612 in)

1.585 m (5 ft 212 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 1112 in)

1.670 m (5 ft 512 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 912 in)

1.640 m (5 ft 412 in)

Adults

Measured

2000s

[23]

​India​

1.695 m (5 ft 612 in)

1.540 m (5 ft 12 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 1112 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 812 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 112 in)

18–44

Measured

1999–2000

[30]

​Ireland​

1.774 m (5 ft 10 in)

1.644 m (5 ft 412 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 912 in)

1.650 m (5 ft 5 in)

18-40

Measured

2005

[32]

​Jamaica​

1.718 m (5 ft 712 in)

1.608 m (5 ft 312 in)

25–74

Measured

1994–1996


[33]


​Japan​

1.715 m (5 ft 712 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 512 in)

18-35

Measured

1991-2008

[35]

​Lithuania​

1.763 m (5 ft 912 in)


Conscripts, 19–25

Measured

2006

[36]

​Malaysia​

1.647 m (5 ft 5 in)

1.533 m (5 ft 12 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 412 in)

25–34

Self-reported

2003

[38]

​Malawi​

1.660 m (5 ft 512 in)

1.550 m (5 ft 1 in)

Urban, 16–60

Measured

2000

[39]

​Mali​

1.713 m (5 ft 712 in)

1.604 m (5 ft 3 in)

Rural adults

Measured

1992

[40]

​Mexico​​ – ​​Morelos​

1.670 m (5 ft 512 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 1112 in)

50+

Measured

2001

[42]

​Mongolia​

1.684 m (5 ft 612 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 12 in)

1.702 m (5 ft 7 in)

25–34

Self-reported

2008

[44]

​New Zealand​

1.770 m (5 ft 912 in)

1.650 m (5 ft 5 in)

19–45

Estimates

1993–2007

[45]

​New Zealand​

1.745 m (5 ft 812 in)

1.630 m (5 ft 4 in)

45–65

Estimates

1993–2007

[45]

​Nigeria​

1.638 m (5 ft 412 in)

1.578 m (5 ft 2 in)

18–74

Measured

1994–1996


[33]


​Norway​

1.797 m (5 ft 1012 in)

1.672 m (5 ft 6 in)

Conscripts, 18–19

Measured

2008

[46]

​Peru​

1.640 m (5 ft 412 in)

1.510 m (4 ft 1112 in)

20+

Measured

2005

[47]

​Philippines​

1.619 m (5 ft 312 in)

1.502 m (4 ft 11 in)

20+

Measured

2003

[48]

​Philippines​

1.634 m (5 ft 412 in)

1.517 m (4 ft 1112 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 612 in)

1.590 m (5 ft 212 in)

25–34

Measured

1998

[51]

​South Korea​

1.738 m (5 ft 812 in)

1.607 m (5 ft 312 in)

19

Measured

2006

[52]

​Spain​

1.761 m (5 ft 912 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 1112 in)

1.668 m (5 ft 512 in)

20–29

Measured

2008

[55]

​Switzerland​

1.754 m (5 ft 9 in)

1.640 m (5 ft 412 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 812 in)

1.589 m (5 ft 212 in)

18-59

Measured

2004–2006

[58]

​Turkey​​ – ​​Ankara​

1.761 m (5 ft 912 in)

1.620 m (5 ft 4 in)

18-29

Measured

2004–2006

[58]

​Turkey​​ – ​​Edirne​

1.737 m (5 ft 812 in)

1.614 m (5 ft 312 in)

17

Measured

2001

[59]

​United Kingdom​

1.772 m (5 ft 10 in)

1.634 m (5 ft 412 in)

25-34

Measured

2007

[60]

​United Kingdom​

1.753 m (5 ft 9 in)

1.616 m (5 ft 312 in)

Adults

Measured

2007

[60]

​U.S.​

1.763 m (5 ft 912 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 412 in)

All Americans, 20–29

Measured

2003–2006

[61]

​U.S.​

1.789 m (5 ft 1012 in)

1.638 m (5 ft 412 in)

White Americans, 20–39

Measured

2003–2006

[61]

​U.S.​

1.780 m (5 ft 10 in)

1.632 m (5 ft 412 in)

Black Americans, 20–39

Measured

2003–2006

[61]

​U.S.​

1.706 m (5 ft 7 in)

1.587 m (5 ft 212 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]