Average Height by Country, Age Group, and Gender (2024)

Average heights for boys and girls at ages 5, 10, 15, and 19 across 195 countries, from the Netherlands (183.8 cm) to Timor-Leste (160.1 cm).
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AverageHeightBoysAge10
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AverageHeightBoysAge5
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1 India 166.5 155.18 159.01 152.39 132.57 132.85 107.07 107.19
2 China 175.66 163.46 171.23 162.44 141.87 143.4 113.41 114.91
3 Indonesia 166.26 154.36 160.52 153.02 132.3 133.46 107.83 107.55
4 Pakistan 167.33 154.77 161.13 152.45 133.97 133.03 108.11 105.45
5 Nigeria 171.55 158.14 160.12 154.2 133.01 132.85 109.79 107.59
6 Brazil 175.73 162.41 170.61 161.51 142.6 142.99 115.7 113.6
7 Bangladesh 165.08 152.38 161.44 152.49 133.7 135.51 106.69 108.55
8 Russia 176.65 164.52 168.09 161.81 140.1 139.38 115.1 111.99
9 Ethiopia 168.84 157.15 159.24 154.74 129.07 134.28 101.62 106.34
10 Mexico 170.29 157.9 166.38 157.27 138.77 139.53 110.66 110.32
11 Japan 172.06 158.5 168.8 158.08 139.06 139.68 109.84 109.28
12 Egypt 174.57 160.88 165.46 157.09 138.63 136.24 117.18 110.17
13 Philippines 165.23 154.14 159.57 152.76 131.22 133.77 106.13 106.38
14 DR Congo 168.6 156.3 160.72 153.49 131.51 132.83 104.5 104.64
15 Vietnam 168.89 158.43 162.01 156.01 134.98 136.26 110.47 110.45
16 Iran 175.62 161.18 167.15 159.18 137.57 137.54 110.69 109.27
17 Turkey 176.36 161.8 170.14 160.02 140.83 140.19 114.19 113.43
18 Germany 180.28 166.18 174.65 164.7 144.36 143.95 114.76 113.34
19 Thailand 171.61 159.42 167.33 159.19 137.86 139.97 110.66 111.59
20 United Kingdom 178.21 163.94 172.44 162.92 142.39 142.58 112.54 111.73
21 Tanzania 166.98 156.89 158.08 153.86 130.37 132.7 107 105.45
22 France 178.6 164.49 173.15 163.76 143 142.83 114.65 113.59
23 South Africa 169.63 158.58 161.02 155.64 133.74 135.52 107.68 108.78
24 Italy 174.42 161.81 170.68 160.37 142.93 142.24 117.32 115.45
25 Kenya 170.46 159.43 163.94 157.24 136.7 137.52 112.73 110.27
26 Myanmar 166.7 154.71 159.72 153.15 130.83 133.91 104.11 106.21
27 Colombia 171.85 157.96 166.06 157.75 137.43 138.72 110.94 109.75
28 South Korea 175.52 163.23 173.02 162.31 143.62 143.65 113.32 113
29 Sudan 172.07 160.36 162.92 156.08 133.42 135.47 106.37 107.13
30 Uganda 168.74 158.53 158.99 155.53 129.91 133.1 105 104.76
31 Spain 176.11 162.03 171.22 161.93 143.48 143.42 115.69 114.39
32 Algeria 175.04 162.35 166.34 160.36 137.29 140.46 110.52 112.61
33 Iraq 173.79 158.75 167.42 156.97 138.75 137.57 112.2 109.7
34 Argentina 174.75 161.22 170.69 160.64 143.3 142.15 114.2 111.87
35 Afghanistan 168.5 156.11 161.75 151.22 132.95 130.38 106.17 103.59
36 Yemen 164.42 154.76 155.14 149.52 128.02 127.45 102.93 102.3
37 Canada 178.75 164.73 173.95 164.24 143.57 143.54 113.13 112.86
38 Poland 180.69 165.78 173.89 163.57 142.88 142.46 112.51 111.41
39 Morocco 176.35 161.18 168.5 158.89 139.51 139.17 112.91 111.15
40 Angola 168.46 158.1 162.09 155.78 133.27 135.91 106.41 107.47
41 Ukraine 180.98 166.62 171.69 162.69 141.2 140.6 116.04 114.07
42 Uzbekistan 170.94 160.29 165.76 158.54 138.07 139.11 112.3 111.27
43 Malaysia 169.2 157.06 166 157.05 139.13 139.4 111.93 111.04
44 Mozambique 164.3 155.42 160.29 153.83 134.18 137.16 110.16 111.34
45 Ghana 170.3 158.86 161.61 156.88 131.47 136.92 103.85 108.59
46 Peru 166.75 154.39 162.34 153.81 135.88 135.59 110.44 108.35
47 Saudi Arabia 170.67 158.84 162.7 156.46 133.6 137.08 106.99 110.14
48 Madagascar 165.16 153.06 160.7 151.02 132.31 131.48 105.53 103.55
49 Ivory Coast 168.23 158.65 163.52 156.67 135.13 136.54 108.41 108.08
50 Nepal 164.36 152.39 159.67 152.1 131.4 133.4 104.92 105.59
51 Cameroon 172.13 160.41 162.52 157.99 132.4 137.63 104.79 109.22
52 Venezuela 173.53 160.04 167.48 158.12 139.02 138.4 112.47 110.3
53 Niger 170.26 159.81 160.26 156.33 130.37 135.69 103.05 107.19
54 Australia 178.77 164.67 174.07 164.09 144.36 143.72 115.76 113.92
55 North Korea 174.69 161.22 168.81 159.5 140.4 140.58 113.88 113.14
56 Mali 175.02 161.99 165.24 159 135.66 138.24 108.57 109.8
57 Burkina Faso 171.89 161.33 162.09 157.25 134.21 135.54 107.05 106.56
58 Taiwan 173.53 160.7 170.93 160.54 142.61 142.75 113.58 112.44
59 Sri Lanka 168.07 155.88 161.16 154.1 131.37 134.23 103.62 106.33
60 Malawi 165.68 156.14 160.15 153.93 131.32 133.77 104.3 105.51
61 Zambia 167.62 157.32 161.38 155.07 132.64 134.85 105.78 106.75
62 Kazakhstan 175.5 161.74 167.1 160.03 139.24 140.09 115.1 112.42
63 Chad 171.84 162.12 162.51 158.86 132.71 137.77 105.36 109.2
64 Chile 172.88 159.42 169.94 159.46 142.29 141.74 113.62 113.02
65 Romania 177.82 164.73 170.97 162.02 141.94 141.8 114.1 113.29
66 Somalia 171.22 159.86 163.3 156.71 133.89 136.34 106.8 108.06
67 Senegal 176.18 163.92 165.57 160.54 135.37 139.36 107.79 110.73
68 Guatemala 164.36 150.91 160.42 150.12 132.84 131.47 106.96 103.75
69 Netherlands 183.78 170.36 177.2 167.45 146.88 146.55 119.63 118.45
70 Ecuador 167.32 155.25 162.99 154.32 135.51 135.85 108.91 107.15
71 Cambodia 165.35 154.75 160.74 153.18 132.54 133.74 106.05 106.42
72 Zimbabwe 170.69 159.85 160.77 156.99 129.75 136.16 101.58 107.64
73 Guinea 170.7 158.75 163.28 156.18 134.09 135.6 107.03 106.77
74 Benin 168.44 158.4 162.72 155.39 133.93 135.16 107.2 106.87
75 Rwanda 166.02 156.72 154.64 153.53 123.81 132.92 96.06 105.08
76 Burundi 167.34 155.08 160.87 152.74 131.92 132.75 104.84 104.57
77 Bolivia 168.1 155.58 165.53 155.41 138.97 137.07 113.68 109.03
78 Tunisia 176.85 161.69 169.51 161.45 140.15 141.25 112.33 112.13
79 Haiti 172.23 160.57 169.08 158.45 141.8 138.91 116 111.1
80 Belgium 179.09 163.4 173.21 162.1 143.29 142.52 114.25 111.46
81 Jordan 174.84 159.46 166.25 157.51 137.81 137.93 113.28 110.52
82 Dominican Republic 174.65 161.21 169.94 160.29 142.37 141.32 116.43 113.5
83 United Arab Emirates 174.08 160.53 169.47 159.51 143.14 141.47 119.14 113.73
84 Cuba 173.56 160.13 169.55 160.41 141.25 141.67 114.73 113.45
85 Honduras 169.59 155.18 164.86 154.64 136.98 135.75 110.88 107.82
86 Czech Republic 181.19 167.96 174.76 165.88 144.67 144.61 117.86 116.05
87 Sweden 180.46 166.67 174.65 165.02 143.39 144.18 115.05 115.15
88 Tajikistan 168.43 158.12 162.74 155.74 134.95 135.81 109.26 107.68
89 Papua New Guinea 163.1 156.89 157.73 155.22 129.98 135.88 104.16 108.08
90 Portugal 174.37 161.23 169.29 159.8 141.18 141.54 114.12 113.14
91 Azerbaijan 174 161.37 167.01 158.67 138.42 138.94 112.19 110.98
92 Greece 179.26 165.81 173.7 163.88 145.41 144.54 117.23 115.35
93 Hungary 176.59 162.55 171.66 161.84 143.69 143.62 117.98 115.74
94 Togo 170.14 159.13 162.99 157.37 133.89 137 106.9 108.36
95 Israel 175.98 162.22 170.88 161.4 142.97 143.03 117.03 115.01
96 Austria 178.52 166.93 174.01 164.29 145.17 144.98 116.54 115.71
97 Belarus 178.69 166.93 173.11 163.47 144.94 143.34 118.97 115.41
98 Switzerland 178.73 164.33 172.06 161.96 142.15 142.85 113.03 113.13
99 Sierra Leone 166.43 157.34 158.44 154.42 129.33 134.56 102.4 106.45
100 Laos 162.78 153.1 159.43 152.8 131.95 134.2 105.91 106.63

Average Height by Country, Age Group, and Gender (2024) — AI Analysis

Dutch 19-year-old boys average 183.8 cm — 23.7 cm taller than Timor-Leste's 160.1 cm, a gap equivalent to adult head height

The gender height gap explodes 19× from age 5 (0.6 cm) to age 19 (12.2 cm) across all 195 countries

Key Findings

  • The Netherlands leads both sexes: boys average 183.8 cm and girls 170.4 cm at age 19, followed by Montenegro and the Baltic states
  • At age 5, boys and girls are nearly identical (avg gap just 0.6 cm), but by 19 the average gap is 12.2 cm — almost entirely driven by the male growth spurt between ages 10 and 19
  • The gender gap itself varies dramatically: Puerto Rico shows a 16.4 cm male-female difference vs just 5.5 cm in Mauritania
  • Boys grow an average of 34.6 cm between ages 10 and 19, while girls grow only 21.5 cm — a 61% larger growth spurt
  • European and Central Asian countries dominate the tallest rankings, while South/Southeast Asian and Pacific Island nations cluster at the bottom

Visualizations

Smallest Gender Gap at Age 19
Largest Gender Gap at Age 19
Gender Height Gap Widens With Age
Shortest Countries: Boys at Age 19

This dataset contains 195 records across 9 fields: country, AverageHeightBoysAge19, AverageHeightGirlsAge19, AverageHeightBoysAge15, AverageHeightGirlsAge15, AverageHeightBoysAge10, and 3 more.

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