Percentiles
Height: how do you compare?
Median 5′ 9″ Men, 20 and over
Standing height without shoes, measured in person. Between the published anchors the result is interpolated; beyond them it is a fitted curve.
Men, 20 and over
| Percentile | Height |
|---|---|
| 5th percentile | 5′ 4″ (162 cm) |
| 10th percentile | 5′ 5″ (165 cm) |
| 25th percentile | 5′ 7″ (170 cm) |
| 50th percentile | 5′ 9″ (175 cm) |
| 75th percentile | 5′ 11″ (180 cm) |
| 90th percentile | 6′ 1″ (185 cm) |
| 95th percentile | 6′ 2″ (187 cm) |
Women, 20 and over
| Percentile | Height |
|---|---|
| 5th percentile | 4′ 11″ (150 cm) |
| 10th percentile | 5′ 0″ (152 cm) |
| 25th percentile | 5′ 2″ (156 cm) |
| 50th percentile | 5′ 3″ (161 cm) |
| 75th percentile | 5′ 5″ (166 cm) |
| 90th percentile | 5′ 7″ (170 cm) |
| 95th percentile | 5′ 8″ (173 cm) |
Published CDC/NCHS percentiles (NHANES, August 2021 to August 2023), interpolated between anchors. The slider on the main page runs past this table up to the record: Robert Wadlow, 8′ 11″ (272 cm), the tallest person ever measured, 1940.