Percentiles
Mile time: how do you compare?
Median 9:30 recreational runners · approximate
One mile, all-out, among people who run for exercise (not the whole population). Rough percentiles from running-app averages. "Faster than" is the share of runners with a slower time.
recreational runners · approximate
| Rank | Mile time |
|---|---|
| Faster than 95% of the group | 5:45 |
| Faster than 90% of the group | 6:20 |
| Faster than 75% of the group | 7:30 |
| Faster than 50% of the group | 9:30 |
| Faster than 25% of the group | 11:30 |
| Faster than 10% of the group | 13:30 |
| Faster than 5% of the group | 15:00 |
Rough percentile anchors assembled from surveys and reports; treat them as ballpark figures. The slider on the main page runs past this table up to the record: Hicham El Guerrouj, 3:43.13, the mile world record, Rome 1999.