Percentiles
Push-ups: how do you compare?
Median 27 Men
Consecutive standard push-ups in one go. Rough percentiles assembled from fitness benchmarks; protocols vary a lot. Approximate.
Men
| Percentile | Push-ups |
|---|---|
| 5th percentile | 5 push-ups |
| 10th percentile | 10 push-ups |
| 25th percentile | 17 push-ups |
| 50th percentile | 27 push-ups |
| 75th percentile | 38 push-ups |
| 90th percentile | 48 push-ups |
| 95th percentile | 55 push-ups |
Women
| Percentile | Push-ups |
|---|---|
| 5th percentile | 2 push-ups |
| 10th percentile | 4 push-ups |
| 25th percentile | 9 push-ups |
| 50th percentile | 15 push-ups |
| 75th percentile | 24 push-ups |
| 90th percentile | 32 push-ups |
| 95th percentile | 40 push-ups |
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: Minoru Yoshida, 10,507 non-stop push-ups, 1980.