average height for a 13 year old boy
by exact age, from the cdc growth charts, and where your height falls.
5'3"
that's the typical 13-year-old american boy: 159.6 cm (63 inches). the middle half of boys this age run from 5'1" to 5'5", and nine in ten fall between 4'9" and 5'8".
that is about 91% of the typical adult man's height (5'9"). from 13 to 14 the typical boy gains about 6.7 cm.
height percentile at 13
| height | in cm | for a 13-year-old boy |
|---|---|---|
| 4'9" | 145 cm | taller than 4% |
| 4'10" | 147 cm | taller than 8% |
| 4'11" | 150 cm | taller than 13% |
| 5'0" | 152 cm | taller than 20% |
| 5'1" | 155 cm | taller than 29% |
| 5'2" | 157 cm | taller than 40% |
| 5'3" | 160 cm | taller than 52% |
| 5'4" | 163 cm | taller than 63% |
| 5'5" | 165 cm | taller than 74% |
| 5'6" | 168 cm | taller than 82% |
| 5'7" | 170 cm | taller than 89% |
| 5'8" | 173 cm | taller than 94% |
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other ages
see also the 13-year-old girl page, and every teen age side by side. a full-grown man of 5'9" is on its own page.
how this is worked out
United States, age 13: normal, mean 159.6 cm, sd 8.6, the CDC growth chart at 13.5 years.
- CDC Growth Charts: stature-for-age percentiles, 2 to 20 years · CDC National Center for Health Statistics, 2000
questions people ask
- What is the average height of a 13 year old boy?
- About 5'3" (159.6 cm) in the US. Most boys that age are between 4'9" and 5'8".
- How tall is tall for a 13-year-old boy?
- 5'5" is taller than 74% of American boys aged 13, so it is on the tall side.
- How close is a 13-year-old boy to adult height?
- The typical 13-year-old boy has reached about 91% of the typical adult man's 5'9".
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