average height for a 14 year old boy
by exact age, from the cdc growth charts, and where your height falls.
5'5"
that's the typical 14-year-old american boy: 166.3 cm (65 inches). the middle half of boys this age run from 5'3" to 5'8", and nine in ten fall between 5'0" and 5'11".
that is about 94% of the typical adult man's height (5'9"). between 13 and 17 the typical boy adds about 16 cm in total; from 13 to 14 the typical gain is 6.7 cm and from 14 to 15 it is 4.8 cm.
height percentile at 14
| height | in cm | for a 14-year-old boy |
|---|---|---|
| 5'0" | 152 cm | taller than 5% |
| 5'1" | 155 cm | taller than 9% |
| 5'2" | 157 cm | taller than 14% |
| 5'3" | 160 cm | taller than 22% |
| 5'4" | 163 cm | taller than 33% |
| 5'5" | 165 cm | taller than 44% |
| 5'6" | 168 cm | taller than 56% |
| 5'7" | 170 cm | taller than 68% |
| 5'8" | 173 cm | taller than 78% |
| 5'9" | 175 cm | taller than 86% |
| 5'10" | 178 cm | taller than 92% |
| 5'11" | 180 cm | taller than 95% |
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other ages
see also the 14-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 14: normal, mean 166.3 cm, sd 8.3, the CDC growth chart at 14.5 years.
- CDC Growth Charts: stature-for-age percentiles, 2 to 20 years · CDC National Center for Health Statistics, 2000
questions people ask
- How tall is a 14-year-old boy on average?
- About 5'5" (166.3 cm) in the US. Most boys that age are between 5'0" and 5'11".
- Is 5'8" tall for a 14 year old boy?
- 5'8" is taller than 78% of American boys aged 14, so it is on the tall side.
- How much do boys grow after 14?
- The typical 14-year-old boy has reached about 94% of the typical adult man's 5'9".
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