average height for a 17 year old boy
by exact age, from the cdc growth charts, and where your height falls.
5'9"
that's the typical 17-year-old american boy: 175.7 cm (69 inches). the middle half of boys this age run from 5'7" to 5'11", and nine in ten fall between 5'4" and 6'2".
that is about 100% of the typical adult man's height (5'9"). from 16 to 17 the typical boy gains about 1.5 cm.
height percentile at 17
| height | in cm | for a 17-year-old boy |
|---|---|---|
| 5'4" | 163 cm | taller than 4% |
| 5'5" | 165 cm | taller than 7% |
| 5'6" | 168 cm | taller than 14% |
| 5'7" | 170 cm | taller than 22% |
| 5'8" | 173 cm | taller than 34% |
| 5'9" | 175 cm | taller than 48% |
| 5'10" | 178 cm | taller than 61% |
| 5'11" | 180 cm | taller than 74% |
| 6'0" | 183 cm | taller than 84% |
| 6'1" | 185 cm | taller than 91% |
| 6'2" | 188 cm | taller than 95% |
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other ages
see also the 17-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 17: normal, mean 175.7 cm, sd 7.3, the CDC growth chart at 17.5 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 17-year-old boy on average?
- About 5'9" (175.7 cm) in the US. Most boys that age are between 5'4" and 6'2".
- How tall is tall for a 17-year-old boy?
- 5'11" is taller than 74% of American boys aged 17, so it is on the tall side.
- How much do boys grow after 17?
- The typical 17-year-old boy has reached about 100% of the typical adult man's 5'9".
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