average height in china
men and women together, and how common every height is.
5'10" · 5'5"
the typical young man in China is 5'10" (177 cm) and the typical young woman is 5'5" (165 cm) at ages 21–24. that ranks 52nd for men and 44th for women out of 200 countries. against the us, young men in China are 0.7 cm taller and young women 1.7 cm taller.
how common is your height in china?
| height | men | women |
|---|---|---|
| 4'10" (147 cm) | 0.0029% | 0.45% |
| 4'11" (150 cm) | 0.011% | 1% |
| 5'0" (152 cm) | 0.043% | 3% |
| 5'1" (155 cm) | 0.14% | 7% |
| 5'2" (157 cm) | 0.41% | 14% |
| 5'3" (160 cm) | 1% | 24% |
| 5'4" (163 cm) | 3% | 38% |
| 5'5" (165 cm) | 5% | 53% |
| 5'6" (168 cm) | 11% | 67% |
| 5'7" (170 cm) | 18% | 80% |
| 5'8" (173 cm) | 29% | 89% |
| 5'9" (175 cm) | 42% | 95% |
| 5'10" (178 cm) | 55% | 98% |
| 5'11" (180 cm) | 68% | 99.12% |
| 6'0" (183 cm) | 79% | 99.69% |
| 6'1" (185 cm) | 88% | 99.916% |
| 6'2" (188 cm) | 93% | 99.977% |
| 6'3" (190 cm) | 97% | 99.9954% |
| 6'4" (193 cm) | 99% | 99.9989% |
china against its neighbours
| country | men | women | men vs China | women vs China |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 5'10" (177 cm) | 5'5" (165 cm) | – | – |
| Japan | 5'8" (172 cm) | 5'2" (159 cm) | -4.6 cm | -6.0 cm |
| South Korea | 5'9" (176 cm) | 5'5" (164 cm) | -0.7 cm | -0.8 cm |
| India | 5'6" (167 cm) | 5'1" (156 cm) | -9.9 cm | -8.7 cm |
| Vietnam | 5'7" (170 cm) | 5'3" (160 cm) | -6.8 cm | -5.1 cm |
| United States | 5'9" (176 cm) | 5'4" (163 cm) | -0.7 cm | -1.7 cm |
how tall are you there?
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see how 5'10" ranks for a man in the us on its own page, or 5'5" for a woman on this one. every country side by side: average height by country.
how this is worked out
Modelled national means (NCD-RisC), wide uncertainty where surveys are sparse; ages 13-25 projected from the 2009-2019 trend as in the world curve. SD from WHO's S (+/-10% moves a wheel answer under 2 points). One curve per country; self-reported heights run 1-3 cm tall everywhere. Full method: build_v10.py, pool_height.py.
- Height and BMI trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents, 1985-2019, 200 countries (NCD-RisC), Lancet 396:1511-1524 · NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020
- WHO growth reference 5-19 years: height-for-age · World Health Organization, 2007
questions people ask
- What is the average height in China?
- For ages 21–24, men average about 5'10" (177 cm) and women about 5'5" (165 cm).
- How does height in China rank worldwide?
- Young men in China rank 52nd and young women 44th of 200 countries by typical height.
- How much taller is the US than China?
- Typical young men in China are 0.7 cm taller than Americans and young women 1.7 cm taller.
- What height is average for a man in China?
- 5'10" is the middle: about 50% of young men there are shorter. 5'5" is the middle for women.
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