is 5'4" tall for a woman?
it depends on your age and where you grew up. here's the actual percentile.
48th percentile
no: 5'4" (162.6 cm) is about average for a woman in the us, taller than 48% of women aged 21–24. the typical american woman that age is 5'4" (163 cm), so 5'4" is right on the middle.
5'4" by age
the same height reads differently at 16 than at 30, because the middle moves as people finish growing.
| age | 5'4" is taller than | typical woman |
|---|---|---|
| 13–15 | 72% | 5'2" (159 cm) |
| 16–17 | 52% | 5'4" (162 cm) |
| 18–20 | 50% | 5'4" (163 cm) |
| 21–24 | 48% | 5'4" (163 cm) |
| 25–29 | 49% | 5'4" (163 cm) |
| 30–35 | 50% | 5'4" (163 cm) |
5'4" in other countries
5'4" is tall in the Philippines (taller than 90%) and short in the Netherlands (taller than 13%). young women aged 21–24:
| country | 5'4" is | typical woman, 21–24 |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | taller than 90% | 5'1" (155 cm) |
| India | taller than 86% | 5'1" (156 cm) |
| Nigeria | taller than 75% | 5'2" (158 cm) |
| Mexico | taller than 74% | 5'2" (158 cm) |
| Japan | taller than 73% | 5'2" (159 cm) |
| Spain | taller than 54% | 5'4" (162 cm) |
| Italy | taller than 54% | 5'4" (162 cm) |
| United States | taller than 48% | 5'4" (163 cm) |
| Brazil | taller than 48% | 5'4" (163 cm) |
| South Korea | taller than 42% | 5'5" (164 cm) |
| United Kingdom | taller than 41% | 5'5" (164 cm) |
| France | taller than 38% | 5'5" (165 cm) |
| China | taller than 38% | 5'5" (165 cm) |
| Australia | taller than 37% | 5'5" (165 cm) |
| Canada | taller than 36% | 5'5" (165 cm) |
| Germany | taller than 29% | 5'5" (166 cm) |
| Netherlands | taller than 13% | 5'7" (170 cm) |
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how this is worked out
us: United States, ages 21-24: normal, mean 162.9 cm, sd 7.0, chosen to match the published centre and spread in the sources; breakpoints are the world curve's own (every wheel edge). other countries: national means from ncd-risc with the who's spread. people overstate their height by 1–3 cm on average. 5'4" = 64 inches = 162.6 cm = 1.63 m.
- Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2015–2018 · CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NHSR 160), 2021
- 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
- Is 5'4" a good height for a woman?
- In the US, 5'4" is taller than about 48% of women aged 21–24, so it is about average.
- What is the median height for women aged 21–24?
- About 5'4" (162.9 cm) for women aged 21–24; half are taller and half are shorter.
- Is 5'4" tall outside the US?
- It depends on the country: 5'4" is taller than 90% of women in the Philippines but 13% in the Netherlands.
- What is 5'4" in cm and metres?
- 5'4" is 64 inches, which is 162.6 cm or 1.63 m.
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