is 5'7" tall for a man?
it depends on your age and where you grew up. here's the actual percentile.
22nd percentile
no: 5'7" (170.2 cm) is below average for a man in the us, taller than 22% of men aged 21–24. the typical american man that age is 5'9" (176 cm), so 5'7" is 2 inches below the middle.
5'7" by age
the same height reads differently at 16 than at 30, because the middle moves as people finish growing.
| age | 5'7" is taller than | typical man |
|---|---|---|
| 13–15 | 77% | 5'5" (164 cm) |
| 16–17 | 30% | 5'9" (174 cm) |
| 18–20 | 22% | 5'9" (176 cm) |
| 21–24 | 22% | 5'9" (176 cm) |
| 25–29 | 22% | 5'9" (176 cm) |
| 30–35 | 22% | 5'9" (176 cm) |
5'7" in other countries
5'7" is above average in the Philippines (taller than 74%) and short in the Netherlands (taller than 4%). young men aged 21–24:
| country | 5'7" is | typical man, 21–24 |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | taller than 74% | 5'5" (166 cm) |
| India | taller than 68% | 5'6" (167 cm) |
| Mexico | taller than 46% | 5'7" (171 cm) |
| Japan | taller than 39% | 5'8" (172 cm) |
| Nigeria | taller than 38% | 5'8" (172 cm) |
| Italy | taller than 27% | 5'9" (175 cm) |
| United States | taller than 22% | 5'9" (176 cm) |
| South Korea | taller than 21% | 5'9" (176 cm) |
| Spain | taller than 21% | 5'9" (176 cm) |
| Brazil | taller than 20% | 5'9" (176 cm) |
| China | taller than 18% | 5'10" (177 cm) |
| United Kingdom | taller than 13% | 5'10" (178 cm) |
| France | taller than 12% | 5'10" (179 cm) |
| Australia | taller than 12% | 5'10" (179 cm) |
| Canada | taller than 11% | 5'11" (179 cm) |
| Germany | taller than 8% | 5'11" (180 cm) |
| Netherlands | taller than 4% | 6'0" (184 cm) |
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how this is worked out
us: United States, ages 21-24: normal, mean 176.1 cm, sd 7.5, 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. 5'7" = 67 inches = 170.2 cm = 1.70 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 5'7" a good height for a man?
- In the US, 5'7" is taller than about 22% of men aged 21–24, so it is below average.
- What is the median height for men aged 21–24?
- About 5'9" (176.1 cm) for men aged 21–24; half are taller and half are shorter.
- Is 5'7" tall outside the US?
- It depends on the country: 5'7" is taller than 74% of men in the Philippines but 4% in the Netherlands.
- What is 5'7" in cm and metres?
- 5'7" is 67 inches, which is 170.2 cm or 1.70 m.
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