is 6'7" tall for a man?
it depends on your age and where you grew up. here's the actual percentile.
top 0.059%
yes: 6'7" (200.7 cm) is very tall for a man in the us, taller than 99.941% of men aged 21–24. the typical american man that age is 5'9" (176 cm), so 6'7" is 10 inches above the middle.
6'7" by age
the same height reads differently at 16 than at 30, because the middle moves as people finish growing.
| age | 6'7" is taller than | typical man |
|---|---|---|
| 13–15 | over 99.999% | 5'5" (164 cm) |
| 16–17 | 99.985% | 5'9" (174 cm) |
| 18–20 | 99.954% | 5'9" (176 cm) |
| 21–24 | 99.941% | 5'9" (176 cm) |
| 25–29 | 99.932% | 5'9" (176 cm) |
| 30–35 | 99.935% | 5'9" (176 cm) |
6'7" in other countries
6'7" is tall in the Philippines (taller than over 99.999%) and less tall in the Netherlands (taller than 99%). young men aged 21–24:
| country | 6'7" is | typical man, 21–24 |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines | taller than over 99.999% | 5'5" (166 cm) |
| India | taller than over 99.999% | 5'6" (167 cm) |
| Mexico | taller than 99.9984% | 5'7" (171 cm) |
| Japan | taller than 99.9963% | 5'8" (172 cm) |
| Nigeria | taller than 99.9959% | 5'8" (172 cm) |
| Italy | taller than 99.982% | 5'9" (175 cm) |
| South Korea | taller than 99.958% | 5'9" (176 cm) |
| Spain | taller than 99.958% | 5'9" (176 cm) |
| Brazil | taller than 99.949% | 5'9" (176 cm) |
| United States | taller than 99.941% | 5'9" (176 cm) |
| China | taller than 99.937% | 5'10" (177 cm) |
| United Kingdom | taller than 99.86% | 5'10" (178 cm) |
| France | taller than 99.84% | 5'10" (179 cm) |
| Australia | taller than 99.82% | 5'10" (179 cm) |
| Canada | taller than 99.80% | 5'11" (179 cm) |
| Germany | taller than 99.64% | 5'11" (180 cm) |
| Netherlands | taller than 99% | 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. 6'7" = 79 inches = 200.7 cm = 2.01 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 6'7" a good height for a man?
- In the US, 6'7" is taller than about 99.941% of men aged 21–24, so it is very tall.
- 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 6'7" tall outside the US?
- It depends on the country: 6'7" is taller than over 99.999% of men in the Philippines but 99% in the Netherlands.
- What is 6'7" in cm and metres?
- 6'7" is 79 inches, which is 200.7 cm or 2.01 m.
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