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How Tall Is the Average American Man?

The average American man is about 5 ft 9 in (175.3 cm) tall. That is 1.7 in (4.3 cm) taller than the average man (5 ft 7 in). The average height of adult men in the United States.

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How tall is the average American man compared to the average man?

The average American man is 1.7 in (4.3 cm) taller than the average man (5 ft 7 in). That makes the average American man 1× the size of the average man.

Average American Man height in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

The average American man measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	5 ft 9 in
Inches	69 in
Centimeters	175.3 cm
Meters	1.753 m

Average American Man height facts

Adult men in the US average 175.3 cm (5 ft 9 in), according to CDC measurements from 2015 to 2018.

How does the average American man compare to other things?

The average American man next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Average American man
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	794 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	7.27 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	5,050× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	188× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	7× bigger
Average British man	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	1.1 in (2.7 cm) bigger
Taylor Swift	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	1.1 in (2.7 cm) bigger
Zendaya	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	1.1 in (2.7 cm) bigger
Megan Thee Stallion	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	1.1 in (2.7 cm) bigger
Timothée Chalamet	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	1.1 in (2.7 cm) bigger
Gal Gadot	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	1.1 in (2.7 cm) bigger
Sylvester Stallone	5 ft 10 in (177 cm)	0.67 in (1.7 cm) bigger
Average Chinese man	5 ft 9 in (176 cm)	0.16 in (4 mm) bigger
Michael Jackson	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	0.12 in (3 mm) smaller
Justin Bieber	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	0.12 in (3 mm) smaller
Jennifer Lawrence	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	0.12 in (3 mm) smaller
Serena Williams	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	0.12 in (3 mm) smaller
Albert Einstein	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	0.12 in (3 mm) smaller
Jackie Chan	5 ft 9 in (174 cm)	0.51 in (1.3 cm) smaller
Tom Holland	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	0.91 in (2.3 cm) smaller
Ed Sheeran	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	0.91 in (2.3 cm) smaller
Ryan Seacrest	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	0.91 in (2.3 cm) smaller
Mark Wahlberg	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	0.91 in (2.3 cm) smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	1.7 in (4.3 cm) smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	6.4 in (16.3 cm) smaller

Where do these numbers come from?

Sizes are typical adult or reported values, rounded for readability. Read how we measure and compare sizes.

CDC NHANES 2015–2018