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How Tall Is the Average American Woman?

The average American woman is about 5 ft 4 in (161.3 cm) tall. That is 3.8 in (9.7 cm) shorter than the average man (5 ft 7 in). The average height of adult women in the United States.

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

The average American woman is 3.8 in (9.7 cm) shorter than the average man (5 ft 7 in). That makes the average man 1.1× the size of the average American woman.

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

The average American woman measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	5 ft 4 in
Inches	63.5 in
Centimeters	161.3 cm
Meters	1.613 m

Average American Woman height facts

Adult women in the US average 161.3 cm (5 ft 3.5 in), according to CDC measurements from 2015 to 2018.

How does the average American woman compare to other things?

The average American woman next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to Average American woman
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	863 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	7.9 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	5,490× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	205× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	7.6× bigger
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	3.8 in (9.7 cm) bigger
Average Indian man	5 ft 6 in (167 cm)	2 in (5.2 cm) bigger
Bruno Mars	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	1.5 in (3.7 cm) bigger
Selena Gomez	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	1.5 in (3.7 cm) bigger
Emma Watson	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	1.5 in (3.7 cm) bigger
Daniel Radcliffe	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	1.5 in (3.7 cm) bigger
Average British woman	5 ft 5 in (164 cm)	1.1 in (2.7 cm) bigger
Average Chinese woman	5 ft 4 in (164 cm)	0.87 in (2.2 cm) bigger
Kevin Hart	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)	0.67 in (1.7 cm) bigger
15-year-old girl	5 ft 4 in (162 cm)	0.28 in (7 mm) bigger
Billie Eilish	5 ft 3 in (161 cm)	0.12 in (3 mm) smaller
Sydney Sweeney	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)	0.51 in (1.3 cm) smaller
Muggsy Bogues	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)	0.51 in (1.3 cm) smaller
American black bear	5 ft 3 in (160 cm) long	0.51 in (1.3 cm) smaller
Giant panda	5 ft 3 in (160 cm) long	0.51 in (1.3 cm) smaller
Red kangaroo	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)	0.51 in (1.3 cm) smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	0.91 in (2.3 cm) smaller
Average Japanese woman	5 ft 2 in (158 cm)	1.3 in (3.3 cm) smaller
Average Indian woman	5 ft 1 in (155 cm)	2.4 in (6.1 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