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How Tall Is the Average Chinese Man?

The average Chinese man is about 5 ft 9 in (175.7 cm) tall. That is 1.9 in (4.7 cm) taller than the average man (5 ft 7 in). The average height of young adult men in China.

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

The average Chinese man is 1.9 in (4.7 cm) taller than the average man (5 ft 7 in). That makes the average Chinese man 1× the size of the average man.

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

The average Chinese man measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	5 ft 9 in
Inches	69.2 in
Centimeters	175.7 cm
Meters	1.757 m

Average Chinese Man height facts

Young men in China average about 175.7 cm (5 ft 9 in), up about 11 cm since 1985.

How does the average Chinese man compare to other things?

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

Thing	Size	Compared to Average Chinese man
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	793 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	7.25 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	5,040× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	188× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	6.9× bigger
Average British man	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	0.91 in (2.3 cm) bigger
Taylor Swift	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	0.91 in (2.3 cm) bigger
Zendaya	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	0.91 in (2.3 cm) bigger
Megan Thee Stallion	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	0.91 in (2.3 cm) bigger
Timothée Chalamet	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	0.91 in (2.3 cm) bigger
Gal Gadot	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	0.91 in (2.3 cm) bigger
Matt Damon	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	0.91 in (2.3 cm) bigger
Sylvester Stallone	5 ft 10 in (177 cm)	0.51 in (1.3 cm) bigger
Average American man	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	0.16 in (4 mm) smaller
Michael Jackson	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	0.28 in (7 mm) smaller
Justin Bieber	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	0.28 in (7 mm) smaller
Jennifer Lawrence	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	0.28 in (7 mm) smaller
Serena Williams	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	0.28 in (7 mm) smaller
Albert Einstein	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	0.28 in (7 mm) smaller
Jackie Chan	5 ft 9 in (174 cm)	0.67 in (1.7 cm) smaller
Tom Holland	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	1.1 in (2.7 cm) smaller
Ed Sheeran	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	1.1 in (2.7 cm) smaller
Ryan Seacrest	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	1.1 in (2.7 cm) smaller
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	1.9 in (4.7 cm) smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	6.6 in (16.7 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.

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