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How Tall Is the Average Man?

The average man is about 5 ft 7 in (171 cm) tall. That is 4.7 in (12 cm) taller than the average woman (5 ft 3 in). The average height of adult men worldwide.

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

The average man is 4.7 in (12 cm) taller than the average woman (5 ft 3 in). That makes the average man 1.1× the size of the average woman.

Average Man (World) height in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

The average man measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	5 ft 7 in
Inches	67.3 in
Centimeters	171 cm
Meters	1.71 m

Average Man (World) height facts

Adult men worldwide average about 171 cm (5 ft 7 in).
Average height varies a lot by country: from about 160 cm to over 182 cm.

How does the average man compare to other things?

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

Thing	Size	Compared to Average man (world)
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	814 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	7.45 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	5,170× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	193× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	7.1× bigger
Michael Jackson	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) bigger
Justin Bieber	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) bigger
Jennifer Lawrence	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) bigger
Serena Williams	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) bigger
Albert Einstein	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) bigger
Jackie Chan	5 ft 9 in (174 cm)	1.2 in (3 cm) bigger
Tom Holland	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	0.79 in (2 cm) bigger
Ed Sheeran	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	0.79 in (2 cm) bigger
Ryan Seacrest	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	0.79 in (2 cm) bigger
Mark Wahlberg	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	0.79 in (2 cm) bigger
Average Japanese man	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	0 pm smaller
15-year-old boy	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	0.39 in (1 cm) smaller
Tom Cruise	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	0.39 in (1 cm) smaller
Lionel Messi	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	0.39 in (1 cm) smaller
Gorilla	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	0.39 in (1 cm) smaller
Beyoncé	5 ft 7 in (169 cm)	0.79 in (2 cm) smaller
Napoleon Bonaparte	5 ft 7 in (169 cm)	0.79 in (2 cm) smaller
Average Dutch woman	5 ft 6 in (169 cm)	0.91 in (2.3 cm) smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	4.7 in (12 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.

NCD-RisC (2020), height of adults born 1996