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How Tall Is the Average Woman?

The average woman is about 5 ft 3 in (159 cm) tall. That is 4.7 in (12 cm) shorter than the average man (5 ft 7 in). The average height of adult women worldwide.

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

The average woman is 4.7 in (12 cm) shorter than the average man (5 ft 7 in). That makes the average man 1.1× the size of the average woman.

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

The average woman measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	5 ft 3 in
Inches	62.6 in
Centimeters	159 cm
Meters	1.59 m

Average Woman (World) height facts

Adult women worldwide average about 159 cm (5 ft 3 in).
Women are on average about 12 cm shorter than men.

How does the average woman compare to other things?

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

Thing	Size	Compared to Average woman (world)
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	876 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	8.01 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	5,570× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	208× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	7.7× bigger
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	4.7 in (12 cm) bigger
Bruno Mars	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	2.4 in (6 cm) bigger
Selena Gomez	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	2.4 in (6 cm) bigger
Emma Watson	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	2.4 in (6 cm) bigger
Daniel Radcliffe	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)	2.4 in (6 cm) bigger
Average British woman	5 ft 5 in (164 cm)	2 in (5 cm) bigger
Average Chinese woman	5 ft 4 in (164 cm)	1.8 in (4.5 cm) bigger
Kevin Hart	5 ft 4 in (163 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) bigger
15-year-old girl	5 ft 4 in (162 cm)	1.2 in (3 cm) bigger
Average American woman	5 ft 4 in (161 cm)	0.91 in (2.3 cm) bigger
Billie Eilish	5 ft 3 in (161 cm)	0.79 in (2 cm) bigger
Sydney Sweeney	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)	0.39 in (1 cm) bigger
Muggsy Bogues	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)	0.39 in (1 cm) bigger
American black bear	5 ft 3 in (160 cm) long	0.39 in (1 cm) bigger
Giant panda	5 ft 3 in (160 cm) long	0.39 in (1 cm) bigger
Red kangaroo	5 ft 3 in (160 cm)	0.39 in (1 cm) bigger
Average Japanese woman	5 ft 2 in (158 cm)	0.39 in (1 cm) smaller
Average Indian woman	5 ft 1 in (155 cm)	1.5 in (3.8 cm) smaller
Lady Gaga	5 ft 1 in (155 cm)	1.6 in (4 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