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How Tall Is a 15-Year-Old Boy?

A 15-year-old boy is about 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) tall. That is 0.39 in (1 cm) shorter than the average man (5 ft 7 in). A typical 15-year-old boy.

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How tall is a 15-year-old boy compared to the average man?

A 15-year-old boy is 0.39 in (1 cm) shorter than the average man (5 ft 7 in). That makes the average man 1× the size of a 15-year-old boy.

15-Year-Old Boy height in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

A 15-year-old boy measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	5 ft 7 in
Inches	66.9 in
Centimeters	170 cm
Meters	1.7 m

15-Year-Old Boy height facts

At 15, boys are about 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) tall on average and still growing.

How does a 15-year-old boy compare to other things?

A 15-year-old boy next to 24 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to 15-year-old boy
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	819 million× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	7.5 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	5,210× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	194× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	7.2× bigger
Michael Jackson	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	2 in (5 cm) bigger
Justin Bieber	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	2 in (5 cm) bigger
Jennifer Lawrence	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	2 in (5 cm) bigger
Serena Williams	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)	2 in (5 cm) bigger
Jackie Chan	5 ft 9 in (174 cm)	1.6 in (4 cm) bigger
Tom Holland	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	1.2 in (3 cm) bigger
Ed Sheeran	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	1.2 in (3 cm) bigger
Ryan Seacrest	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	1.2 in (3 cm) bigger
Mark Wahlberg	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)	1.2 in (3 cm) bigger
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	0.39 in (1 cm) bigger
Average Japanese man	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	0.39 in (1 cm) bigger
Tom Cruise	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	0 pm smaller
Lionel Messi	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	0 pm smaller
Gorilla	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)	0 pm smaller
Beyoncé	5 ft 7 in (169 cm)	0.39 in (1 cm) smaller
Napoleon Bonaparte	5 ft 7 in (169 cm)	0.39 in (1 cm) smaller
Average Dutch woman	5 ft 6 in (169 cm)	0.51 in (1.3 cm) smaller
Average Indian man	5 ft 6 in (167 cm)	1.4 in (3.5 cm) smaller
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	4.3 in (11 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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