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How Tall Is a 1-Year-Old?

A 1-year-old is about 2 ft 5.5 in (75 cm) tall. That is 3 ft 2 in (96 cm) shorter than the average man (5 ft 7 in). A typical toddler on their first birthday.

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How tall is a 1-year-old compared to the average man?

A 1-year-old is 3 ft 2 in (96 cm) shorter than the average man (5 ft 7 in). That makes the average man 2.3× the size of a 1-year-old. By volume, about 12 1-year-olds would fit inside the average man.

1-Year-Old height in feet, inches, centimeters and meters

A 1-year-old measures:

Unit	Value
Feet and inches	2 ft 5.5 in
Inches	29.5 in
Centimeters	75 cm
Meters	0.75 m

1-Year-Old height facts

At 1 year old, children are about 75 cm (2 ft 5.5 in) tall on average.

How does a 1-year-old compare to other things?

A 1-year-old next to 25 things of similar size, plus some everyday references:

Thing	Size	Compared to 1-year-old
Sun	865,000 miles (1,393,000 km) across	1.86 billion× bigger
Earth	7,920 miles (12,740 km) across	17 million× bigger
Mount Everest	5.5 miles (8.849 km)	11,800× bigger
Eiffel Tower	1,083 ft (330 m)	440× bigger
School bus	40 ft (12.2 m) long	16.3× bigger
Average man (world)	5 ft 7 in (171 cm)	3 ft 2 in (96 cm) bigger
Average woman (world)	5 ft 3 in (159 cm)	2 ft 9 in (84 cm) bigger
Capybara	4 ft 1 in (125 cm) long	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm) bigger
Emperor penguin	3 ft 9 in (115 cm)	1 ft 3.5 in (40 cm) bigger
5-year-old	3 ft 7 in (110 cm)	1 ft 2 in (35 cm) bigger
Labrador retriever	3 ft 7 in (110 cm) long	1 ft 2 in (35 cm) bigger
Red fox	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	9.8 in (25 cm) bigger
Fisher	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	9.8 in (25 cm) bigger
Wolverine	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	9.8 in (25 cm) bigger
Compsognathus	3 ft 3 in (100 cm) long	9.8 in (25 cm) bigger
Bald eagle	2 ft 11.5 in (90 cm)	5.9 in (15 cm) bigger
Pallas's cat	2 ft 9.5 in (85 cm) long	3.9 in (10 cm) bigger
Dodo	2 ft 7.5 in (80 cm)	2 in (5 cm) bigger
House cat	2 ft 5.5 in (75 cm) long	0 pm smaller
Common raven	2 ft 1 in (63 cm) long	4.7 in (12 cm) smaller
Jyoti Amge	2 ft 0.5 in (63 cm)	4.8 in (12.2 cm) smaller
Great horned owl	1 ft 9.5 in (55 cm)	7.9 in (20 cm) smaller
Chandra Bahadur Dangi	1 ft 9.5 in (55 cm)	8 in (20.4 cm) smaller
Newborn baby	1 ft 7.5 in (50 cm)	9.8 in (25 cm) smaller
American crow	1 ft 5.5 in (45 cm) long	12 in (30 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.

WHO Child Growth Standards