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Firstly, we see that changes in height across the world are gradual: average heights tend to change slightly year by year. Secondly, we see that across all regions, average human heights have experienced significant growth over the past century.
Our World in Data is free and accessible for everyone. Help us do this work by making a donation. Average height of men and women at age 18, by year of birth.
Average human height by country. Below are two tables which report the average adult human height by country or geographical region. With regard to the first table, original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered. With regard to the second table, these ...
Growth reference data for 5-19 years. Indicators; Height-for-age (5-19 years) BMI-for-age (5-19 years) Weight-for-age (5-10 years)
This is illustrated in the following charts which show the year-on-year relative change in average male and female heights by region. Positive values here indicate an increase in average height from one year to the next; zero indicates no change; and negative indicates a decline.
Mean height for adult men versus adult women by year of birth i.e. data for 1996 is for men and women who were 18 years old in 2014.
Human height or stature is the distance from the bottom of the feet to the top of the head in a human body, standing erect. It is measured using a stadiometer, [1] in centimetres when using the metric system or SI system, [2][3] or feet and inches when using United States customary units or the imperial system. [4][5]
