🇩🇪Average height in Germany

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Germany among its neighbours

What counts as tall in Germany

Read it as: a man of 185 cm in Germany is taller than 77% of men. Values under 1% or over 99% are shown as <1 and >99.

In plain language

The standard deviation for men in Germany is 7.0 cm. In practice that means about two thirds of men stand between 172.9 and 186.9 cm, and roughly 95% between 165.9 and 193.9 cm. A man of 187 cm is taller than about 84% of men here; one of 194 cm is taller than about 98%.

Men in Germany are on average 14.0 cm taller than women. Compared with the global mean, men here are 8.9 cm taller and women 6.9 cm taller. These are means for people born in 1996, measured at 18. Older generations in most countries are shorter, by several centimetres where heights rose fast.

Questions

Is 180 cm tall in Germany?

A man of 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) is taller than about 51% of men in Germany. That is about average here. For a woman, 180 cm is taller than 98% of women in Germany.

What is the average height of women in Germany?

Women in Germany average 165.9 cm (5 ft 5 in), with a standard deviation of 6.5 cm. About two thirds of women are between 159.4 and 172.4 cm. That ranks 13th of 186 countries for women.

How does Germany compare to Czechia?

Men in Czechia average 180.1 cm, 0.2 cm more than men in Germany. Women average 168.5 cm against 165.9 cm. Czechia ranks 10th, Germany 11th.

How does Germany compare to the world average?

The global mean is 171.0 cm for men and 159.0 cm for women. Men in Germany are 8.9 cm taller than that, women 6.9 cm taller.