Average height in Hungary
Men in Hungary average 177.3 cm (5 ft 10 in), women 163.7 cm (5 ft 4 in). That puts Hungary 35th of 186 countries in our data.
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What counts as tall in Hungary
Read it as: a man of 185 cm in Hungary is taller than 83% of men. Values under 1% or over 99% are shown as <1 and >99.
In plain language
The standard deviation for men in Hungary is 8.0 cm. In practice that means about two thirds of men stand between 169.3 and 185.3 cm, and roughly 95% between 161.3 and 193.3 cm. A man of 185 cm is taller than about 84% of men here; one of 193 cm is taller than about 98%.
Men in Hungary are on average 13.6 cm taller than women. Compared with the global mean, men here are 6.3 cm taller and women 4.7 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 Hungary?
- A man of 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) is taller than about 63% of men in Hungary. Taller than most, but ordinary. For a woman, 180 cm is taller than 99% of women in Hungary.
- What is the average height of women in Hungary?
- Women in Hungary average 163.7 cm (5 ft 4 in), with a standard deviation of 7.5 cm. About two thirds of women are between 156.2 and 171.2 cm. That ranks 38th of 186 countries for women.
- How does Hungary compare to Greece?
- Men in Greece average 177.3 cm, 0.0 cm more than men in Hungary. Women average 164.9 cm against 163.7 cm. Greece ranks 34th, Hungary 35th.
- How does Hungary compare to the world average?
- The global mean is 171.0 cm for men and 159.0 cm for women. Men in Hungary are 6.3 cm taller than that, women 4.7 cm taller.
NCD-RisC does not publish standard deviations. SD for countries added in 2026-10 uses the global SD. Hungary is one of them, so the SD and the percentiles above use the global spread rather than one measured here.
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, eLife 2016, mean height at 18 of adults born in 1996. Percentiles on this page are our estimate from a normal distribution with the stated mean and SD.
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