🇳🇱Average height in Netherlands

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Netherlands among its neighbours

What counts as tall in Netherlands

Read it as: a man of 185 cm in Netherlands is taller than 64% of men. Values under 1% or over 99% are shown as <1 and >99.

In plain language

The standard deviation for men in Netherlands is 7.1 cm. In practice that means about two thirds of men stand between 175.4 and 189.6 cm, and roughly 95% between 168.3 and 196.7 cm. A man of 190 cm is taller than about 84% of men here; one of 197 cm is taller than about 98%.

Men in Netherlands are on average 13.8 cm taller than women. Compared with the global mean, men here are 11.5 cm taller and women 9.7 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 Netherlands?

A man of 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) is taller than about 36% of men in Netherlands. That is below average here. For a woman, 180 cm is taller than 96% of women in Netherlands.

What is the average height of women in Netherlands?

Women in Netherlands average 168.7 cm (5 ft 6 in), with a standard deviation of 6.5 cm. About two thirds of women are between 162.2 and 175.2 cm. That ranks 3rd of 186 countries for women.

How does Netherlands compare to Belgium?

Men in Belgium average 181.7 cm, 0.8 cm less than men in Netherlands. Women average 165.5 cm against 168.7 cm. Belgium ranks 2nd, Netherlands 1st.

How does Netherlands compare to the world average?

The global mean is 171.0 cm for men and 159.0 cm for women. Men in Netherlands are 11.5 cm taller than that, women 9.7 cm taller.