Originally Answered: Would people in The Netherlands consider 5'11" to be short for a guy? Short answer: no.
However, the average height of men between age +- 20/40 is 6′1″, so among those people it would be the 9th percentile. I'd say every height shorter than 5′11″ is short here.
According to their own statements, men aged 19 years who were born in the Netherlands in 2020 are on average 182.9 cm tall. Women of the same age born in the Netherlands measure 169.3 cm. During the course of the last century we have kept growing taller, but after 1980 this growth seemed to have ceased.
Well 6′10″ ain't rare in Holland but 5′10″ ain't short anywhere in the world. And nobody is going to think you short, much less berate you for it.
Is 5' 11" tall? For an adult male, it's above the average (5′9 ¼”); for an adult female, it's WAY above average (5′4″).
But 5′11″ is still in the 75th percentile of height in the US for males, which means we are taller than 75% of adult men. That's pretty good.
Studies show that the average height for Dutch men is 1.86 cm (over 6′) whereas an average American is 1.76 cm (5'9”). So why are the Dutch so tall, you ask? Well, here are four possible answers to why the Dutch are so vertically blessed.
195 cm makes you around 12 cm taller than the average man and you would be taller than 94% of the male population in the country. What's considered tall for a male? Is 174 cm really short for a male in Netherlands? Nope, in the netherlands the average is 185 cm for guys so it's 11 cm taller then you are.
A land of giants, the Netherlands is the loftiest nation on Earth: the average height of a Dutch man is 182.5cm; a Dutch woman 168.7cm. By comparison their American counterparts measure 177.1cm and 163.5cm respectively. It wasn't always this way.
Generally speaking, most Dutch men would consider themselves to be tall if they are 1.90 cm or taller. Any woman over 1.80m and any man over 1.93m I'd consider tall. In round numbers, being 2 meters tall was always considered tall. To that's about 6 ft 6 inches.
When it comes to dating, the Dutch like to keep things casual and let things progress naturally. And just like anything else in life, they prefer to approach their romantic pursuits with a sense of practicality.
174 cm is a pretty average height for a man in the world. For non-Hispanic whites in the United States (ages 20 to 29), it is shorter than the average for males - 178.2 cm (5 ft 10 in) - but taller than the average for females - 165.0 cm ( 5 feet 5 inches).
Ever wondered where the tallest men and women live in the world? Well, the answer is Netherlands. Also called a land of giants, the Netherlands is home to men with an average height of a Dutch man is 182.5 cm (about 6 feet). The average height of a Dutch woman is 168.7 cm (5.5 feet).
The word Dutch comes from a Proto-Germanic word meaning “of the people.” It shares a root with the German word Deutsch, which has led to some confusing names. The name Germans call Germany, for example, is Deutschland and the people there Deutsch. Dutch and German are related, after all, both being Germanic languages.
The average French man is 179.73cm (5 feet 10.76 inches) tall. The average French woman is 164.88cm (5 feet 4.91 inches) tall.
Inclusive and welcoming culture
In general, the Dutch are welcoming to foreigners and make an effort to engage newcomers into the community. They are known for their egalitarianism and are a fairly liberal society. Expats moving to the Netherlands will have plenty of opportunity to meet people in the Netherlands.
The Dutch were once short
In fact, back in the mid-1800s, along with France and Italy, they were one of the three shortest countries out of the six investigated. From 1820 to 1875 median Dutch male height hovered around 165 centimetres before shooting up more than 15 centimetres over the last 130 years.
A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.
The seven-foot, 6.5-inch giant was the second tallest Dutchman ever, after Albert Jan Kramer. He weighed over 500 pounds and wore size 29 shoes. Rijnhout suffered from acromegaly, a hormonal disorder in the pituitary gland.
I am 6ft2, and i don't feel especially tall in the Netherlands, i feel maybe a bit taller than average (just like that stats say). 6′2 is very common in the Netherlands. It's considered taller than average, but not uncommon. 6ft6 (2.00m) and taller and 5ft7(1.75m) and smaller are considered big and small (for males).
190 cm is 6′2.8″. A man who is almost 6′3″ is generally considered tall regardless of the location. I would say that the average height range for a man in the U.S. is 5′9″ - 5′11″. I would consider a 6′3″ man tall, as the man would rank in the 97th percentile in the U.S.
Average inseam for 5'11” would be 30–31. But that could change according to longer or shorter legs of the individual.