Below are two tables which report the average adult human heights by country or geographical region. With regards the first table, original studies and sources should be consulted for details on methodology and the exact populations measured, surveyed, or considered.
What's the Average Height for Women and How Does That Affect Weight? The average height for women in the United States is about 5 foot 4 inches (or about 63.7 inches) tall.
What do you consider tall for a woman and too tall? Tall: 5′8″ and above.
In general, older people are shorter than younger people with the average male aged 75 years and over (169.7 cm) being 8.1 cm shorter than one aged 18-24 years (177.8 cm). Women aged 75 years and over (155.7 cm) were also 8.1 cm shorter than women aged 18-24 years (163.8 cm) on average.
Australia — 172.53cm (5 feet 7.92 inches)
Australian men are 179.20cm (5 feet 10.55 inches) tall on average. Australian women are 165.85cm (5 feet 5.29 inches) tall.
Based on previous growth rates, it is estimated that Australian women's average height will grow to 166 cm by 2023. In general, younger women are taller than older people. In Australia, women aged 75 years and over (155.7 cm) were also 8.1 cm shorter than women aged 18–24 years (163.8 cm) on average.
According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, short stature means an estimated final height below 5 feet 3 inches for boys or 4 feet 11 inches for girls. The average height in the United States is 5 feet 8 inches for men and 5 feet 4 inches for women.
In fact, women care more about dating taller men than men care about dating shorter women. A study on women and men's height preferences found that women are most satisfied when their partner was 8 inches (21cm) taller.
Australia's population has grown taller and taller over the past century, thanks to improved healthcare, nutrition and hygiene. A global height analysis of 200 countries quite literally measured the average growth of global populations from 1914 to 2014, with every country recording an increase in height.
Latvian women are the tallest on the planet, with an average height of 170cm. * The top four tallest countries for men are the Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia and Latvia. The top four tallest countries for women are Latvia, the Netherlands, Estonia and the Czech Republic.
Average Female Height in Japan
The global average height of a woman is 159.5 cm (5 feet 2.8 inches), which is the exact same height as the female average height in Japan.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average age-adjusted height for American men 20 years and older is is 69.1 inches (175.4 cm), or 5 feet 9 inches tall, and the average height of an American female over 20 years of age is 63.5 inches (161.5 cm), or 5' 3.5" tall.
According to the report, the Netherlands is still the world's tallest nation with the average height in the country for men 183.78 cm, or 6 foot, and 170.36 cm, or 5 foot 7 inches for women.
In height preference studies he's conducted, Stulp says it appears that women -- and not men -- are driving the desire for a taller partner. He explains that men don't care much or only slightly care if a woman is shorter than they are, but women really do prefer a taller mate.
Boys love women who are well-groomed, so take advantage of this. Girls often are confused about what to wear on their date so that their guy won't be able to resist praising them. Wear something that is tasteful and looks great on you whenever he is around.
Sexual attraction
Study after study has found that taller men and women are generally considered more attractive.
Average Height For 13 Years Old Girls
On average, a 13-year-old teen girl is 61.8 inches (157 centimeters), according to the 50th percentile height chart for girls.
In the female body, they usually finish developing completely around age 16 and sometime between ages 14 and 19 for the male body. That means you can't really make yourself taller once you've reached adulthood. It's still possible to experience small daily variations in height.
How Tall Should a 12 Year Old Be? We can only speak to national average heights here in North America, whereby, a 12 year old girl would be between 137 cm to 162 cm tall (4-1/2 to 5-1/3 feet). A 12 year old boy should be between 137 cm to 160 cm tall (4-1/2 to 5-1/4 feet).
It is based on an analysis of hundreds of population-based studies and displays typical heights for men born between 2009 and 2019. Australia's average male's height drops from 24th place to 29th place with an average height of 179.8cm.