Average height in Algeria

The average man in Algeria is 5 ft 7 in (169.7 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 2.5 in (158.5 cm), in a survey (ages 25–64, measured, 2005).

In Algeria, the average man is 11.2 cm (4.5 in) taller than the average woman.Algeria: Average man: 5 ft 7 in (169.7 cm). Algeria: Average woman: 5 ft 2.5 in (158.5 cm).

Algeria ranks 71st of 200 countries and territories for men and 71st for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 3.5 in (8.8 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Algeria in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
68South Korea5 ft 9 in (175.5 cm)5 ft 4.5 in (163.2 cm)
70Tonga5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm)5 ft 5.5 in (166.1 cm)
71Algeria5 ft 9 in (175 cm)5 ft 4 in (162.3 cm)
71Kuwait5 ft 9 in (175 cm)5 ft 3 in (160.1 cm)
71Mali5 ft 9 in (175 cm)5 ft 4 in (162 cm)

Ranked by the average man, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

Algeria on the map

  1. under 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
  2. 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) to 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
  3. 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) to 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm)
  4. 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm) to 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
  5. 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm) to 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)
  6. 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm) to 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
  7. 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) and over
  8. no NCD-RisC figure
The average man or woman in each country nearby, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019; Algeria is outlined. Tap a country for its page, or see the whole world. Map shapes: Natural Earth.

See who is listed at these heights: 5 ft 7 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 2 in, closest to the average woman. Algeria also appears in the North Africa comparison.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
AlgeriaAges 25–642005measuredWikipedia, citing the survey

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