Average height in Austria

The average man in Austria is 5 ft 10.5 in (178.5 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 5.5 in (166.9 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Austria, the average man is 11.6 cm (4.5 in) taller than the average woman.Austria: Average man: 5 ft 10.5 in (178.5 cm). Austria: Average woman: 5 ft 5.5 in (166.9 cm).

Austria ranks 35th of 200 countries and territories for men and 16th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 2 in (5.3 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Austria in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
30Switzerland5 ft 10.5 in (178.7 cm)5 ft 4.5 in (164.3 cm)
34France5 ft 10.5 in (178.6 cm)5 ft 5 in (164.5 cm)
35Austria5 ft 10.5 in (178.5 cm)5 ft 5.5 in (166.9 cm)
35Luxembourg5 ft 10.5 in (178.5 cm)5 ft 5 in (165.1 cm)
37Cook Islands5 ft 10 in (178.3 cm)5 ft 6 in (167.3 cm)

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

Austria 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; Austria 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 10 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 6 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Austria19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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