Average height in Belgium

The average man in Belgium is 5 ft 10.5 in (179.1 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 4.5 in (163.4 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Belgium, the average man is 15.7 cm (6 in) taller than the average woman.Belgium: Average man: 5 ft 10.5 in (179.1 cm). Belgium: Average woman: 5 ft 4.5 in (163.4 cm).

Belgium ranks 24th of 200 countries and territories for men and 56th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 2 in (4.7 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Belgium in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
22Puerto Rico5 ft 10.5 in (179.5 cm)5 ft 4 in (163.1 cm)
23Greece5 ft 10.5 in (179.3 cm)5 ft 5.5 in (165.8 cm)
24Belgium5 ft 10.5 in (179.1 cm)5 ft 4.5 in (163.4 cm)
25Ireland5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm)5 ft 5 in (164.5 cm)
25Lebanon5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm)5 ft 4.5 in (163.7 cm)

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

Belgium 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; Belgium is outlined and circled. Tap a country for its page, or see the whole world. Map shapes: Natural Earth.

See who is listed at these heights: 5 ft 11 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 4 in, closest to the average woman. Belgium also appears in the Western Europe comparison.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Belgium19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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