Average height in Bosnia and Herzegovina

The average man in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 6 ft 0 in (182.5 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 6 in (167.5 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the average man is 15 cm (6 in) taller than the average woman.Bosnia and Herzegovina: Average man: 6 ft 0 in (182.5 cm). Bosnia and Herzegovina: Average woman: 5 ft 6 in (167.5 cm).

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 4th of 200 countries and territories for men and 11th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 0.5 in (1.3 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Bosnia and Herzegovina in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
2Montenegro6 ft 0 in (183.3 cm)5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
3Estonia6 ft 0 in (182.8 cm)5 ft 6.5 in (168.7 cm)
4Bosnia and Herzegovina6 ft 0 in (182.5 cm)5 ft 6 in (167.5 cm)
5Iceland5 ft 11.5 in (182.1 cm)5 ft 6.5 in (168.9 cm)
6Denmark5 ft 11.5 in (181.9 cm)5 ft 6.5 in (169.5 cm)

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina 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; Bosnia and Herzegovina 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: 6 ft 0 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 6 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Bosnia and Herzegovina19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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