Average height in Bulgaria

The average man in Bulgaria is 5 ft 8.5 in (174.2 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 5 in (164.6 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Bulgaria, the average man is 9.6 cm (4 in) taller than the average woman.Bulgaria: Average man: 5 ft 8.5 in (174.2 cm). Bulgaria: Average woman: 5 ft 5 in (164.6 cm).

Bulgaria ranks 89th of 200 countries and territories for men and 42nd for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 4 in (9.6 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Bulgaria in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
82Turkmenistan5 ft 8.5 in (174.4 cm)5 ft 4 in (162.8 cm)
88Uruguay5 ft 8.5 in (174.3 cm)5 ft 3.5 in (161.6 cm)
89Bulgaria5 ft 8.5 in (174.2 cm)5 ft 5 in (164.6 cm)
90Albania5 ft 8.5 in (174.1 cm)5 ft 4 in (162.2 cm)
90United Arab Emirates5 ft 8.5 in (174.1 cm)5 ft 3 in (160.5 cm)

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

Bulgaria 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; Bulgaria 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 9 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 5 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Bulgaria19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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