Average height in Denmark

The average man in Denmark is 5 ft 11.5 in (181.9 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 6.5 in (169.5 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Denmark, the average man is 12.4 cm (5 in) taller than the average woman.Denmark: Average man: 5 ft 11.5 in (181.9 cm). Denmark: Average woman: 5 ft 6.5 in (169.5 cm).

Denmark ranks 6th of 200 countries and territories for men and 3rd for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 0.5 in (1.9 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Denmark in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
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)
7Czech Republic5 ft 11.5 in (181.2 cm)5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
7Latvia5 ft 11.5 in (181.2 cm)5 ft 6.5 in (168.8 cm)

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

Denmark 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; Denmark 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 7 in, closest to the average woman. Denmark also appears in the Northern Europe comparison.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Denmark19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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