Average height in Estonia

The average man in Estonia is 6 ft 0 in (182.8 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 6.5 in (168.7 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Estonia, the average man is 14.1 cm (5.5 in) taller than the average woman.Estonia: Average man: 6 ft 0 in (182.8 cm). Estonia: Average woman: 5 ft 6.5 in (168.7 cm).

Estonia ranks 3rd of 200 countries and territories for men and 6th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 0.4 in (1 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Estonia in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
1Netherlands6 ft 0.5 in (183.8 cm)5 ft 7 in (170.4 cm)
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)

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

Estonia 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; Estonia is outlined. 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
Estonia19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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