Average height in France

The average man in France is 5 ft 8.5 in (174.1 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 3.5 in (161.9 cm), in a survey (ages 20+, measured, 2001).

In France, the average man is 12.2 cm (5 in) taller than the average woman.France: Average man: 5 ft 8.5 in (174.1 cm). France: Average woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.9 cm).

France ranks 34th of 200 countries and territories for men and 43rd for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 2 in (5.2 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near France in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
30Grenada5 ft 10.5 in (178.7 cm)5 ft 5.5 in (166 cm)
30Switzerland5 ft 10.5 in (178.7 cm)5 ft 4.5 in (164.3 cm)
34France5 ft 10.5 in (178.6 cm)5 ft 5 in (164.5 cm)
35Austria5 ft 10.5 in (178.5 cm)5 ft 5.5 in (166.9 cm)
35Luxembourg5 ft 10.5 in (178.5 cm)5 ft 5 in (165.1 cm)

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

France 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; France 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 4 in, closest to the average woman. France also appears in the Western Europe comparison.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
FranceAges 20+2001measuredWikipedia, citing the survey

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