Home / Country averages / India Average height in India The average man in India is 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 0 in (152 cm), in a survey (ages 20–49, measured, 2011).
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In India, the average man is 13 cm (5 in) taller than the average woman. India: Average man: 5 ft 5 in (165 cm). India: Average woman: 5 ft 0 in (152 cm). India: Average man 165 cm India: Average woman 152 cm 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 cm 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 ft India ranks 180th of 200 countries and territories for men and 180th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 7 in (17.3 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first .
Near India in the ranking Ranked by the average man, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.
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Tanzania: men 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm), women 5 ft 2 in (156.9 cm) Kazakhstan: men 5 ft 9 in (175.5 cm), women 5 ft 3.5 in (161.7 cm) Uzbekistan: men 5 ft 7.5 in (170.9 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (160.3 cm) Indonesia: men 5 ft 5.5 in (166.3 cm), women 5 ft 1 in (154.4 cm) Democratic Republic of the Congo: men 5 ft 6.5 in (168.6 cm), women 5 ft 1.5 in (156.3 cm) Somalia: men 5 ft 7.5 in (171.2 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (159.9 cm) Kenya: men 5 ft 7 in (170.5 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (159.4 cm) Sudan: men 5 ft 8 in (172.1 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (160.4 cm) Russia: men 5 ft 9.5 in (176.6 cm), women 5 ft 5 in (164.5 cm) Israel: men 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm), women 5 ft 4 in (162.2 cm) Lebanon: men 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm), women 5 ft 4.5 in (163.7 cm) Palestine: men 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), women 5 ft 3.5 in (161.3 cm) Jordan: men 5 ft 9 in (174.8 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (159.5 cm) United Arab Emirates: men 5 ft 8.5 in (174.1 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (160.5 cm) Qatar: men 5 ft 8 in (173.3 cm), women 5 ft 3.5 in (160.7 cm) Kuwait: men 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (160.1 cm) Iraq: men 5 ft 8.5 in (173.8 cm), women 5 ft 2.5 in (158.7 cm) Oman: men 5 ft 7.5 in (171.7 cm), women 5 ft 2.5 in (158.4 cm) Cambodia: men 5 ft 5 in (165.3 cm), women 5 ft 1 in (154.7 cm) Thailand: men 5 ft 7.5 in (171.6 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (159.4 cm) Laos: men 5 ft 4 in (162.8 cm), women 5 ft 0.5 in (153.1 cm) Myanmar: men 5 ft 5.5 in (166.7 cm), women 5 ft 1 in (154.7 cm) Vietnam: men 5 ft 6.5 in (168.9 cm), women 5 ft 2.5 in (158.4 cm) North Korea: men 5 ft 9 in (174.7 cm), women 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm) South Korea: men 5 ft 9 in (175.5 cm), women 5 ft 4.5 in (163.2 cm) Mongolia: men 5 ft 7 in (170.7 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (159.9 cm) India: men 5 ft 5.5 in (166.5 cm), women 5 ft 1 in (155.2 cm) Bangladesh: men 5 ft 5 in (165.1 cm), women 5 ft 0 in (152.4 cm) Bhutan: men 5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm), women 5 ft 1 in (155.2 cm) Nepal: men 5 ft 4.5 in (164.4 cm), women 5 ft 0 in (152.4 cm) Pakistan: men 5 ft 6 in (167.3 cm), women 5 ft 1 in (154.8 cm) Afghanistan: men 5 ft 6.5 in (168.5 cm), women 5 ft 1.5 in (156.1 cm) Tajikistan: men 5 ft 6.5 in (168.4 cm), women 5 ft 2 in (158.1 cm) Kyrgyzstan: men 5 ft 7.5 in (171.7 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (160.2 cm) Turkmenistan: men 5 ft 8.5 in (174.4 cm), women 5 ft 4 in (162.8 cm) Iran: men 5 ft 9 in (175.6 cm), women 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm) Syria: men 5 ft 7.5 in (171.6 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (159.4 cm) Armenia: men 5 ft 8.5 in (173.7 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (159.9 cm) Ukraine: men 5 ft 11.5 in (181 cm), women 5 ft 5.5 in (166.6 cm) Turkey: men 5 ft 9.5 in (176.4 cm), women 5 ft 3.5 in (161.8 cm) Sri Lanka: men 5 ft 6 in (168.1 cm), women 5 ft 1.5 in (155.9 cm) China: men 5 ft 9 in (175.7 cm), women 5 ft 4.5 in (163.5 cm) Taiwan: men 5 ft 8.5 in (173.5 cm), women 5 ft 3.5 in (160.7 cm) Azerbaijan: men 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm), women 5 ft 3.5 in (161.4 cm) Georgia: men 5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm), women 5 ft 4.5 in (163.2 cm) Philippines: men 5 ft 5 in (165.2 cm), women 5 ft 0.5 in (154.1 cm) Malaysia: men 5 ft 6.5 in (169.2 cm), women 5 ft 2 in (157.1 cm) Brunei: men 5 ft 5.5 in (166.3 cm), women 5 ft 1 in (154.9 cm) Eritrea: men 5 ft 7 in (170.6 cm), women 5 ft 2 in (157.6 cm) Japan: men 5 ft 8 in (172.1 cm), women 5 ft 2.5 in (158.5 cm) Yemen: men 5 ft 4.5 in (164.4 cm), women 5 ft 1 in (154.8 cm) Saudi Arabia: men 5 ft 7 in (170.7 cm), women 5 ft 2.5 in (158.8 cm) Cyprus: men 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (160.6 cm) Egypt: men 5 ft 8.5 in (174.6 cm), women 5 ft 3.5 in (160.9 cm) Ethiopia: men 5 ft 6.5 in (168.8 cm), women 5 ft 2 in (157.2 cm) Djibouti: men 5 ft 7 in (170.8 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (159.8 cm) Uganda: men 5 ft 6.5 in (168.7 cm), women 5 ft 2.5 in (158.5 cm) Rwanda: men 5 ft 5.5 in (166 cm), women 5 ft 1.5 in (156.7 cm) Northern Cyprus, counted with Cyprus by NCD-RisC: men 5 ft 8 in (172.7 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (160.6 cm) Somaliland, counted with Somalia by NCD-RisC: men 5 ft 7.5 in (171.2 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (159.9 cm) South Sudan, counted with Sudan by NCD-RisC: men 5 ft 8 in (172.1 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (160.4 cm) The average man or woman in each country nearby, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019; India 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 5 in , closest to the average man, and 5 ft 0 in , closest to the average woman. India also appears in the South Asia comparison .
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