Average height in Indonesia

The average man in Indonesia is 5 ft 4.5 in (164 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 0.5 in (154.1 cm), in a survey (age 18, measured, 2018).

In Indonesia, the average man is 9.9 cm (4 in) taller than the average woman.Indonesia: Average man: 5 ft 4.5 in (164 cm). Indonesia: Average woman: 5 ft 0.5 in (154.1 cm).

Indonesia ranks 182nd of 200 countries and territories for men and 191st for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 7 in (17.5 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Indonesia in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
181Sierra Leone5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm)5 ft 2 in (157.3 cm)
182Brunei5 ft 5.5 in (166.3 cm)5 ft 1 in (154.9 cm)
182Indonesia5 ft 5.5 in (166.3 cm)5 ft 1 in (154.4 cm)
184Rwanda5 ft 5.5 in (166 cm)5 ft 1.5 in (156.7 cm)
185Malawi5 ft 5 in (165.7 cm)5 ft 1.5 in (156.1 cm)

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

Indonesia 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; Indonesia 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 1 in, closest to the average woman. Indonesia also appears in the Southeast Asia comparison.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
IndonesiaAge 182018measuredWikipedia, citing the survey

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