Home / Country averages / Iran Average height in Iran The average man in Iran is 5 ft 7 in (170.3 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 2 in (157.2 cm), in a survey (ages 21+, measured, 2005).
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In Iran, the average man is 13.1 cm (5 in) taller than the average woman. Iran: Average man: 5 ft 7 in (170.3 cm). Iran: Average woman: 5 ft 2 in (157.2 cm). Iran: Average man 170.3 cm Iran: Average woman 157.2 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 5.5 ft Iran ranks 66th of 200 countries and territories for men and 90th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 3 in (8.2 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first .
Near Iran in the ranking Ranked by the average man, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.
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Kosovo: no NCD-RisC figure 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) Sudan: men 5 ft 8 in (172.1 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (160.4 cm) Chad: men 5 ft 7.5 in (171.8 cm), women 5 ft 4 in (162.1 cm) Russia: men 5 ft 9.5 in (176.6 cm), women 5 ft 5 in (164.5 cm) Niger: men 5 ft 7 in (170.3 cm), women 5 ft 3 in (159.8 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) 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) Belarus: men 5 ft 10.5 in (178.7 cm), women 5 ft 5.5 in (166.9 cm) Ukraine: men 5 ft 11.5 in (181 cm), women 5 ft 5.5 in (166.6 cm) Poland: men 5 ft 11 in (180.7 cm), women 5 ft 5.5 in (165.8 cm) Austria: men 5 ft 10.5 in (178.5 cm), women 5 ft 5.5 in (166.9 cm) Hungary: men 5 ft 9.5 in (176.6 cm), women 5 ft 4 in (162.5 cm) Moldova: men 5 ft 9 in (175.6 cm), women 5 ft 4 in (163 cm) Romania: men 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm), women 5 ft 5 in (164.7 cm) Bulgaria: men 5 ft 8.5 in (174.2 cm), women 5 ft 5 in (164.6 cm) Greece: men 5 ft 10.5 in (179.3 cm), women 5 ft 5.5 in (165.8 cm) Turkey: men 5 ft 9.5 in (176.4 cm), women 5 ft 3.5 in (161.8 cm) Albania: men 5 ft 8.5 in (174.1 cm), women 5 ft 4 in (162.2 cm) Croatia: men 5 ft 11 in (180.8 cm), women 5 ft 5.5 in (166.8 cm) China: men 5 ft 9 in (175.7 cm), women 5 ft 4.5 in (163.5 cm) Italy: men 5 ft 8.5 in (174.4 cm), women 5 ft 3.5 in (161.8 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) Slovenia: men 5 ft 11.5 in (181 cm), women 5 ft 6 in (167.2 cm) Slovakia: men 5 ft 11.5 in (181 cm), women 5 ft 6 in (167.1 cm) Czech Republic: men 5 ft 11.5 in (181.2 cm), women 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) Eritrea: men 5 ft 7 in (170.6 cm), women 5 ft 2 in (157.6 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) Libya: men 5 ft 9.5 in (176.4 cm), women 5 ft 4 in (162.6 cm) Ethiopia: men 5 ft 6.5 in (168.8 cm), women 5 ft 2 in (157.2 cm) Bosnia and Herzegovina: men 6 ft 0 in (182.5 cm), women 5 ft 6 in (167.5 cm) North Macedonia: men 5 ft 9.5 in (176.4 cm), women 5 ft 3.5 in (160.9 cm) Serbia: men 5 ft 11 in (180.7 cm), women 5 ft 6.5 in (168.3 cm) Montenegro: men 6 ft 0 in (183.3 cm), women 5 ft 7 in (170 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) The average man or woman in each country nearby, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019; Iran 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 7 in , closest to the average man, and 5 ft 2 in , closest to the average woman.
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