Average height in Iraq

The average man in Iraq is 5 ft 7.5 in (171.3 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm), in a survey (ages 18+, measured, 2015).

In Iraq, the average man is 13.8 cm (5.5 in) taller than the average woman.Iraq: Average man: 5 ft 7.5 in (171.3 cm). Iraq: Average woman: 5 ft 2 in (157.5 cm).

Iraq ranks 95th of 200 countries and territories for men and 141st for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 4 in (10 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Iraq in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
92Fiji5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)5 ft 4.5 in (164.3 cm)
95Greenland5 ft 8.5 in (173.8 cm)5 ft 3.5 in (161.4 cm)
95Iraq5 ft 8.5 in (173.8 cm)5 ft 2.5 in (158.7 cm)
95Paraguay5 ft 8.5 in (173.8 cm)5 ft 3 in (159.8 cm)
98Armenia5 ft 8.5 in (173.7 cm)5 ft 3 in (159.9 cm)

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

Iraq 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; Iraq 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.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
IraqAges 18+2015measuredWikipedia, citing the survey

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