Average height in Japan

The average man in Japan is 5 ft 7.5 in (171.8 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 2.5 in (158.6 cm), in a survey (ages 18–49, measured, 2018).

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See what share of Japanese adults are shorter than you, age group by age group: height percentiles from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, measured in 2018–2019.

Japan ranks 112th of 200 countries and territories for men and 145th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 4.5 in (11.7 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Japan in the ranking

Rank	Country	Men	Women
110	Haiti	5 ft 8 in (172.2 cm)	5 ft 3 in (160.6 cm)
112	Cameroon	5 ft 8 in (172.1 cm)	5 ft 3 in (160.4 cm)
112	Japan	5 ft 8 in (172.1 cm)	5 ft 2.5 in (158.5 cm)
112	Sudan	5 ft 8 in (172.1 cm)	5 ft 3 in (160.4 cm)
115	Burkina Faso	5 ft 7.5 in (171.9 cm)	5 ft 3.5 in (161.3 cm)

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

Japan on the map

under 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
5 ft 5 in (165 cm) to 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
5 ft 6 in (168 cm) to 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm)
5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm) to 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm) to 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)
5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm) to 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
5 ft 11 in (180 cm) and over
no NCD-RisC figure

The average man or woman in each country nearby, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019; Japan 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 8 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 2 in, closest to the average woman. Japan also appears in the East Asia comparison.

What the study measured

Sample	Population	Year	Method	Source
Japan	Ages 18–49	2018	measured	Wikipedia, citing the survey

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