Average height in Jordan

The average man in Jordan is 5 ft 9 in (174.8 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 3 in (159.5 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Jordan, the average man is 15.3 cm (6 in) taller than the average woman.Jordan: Average man: 5 ft 9 in (174.8 cm). Jordan: Average woman: 5 ft 3 in (159.5 cm).

Jordan ranks 75th of 200 countries and territories for men and 128th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 3.5 in (9 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Jordan in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
75Argentina5 ft 9 in (174.8 cm)5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm)
75Hong Kong5 ft 9 in (174.8 cm)5 ft 3 in (160.6 cm)
75Jordan5 ft 9 in (174.8 cm)5 ft 3 in (159.5 cm)
78North Korea5 ft 9 in (174.7 cm)5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm)
79Dominican Republic5 ft 8.5 in (174.6 cm)5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm)

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

Jordan 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; Jordan 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 9 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 3 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Jordan19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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