Average height in Kenya

The average man in Kenya is 5 ft 7 in (169.6 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 2.5 in (158.2 cm), in a survey (ages 25–49, self-reported, 2016).

In Kenya, the average man is 11.4 cm (4.5 in) taller than the average woman.Kenya: Average man: 5 ft 7 in (169.6 cm). Kenya: Average woman: 5 ft 2.5 in (158.2 cm).

Kenya ranks 135th of 200 countries and territories for men and 130th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 5 in (13.3 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Kenya in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
135Belize5 ft 7 in (170.5 cm)5 ft 2 in (158.1 cm)
135Gabon5 ft 7 in (170.5 cm)5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
135Kenya5 ft 7 in (170.5 cm)5 ft 3 in (159.4 cm)
138São Tomé and Príncipe5 ft 7 in (170.4 cm)5 ft 3 in (159.8 cm)
139Ghana5 ft 7 in (170.3 cm)5 ft 2.5 in (158.9 cm)

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

Kenya 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; Kenya 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
KenyaAges 25–492016self-reportedWikipedia, citing the survey

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