Average height in Kuwait

The average man in Kuwait is 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 3 in (160.1 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Kuwait, the average man is 14.9 cm (6 in) taller than the average woman.Kuwait: Average man: 5 ft 9 in (175 cm). Kuwait: Average woman: 5 ft 3 in (160.1 cm).

Kuwait ranks 71st of 200 countries and territories for men and 112th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 3.5 in (8.8 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Kuwait in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
70Tonga5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm)5 ft 5.5 in (166.1 cm)
71Algeria5 ft 9 in (175 cm)5 ft 4 in (162.3 cm)
71Kuwait5 ft 9 in (175 cm)5 ft 3 in (160.1 cm)
71Mali5 ft 9 in (175 cm)5 ft 4 in (162 cm)
71Palestine5 ft 9 in (175 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.

Kuwait 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; Kuwait is outlined and circled. 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
Kuwait19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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