Average height in Latvia

The average man in Latvia is 5 ft 11.5 in (181.2 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 6.5 in (168.8 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Latvia, the average man is 12.4 cm (5 in) taller than the average woman.Latvia: Average man: 5 ft 11.5 in (181.2 cm). Latvia: Average woman: 5 ft 6.5 in (168.8 cm).

Latvia ranks 7th of 200 countries and territories for men and 5th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 1 in (2.6 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Latvia in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
6Denmark5 ft 11.5 in (181.9 cm)5 ft 6.5 in (169.5 cm)
7Czech Republic5 ft 11.5 in (181.2 cm)5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
7Latvia5 ft 11.5 in (181.2 cm)5 ft 6.5 in (168.8 cm)
9Slovakia5 ft 11.5 in (181 cm)5 ft 6 in (167.1 cm)
9Slovenia5 ft 11.5 in (181 cm)5 ft 6 in (167.2 cm)

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

Latvia 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; Latvia 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 11 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 6 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Latvia19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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