Average height in Lebanon

The average man in Lebanon is 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 4.5 in (163.7 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Lebanon, the average man is 15.3 cm (6 in) taller than the average woman.Lebanon: Average man: 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm). Lebanon: Average woman: 5 ft 4.5 in (163.7 cm).

Lebanon ranks 25th of 200 countries and territories for men and 52nd for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 2 in (4.8 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Lebanon in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
24Belgium5 ft 10.5 in (179.1 cm)5 ft 4.5 in (163.4 cm)
25Ireland5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm)5 ft 5 in (164.5 cm)
25Lebanon5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm)5 ft 4.5 in (163.7 cm)
27Andorra5 ft 10.5 in (178.8 cm)5 ft 5 in (165.5 cm)
27Antigua and Barbuda5 ft 10.5 in (178.8 cm)5 ft 5 in (165.7 cm)

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

Lebanon 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; Lebanon 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 10 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 4 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Lebanon19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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