Average height in Malaysia

The average man in Malaysia is 5 ft 5 in (165.2 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 1 in (154.4 cm), in a survey (ages 25–64, measured, 2005).

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Malaysia ranks 152nd of 200 countries and territories for men and 164th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 5.5 in (14.6 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Malaysia in the ranking

Rank	Country	Men	Women
147	South Africa	5 ft 7 in (169.6 cm)	5 ft 2.5 in (158.6 cm)
151	Eswatini	5 ft 6.5 in (169.4 cm)	5 ft 2.5 in (158.9 cm)
152	Malaysia	5 ft 6.5 in (169.2 cm)	5 ft 2 in (157.1 cm)
153	Central African Republic	5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm)	5 ft 3 in (159.7 cm)
154	Vietnam	5 ft 6.5 in (168.9 cm)	5 ft 2.5 in (158.4 cm)

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

Malaysia on the map

under 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
5 ft 5 in (165 cm) to 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
5 ft 6 in (168 cm) to 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm)
5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm) to 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm) to 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)
5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm) to 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
5 ft 11 in (180 cm) and over
no NCD-RisC figure

The average man or woman in each country nearby, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019; Malaysia 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 5 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 1 in, closest to the average woman. Malaysia also appears in the Southeast Asia comparison.

What the study measured

Sample	Population	Year	Method	Source
Malaysia	Ages 25–64	2005	measured	Wikipedia, citing the survey

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