Average height in the Netherlands

The average man in the Netherlands is 6 ft 0.5 in (183.8 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 7 in (170.4 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Netherlands, the average man is 13.4 cm (5.5 in) taller than the average woman.Netherlands: Average man: 6 ft 0.5 in (183.8 cm). Netherlands: Average woman: 5 ft 7 in (170.4 cm).

The Netherlands ranks first of 200 countries and territories for men and first for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. See every country, tallest first.

Near the Netherlands in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
1Netherlands6 ft 0.5 in (183.8 cm)5 ft 7 in (170.4 cm)
2Montenegro6 ft 0 in (183.3 cm)5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
3Estonia6 ft 0 in (182.8 cm)5 ft 6.5 in (168.7 cm)
4Bosnia and Herzegovina6 ft 0 in (182.5 cm)5 ft 6 in (167.5 cm)
5Iceland5 ft 11.5 in (182.1 cm)5 ft 6.5 in (168.9 cm)

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

The Netherlands 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; the Netherlands 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: 6 ft 0 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 7 in, closest to the average woman. The Netherlands also appears in the Western Europe comparison.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Netherlands19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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