Average height in Nigeria

The average man in Nigeria is 5 ft 7.5 in (171.6 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 2 in (158.1 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Nigeria, the average man is 13.5 cm (5.5 in) taller than the average woman.Nigeria: Average man: 5 ft 7.5 in (171.6 cm). Nigeria: Average woman: 5 ft 2 in (158.1 cm).

Nigeria ranks 120th of 200 countries and territories for men and 152nd for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 5 in (12.2 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Nigeria in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
118Kyrgyzstan5 ft 7.5 in (171.7 cm)5 ft 3 in (160.2 cm)
118Oman5 ft 7.5 in (171.7 cm)5 ft 2.5 in (158.4 cm)
120Nigeria5 ft 7.5 in (171.6 cm)5 ft 2 in (158.1 cm)
120Syria5 ft 7.5 in (171.6 cm)5 ft 3 in (159.4 cm)
120Thailand5 ft 7.5 in (171.6 cm)5 ft 3 in (159.4 cm)

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

Nigeria 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; Nigeria 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 8 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 2 in, closest to the average woman. Nigeria also appears in the West Africa comparison.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Nigeria19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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