Average height in North Korea

The average man in North Korea is 5 ft 9 in (174.7 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

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North Korea ranks 78th of 200 countries and territories for men and 90th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 3.5 in (9.1 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near North Korea in the ranking

Rank	Country	Men	Women
75	Hong Kong	5 ft 9 in (174.8 cm)	5 ft 3 in (160.6 cm)
75	Jordan	5 ft 9 in (174.8 cm)	5 ft 3 in (159.5 cm)
78	North Korea	5 ft 9 in (174.7 cm)	5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm)
79	Dominican Republic	5 ft 8.5 in (174.6 cm)	5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm)
79	Egypt	5 ft 8.5 in (174.6 cm)	5 ft 3.5 in (160.9 cm)

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

North Korea 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
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The average man or woman in each country nearby, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019; North Korea 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 9 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 3 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

Sample	Population	Year	Method	Source
North Korea	19-year-olds	2019	modelled from measured survey heights	NCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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