Average height in Pakistan

The average man in Pakistan is 5 ft 5.5 in (165.8 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 0.5 in (153.9 cm), in a survey (ages 18–69, measured, 2013–2014).

In Pakistan, the average man is 11.9 cm (4.5 in) taller than the average woman.Pakistan: Average man: 5 ft 5.5 in (165.8 cm). Pakistan: Average woman: 5 ft 0.5 in (153.9 cm).

Pakistan ranks 173rd of 200 countries and territories for men and 186th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 6.5 in (16.5 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Pakistan in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
173Burundi5 ft 6 in (167.3 cm)5 ft 1 in (155.1 cm)
173Ecuador5 ft 6 in (167.3 cm)5 ft 1 in (155.2 cm)
173Pakistan5 ft 6 in (167.3 cm)5 ft 1 in (154.8 cm)
176Bhutan5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm)5 ft 1 in (155.2 cm)
176Tanzania5 ft 5.5 in (167 cm)5 ft 2 in (156.9 cm)

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

Pakistan 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; Pakistan 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. Pakistan also appears in the South Asia comparison.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
PakistanAges 18–692013–2014measuredWikipedia, citing the survey

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