Average height in Portugal

The average man in Portugal is 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm), in a survey (ages 20–50, self-reported, 2001).

In Portugal, the average man is 10 cm (4 in) taller than the average woman.Portugal: Average man: 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm). Portugal: Average woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm).

Portugal ranks 82nd 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 (9.4 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Portugal in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
82Italy5 ft 8.5 in (174.4 cm)5 ft 3.5 in (161.8 cm)
82Malta5 ft 8.5 in (174.4 cm)5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
82Portugal5 ft 8.5 in (174.4 cm)5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm)
82Samoa5 ft 8.5 in (174.4 cm)5 ft 4.5 in (163.8 cm)
82Turkmenistan5 ft 8.5 in (174.4 cm)5 ft 4 in (162.8 cm)

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

Portugal 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; Portugal 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 7 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 3 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
PortugalAges 20–502001self-reportedWikipedia, citing the survey

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