Average height in Saudi Arabia

The average man in Saudi Arabia is 5 ft 6 in (167.1 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 0.5 in (154.3 cm), in a survey (ages 15–64, measured, 2005).

In Saudi Arabia, the average man is 12.8 cm (5 in) taller than the average woman.Saudi Arabia: Average man: 5 ft 6 in (167.1 cm). Saudi Arabia: Average woman: 5 ft 0.5 in (154.3 cm).

Saudi Arabia ranks 128th of 200 countries and territories for men and 138th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 5 in (13.1 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Saudi Arabia in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
128Guinea5 ft 7 in (170.7 cm)5 ft 2.5 in (158.8 cm)
128Mongolia5 ft 7 in (170.7 cm)5 ft 3 in (159.9 cm)
128Saudi Arabia5 ft 7 in (170.7 cm)5 ft 2.5 in (158.8 cm)
128Zimbabwe5 ft 7 in (170.7 cm)5 ft 3 in (159.8 cm)
133Eritrea5 ft 7 in (170.6 cm)5 ft 2 in (157.6 cm)

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

Saudi Arabia 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; Saudi Arabia 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 6 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 1 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Saudi ArabiaAges 15–642005measuredWikipedia, citing the survey

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