Average height in Spain

The average man in Spain is 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 4 in (163 cm), in a survey (ages 20–49, self-reported, 2007).

In Spain, the average man is 11 cm (4.5 in) taller than the average woman.Spain: Average man: 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm). Spain: Average woman: 5 ft 4 in (163 cm).

Spain ranks 58th of 200 countries and territories for men and 77th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 3 in (7.7 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Spain in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
56Cape Verde5 ft 9.5 in (176.3 cm)5 ft 4 in (163.1 cm)
57Senegal5 ft 9.5 in (176.2 cm)5 ft 4.5 in (163.9 cm)
58Spain5 ft 9.5 in (176.1 cm)5 ft 4 in (162 cm)
58Tokelau5 ft 9.5 in (176.1 cm)5 ft 5.5 in (166.1 cm)
60Georgia5 ft 9.5 in (176 cm)5 ft 4.5 in (163.2 cm)

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

Spain 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; Spain 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 4 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
SpainAges 20–492007self-reportedWikipedia, citing the survey

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