Average height in Sweden

The average man in Sweden is 5 ft 11 in (180.5 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 5.5 in (166.7 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Sweden, the average man is 13.8 cm (5.5 in) taller than the average woman.Sweden: Average man: 5 ft 11 in (180.5 cm). Sweden: Average woman: 5 ft 5.5 in (166.7 cm).

Sweden ranks 17th of 200 countries and territories for men and 20th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 1.5 in (3.3 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Sweden in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
16Finland5 ft 11 in (180.6 cm)5 ft 5.5 in (166.5 cm)
17Norway5 ft 11 in (180.5 cm)5 ft 5.5 in (166.4 cm)
17Sweden5 ft 11 in (180.5 cm)5 ft 5.5 in (166.7 cm)
19Germany5 ft 11 in (180.3 cm)5 ft 5.5 in (166.2 cm)
20Dominica5 ft 11 in (180.2 cm)5 ft 5.5 in (166.9 cm)

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

Sweden 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; Sweden 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 11 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 6 in, closest to the average woman. Sweden also appears in the Northern Europe comparison.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Sweden19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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