Average height in Switzerland

The average man in Switzerland is 5 ft 9 in (175.4 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 4.5 in (164 cm), in a survey (ages 20–74, self-reported, 1987–1994).

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Switzerland ranks 30th of 200 countries and territories for men and 46th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 2 in (5.1 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Switzerland in the ranking

Rank	Country	Men	Women
30	Canada	5 ft 10.5 in (178.7 cm)	5 ft 5 in (164.7 cm)
30	Grenada	5 ft 10.5 in (178.7 cm)	5 ft 5.5 in (166 cm)
30	Switzerland	5 ft 10.5 in (178.7 cm)	5 ft 4.5 in (164.3 cm)
34	France	5 ft 10.5 in (178.6 cm)	5 ft 5 in (164.5 cm)
35	Austria	5 ft 10.5 in (178.5 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.

Switzerland on the map

under 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
5 ft 5 in (165 cm) to 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
5 ft 6 in (168 cm) to 5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm)
5 ft 7.5 in (171 cm) to 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm) to 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm)
5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm) to 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
5 ft 11 in (180 cm) and over
no NCD-RisC figure

The average man or woman in each country nearby, on NCD-RisC’s estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019; Switzerland 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 5 in, closest to the average woman. Switzerland also appears in the Western Europe comparison.

What the study measured

Sample	Population	Year	Method	Source
Switzerland	Ages 20–74	1987–1994	self-reported	Wikipedia, citing the survey

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