Average height in Vietnam

The average man in Vietnam is 5 ft 6 in (168.1 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 1.5 in (156.2 cm), in a survey (teenagers from around 22,400 families across 25 cities and provinces, 18, measured, 2019–2020).

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Vietnam ranks 154th of 200 countries and territories for men and 147th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 6 in (14.9 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Vietnam in the ranking

Rank	Country	Men	Women
152	Malaysia	5 ft 6.5 in (169.2 cm)	5 ft 2 in (157.1 cm)
153	Central African Republic	5 ft 6.5 in (169 cm)	5 ft 3 in (159.7 cm)
154	Vietnam	5 ft 6.5 in (168.9 cm)	5 ft 2.5 in (158.4 cm)
155	Ethiopia	5 ft 6.5 in (168.8 cm)	5 ft 2 in (157.2 cm)
156	Uganda	5 ft 6.5 in (168.7 cm)	5 ft 2.5 in (158.5 cm)

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

Vietnam 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; Vietnam 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. Vietnam also appears in the Southeast Asia comparison.

What the study measured

Sample	Population	Year	Method	Source
Vietnam	Teenagers from around 22,400 families across 25 cities and provinces	2019–2020	measured	Wikipedia, citing the survey

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