Average height in Yemen

The average man in Yemen is 5 ft 4.5 in (164.4 cm) and the average woman 5 ft 1 in (154.8 cm), according to NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019.

In Yemen, the average man is 9.6 cm (4 in) taller than the average woman.Yemen: Average man: 5 ft 4.5 in (164.4 cm). Yemen: Average woman: 5 ft 1 in (154.8 cm).

Yemen ranks 193rd of 200 countries and territories for men and 186th for women on the NCD-RisC estimates for 19-year-olds in 2019. Men in the Netherlands, the tallest, are 7.5 in (19.4 cm) taller on that basis. See every country, tallest first.

Near Yemen in the ranking

RankCountryMenWomen
193Guatemala5 ft 4.5 in (164.4 cm)4 ft 11.5 in (150.9 cm)
193Nepal5 ft 4.5 in (164.4 cm)5 ft 0 in (152.4 cm)
193Yemen5 ft 4.5 in (164.4 cm)5 ft 1 in (154.8 cm)
196Mozambique5 ft 4.5 in (164.3 cm)5 ft 1 in (155.4 cm)
197Papua New Guinea5 ft 4 in (163.1 cm)5 ft 2 in (156.9 cm)

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

Yemen 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; Yemen 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 5 in, closest to the average man, and 5 ft 1 in, closest to the average woman.

What the study measured

SamplePopulationYearMethodSource
Yemen19-year-olds2019modelled from measured survey heightsNCD Risk Factor Collaboration, 2020 study

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