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        Average height chart by age: boys and girls

        Median height at each birthday from age 2 to 20. Half of children that age are taller and half are shorter. These come from the CDC 2000 growth charts, which US doctors still use to plot children's growth.

        AgeBoys (ft, in)Boys (cm)Girls (ft, in)Girls (cm)
        22 ft 10 in86.5 cm2 ft 9.5 in85.0 cm
        33 ft 1.4 in95.0 cm3 ft 1 in93.9 cm
        43 ft 4.2 in102.2 cm3 ft 3.7 in100.8 cm
        53 ft 6.9 in108.9 cm3 ft 6.4 in107.7 cm
        63 ft 9.4 in115.4 cm3 ft 9.2 in114.7 cm
        73 ft 11.9 in121.8 cm3 ft 11.8 in121.5 cm
        84 ft 2.3 in127.9 cm4 ft 2.2 in127.6 cm
        94 ft 4.6 in133.5 cm4 ft 4.3 in132.9 cm
        104 ft 6.6 in138.6 cm4 ft 6.3 in138.0 cm
        114 ft 8.5 in143.5 cm4 ft 8.7 in144.0 cm
        124 ft 10.7 in149.1 cm4 ft 11.5 in151.2 cm
        135 ft 1.5 in156.1 cm5 ft 1.9 in157.2 cm
        145 ft 4.5 in163.8 cm5 ft 3.1 in160.4 cm
        155 ft 6.9 in169.9 cm5 ft 3.7 in161.9 cm
        165 ft 8.3 in173.5 cm5 ft 4 in162.5 cm
        175 ft 9 in175.3 cm5 ft 4.1 in162.9 cm
        185 ft 9.4 in176.2 cm5 ft 4.2 in163.1 cm
        195 ft 9.5 in176.6 cm5 ft 4.3 in163.3 cm
        205 ft 9.6 in176.8 cm5 ft 4.3 in163.3 cm
        Median (50th percentile) stature at each birthday, from the CDC 2000 growth chart LMS file. Source: CDC NCHS.

        Height chart for adult men

        How tall US men are, measured (not self-reported), by age group. Read across: the 50th column is the middle, the 5th means only 5 in 100 men are shorter.

        Age5th10th15th25th50th75th85th90th95th
        20 and over162.8 cm
        5 ft 4.1 in        		165.8 cm
        5 ft 5.3 in        		167.6 cm
        5 ft 6 in        		170.1 cm
        5 ft 7 in        		175.4 cm
        5 ft 9.1 in        		180.2 cm
        5 ft 10.9 in        		182.9 cm
        6 ft 0 in        		184.7 cm
        6 ft 0.7 in        		187.4 cm
        6 ft 1.8 in
        20-29164.5 cm
        5 ft 4.8 in        		167.1 cm
        5 ft 5.8 in        		168.3 cm
        5 ft 6.3 in        		171.0 cm
        5 ft 7.3 in        		176.0 cm
        5 ft 9.3 in        		180.2 cm
        5 ft 10.9 in        		183.1 cm
        6 ft 0.1 in        		184.9 cm
        6 ft 0.8 in        		187.1 cm
        6 ft 1.7 in
        30-39163.5 cm
        5 ft 4.4 in        		166.6 cm
        5 ft 5.6 in        		168.7 cm
        5 ft 6.4 in        		171.2 cm
        5 ft 7.4 in        		176.7 cm
        5 ft 9.6 in        		181.4 cm
        5 ft 11.4 in        		184.5 cm
        6 ft 0.6 in        		186.3 cm
        6 ft 1.3 in        		188.7 cm
        6 ft 2.3 in
        40-49163.6 cm
        5 ft 4.4 in        		166.2 cm
        5 ft 5.4 in        		168.3 cm
        5 ft 6.3 in        		171.5 cm
        5 ft 7.5 in        		176.5 cm
        5 ft 9.5 in        		181.4 cm
        5 ft 11.4 in        		183.0 cm
        6 ft 0 in        		184.9 cm
        6 ft 0.8 in        		188.4 cm
        6 ft 2.2 in
        50-59162.8 cm
        5 ft 4.1 in        		165.2 cm
        5 ft 5 in        		167.6 cm
        5 ft 6 in        		170.1 cm
        5 ft 7 in        		175.3 cm
        5 ft 9 in        		180.6 cm
        5 ft 11.1 in        		183.1 cm
        6 ft 0.1 in        		184.9 cm
        6 ft 0.8 in        		187.7 cm
        6 ft 1.9 in
        60-69162.5 cm
        5 ft 4 in        		165.0 cm
        5 ft 5 in        		166.9 cm
        5 ft 5.7 in        		169.4 cm
        5 ft 6.7 in        		174.3 cm
        5 ft 8.6 in        		178.8 cm
        5 ft 10.4 in        		182.1 cm
        5 ft 11.7 in        		183.7 cm
        6 ft 0.3 in        		185.0 cm
        6 ft 0.8 in
        70-79161.5 cm
        5 ft 3.6 in        		164.6 cm
        5 ft 4.8 in        		166.2 cm
        5 ft 5.4 in        		168.6 cm
        5 ft 6.4 in        		173.1 cm
        5 ft 8.1 in        		177.5 cm
        5 ft 9.9 in        		179.3 cm
        5 ft 10.6 in        		182.5 cm
        5 ft 11.9 in        		184.7 cm
        6 ft 0.7 in
        80 and over157.4 cm
        5 ft 2 in        		161.0 cm
        5 ft 3.4 in        		163.0 cm
        5 ft 4.2 in        		166.0 cm
        5 ft 5.4 in        		170.3 cm
        5 ft 7 in        		175.3 cm
        5 ft 9 in        		178.2 cm
        5 ft 10.2 in        		179.6 cm
        5 ft 10.7 in        		182.3 cm
        5 ft 11.8 in
        Height percentiles for US men aged 20 and over, measured in NHANES 2015 to 2018 (CDC Series 3, No. 46, Table 11).

        Height chart for adult women

        Age5th10th15th25th50th75th85th90th95th
        20 and over149.8 cm
        4 ft 11 in        		152.5 cm
        5 ft 0 in        		153.9 cm
        5 ft 0.6 in        		156.4 cm
        5 ft 1.6 in        		161.3 cm
        5 ft 3.5 in        		166.0 cm
        5 ft 5.4 in        		168.4 cm
        5 ft 6.3 in        		170.2 cm
        5 ft 7 in        		172.5 cm
        5 ft 7.9 in
        20-29151.0 cm
        4 ft 11.4 in        		153.8 cm
        5 ft 0.6 in        		155.3 cm
        5 ft 1.1 in        		158.1 cm
        5 ft 2.2 in        		162.8 cm
        5 ft 4.1 in        		167.0 cm
        5 ft 5.7 in        		169.5 cm
        5 ft 6.7 in        		170.8 cm
        5 ft 7.2 in        		172.8 cm
        5 ft 8 in
        30-39151.2 cm
        4 ft 11.5 in        		154.1 cm
        5 ft 0.7 in        		155.5 cm
        5 ft 1.2 in        		157.9 cm
        5 ft 2.2 in        		162.6 cm
        5 ft 4 in        		167.7 cm
        5 ft 6 in        		170.1 cm
        5 ft 7 in        		171.3 cm
        5 ft 7.4 in        		173.4 cm
        5 ft 8.3 in
        40-49150.7 cm
        4 ft 11.3 in        		152.9 cm
        5 ft 0.2 in        		154.6 cm
        5 ft 0.9 in        		157.7 cm
        5 ft 2.1 in        		162.6 cm
        5 ft 4 in        		166.6 cm
        5 ft 5.6 in        		169.4 cm
        5 ft 6.7 in        		171.4 cm
        5 ft 7.5 in        		174.2 cm
        5 ft 8.6 in
        50-59150.7 cm
        4 ft 11.3 in        		152.9 cm
        5 ft 0.2 in        		154.2 cm
        5 ft 0.7 in        		156.5 cm
        5 ft 1.6 in        		160.9 cm
        5 ft 3.3 in        		165.9 cm
        5 ft 5.3 in        		168.8 cm
        5 ft 6.5 in        		170.1 cm
        5 ft 7 in        		171.4 cm
        5 ft 7.5 in
        60-69149.3 cm
        4 ft 10.8 in        		152.7 cm
        5 ft 0.1 in        		153.8 cm
        5 ft 0.6 in        		155.9 cm
        5 ft 1.4 in        		160.8 cm
        5 ft 3.3 in        		165.3 cm
        5 ft 5.1 in        		167.6 cm
        5 ft 6 in        		168.9 cm
        5 ft 6.5 in        		171.7 cm
        5 ft 7.6 in
        70-79147.5 cm
        4 ft 10.1 in        		150.6 cm
        4 ft 11.3 in        		152.3 cm
        5 ft 0 in        		153.9 cm
        5 ft 0.6 in        		157.9 cm
        5 ft 2.2 in        		162.6 cm
        5 ft 4 in        		164.8 cm
        5 ft 4.9 in        		165.9 cm
        5 ft 5.3 in        		168.1 cm
        5 ft 6.2 in
        80 and over145.3 cm
        4 ft 9.2 in        		147.1 cm
        4 ft 9.9 in        		149.3 cm
        4 ft 10.8 in        		151.5 cm
        4 ft 11.6 in        		155.8 cm
        5 ft 1.3 in        		159.7 cm
        5 ft 2.9 in        		161.8 cm
        5 ft 3.7 in        		163.5 cm
        5 ft 4.4 in        		166.7 cm
        5 ft 5.6 in
        Height percentiles for US women aged 20 and over, measured in NHANES 2015 to 2018 (CDC Series 3, No. 46, Table 9).
        Adults lose a little height with age, which is part of why the older age groups are shorter. The other part is that people born later grew up taller. A survey at one point in time cannot separate the two.

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        What is the average height for a 10-year-old?

        The CDC growth chart median at age 10 is 138.6 cm (4 ft 6.6 in) for boys and 138.0 cm (4 ft 6.3 in) for girls.

        What is the average height for an adult man in the US?

        175.3 cm (5 ft 9 in) for men aged 20 and over, measured in NHANES 2015 to 2018. For women it is 161.3 cm (5 ft 3.5 in).

        Why are the CDC child charts different from the adult numbers?

        They come from different data. The growth charts (2000) are built from US surveys from the 1960s to 1994 and are meant as a standard reference. The adult figures are from measurements taken in 2015 to 2018.

        Sources

        1. CDC National Center for Health Statistics: Anthropometric Reference Data for Children and Adults: United States, 2015-2018 (Vital and Health Statistics, Series 3, No. 46), Tables 9 and 11 (checked 2026-10-02)
        2. CDC National Center for Health Statistics: CDC 2000 growth charts, stature-for-age LMS parameters, ages 2 to 20 (statage.csv) (checked 2026-10-02)

        Last checked: 5 October 2026