Altezza media per paese

Altezza media di uomini e donne di 19 anni in 200 paesi, l’età in cui la maggior parte delle persone raggiunge l’altezza adulta. Cerca l’altezza media in Italia o in qualsiasi altro paese.

Uomini più alti

Paesi Bassi

183.8 cm · 6′ 0″

Donne più alte

Paesi Bassi

170.4 cm · 5′ 7″

Uomini più bassi

Timor Est

160.1 cm · 5′ 3″

Donne più basse

Guatemala

150.9 cm · 4′ 11″

Media mondiale

Uomini: 170.8 cm · 5′ 7″

Donne: 158.6 cm · 5′ 2″

#				Dal 1985
1	Paesi Bassi	183.8 cm6′ 0″	170.4 cm5′ 7″	+3.2 / +2.2
2	Montenegro	183.3 cm6′ 0″	170.0 cm5′ 7″	+5.5 / +2.6
3	Estonia	182.8 cm6′ 0″	168.7 cm5′ 6″	+1.8 / +2.4
4	Bosnia ed Erzegovina	182.5 cm6′ 0″	167.5 cm5′ 6″	+2.8 / +0.9
5	Islanda	182.1 cm6′ 0″	168.9 cm5′ 6″	+1.6 / +0.8
6	Danimarca	181.9 cm6′ 0″	169.5 cm5′ 7″	+4.0 / +2.6
7	Cechia	181.2 cm5′ 11″	168.0 cm5′ 6″	+1.6 / +1.0
8	Lettonia	181.2 cm5′ 11″	168.8 cm5′ 6″	+1.5 / +1.1
9	Slovenia	181.0 cm5′ 11″	167.2 cm5′ 6″	+2.9 / +1.8
10	Slovacchia	181.0 cm5′ 11″	167.1 cm5′ 6″	+2.6 / +1.8
11	Ucraina	181.0 cm5′ 11″	166.6 cm5′ 6″	+1.4 / +1.4
12	Croazia	180.8 cm5′ 11″	166.8 cm5′ 6″	+3.2 / -0.2
13	Lituania	180.7 cm5′ 11″	167.6 cm5′ 6″	+3.1 / +2.0
14	Polonia	180.7 cm5′ 11″	165.8 cm5′ 5″	+4.5 / +1.9
15	Serbia	180.7 cm5′ 11″	168.3 cm5′ 6″	+2.7 / +2.4
16	Finlandia	180.6 cm5′ 11″	166.5 cm5′ 6″	+2.5 / +1.1
17	Norvegia	180.5 cm5′ 11″	166.4 cm5′ 6″	+0.9 / +0.5
18	Svezia	180.5 cm5′ 11″	166.7 cm5′ 6″	+1.7 / +1.1
19	Germania	180.3 cm5′ 11″	166.2 cm5′ 5″	+1.3 / +0.8
20	Dominica	180.2 cm5′ 11″	166.9 cm5′ 6″	+5.7 / +4.4
21	Bermuda	179.7 cm5′ 11″	166.1 cm5′ 5″	+3.5 / +2.4
22	Portorico	179.5 cm5′ 11″	163.1 cm5′ 4″	+5.6 / +4.5
23	Grecia	179.3 cm5′ 11″	165.8 cm5′ 5″	+3.0 / +3.8
24	Belgio	179.1 cm5′ 11″	163.4 cm5′ 4″	+3.5 / -0.3
25	Irlanda	179.0 cm5′ 10″	164.5 cm5′ 5″	+1.9 / +2.1
26	Libano	179.0 cm5′ 10″	163.7 cm5′ 4″	+4.4 / +3.2
27	Andorra	178.8 cm5′ 10″	165.5 cm5′ 5″	+2.5 / +1.6
28	Antigua e Barbuda	178.8 cm5′ 10″	165.7 cm5′ 5″	+3.9 / +2.8
29	Australia	178.8 cm5′ 10″	164.7 cm5′ 5″	+1.7 / +1.4
30	Bielorussia	178.7 cm5′ 10″	166.9 cm5′ 6″	+3.1 / +2.4
31	Canada	178.7 cm5′ 10″	164.7 cm5′ 5″	+2.0 / +1.7
32	Svizzera	178.7 cm5′ 10″	164.3 cm5′ 5″	+1.9 / +0.5
33	Grenada	178.7 cm5′ 10″	166.0 cm5′ 5″	+3.7 / +3.0
34	Francia	178.6 cm5′ 10″	164.5 cm5′ 5″	+2.5 / +1.3
35	Austria	178.5 cm5′ 10″	166.9 cm5′ 6″	+1.1 / +1.8
36	Lussemburgo	178.5 cm5′ 10″	165.1 cm5′ 5″	+1.8 / +0.8
37	Isole Cook	178.3 cm5′ 10″	167.3 cm5′ 6″	+4.0 / +3.9
38	Polinesia Francese	178.3 cm5′ 10″	166.5 cm5′ 6″	+2.5 / +3.1
39	Regno Unito	178.2 cm5′ 10″	163.9 cm5′ 5″	+1.8 / +1.2
40	Romania	177.8 cm5′ 10″	164.7 cm5′ 5″	+3.1 / -0.3
41	Nuova Zelanda	177.7 cm5′ 10″	164.7 cm5′ 5″	-0.3 / +0.3
42	Saint Vincent e Grenadine	177.5 cm5′ 10″	165.3 cm5′ 5″	+4.1 / +3.5
43	Niue	177.2 cm5′ 10″	167.0 cm5′ 6″	+3.6 / +4.2
44	Samoa Americane	177.1 cm5′ 10″	167.6 cm5′ 6″	+1.8 / +2.9
45	Barbados	177.0 cm5′ 10″	165.7 cm5′ 5″	+3.8 / +3.1
46	Giamaica	177.0 cm5′ 10″	164.3 cm5′ 5″	+3.4 / +3.1
47	Tunisia	176.9 cm5′ 10″	161.7 cm5′ 4″	+5.4 / +3.7
48	Stati Uniti	176.9 cm5′ 10″	163.3 cm5′ 4″	+1.2 / +0.3
49	Ungheria	176.6 cm5′ 10″	162.5 cm5′ 4″	+2.2 / +0.6
50	Russia	176.6 cm5′ 10″	164.5 cm5′ 5″	+1.6 / +1.3
51	Saint Lucia	176.4 cm5′ 9″	165.5 cm5′ 5″	+3.6 / +3.0
52	Libia	176.4 cm5′ 9″	162.6 cm5′ 4″	+4.7 / +4.2
53	Marocco	176.4 cm5′ 9″	161.2 cm5′ 3″	+4.0 / +4.0
54	Macedonia del Nord	176.4 cm5′ 9″	160.9 cm5′ 3″	+2.4 / +0.4
55	Turchia	176.4 cm5′ 9″	161.8 cm5′ 4″	+4.0 / +5.7
56	Capo Verde	176.3 cm5′ 9″	163.1 cm5′ 4″	+0.2 / +1.0
57	Senegal	176.2 cm5′ 9″	163.9 cm5′ 5″	-0.7 / +1.3
58	Spagna	176.1 cm5′ 9″	162.0 cm5′ 4″	+2.7 / +0.5
59	Tokelau	176.1 cm5′ 9″	166.1 cm5′ 5″	+2.9 / +3.9
60	Georgia	176.0 cm5′ 9″	163.2 cm5′ 4″	+2.4 / +2.5
61	Israele	176.0 cm5′ 9″	162.2 cm5′ 4″	+0.6 / +0.6
62	Trinidad e Tobago	176.0 cm5′ 9″	163.4 cm5′ 4″	+5.1 / +3.8
63	Seychelles	175.9 cm5′ 9″	162.5 cm5′ 4″	+3.0 / +1.6
64	Brasile	175.7 cm5′ 9″	162.4 cm5′ 4″	+4.6 / +4.4
65	Cina	175.7 cm5′ 9″	163.5 cm5′ 4″	+8.1 / +6.1
66	Iran	175.6 cm5′ 9″	161.2 cm5′ 3″	+4.9 / +4.3
67	Moldavia	175.6 cm5′ 9″	163.0 cm5′ 4″	+2.2 / +1.9
68	Corea del Sud	175.5 cm5′ 9″	163.2 cm5′ 4″	+6.8 / +6.1
69	Kazakistan	175.5 cm5′ 9″	161.7 cm5′ 4″	+2.2 / +2.5
70	Tonga	175.1 cm5′ 9″	166.1 cm5′ 5″	+2.1 / +2.7
71	Algeria	175.0 cm5′ 9″	162.3 cm5′ 4″	+4.6 / +3.8
72	Kuwait	175.0 cm5′ 9″	160.1 cm5′ 3″	+3.9 / +3.1
73	Mali	175.0 cm5′ 9″	162.0 cm5′ 4″	-1.8 / +0.2
74	Territori Palestinesi	175.0 cm5′ 9″	161.3 cm5′ 4″	+3.3 / +3.6
75	Argentina	174.8 cm5′ 9″	161.2 cm5′ 3″	+2.7 / +3.1
76	RAS di Hong Kong	174.8 cm5′ 9″	160.6 cm5′ 3″	+5.1 / +3.2
77	Giordania	174.8 cm5′ 9″	159.5 cm5′ 3″	+2.2 / +1.8
78	Corea del Nord	174.7 cm5′ 9″	161.2 cm5′ 3″	+4.9 / +3.5
79	Repubblica Dominicana	174.6 cm5′ 9″	161.2 cm5′ 3″	+5.1 / +4.5
80	Egitto	174.6 cm5′ 9″	160.9 cm5′ 3″	+0.3 / +3.4
81	Suriname	174.5 cm5′ 9″	162.3 cm5′ 4″	+4.3 / +2.9
82	Bahamas	174.4 cm5′ 9″	163.5 cm5′ 4″	+4.1 / +3.4
83	Italia	174.4 cm5′ 9″	161.8 cm5′ 4″	-0.7 / -0.1
84	Malta	174.4 cm5′ 9″	163.0 cm5′ 4″	+1.6 / +0.4
85	Portogallo	174.4 cm5′ 9″	161.2 cm5′ 3″	+5.2 / +2.0
86	Turkmenistan	174.4 cm5′ 9″	162.8 cm5′ 4″	+2.1 / +3.5
87	Samoa	174.4 cm5′ 9″	163.8 cm5′ 4″	+4.3 / +3.5
88	Uruguay	174.3 cm5′ 9″	161.6 cm5′ 4″	+4.1 / +2.6
89	Bulgaria	174.2 cm5′ 9″	164.6 cm5′ 5″	+0.8 / +0.8
90	Emirati Arabi Uniti	174.1 cm5′ 9″	160.5 cm5′ 3″	+3.5 / +2.1
91	Albania	174.1 cm5′ 9″	162.2 cm5′ 4″	+0.8 / +0.6
92	Azerbaigian	174.0 cm5′ 9″	161.4 cm5′ 4″	+2.5 / +3.9
93	Costa Rica	174.0 cm5′ 9″	160.4 cm5′ 3″	+5.7 / +4.4
94	Figi	174.0 cm5′ 9″	164.3 cm5′ 5″	+0.7 / +3.9
95	Groenlandia	173.8 cm5′ 8″	161.4 cm5′ 4″	+1.3 / +1.3
96	Iraq	173.8 cm5′ 8″	158.7 cm5′ 2″	+3.8 / +1.7
97	Paraguay	173.8 cm5′ 8″	159.8 cm5′ 3″	+3.7 / +3.5
98	Armenia	173.7 cm5′ 8″	159.9 cm5′ 3″	+3.0 / +3.4
99	Saint Kitts e Nevis	173.7 cm5′ 8″	162.8 cm5′ 4″	+3.8 / +3.5
100	Cuba	173.6 cm5′ 8″	160.1 cm5′ 3″	+4.5 / +2.5
101	Singapore	173.5 cm5′ 8″	161.3 cm5′ 4″	+2.4 / +2.9
102	Taiwan	173.5 cm5′ 8″	160.7 cm5′ 3″	+4.3 / +2.4
103	Venezuela	173.5 cm5′ 8″	160.0 cm5′ 3″	+4.2 / +4.1
104	Qatar	173.3 cm5′ 8″	160.7 cm5′ 3″	+3.3 / +2.1
105	Botswana	173.2 cm5′ 8″	162.1 cm5′ 4″	+0.6 / +0.7
106	Mauritius	173.0 cm5′ 8″	158.9 cm5′ 3″	+2.9 / +0.6
107	Cile	172.9 cm5′ 8″	159.4 cm5′ 3″	+3.6 / +3.3
108	Bahrein	172.8 cm5′ 8″	158.3 cm5′ 2″	+4.5 / +2.0
109	Cipro	172.7 cm5′ 8″	160.6 cm5′ 3″	+3.1 / +2.3
110	Guyana	172.2 cm5′ 8″	159.6 cm5′ 3″	+3.1 / +2.7
111	Haiti	172.2 cm5′ 8″	160.6 cm5′ 3″	+4.1 / +2.9
112	Camerun	172.1 cm5′ 8″	160.4 cm5′ 3″	+0.5 / 0.0
113	Giappone	172.1 cm5′ 8″	158.5 cm5′ 2″	+1.7 / +1.2
114	Sudan	172.1 cm5′ 8″	160.4 cm5′ 3″	+0.6 / +0.2
115	Burkina Faso	171.9 cm5′ 8″	161.3 cm5′ 4″	-1.9 / -0.3
116	Colombia	171.9 cm5′ 8″	158.0 cm5′ 2″	+4.5 / +3.6
117	Ciad	171.8 cm5′ 8″	162.1 cm5′ 4″	-1.0 / -0.1
118	Kirghizistan	171.7 cm5′ 8″	160.2 cm5′ 3″	+1.3 / +2.7
119	Oman	171.7 cm5′ 8″	158.4 cm5′ 2″	+2.9 / +3.9
120	Nigeria	171.6 cm5′ 8″	158.1 cm5′ 2″	-0.8 / -0.2
121	Siria	171.6 cm5′ 8″	159.4 cm5′ 3″	+3.1 / +2.9
122	Thailandia	171.6 cm5′ 8″	159.4 cm5′ 3″	+5.8 / +4.8
123	Tuvalu	171.3 cm5′ 7″	163.6 cm5′ 4″	+3.5 / +5.0
124	Congo-Brazzaville	171.2 cm5′ 7″	158.8 cm5′ 3″	+2.0 / +0.4
125	Somalia	171.2 cm5′ 7″	159.9 cm5′ 3″	+1.2 / +0.3
126	Uzbekistan	170.9 cm5′ 7″	160.3 cm5′ 3″	+1.1 / +1.3
127	Gibuti	170.8 cm5′ 7″	159.8 cm5′ 3″	+1.4 / +0.3
128	Guinea	170.7 cm5′ 7″	158.8 cm5′ 3″	-0.8 / +0.7
129	Mongolia	170.7 cm5′ 7″	159.9 cm5′ 3″	+2.6 / +2.8
130	Arabia Saudita	170.7 cm5′ 7″	158.8 cm5′ 3″	+7.7 / +6.2
131	El Salvador	170.7 cm5′ 7″	156.4 cm5′ 2″	+3.2 / +4.0
132	Zimbabwe	170.7 cm5′ 7″	159.8 cm5′ 3″	0.0 / +0.4
133	Eritrea	170.6 cm5′ 7″	157.6 cm5′ 2″	+2.2 / +1.3
134	Palau	170.6 cm5′ 7″	159.5 cm5′ 3″	+1.9 / +3.1
135	Belize	170.5 cm5′ 7″	158.1 cm5′ 2″	+3.0 / +2.1
136	Gabon	170.5 cm5′ 7″	160.0 cm5′ 3″	+1.9 / +1.9
137	Kenya	170.5 cm5′ 7″	159.4 cm5′ 3″	+0.8 / -0.3
138	São Tomé e Príncipe	170.4 cm5′ 7″	159.8 cm5′ 3″	-1.4 / +0.5
139	Ghana	170.3 cm5′ 7″	158.9 cm5′ 3″	0.0 / +0.6
140	Messico	170.3 cm5′ 7″	157.9 cm5′ 2″	+4.2 / +4.1
141	Niger	170.3 cm5′ 7″	159.8 cm5′ 3″	-1.0 / -0.4
142	Panama	170.2 cm5′ 7″	158.2 cm5′ 2″	+2.7 / +3.3
143	Kiribati	170.1 cm5′ 7″	161.0 cm5′ 3″	+2.3 / +4.0
144	Togo	170.1 cm5′ 7″	159.1 cm5′ 3″	-0.8 / +0.7
145	Nicaragua	169.9 cm5′ 7″	155.6 cm5′ 1″	+3.5 / +2.3
146	Namibia	169.7 cm5′ 7″	160.3 cm5′ 3″	-0.9 / +0.2
147	Micronesia	169.6 cm5′ 7″	159.7 cm5′ 3″	+0.4 / +2.6
148	Honduras	169.6 cm5′ 7″	155.2 cm5′ 1″	+3.9 / +3.2
149	Nauru	169.6 cm5′ 7″	157.8 cm5′ 2″	+1.6 / +1.9
150	Sudafrica	169.6 cm5′ 7″	158.6 cm5′ 2″	+1.9 / +0.2
151	Eswatini	169.4 cm5′ 7″	158.9 cm5′ 3″	0.0 / +0.4
152	Malaysia	169.2 cm5′ 7″	157.1 cm5′ 2″	+3.3 / +2.2
153	Repubblica Centrafricana	169.0 cm5′ 7″	159.7 cm5′ 3″	+0.6 / +0.8
154	Vietnam	168.9 cm5′ 6″	158.4 cm5′ 2″	+5.1 / +5.4
155	Etiopia	168.8 cm5′ 6″	157.2 cm5′ 2″	+0.3 / +0.5
156	Uganda	168.7 cm5′ 6″	158.5 cm5′ 2″	-0.5 / +0.2
157	Congo - Kinshasa	168.6 cm5′ 6″	156.3 cm5′ 2″	+0.1 / -0.1
158	Afghanistan	168.5 cm5′ 6″	156.1 cm5′ 1″	+3.2 / +1.9
159	Angola	168.5 cm5′ 6″	158.1 cm5′ 2″	+1.8 / +1.3
160	Benin	168.4 cm5′ 6″	158.4 cm5′ 2″	-1.4 / +0.3
161	Gambia	168.4 cm5′ 6″	161.7 cm5′ 4″	+0.1 / +1.2
162	Tagikistan	168.4 cm5′ 6″	158.1 cm5′ 2″	+1.4 / +1.3
163	Vanuatu	168.3 cm5′ 6″	160.5 cm5′ 3″	+1.1 / +3.5
164	Costa d’Avorio	168.2 cm5′ 6″	158.7 cm5′ 2″	-1.0 / -0.5
165	Guinea Equatoriale	168.2 cm5′ 6″	158.0 cm5′ 2″	+1.0 / +0.6
166	Guinea-Bissau	168.2 cm5′ 6″	158.7 cm5′ 2″	-0.5 / +0.4
167	Bolivia	168.1 cm5′ 6″	155.6 cm5′ 1″	+3.8 / +4.5
168	Sri Lanka	168.1 cm5′ 6″	155.9 cm5′ 1″	+4.8 / +3.2
169	Lesotho	167.9 cm5′ 6″	156.7 cm5′ 2″	+0.3 / -0.2
170	Maldive	167.9 cm5′ 6″	154.3 cm5′ 1″	+6.8 / +3.8
171	Comore	167.7 cm5′ 6″	156.5 cm5′ 2″	+0.9 / +1.4
172	Zambia	167.6 cm5′ 6″	157.3 cm5′ 2″	+0.7 / -0.7
173	Burundi	167.3 cm5′ 6″	155.1 cm5′ 1″	+0.6 / -0.3
174	Ecuador	167.3 cm5′ 6″	155.2 cm5′ 1″	+3.1 / +4.3
175	Pakistan	167.3 cm5′ 6″	154.8 cm5′ 1″	0.0 / +0.8
176	Bhutan	167.0 cm5′ 6″	155.2 cm5′ 1″	+4.5 / +2.9
177	Tanzania	167.0 cm5′ 6″	156.9 cm5′ 2″	+3.3 / +0.6
178	Perù	166.8 cm5′ 6″	154.4 cm5′ 1″	+2.5 / +3.7
179	Myanmar (Birmania)	166.7 cm5′ 6″	154.7 cm5′ 1″	+3.4 / +2.2
180	India	166.5 cm5′ 6″	155.2 cm5′ 1″	+4.6 / +3.7
181	Sierra Leone	166.4 cm5′ 6″	157.3 cm5′ 2″	-1.0 / -0.1
182	Brunei	166.3 cm5′ 5″	154.9 cm5′ 1″	+4.4 / +3.4
183	Indonesia	166.3 cm5′ 5″	154.4 cm5′ 1″	+4.0 / +4.1
184	Ruanda	166.0 cm5′ 5″	156.7 cm5′ 2″	-0.5 / -0.9
185	Malawi	165.7 cm5′ 5″	156.1 cm5′ 1″	+1.5 / 0.0
186	Liberia	165.5 cm5′ 5″	156.5 cm5′ 2″	-0.7 / +0.3
187	Mauritania	165.5 cm5′ 5″	160.1 cm5′ 3″	-2.0 / +0.1
188	Cambogia	165.3 cm5′ 5″	154.7 cm5′ 1″	+3.8 / +2.0
189	Isole Marshall	165.3 cm5′ 5″	154.8 cm5′ 1″	+0.5 / +3.2
190	Madagascar	165.2 cm5′ 5″	153.1 cm5′ 0″	+1.2 / -0.2
191	Filippine	165.2 cm5′ 5″	154.1 cm5′ 1″	+2.9 / +3.8
192	Bangladesh	165.1 cm5′ 5″	152.4 cm5′ 0″	+2.5 / +2.4
193	Guatemala	164.4 cm5′ 5″	150.9 cm4′ 11″	+2.2 / +2.5
194	Nepal	164.4 cm5′ 5″	152.4 cm5′ 0″	+2.6 / +2.0
195	Yemen	164.4 cm5′ 5″	154.8 cm5′ 1″	+0.8 / +1.9
196	Mozambico	164.3 cm5′ 5″	155.4 cm5′ 1″	+0.3 / +0.4
197	Papua Nuova Guinea	163.1 cm5′ 4″	156.9 cm5′ 2″	-2.5 / +2.6
198	Isole Salomone	163.1 cm5′ 4″	156.8 cm5′ 2″	-2.5 / +2.5
199	Laos	162.8 cm5′ 4″	153.1 cm5′ 0″	+3.2 / +2.4
200	Timor Est	160.1 cm5′ 3″	152.7 cm5′ 0″	+3.2 / +2.8

Cosa mostrano i dati

I Paesi Bassi hanno i giovani adulti più alti del mondo: gli uomini misurano in media 183,8 cm (6′0″) e le donne 170,4 cm (5′7″). Le medie più basse si registrano a Timor Est per gli uomini (160,1 cm) e in Guatemala per le donne (150,9 cm).

Nel mondo gli uomini sono alti in media 170,8 cm (5′7″) e le donne 158,6 cm (5′2″). Tra i paesi più alti e quelli più bassi ci sono più di 20 cm di differenza.

L’altezza dipende dalla genetica, ma le differenze tra paesi riflettono soprattutto l’alimentazione, la salute e le condizioni di vita durante l’infanzia. Per questo in molti paesi l’altezza media è cresciuta di diversi centimetri dal 1985.

Informazioni sui dati

I valori sono stime NCD-RisC dell’altezza media a 19 anni per l’ultimo anno disponibile, ricavate da studi di misurazione su base di popolazione (non da altezze dichiarate). I valori sono arrotondati a 0,1 cm.

Fonte: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), Lancet 2020 — altezza media a 19 anni, stime più recenti. Licenza CC BY 4.0.

Ultimo aggiornamento: ⁨27 settembre 2026⁩

Domande frequenti

Qual è il paese con le persone più alte?

I Paesi Bassi, con una media di 183,8 cm per gli uomini e 170,4 cm per le donne.

Qual è il paese con le persone più basse?

Timor Est ha la media più bassa per gli uomini (160,1 cm) e il Guatemala per le donne (150,9 cm).

Qual è l’altezza media nel mondo?

Circa 170,8 cm (5′7″) per gli uomini e 158,6 cm (5′2″) per le donne.

Perché proprio a 19 anni?

A 19 anni la maggior parte delle persone ha raggiunto l’altezza adulta, e usare un’unica età rende i paesi direttamente confrontabili tra generazioni.

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