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Altura média por país

Altura média de homens e mulheres de 19 anos em 200 países — a idade em que a maioria das pessoas atinge a altura adulta.

Homens mais altos

Países Baixos

183.8 cm · 6′ 0″

Mulheres mais altas

Países Baixos

170.4 cm · 5′ 7″

Homens mais baixos

Timor-Leste

160.1 cm · 5′ 3″

Mulheres mais baixas

Guatemala

150.9 cm · 4′ 11″

Média mundial

Homens: 170.8 cm · 5′ 7″

Mulheres: 158.6 cm · 5′ 2″

#Desde 1985Comparar
1Países Baixos183.8 cm6′ 0″170.4 cm5′ 7″+3.2 / +2.2
2Montenegro183.3 cm6′ 0″170.0 cm5′ 7″+5.5 / +2.6
3Estônia182.8 cm6′ 0″168.7 cm5′ 6″+1.8 / +2.4
4Bósnia e Herzegovina182.5 cm6′ 0″167.5 cm5′ 6″+2.8 / +0.9
5Islândia182.1 cm6′ 0″168.9 cm5′ 6″+1.6 / +0.8
6Dinamarca181.9 cm6′ 0″169.5 cm5′ 7″+4.0 / +2.6
7Tchéquia181.2 cm5′ 11″168.0 cm5′ 6″+1.6 / +1.0
8Letônia181.2 cm5′ 11″168.8 cm5′ 6″+1.5 / +1.1
9Eslovênia181.0 cm5′ 11″167.2 cm5′ 6″+2.9 / +1.8
10Eslováquia181.0 cm5′ 11″167.1 cm5′ 6″+2.6 / +1.8
11Ucrânia181.0 cm5′ 11″166.6 cm5′ 6″+1.4 / +1.4
12Croácia180.8 cm5′ 11″166.8 cm5′ 6″+3.2 / -0.2
13Lituânia180.7 cm5′ 11″167.6 cm5′ 6″+3.1 / +2.0
14Polônia180.7 cm5′ 11″165.8 cm5′ 5″+4.5 / +1.9
15Sérvia180.7 cm5′ 11″168.3 cm5′ 6″+2.7 / +2.4
16Finlândia180.6 cm5′ 11″166.5 cm5′ 6″+2.5 / +1.1
17Noruega180.5 cm5′ 11″166.4 cm5′ 6″+0.9 / +0.5
18Suécia180.5 cm5′ 11″166.7 cm5′ 6″+1.7 / +1.1
19Alemanha180.3 cm5′ 11″166.2 cm5′ 5″+1.3 / +0.8
20Dominica180.2 cm5′ 11″166.9 cm5′ 6″+5.7 / +4.4
21Bermudas179.7 cm5′ 11″166.1 cm5′ 5″+3.5 / +2.4
22Porto Rico179.5 cm5′ 11″163.1 cm5′ 4″+5.6 / +4.5
23Grécia179.3 cm5′ 11″165.8 cm5′ 5″+3.0 / +3.8
24Bélgica179.1 cm5′ 11″163.4 cm5′ 4″+3.5 / -0.3
25Irlanda179.0 cm5′ 10″164.5 cm5′ 5″+1.9 / +2.1
26Líbano179.0 cm5′ 10″163.7 cm5′ 4″+4.4 / +3.2
27Andorra178.8 cm5′ 10″165.5 cm5′ 5″+2.5 / +1.6
28Antígua e Barbuda178.8 cm5′ 10″165.7 cm5′ 5″+3.9 / +2.8
29Austrália178.8 cm5′ 10″164.7 cm5′ 5″+1.7 / +1.4
30Bielorrússia178.7 cm5′ 10″166.9 cm5′ 6″+3.1 / +2.4
31Canadá178.7 cm5′ 10″164.7 cm5′ 5″+2.0 / +1.7
32Suíça178.7 cm5′ 10″164.3 cm5′ 5″+1.9 / +0.5
33Granada178.7 cm5′ 10″166.0 cm5′ 5″+3.7 / +3.0
34França178.6 cm5′ 10″164.5 cm5′ 5″+2.5 / +1.3
35Áustria178.5 cm5′ 10″166.9 cm5′ 6″+1.1 / +1.8
36Luxemburgo178.5 cm5′ 10″165.1 cm5′ 5″+1.8 / +0.8
37Ilhas Cook178.3 cm5′ 10″167.3 cm5′ 6″+4.0 / +3.9
38Polinésia Francesa178.3 cm5′ 10″166.5 cm5′ 6″+2.5 / +3.1
39Reino Unido178.2 cm5′ 10″163.9 cm5′ 5″+1.8 / +1.2
40Romênia177.8 cm5′ 10″164.7 cm5′ 5″+3.1 / -0.3
41Nova Zelândia177.7 cm5′ 10″164.7 cm5′ 5″-0.3 / +0.3
42São Vicente e Granadinas177.5 cm5′ 10″165.3 cm5′ 5″+4.1 / +3.5
43Niue177.2 cm5′ 10″167.0 cm5′ 6″+3.6 / +4.2
44Samoa Americana177.1 cm5′ 10″167.6 cm5′ 6″+1.8 / +2.9
45Barbados177.0 cm5′ 10″165.7 cm5′ 5″+3.8 / +3.1
46Jamaica177.0 cm5′ 10″164.3 cm5′ 5″+3.4 / +3.1
47Tunísia176.9 cm5′ 10″161.7 cm5′ 4″+5.4 / +3.7
48Estados Unidos176.9 cm5′ 10″163.3 cm5′ 4″+1.2 / +0.3
49Hungria176.6 cm5′ 10″162.5 cm5′ 4″+2.2 / +0.6
50Rússia176.6 cm5′ 10″164.5 cm5′ 5″+1.6 / +1.3
51Santa Lúcia176.4 cm5′ 9″165.5 cm5′ 5″+3.6 / +3.0
52Líbia176.4 cm5′ 9″162.6 cm5′ 4″+4.7 / +4.2
53Marrocos176.4 cm5′ 9″161.2 cm5′ 3″+4.0 / +4.0
54Macedônia do Norte176.4 cm5′ 9″160.9 cm5′ 3″+2.4 / +0.4
55Turquia176.4 cm5′ 9″161.8 cm5′ 4″+4.0 / +5.7
56Cabo Verde176.3 cm5′ 9″163.1 cm5′ 4″+0.2 / +1.0
57Senegal176.2 cm5′ 9″163.9 cm5′ 5″-0.7 / +1.3
58Espanha176.1 cm5′ 9″162.0 cm5′ 4″+2.7 / +0.5
59Tokelau176.1 cm5′ 9″166.1 cm5′ 5″+2.9 / +3.9
60Geórgia176.0 cm5′ 9″163.2 cm5′ 4″+2.4 / +2.5
61Israel176.0 cm5′ 9″162.2 cm5′ 4″+0.6 / +0.6
62Trinidad e Tobago176.0 cm5′ 9″163.4 cm5′ 4″+5.1 / +3.8
63Seicheles175.9 cm5′ 9″162.5 cm5′ 4″+3.0 / +1.6
64Brasil175.7 cm5′ 9″162.4 cm5′ 4″+4.6 / +4.4
65China175.7 cm5′ 9″163.5 cm5′ 4″+8.1 / +6.1
66Irã175.6 cm5′ 9″161.2 cm5′ 3″+4.9 / +4.3
67Moldávia175.6 cm5′ 9″163.0 cm5′ 4″+2.2 / +1.9
68Coreia do Sul175.5 cm5′ 9″163.2 cm5′ 4″+6.8 / +6.1
69Cazaquistão175.5 cm5′ 9″161.7 cm5′ 4″+2.2 / +2.5
70Tonga175.1 cm5′ 9″166.1 cm5′ 5″+2.1 / +2.7
71Argélia175.0 cm5′ 9″162.3 cm5′ 4″+4.6 / +3.8
72Kuwait175.0 cm5′ 9″160.1 cm5′ 3″+3.9 / +3.1
73Mali175.0 cm5′ 9″162.0 cm5′ 4″-1.8 / +0.2
74Territórios palestinos175.0 cm5′ 9″161.3 cm5′ 4″+3.3 / +3.6
75Argentina174.8 cm5′ 9″161.2 cm5′ 3″+2.7 / +3.1
76Hong Kong, RAE da China174.8 cm5′ 9″160.6 cm5′ 3″+5.1 / +3.2
77Jordânia174.8 cm5′ 9″159.5 cm5′ 3″+2.2 / +1.8
78Coreia do Norte174.7 cm5′ 9″161.2 cm5′ 3″+4.9 / +3.5
79República Dominicana174.6 cm5′ 9″161.2 cm5′ 3″+5.1 / +4.5
80Egito174.6 cm5′ 9″160.9 cm5′ 3″+0.3 / +3.4
81Suriname174.5 cm5′ 9″162.3 cm5′ 4″+4.3 / +2.9
82Bahamas174.4 cm5′ 9″163.5 cm5′ 4″+4.1 / +3.4
83Itália174.4 cm5′ 9″161.8 cm5′ 4″-0.7 / -0.1
84Malta174.4 cm5′ 9″163.0 cm5′ 4″+1.6 / +0.4
85Portugal174.4 cm5′ 9″161.2 cm5′ 3″+5.2 / +2.0
86Turcomenistão174.4 cm5′ 9″162.8 cm5′ 4″+2.1 / +3.5
87Samoa174.4 cm5′ 9″163.8 cm5′ 4″+4.3 / +3.5
88Uruguai174.3 cm5′ 9″161.6 cm5′ 4″+4.1 / +2.6
89Bulgária174.2 cm5′ 9″164.6 cm5′ 5″+0.8 / +0.8
90Emirados Árabes Unidos174.1 cm5′ 9″160.5 cm5′ 3″+3.5 / +2.1
91Albânia174.1 cm5′ 9″162.2 cm5′ 4″+0.8 / +0.6
92Azerbaijão174.0 cm5′ 9″161.4 cm5′ 4″+2.5 / +3.9
93Costa Rica174.0 cm5′ 9″160.4 cm5′ 3″+5.7 / +4.4
94Fiji174.0 cm5′ 9″164.3 cm5′ 5″+0.7 / +3.9
95Groenlândia173.8 cm5′ 8″161.4 cm5′ 4″+1.3 / +1.3
96Iraque173.8 cm5′ 8″158.7 cm5′ 2″+3.8 / +1.7
97Paraguai173.8 cm5′ 8″159.8 cm5′ 3″+3.7 / +3.5
98Armênia173.7 cm5′ 8″159.9 cm5′ 3″+3.0 / +3.4
99São Cristóvão e Névis173.7 cm5′ 8″162.8 cm5′ 4″+3.8 / +3.5
100Cuba173.6 cm5′ 8″160.1 cm5′ 3″+4.5 / +2.5
101Singapura173.5 cm5′ 8″161.3 cm5′ 4″+2.4 / +2.9
102Taiwan173.5 cm5′ 8″160.7 cm5′ 3″+4.3 / +2.4
103Venezuela173.5 cm5′ 8″160.0 cm5′ 3″+4.2 / +4.1
104Catar173.3 cm5′ 8″160.7 cm5′ 3″+3.3 / +2.1
105Botsuana173.2 cm5′ 8″162.1 cm5′ 4″+0.6 / +0.7
106Maurício173.0 cm5′ 8″158.9 cm5′ 3″+2.9 / +0.6
107Chile172.9 cm5′ 8″159.4 cm5′ 3″+3.6 / +3.3
108Barein172.8 cm5′ 8″158.3 cm5′ 2″+4.5 / +2.0
109Chipre172.7 cm5′ 8″160.6 cm5′ 3″+3.1 / +2.3
110Guiana172.2 cm5′ 8″159.6 cm5′ 3″+3.1 / +2.7
111Haiti172.2 cm5′ 8″160.6 cm5′ 3″+4.1 / +2.9
112Camarões172.1 cm5′ 8″160.4 cm5′ 3″+0.5 / 0.0
113Japão172.1 cm5′ 8″158.5 cm5′ 2″+1.7 / +1.2
114Sudão172.1 cm5′ 8″160.4 cm5′ 3″+0.6 / +0.2
115Burquina Faso171.9 cm5′ 8″161.3 cm5′ 4″-1.9 / -0.3
116Colômbia171.9 cm5′ 8″158.0 cm5′ 2″+4.5 / +3.6
117Chade171.8 cm5′ 8″162.1 cm5′ 4″-1.0 / -0.1
118Quirguistão171.7 cm5′ 8″160.2 cm5′ 3″+1.3 / +2.7
119Omã171.7 cm5′ 8″158.4 cm5′ 2″+2.9 / +3.9
120Nigéria171.6 cm5′ 8″158.1 cm5′ 2″-0.8 / -0.2
121Síria171.6 cm5′ 8″159.4 cm5′ 3″+3.1 / +2.9
122Tailândia171.6 cm5′ 8″159.4 cm5′ 3″+5.8 / +4.8
123Tuvalu171.3 cm5′ 7″163.6 cm5′ 4″+3.5 / +5.0
124República do Congo171.2 cm5′ 7″158.8 cm5′ 3″+2.0 / +0.4
125Somália171.2 cm5′ 7″159.9 cm5′ 3″+1.2 / +0.3
126Uzbequistão170.9 cm5′ 7″160.3 cm5′ 3″+1.1 / +1.3
127Djibuti170.8 cm5′ 7″159.8 cm5′ 3″+1.4 / +0.3
128Guiné170.7 cm5′ 7″158.8 cm5′ 3″-0.8 / +0.7
129Mongólia170.7 cm5′ 7″159.9 cm5′ 3″+2.6 / +2.8
130Arábia Saudita170.7 cm5′ 7″158.8 cm5′ 3″+7.7 / +6.2
131El Salvador170.7 cm5′ 7″156.4 cm5′ 2″+3.2 / +4.0
132Zimbábue170.7 cm5′ 7″159.8 cm5′ 3″0.0 / +0.4
133Eritreia170.6 cm5′ 7″157.6 cm5′ 2″+2.2 / +1.3
134Palau170.6 cm5′ 7″159.5 cm5′ 3″+1.9 / +3.1
135Belize170.5 cm5′ 7″158.1 cm5′ 2″+3.0 / +2.1
136Gabão170.5 cm5′ 7″160.0 cm5′ 3″+1.9 / +1.9
137Quênia170.5 cm5′ 7″159.4 cm5′ 3″+0.8 / -0.3
138São Tomé e Príncipe170.4 cm5′ 7″159.8 cm5′ 3″-1.4 / +0.5
139Gana170.3 cm5′ 7″158.9 cm5′ 3″0.0 / +0.6
140México170.3 cm5′ 7″157.9 cm5′ 2″+4.2 / +4.1
141Níger170.3 cm5′ 7″159.8 cm5′ 3″-1.0 / -0.4
142Panamá170.2 cm5′ 7″158.2 cm5′ 2″+2.7 / +3.3
143Quiribati170.1 cm5′ 7″161.0 cm5′ 3″+2.3 / +4.0
144Togo170.1 cm5′ 7″159.1 cm5′ 3″-0.8 / +0.7
145Nicarágua169.9 cm5′ 7″155.6 cm5′ 1″+3.5 / +2.3
146Namíbia169.7 cm5′ 7″160.3 cm5′ 3″-0.9 / +0.2
147Micronésia169.6 cm5′ 7″159.7 cm5′ 3″+0.4 / +2.6
148Honduras169.6 cm5′ 7″155.2 cm5′ 1″+3.9 / +3.2
149Nauru169.6 cm5′ 7″157.8 cm5′ 2″+1.6 / +1.9
150África do Sul169.6 cm5′ 7″158.6 cm5′ 2″+1.9 / +0.2
151Essuatíni169.4 cm5′ 7″158.9 cm5′ 3″0.0 / +0.4
152Malásia169.2 cm5′ 7″157.1 cm5′ 2″+3.3 / +2.2
153República Centro-Africana169.0 cm5′ 7″159.7 cm5′ 3″+0.6 / +0.8
154Vietnã168.9 cm5′ 6″158.4 cm5′ 2″+5.1 / +5.4
155Etiópia168.8 cm5′ 6″157.2 cm5′ 2″+0.3 / +0.5
156Uganda168.7 cm5′ 6″158.5 cm5′ 2″-0.5 / +0.2
157Congo - Kinshasa168.6 cm5′ 6″156.3 cm5′ 2″+0.1 / -0.1
158Afeganistão168.5 cm5′ 6″156.1 cm5′ 1″+3.2 / +1.9
159Angola168.5 cm5′ 6″158.1 cm5′ 2″+1.8 / +1.3
160Benin168.4 cm5′ 6″158.4 cm5′ 2″-1.4 / +0.3
161Gâmbia168.4 cm5′ 6″161.7 cm5′ 4″+0.1 / +1.2
162Tadjiquistão168.4 cm5′ 6″158.1 cm5′ 2″+1.4 / +1.3
163Vanuatu168.3 cm5′ 6″160.5 cm5′ 3″+1.1 / +3.5
164Costa do Marfim168.2 cm5′ 6″158.7 cm5′ 2″-1.0 / -0.5
165Guiné Equatorial168.2 cm5′ 6″158.0 cm5′ 2″+1.0 / +0.6
166Guiné-Bissau168.2 cm5′ 6″158.7 cm5′ 2″-0.5 / +0.4
167Bolívia168.1 cm5′ 6″155.6 cm5′ 1″+3.8 / +4.5
168Sri Lanka168.1 cm5′ 6″155.9 cm5′ 1″+4.8 / +3.2
169Lesoto167.9 cm5′ 6″156.7 cm5′ 2″+0.3 / -0.2
170Maldivas167.9 cm5′ 6″154.3 cm5′ 1″+6.8 / +3.8
171Comores167.7 cm5′ 6″156.5 cm5′ 2″+0.9 / +1.4
172Zâmbia167.6 cm5′ 6″157.3 cm5′ 2″+0.7 / -0.7
173Burundi167.3 cm5′ 6″155.1 cm5′ 1″+0.6 / -0.3
174Equador167.3 cm5′ 6″155.2 cm5′ 1″+3.1 / +4.3
175Paquistão167.3 cm5′ 6″154.8 cm5′ 1″0.0 / +0.8
176Butão167.0 cm5′ 6″155.2 cm5′ 1″+4.5 / +2.9
177Tanzânia167.0 cm5′ 6″156.9 cm5′ 2″+3.3 / +0.6
178Peru166.8 cm5′ 6″154.4 cm5′ 1″+2.5 / +3.7
179Mianmar (Birmânia)166.7 cm5′ 6″154.7 cm5′ 1″+3.4 / +2.2
180Índia166.5 cm5′ 6″155.2 cm5′ 1″+4.6 / +3.7
181Serra Leoa166.4 cm5′ 6″157.3 cm5′ 2″-1.0 / -0.1
182Brunei166.3 cm5′ 5″154.9 cm5′ 1″+4.4 / +3.4
183Indonésia166.3 cm5′ 5″154.4 cm5′ 1″+4.0 / +4.1
184Ruanda166.0 cm5′ 5″156.7 cm5′ 2″-0.5 / -0.9
185Malaui165.7 cm5′ 5″156.1 cm5′ 1″+1.5 / 0.0
186Libéria165.5 cm5′ 5″156.5 cm5′ 2″-0.7 / +0.3
187Mauritânia165.5 cm5′ 5″160.1 cm5′ 3″-2.0 / +0.1
188Camboja165.3 cm5′ 5″154.7 cm5′ 1″+3.8 / +2.0
189Ilhas Marshall165.3 cm5′ 5″154.8 cm5′ 1″+0.5 / +3.2
190Madagascar165.2 cm5′ 5″153.1 cm5′ 0″+1.2 / -0.2
191Filipinas165.2 cm5′ 5″154.1 cm5′ 1″+2.9 / +3.8
192Bangladesh165.1 cm5′ 5″152.4 cm5′ 0″+2.5 / +2.4
193Guatemala164.4 cm5′ 5″150.9 cm4′ 11″+2.2 / +2.5
194Nepal164.4 cm5′ 5″152.4 cm5′ 0″+2.6 / +2.0
195Iêmen164.4 cm5′ 5″154.8 cm5′ 1″+0.8 / +1.9
196Moçambique164.3 cm5′ 5″155.4 cm5′ 1″+0.3 / +0.4
197Papua-Nova Guiné163.1 cm5′ 4″156.9 cm5′ 2″-2.5 / +2.6
198Ilhas Salomão163.1 cm5′ 4″156.8 cm5′ 2″-2.5 / +2.5
199Laos162.8 cm5′ 4″153.1 cm5′ 0″+3.2 / +2.4
200Timor-Leste160.1 cm5′ 3″152.7 cm5′ 0″+3.2 / +2.8

O que os dados mostram

Os Países Baixos (Holanda) têm os jovens adultos mais altos do mundo: os homens medem em média 183,8 cm (6′0″) e as mulheres, 170,4 cm (5′7″). As menores médias estão no Timor-Leste, entre os homens (160,1 cm), e na Guatemala, entre as mulheres (150,9 cm).

No mundo, os homens medem em média 170,8 cm (5′7″) e as mulheres, 158,6 cm (5′2″). A diferença entre os países mais altos e os mais baixos passa de 20 cm.

A genética influencia a altura, mas as diferenças entre países refletem principalmente a nutrição, a saúde e as condições de vida na infância. Por isso a altura média aumentou vários centímetros em muitos países desde 1985.

Sobre os dados

Os números são estimativas da NCD-RisC para a altura média aos 19 anos no ano mais recente disponível, reunidas a partir de estudos populacionais com medição real (e não de alturas autodeclaradas). Os valores são arredondados para 0,1 cm.

Fonte: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC), Lancet 2020 — altura média aos 19 anos, estimativas mais recentes. Licença CC BY 4.0.

Perguntas frequentes

Qual país tem as pessoas mais altas?

Os Países Baixos (Holanda), com média de 183,8 cm para homens e 170,4 cm para mulheres.

Qual país tem as pessoas mais baixas?

O Timor-Leste tem a menor média entre os homens (160,1 cm), e a Guatemala, entre as mulheres (150,9 cm).

Qual é a altura média no mundo?

Cerca de 170,8 cm (5′7″) para homens e 158,6 cm (5′2″) para mulheres.

Por que usar jovens de 19 anos?

A maioria das pessoas já atingiu a altura adulta aos 19 anos, e usar uma única idade permite comparar países diretamente entre gerações.

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