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Height percentile calculator
Enter a height to see what share of US adults of the same sex are shorter. Percentiles come from heights measured (not self-reported) by the CDC in 2015–2018.
Percentile tables
| Group | 5th | 10th | 15th | 25th | 50th | 75th | 85th | 90th | 95th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US men (20+) | 162.8 | 165.8 | 167.6 | 170.1 | 175.4 | 180.2 | 182.9 | 184.7 | 187.4 |
| US women (20+) | 149.8 | 152.5 | 153.9 | 156.4 | 161.3 | 166 | 168.4 | 170.2 | 172.5 |
| US men aged 20–29 | 164.5 | 167.1 | 168.3 | 171 | 176 | 180.2 | 183.1 | 184.9 | 187.1 |
| US women aged 20–29 | 151 | 153.8 | 155.3 | 158.1 | 162.8 | 167 | 169.5 | 170.8 | 172.8 |
| US men aged 80+ | 157.4 | 161 | 163 | 166 | 170.3 | 175.3 | 178.2 | 179.6 | 182.3 |
| US women aged 80+ | 145.3 | 147.1 | 149.3 | 151.5 | 155.8 | 159.7 | 161.8 | 163.5 | 166.7 |
Heights in cm. Read across: for example, 90% of US men aged 20 and over are shorter than 184.7 cm. Older age groups are shorter partly because people shrink with age and partly because younger generations grew taller.