General Height - Page 2

Ellis said on 23/Jan/20
@Christian 6'5 3/8: How tall are your parents? I'm much taller then both my parents, my mom is 5'5 at a low, and I'm 6'8 when I get up. I'm the second tallest of people I know in my circles, I'm not going to reveal that, but including elementary school, middle school, high school, and college. The funny thing is that, when I started high school I was seven inches shorter than the tallest guy who is 6'9 (currently), and I definitely wasn't one of the tallest guys.
@Greg: When I'm barefoot, or with socks on, I look huge, but I wouldn't consider myself a giant, my feet are really long too lol. It's when I put sneakers on is when I get really insecure about it, also having a lanky walk doesn't help. I rival my doorframe barefoot, with shoes on I'm over it. My frame is a lot like Jack Skellington, when it comes to my shape, not muscle wise, I'm not a skeleton lol, I'm 193 pounds at the moment and bulking. When I go out I'm always the center of attention, I don't know if it is for my looks or my height. To put it in perspective, it feels like I'm walking a tightrope in public, because I get anxiety. Anyways, I think the word you are looking for is extremely tall, to get more technical, I believe a giant is a human ranging from 7 to 9 feet, perhaps for a female that range could be lowered, an argument can definitely be made there. This is just my opinion, I'm not taking a jab at you, if you think 6'6 is a giant I respect that. In my opinion 'giant' starts at around 7 feet, I remember when my dad got us seats to a knicks game in the 2017-18 season, and I got to see Kristaps Porzingis up close, mans was huge, he made me feel short, it was a row behind the court-side seats but before the game started I got to stand near the court, and saw all the players on the same level as them.

Baws said on 22/Jan/20
Rob, two questions - average height of the newest generation and the reason behind it.

1 - the new generation is getting taller. Would you say that now in the West an average 18-22 year old (who mostly done growing) male is about 5'10 (178) doctor's (morning) height?

2 - what is the reason behind it? I am told that more and more people are eating junk food and it certainly can't be healthy. Not sure how this would increase height. Of course, more people are into sports but then more into computer gaming with Twitch and whatnot. Also, I see taller guys with shorter parents - did their parents just not eat enough during their youth and now their kid fulfilled their genes?

Feel pretty short at 5'10 in an average country :-(

Sean william Winter said on 22/Jan/20
rob there a guy on youtube who whos parents mother 5'4 dad 5'8 hes 5'11 but think hed be much taller if he eat better as a teenager. does eating 3-4 meal day vs eating 1 meal day as teen has a huge impact on your maximum hieght?

Joaonova599 said on 22/Jan/20
Hi Rob why do some people consider 5ft 8in to be short but 5ft 10 is NEVER considered tall for a man. It's like any height even if just an inch or two under average is considered short however to be considered tall some would even stretch as far to say 6ft 1 is the minimum to be considered tall.

Lucas3456 said on 22/Jan/20
Hi Rob, could the average male height be a bit shorter than 5ft 9 in London as it is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world. I say this because at 6ft 3 inches are feel very tall but just solid tall.

Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 22/Jan/20
@Greg
There's no way that the 17th percentile is 5'0", especially not in America and the west. It'd be more like 5'5"-5'6".

@ Myself
It's common to lose around 0.5cm at your extreme low, compared to your normal low. Even I lose around that, maybe even more (196.5 normal low, and 196 max extreme low, sometimes 195.9), but some lose less, like Rob at only 0.3cm. And even if you were 192.5 at your normal low, I still wouldn't hesitate claiming 193, as it's only 0.5cm. Even I claim 197 to people whenever I'm using metric, but at times also 196.

Chris Bradley Brady said on 21/Jan/20
@ myself I wouldn't worry too much about not being honest man since that is a lot of work in a day. I have done monstrous workouts where I am deadlifting and pumping 60 pound dumbbells for arms for two hours and I can tell by me eye level against my 5-8 fridge that I am getting close to 6 flat after typically measuring at least 6 3/4 at a low (im the guy who hurt my back last year playing bball and still haven't been hitting 6 7/8 range at a low since then).

Progking said on 21/Jan/20
@Greg yeah i was on a percentile calculator just now and considering the 5'9 average for canada/u.s 6'0 is near 86th percentile, which is plenty tall enough. I think 5'6 is near the 17th percentile, thats generally where i consider a guy start of short. If the young adult average is really 5'10 then you would have to be 6'0.75 or near 6'1 to be in the 83rd percentile. I think 6'0.5, or close to 6'2 in shoes, is the golden height.

QM6'1QM said on 21/Jan/20
Myself said on 20/Jan/20

Yes, it's possible at your hardest day, how tall is your common morning height ? For example, my highest mark after bed is a 187.8-9 cm and i've never been under 6'1/185.4 cm.
P.S. But to be an honest guy - claim 6'2 to people :))

Greg said on 21/Jan/20
@mrfunnyguy don’t always trust the internet that goes for anything. Also I just don’t buy that you say you feel barely average at 6’1 around Sweden that’s why a lot of people doubt your height claim because it doesn’t add up with how legit 6’1 guys feel walking around. There’s a guy who trains with me who might be a weak 6’1, he’s definitely over 6’0 but by how much is debatable he might be 6’0.75 but he’s easily the tallest in my class on most days. Despite the U.S being like an inch or so under Sweden even there I can’t imagine 6’1 being remotely close to average.

Sean william Winter said on 21/Jan/20
@mr funny how tall are your parents?

Sean william Winter said on 21/Jan/20
mrfunny guy lucky for some ini8t being 6'1/.............

Bobby 1.78m (5ft 10in) said on 21/Jan/20
@Greg

I also grew an inch and change after 18. I was a flat 5'9 and grew to 5'10 range, so I don't think it's impossible.

@MrFunnyGuy

You'd have more credibility if we saw your whole body in the frame compared to your fridge. I don't know if you're shy or not but think about these things first before putting yourself out there on the internet like that.

Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 20/Jan/20
@Berta
What was her weight when she was able to bench press 55kg 4 times? For an average sized woman with no prior weight lifting experience, that's quite impressive. But I'm assuming she's not average sized, since she's tall.

Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 20/Jan/20
@Greg
4000 seems a lot for a guy your size, but I guess you need that much if you're attempting to bulk up. I on the other hand, don't need to gain weight, at least not for the moment, so I don't need to consume nearly that much. And yes, my metabolism is slower than the average person. It used to be faster when I ate 3-4 meals per day though.
Btw, it's nice that you're attending community college, instead of going straight to a 4 year college. I've seen a lot of cases where kids immediately go to 4 year colleges after graduating from high school, just to end up in debt and not figuring out what they exactly want to do. CC's not only helps you prepare your career better, but also saves you a lot of money. I kinda wished I went to a CC as well. But fortunately, I wasn't in debt, since I budgeted and saved up.

Nik J Ashton said on 20/Jan/20
@ Triplescrew - How tall are you?

Miss Sandy Cowell said on 20/Jan/20
@ Berta - How very thoughtful of you - your Mum is lucky to have you! Thanks for sharing your story with us.
😁👍

Nik Ashton said on 20/Jan/20
Rob’s not that much taller than his sister!

Greg said on 20/Jan/20
@Emil well I wouldn’t say unrealistic because someone good have different genetics of late growth so somebody squeezing out a last 1/2-1 inch isn’t that uncommon. Yes it does slow down towards the ends of the height cycle, however I know someone who grew a few inches at like 19/20 because the last time I saw him he was 5’11 range, I’m guessing like 5’11.25-5’11.5 and then he was 6’3 this was from like 17-20 so it could happen.

@Progking well that’s why I always say 6’0 is tall, a proper 6’0 guy will always look tall no matter what in most situations. I wonder what would qualify as 17th percentile probably like 5’0 or something as that’s very short for a guy.

mrfunnyguy said on 20/Jan/20
@Greg I actually checked the fridge out on the internet, and it said it was 186cm, but when I measured it I was around 185cm, as you see in the video.

Myself said on 20/Jan/20
Wow, today after 14 hours up I went for 3+km walk, while also bringing back home some 27 kg of groceries (only last 150m), and after almost 16 total hours out of bed I measured a low of barely 192.5 cm. Haven't measured that low in about 1.5 years...I wonder how low I could go after deadlifting or heavy squatting (I did train some abs during this day, but still)...I thought I was 192.60-75 cm minimum! Now I won't even feel that honest when claiming 193 cm...

Nik Ashton said on 20/Jan/20
@ mrfunnyguy - I would say a forehead!

berta said on 20/Jan/20
hi rob, i am gonna tell you a cool Thing about height loos in elder people. My mother is 65 and was at her peak 175 in the afternoon and 176 in the morning. couple months ago i saw that she looked shorter than she usually does and meassured her. she was down to 174 or tiny fraction over. I told her that she needed more muscles in her back and baught a row machine to her ( very easy weights) and she have been doing 30 minutes on that around 2 times a week. now around 3 months later i noticed her posture have been better again. so i measured her again ( around 5 in the afternoon) and she was now 174,6. It may sound strange but she really have gained back 0,5 cm in height because i can clearly see that she looks taller. so my advice to people who starting to loose height is to train the back with easy weight ( chin up machine is very good to but more for the upper back) and of course yoga is great to. So at the moment she have only lost 0,4 cm at the age of 65 and im gonna check her height in a couple of month again to see if she manage to get the same posture as Before and get back to peak height again. Im not saying that everyone will get height back, she have extremelly good genetics when it comes to building muscles ( she tried benchpress when she was Young and never been at a gym and manage to bench 55 kg 4 times. But i Think everybody will benefit from it in some Little way.

Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 19/Jan/20
@Mark O'Connor
Your sister's pretty short to say that she has a 6'0" father and 5'7" mother. I've known a woman who's 5'2", but both of her parents are around 5'10".

Dan84 said on 19/Jan/20
To Mark commenting about the average height gap between brothers and sisters, I'd assume that with an average 5 inch difference between males and females, you'd expect a similar difference between siblings. There's just over 6 inch difference between me and my sister. She ate terribly during her teenage years though, did little exercise and started smoking around 14 or so. Surprised it's not more of a gap though. I on the other hand lived a clean life and ate very well. Spitting image of my grandad though, who was just over 5 foot 9, so feel lucky to have ended up 3 inches taller than him and ended up a solid 6 foot. Annoyed to not have made it to my dad's peak height of a solid 6 foot 2. That for me is and always will be the dream height.

Mark O' Connor said on 19/Jan/20
I have a question, is possible that at 186 cm I am shorter than only 7/8 men out of 100? the average in my place is around 175 cm...

Greg said on 18/Jan/20
@Christian seeing that’s close to your height you might not but for me 6’6 at a low is the start of giant range, especially in most places outside of Netherlands and Bosnia. There it might be 6’7-6’8+ evening.

Nik said on 18/Jan/20
@ Mark O' Connor - It's interesting that your Mum ended up taller than your sister!

Nik said on 18/Jan/20
@ mrfunnyguy - That is not true, you tell that to Rob and I!

Progking said on 18/Jan/20
@Greg 6'0 is tall enough, i.e. if you are at 17th percentile you would be short in public(not that short though), so flip it and 83rd percentile is definetely tall

Canson said on 18/Jan/20
@Christian: I wouldn’t put 6’6” in that category either. I don’t consider a 6’6” guy that degree of tall standing next to me since it’s only about a 2” difference. More 6’8” to 6’9” range probably starting around 205cm maybe. I’d start Extreme tall as 200cm or 6’6.5-6’7 range.

Progking said on 18/Jan/20
@LukeHeinz yeah i thought it took off too but it actually doesnt, the height you measure you should be accurate enough. If your measuring with the wall trim at the bottom maybe take off 1-2 mm, but really that isnt neccesary. I get anywhere between 6'0 and 6'0.5 at night so i just claim 6'0 to be safe

Emil said on 18/Jan/20
Greg said on 16/Jan/20
@177.8cm if I where to guess you might have 1/2-1 inch of growth left how old are you and how tall are your parents? This will give you a rough indicator of where you will end up.

0.5-1 inch growth is unrealistic if it's only occurring in the cervical spine not to mention two vertebrae.

Nik Ashton said on 18/Jan/20
We had a viewing at our house today and a man came with his Dad! He is about 5’11” and his Dad is about 5’7”!

mrfunnyguy said on 18/Jan/20
@Christian 6'5 3/8" Here is a photo of me next to the fridge where you can see my feet, and a video where you can see the whole measuring tape. I may have been a bit taller than it, because it was in the morning.

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Luke Heinz said on 17/Jan/20
Rob, do you know how much height the little metal hook on the tape measure takes away, I don’t know if tape measures account for that, ik we’re talking millimeters if it were to take away height but I’m just wondering.

Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 17/Jan/20
@Greg
I don't know if I'd put as low as 6'6" in the giant category. It's very tall, but it's not freakishly tall in most cases.

@mrfunnyguy
There's no proof that you weren't stading on anything though. We see that the fridge is about 185, but we can't see your feet.

Bego said on 17/Jan/20
@Kunikoo Same here where i live when theres only 18-30 year olds around me but its just a perception like that. But go to cities like Belgrade especially when in Knez Mihailova or around Kalemegdan avg feels constantly over 185cm for some reason, has to do because Belgrade has alot of people of Montenegrin and Herzegovian descent who were immigranting alot over 100 of years ago

Greg said on 17/Jan/20
@mrfunnyguy if you feel ‘ a lot’ shorter it’s most likely because you are. Why don’t just do a measurement video? Wouldn’t that make more sense instead of doing the 3 pictures, for all we know you could be standing on something or going on your tippy toes just saying. That’s a pretty big fridge if it’s 6’1, anyways do the measurement video and report back.

@Christian Well that’s a good weight for a 6’5 guy, if you where a little shorter and it was mainly fat it would on be on the higher end of the norm. Though I’m not exactly sure of your body fat % I think you said you do work out every now and then? I’m in the 160 range usually, but I’ve been more and less my weight fluctuates a lot. Also your metabolism could be slower than mine, some people need to eat less than others. Those sound like pretty massive meals if they are over 1K+, but I know different schedules make it harder for someone to eat at certain points. And to answer your question about my longest time without eating. Could be a few hours but afterwards I usually eat a big meal. I have an extremely fast metabolism so to gain I need to eat 3000+ calories especially combined with working out and training I should be okay at 3500. 4000 would be ideal no matter of the intensity of which I train.

@Canson well I’m in a community college and hopefully I’ll be transferring soon to a university, so I guess post-grad?.

mrfunnyguy said on 17/Jan/20
@Mark O' Connor Guys are nearly always taller than their fathers (except me) and mostly about a head taller than their sisters, so you are not anything surprising imo.

John124 said on 17/Jan/20
In my opinion the 5'9 range is the start of what could be called anything decent. In europe 183cm or 184cm is solid. 184cm could be perfect. 181cm or 182cm is good but not quite enough. 185cm/186cm is a very solid and decent height range, but somehow it's just marginally excessive in my opinion - (speaking of places like the UK and US). In Scandinavia 6'2 would be the best height to be, 6'2 or 6'3 for northern Holland. But judging based on ideal proportions 6'2 is excessive in my opinion. There is a point when in real life the head of a man just becomes a bit too big. That point is 185cm/186cm. Look at someone like Arnold Schwarzenegger in the film Predator. He looks perfect at 6'1.5 with his fantastic steroid-crafted body. He knew what he wanted to achieve with the pump (aside from a son with Guatemalan housekeeper). But nevertheless, fantastic build. He is a legend for what he has achieved regardless of how he got there. On screen 6'1/6'2/6'3/6'4 looks great, but in real life 183cm/184cm looks the best. 181cm looks good in real life but not quite enough to be ideal. If we subtract steroids 185cm/186cm looks slightly too much to be ideal.

Mark O' Connor said on 17/Jan/20
With my dad being 6 feet and my mum 5'7 I ended up 6'1.25 and my sister ended up 5'4 range, do you guys think this was predictable such a big difference in height between us? (Just for curiosity)

Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 17/Jan/20
@Greg
I usually eat anywhere from 1000-1400 calories per meal (2 meals a day), so I don't think that I'm lacking calories, to the point of not being able to maintain my weight, since I've hovered around the 220-230lb range for years now. On some occasions though, I eat only 1 meal when I'm very busy or tired.

Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 17/Jan/20
@chevy
Maybe 2m+.

@Parker
Their son may just have inherited tall genes from one of his family members. I've seen plenty of tall kids with short or average parents, and vice versa.

@Greg
When was the longest you've ever went without eating?

Canson said on 17/Jan/20
@InsecureTeen: Its really about what you want to claim. if you don’t want to claim 6’1, then maybe go with 6’1 1/2 or 6’1 and change.

Canson said on 17/Jan/20
@Greg: are you in undergraduate or graduate school?

Bego said on 17/Jan/20
@InsecureTeen Where do you live?

Nik said on 16/Jan/20
@ anonymous pc9 - That's true!

Nik said on 16/Jan/20
@ Greg - You talk a lot of sense!

Nik said on 16/Jan/20
@ Parker - How tall are you and where do you live?

Nik Ashton said on 16/Jan/20
@ pov - Are Spanish and Italian people taller than Brits and Americans?

Nik Ashton said on 16/Jan/20
@ George89 - Featherstone/Pontefract, West Yorkshire.

Nik Ashton said on 16/Jan/20
@ Ere - I like your name!

Kunikoo said on 16/Jan/20
As for nothern germany. 6'2 can feel average awfully many times and even in smaller cities. To really make be taller pretty much everytime you need to be atleast a solid 6'4 in my opinion. There are quite many 6'2 and 6'3 footers for some reason, or atleast you'd not expect to see so many people to be taller than you by ~1.5 - 2 inches when you are in your boots which give you about 2-3cm additional in height. Hamburg for example has an average height of 183cm (6'0), which might explain that it barely feels above average. To really stand out there you need to enter 195cm+ (6'5+) territory. Maybe it's because of the big population? Then again I visited Barcelona which has an even bigger population if I recall right and I still felt noticeable taller than most there, so I don't think it's a matter of population size per se. It's really hard to stand out much below 6'4 in clubs in such there.

mrfunnyguy said on 16/Jan/20
Here is a couple of photos of me measuring myself next to a refrigerator this evening, and I seem to be 6'1 even though I feel like I'm a lot shorter.

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Greg said on 16/Jan/20
@177.8cm if I where to guess you might have 1/2-1 inch of growth left how old are you and how tall are your parents? This will give you a rough indicator of where you will end up.

Greg said on 16/Jan/20
@chevy, when you say extremely tall do you mean very tall or giant? I would say very tall begins at 6’2.5+ evening so 6’3/6’4 are definitely very tall but giant range might start at 6’6+ evening height.

Emil said on 16/Jan/20
@177.8cm

A few millimeters at the most I'd say. If anything at all

Sakz said on 16/Jan/20
@Canson Yeah I would say that's fair. I put 6'6 as the bare minimum because it's 9 inches above the overall average, which is more than just 'very tall' I would say. You're pretty much a whole heads length taller to put it into perspective.

InsecureTeen said on 16/Jan/20
@Mark I feel okay about it, I rarely see girls taller than me unless they're pretty tall in heels. In my college campus though, there's plenty of really tall guys that are 6'4-6'8+ but it doesn't bother me anymore, I'm taller/equal to most people. At most I would like 2-3 more cm but I'm fine where I am..

chevy said on 16/Jan/20
@christian what height do you think is the start of extreme tall for men in the us?

177.8cm said on 15/Jan/20
@rob so I had an x ray of my spine and saw that all my spinal growth plates were shut except for number 2 and 3 which were barely open (see image for number 2 and 3) how much height would one gain when those final two close completely?

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Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 15/Jan/20
InSecure Teen...you could say 6ft2 in public and no one would second guess it....but on here you'd be classified as a bit over 6ft1

Canson said on 15/Jan/20
@Sakz: I’d say at around 6’6.5 that would work for extremely tall. Meaning maybe 6’6 5/8 or even 3/4 lunchtime being they stand to lose more

Parker said on 15/Jan/20
Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 14/Jan/20
@chevy
I forgot to mention gigantism and other pituitary gland disorders. But other than that, a normal healthy person can't grow beyond his max genetic potential.

My best friend is 5'4 and his wife 5'6. Their son is 6'3.

Mark O' Connor said on 15/Jan/20
@Christian 6'5 3/8" I measured again and my eyelevel is 173.5, so is still quite low but no to much I think...

Mark O' Connor said on 15/Jan/20
@InsecureTeen same height as me, how do you feel heightwise if I can ask?

AndrewV said on 15/Jan/20
@Ere

5'8" is in the average range for the general population at the 35th-40th percentile, but around young white adults it's at the 25th percentile. I wouldn't really call 5'8" a short height overall but around young white people in the US and UK you will have many instances of feeling short.

Progking said on 15/Jan/20
@Mark O Connor, i usually measure 183.5-184 cm in the evening and get a 171 cm eye level, i think i am measuring a bit wrong though. 13 cm is a bit rare(over 5 inches), maybe try measuring again

Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 14/Jan/20
@chevy
I forgot to mention gigantism and other pituitary gland disorders. But other than that, a normal healthy person can't grow beyond his max genetic potential.

@Kellan
What you said is pretty much correct. The average height varies by state. In some northern Midwestern states, it could be as tall as 5'10", and the shrotst ones are barely 5'8". I live in Cali, and it's probably one of the shortest, as it doesn't feel much over 5'8", maybe 5'8.5" at a stretch, but no more.

@Mark O'Connor
Yeah, it's possible, but there aren't too many 186 guys with 13cm eye levels. It's definitely much longer than average.

InsecureTeen said on 14/Jan/20
186cm at night, 188cm out of bed, 186-187 during most of the day. What should I claim my height is in feet and inches? also would 187cm be good? 188? 186?

Greg said on 14/Jan/20
@6footTom Yeah I have that too, I always witness guys between 5’9-5’11 claim 6’0, and when I say 5’11 I mean closer to 5’11 flat rather than 6’0. I’ve had someone ask me if I was 6’0 before when I’m over an inch a half shorter than that. And people try to inflate me saying that I “have to be taller” even though I’ve measured myself more times then they did, as much as I would love to be taller unfortunately that is not the case. Also I noticed guys who can’t pull off boosting to 6’0, will just boost to 5’10 or 5’11, like guys between 5’7-5’9. With the exception of 2 5’9ish guys I’ve met before that tried to say they where 6’0, I immediately called them out and they refused to believe the truth. There are 2 kids in mind who are like 5’10 more or less and both try to say 6’0, the one kid tried to say 6’1, and I was like “what do you mean 6’1?” And he tried going back to 6’0 and I said no way, I might have even edged the guy out that was the funny part. As 6 footers sometimes they will say 6’1-6’2 it really depends. Guys in the 5’11 range bracket might try to sneak a 6’1 claim which is funny they think they wouldn’t get called out. That’s why everyone thinks different of all those marks. 5’10 is also the go to for most guys between 5’7-5’8 because it’s like the minimal excepted height in society. It’s a strange system really.

Greg said on 14/Jan/20
@Canson Yeah I’m 24, so haven’t grown since 18, it’s both good and bad having a bad posture well it’s good in the sense that i can bring out ‘hidden height’ through stretches and stuff. Bad is because I’ve developed damaged discs and the posture to begin with. And yeah my pattern constantly changes because not every single night will get a good quality sleep, or sometimes I’ll do more training. On the other hand, I could optimize everything on some days and have more of a relaxed days so measure taller.

Greg said on 14/Jan/20
@Kellan you must not really be 6’0 if you really feel average in the U.S among young white folks. I don’t understand where people get this false perception of the white American average. From what I observed it’s probably 5’9ish at most. I’m just under 5’11 and I feel tallish/above average amongst young white guys. If you’re 6’0 feet you should be feeling tall. There’s really not that many guys 6’0 or over, it’s 83rd percentile that’s no where near average.

Greg said on 14/Jan/20
@Christian yeah think of it this way, depending on your own goal whether it be maintenance, weight loss or gain you have to adjust your calories and macros accordingly. But of course you should be taking in the minimum nutritional needs. Yeah like for me I feel like I need at least 4-6 decently portioned meals to gain weight, my metabolism is pretty fast plus I’m highly active but somebody else might need only 1 or 2, however they would have to be very caloric dense meals.

AndrewV said on 14/Jan/20
@Kellan
Broadly speaking, 6'0" in the US is:
75th percentile around young white and black guys
80th percentile around young people of all races
84th percentile in the general population
95th percentile for young Asians and Hispanics

It's the start of tall, where as 6'1" would be solid tall (85th percentile around young white and black guys).

Myself said on 14/Jan/20
@Canson @Rob
Lately I've been going to the commercial center and to the town center quite a few times per week and tbh I still only saw like 1 person very close in height (looked like a German tourist) and another guy a little shorter than me...I see people 6'6-7+ like 3 times a year.

Sakz said on 14/Jan/20
@Luke Heinz If you don't want to claim the half just say 'about 5'10' because you'll be hovering around the mark for a good portion of the day. The main thing is you're rounding, not inflating.

@Chevy I would say 6'6 as the bare minimum but once you become 2m tall (pretty much 6'7) that's when you're definitely extremely tall.

anonymus pc9 said on 14/Jan/20
@Kellan yea, thats how average works

Bego said on 14/Jan/20
@Kellan Where do you live?

Emil said on 14/Jan/20
@Mark O' Connor

Definitely possible although your eye level would be a tad low

Equal said on 13/Jan/20
@Sean William Winter As of 1/13/2020, I measure 5’7 7/8 or 172.4 cm, so more or less 5’8. I started showing these signs of growth at around mid-December, when I was 5’7 1/2, and I turned 19 last August.

Ere said on 13/Jan/20
Rob do you get grief for being 5'8 irl do people call you short? A strong 5'8 seems solid average in uk I am 174cm and get some short comments but only from people who seem to have a problem with me. There's no way it can be short average is 5'9 and you definitely do not look short to me

Canson said on 13/Jan/20
@Rob: unless I go into the city, I typically don’t see anyone taller than me at 6’4” with the exception of the Couple colleagues who are taller

Obsessed With Height said on 13/Jan/20
@Triplescrew Well I don't have a tape measure, I did find a ruler though, turna out I'm 1.5 CMs taller
making me 173 (5'8)
since I'm actually 171.5 at my lowest, I said 171 cm to make it sound fair :P

Kellan said on 13/Jan/20
At 6’0 I can feel average when around young / white guys but feel somewhat tall in the general population in the US as almost all women and 80% of men are shorter. The 5’9 average seems correct but can vary by state, closer to 5’10 in the midwest and 5’8 in areas with larger nonwhite population.

Mark O' Connor said on 13/Jan/20
Is possible to measure 186 cm with a 173 cm eye level?

Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 13/Jan/20
@Greg
What you said is true. But even people with faster metabolisms can only eat 1 or 2 meals per day, if they have enough willpower and patience.

@chevy
There's really no exceeding beyond your max potential. One can grow up with having the best nutrition and healthcare in the world, but if his max genetic potential is 5'6" for example, then he won't end up taller than 5'6". The only way you can maybe exceed your potential, is if you were bred in a lab, lol.

Sakz said on 13/Jan/20
@Vsquad On the flip side though you won't be described as short, unless you're surrounded by people a lot taller. In fact you'll rarely even be towered unless 6'4+ is common is where you live. Nowadays those are two big factors considering the emphasis on being tall.

Canson said on 13/Jan/20
6footTom said on 8/Jan/20
@Some anonymous person

A legit 6'0" is quite tall to a lot of people. But because the media treats 6'0" as the standard male height and a lot of 5'10" - 5'11" guys tend to claim 6'0" people don't really consider that number tall and we tend to forget just how tall a legit 6'0" guy can look. I'm the same height and I recently had an interesting exchange with a classmate who asked me about my height.

Classmate: "Wait, how tall are you?"
Me: "I'm around 6 feet."
Classmate: "Really? I thought you were taller than that."
Me: "Yeah, I get that one a lot."
Classmate: "Oh, well at least it's nice that you appear tall."

The last bit is interesting because she was more or less suggesting that she would have considered me as tall if I hadn't told her what my real height was. But now that the cat's out of the bag, I only "appear" tall. It kind of goes to show how 6'0" has become somewhat of an undervalued height these days.

I’ve gotten the you look taller than that a lot. Imagine being a strong 6’4”And constantly being asked if I’m taller

Canson said on 13/Jan/20
@Greg: I wasn’t 100% sure if you still were In college. Yea in your case your pattern will change. You’ll go to being 5’10.5 after two hours and 5’10.25 afternoon (7 or 8) if you wake up 5’11

Delvin chung said on 13/Jan/20
Where does a 5'11 1/2 reach on a 6'3 guy

Triplescrew said on 12/Jan/20
@Obsessed With Height

Impossible to say with camera angles. Why not just take out a tape measure and see for yourself?

Triplescrew said on 12/Jan/20
@Luke Heinz

I would just say "almost 5'10"." That's good enough for most people in most situations.

Sean william Winter said on 12/Jan/20
wake up just over 180 cm. evening hold steady at 5'10.25 so anywere from 178.5 to 178.7 cm.

Sean william Winter said on 12/Jan/20
its liek this 5'3 guy wants 5'5 guy wants to b 5'7 guy wants to be 5'9 wants to be 5'11 wants to be 6'1 wna b 6ft 3/ lol/

Sean william Winter said on 12/Jan/20
equal what are you 173 cm? my normal low is 178.5 178.7 cm a strong 5'10. how old are you maybe you can still grow a 2 inches or so.

chevy said on 12/Jan/20
@everyone What height do you think is the start of extreme tall for men?

chevy said on 12/Jan/20
@rob What height do you think is the start of extreme tall for men?

Luke Heinz said on 11/Jan/20
Rob, I am 5’9.5 at my lowest, and wake up at 5’10.25. I claim 5’9, but I’m starting to think that I’m downgrading myself a little, since when I tell people I’m 5’9 they give me weird looks. What do you think I should claim?

AhvazIran said on 11/Jan/20
I am from North Western Asia( Iran, Turkey and Caucasus that includes Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia), I am 177cm tall, and below is the height chart for our North western Asian countries for youth aged 18-30 males.
Less than 165cm- Very Short
165cm-167cm- Short
168cm-170cm- Shortish
171cm- 173cm- Lower Average Zone
174cm- 177cm- Average Zone
178cm- 180cm- Higher Average Zone
181cm- 183cm- Tallish
184cm- 186cm- Tall
187cm and above - Very Tall
Anybody from Western Asia to comment on my height chart?

George89 said on 11/Jan/20
@Nikashton I live in Dorset on the South Coast. You?

Obsessed With Height said on 11/Jan/20
If the black mark is 171 cm, how tall would I be now, the blue Mark is my newest measurement, the black mark was made right after I woke up last month and the blue mark was made today, in the evening, I measured once more and the mark was about 3 mms higher than the blue mark shown in the pics.
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Nik Ashton said on 11/Jan/20
@ Equal - 5’8” is just as average as 5’10”!

Bobby 1.78m (5ft 10in) said on 11/Jan/20
@Equal

I'm 5'10, it's a nice height and you'll honestly feel above average at that height, but I would like to be 2-3 inches taller. Ideally, 6'1.25 which I consider a solid 6'1.

Greg said on 11/Jan/20
@Christian yeah but the thing is different people have different body and fitness goals, so what one person might consider good for their digestive system or maybe bodytype might be different from the next. So yeah you’re not wrong but Inter fasting is only for a different type of goal and works better with other body types that don’t have a fast metabolism, for example for me it wouldn’t work. Some bodybuilders do high carbs or low carbs but high protein, most of them that is. But diets different from individuals.

Greg said on 11/Jan/20
@Progking Yeah I know what you mean I feel tallish here in America, white guys definitely do not average more than 5’9 and even then I don’t see many guys close to or over 5’9 like there a few obviously and taller than that but for my observation in many different places that’s what I noticed. Yeah I think 5’10-5’11 range is tallish here. If I didn’t stunt my growth I think I could have ended up at least a legit 5’11 maybe 6’0 or close. Yeah it’s nice to be 6’0 in boots despite it not being legit 😂

Greg said on 11/Jan/20
@Equal While there no particularly good heights or bad ones, there might be some preferred heights. You have guys like Khaled Taban who think 5’9 is short or not good enough when in fact it’s perfectly average, you or Rob at 5’8 are low average in most places, girls wouldn’t be calling you short, but you’re right. 5’10 is just slightly above average in most places, I think an ideal height might be between 5’10-6’2 give or take. But that’s just my opinion.

@Canson so I think I’m 5’11 exactly out of bed this could vary more or less depending on the quality of sleep I get and how hydrated I am during the time being. I’ve been doing these ‘posture correction exercises advised to me by my chiropractor which could increase my height a little bit, it’s not growth however it’s ‘hidden height’ I have damaged discs and terrible posture which causes me to slightly under measure s bit. So I’ve been doing exercises and combined with glucosamine it’s really been helping me. Generally on a non relaxed day I will drop to my low really quickly so while carrying a heavy school bag and walking around for hours I could measure 5’10.25-5’10 3/8ths. That day I was just walking around and laying down every now and then. But I had to measure myself many times to make sure it was the right figure but I double checked and it was 5’10 5/8ths, 5’10.5 is usually what I am in the afternoon. Oh and I don’t wake up at 6-7am, for college I wake up around 10-11am but usually I wake up around 12pmish, so I mean 2-3 hours out of bed I’m 5’10.5 in 5 hours I would be closer to my low usually.

Bobby 1.78m (5ft 10in) said on 11/Jan/20
@George98

We have similar stats. I also wake up at 179cm, but I can fall further than 177.5cm, down to 177.2cm normally. Although I claim 178cm anyway and don't give a hoot if anyone calls me out for it. I can technically fall to 176.5-7cm at an absolute low but this happens rarely. Also depending on sleep and hydration, my morning height can be reduced by a fraction. You might actually measure a fraction taller than me in the morning, perhaps 5'10 5/8s.

Nik Ashton said on 11/Jan/20
@ Triplescrew - I like your name!

Equal said on 10/Jan/20
@Greg I say 5’10 or 5’9 are ideal heights (at least for me) because it’s certainly better than my roughly 5’8. I don’t necessarily care about being tall, I just want to don’t want to be 5’8. I’m perfectly content with an average stature. And I say this because I know for a fact that if a girl rejects because I’m “short”, I know she’s full of baloney cause I’m either towering her and/or incredibly shallow to place importance over something like that.

Equal said on 10/Jan/20
@Greg I say 5’10 or 5’9 are ideal heights (at least for me) because it’s certainly better than my roughly 5’8. I don’t necessarily care about being tall, I just want to don’t want to be 5’8. I’m perfectly content with an average stature. And I say this because I know for a fact that if a girl rejects because I’m “short”, I know she’s full of baloney cause I’m either towering her and/or incredibly shallow to place importance over something like that.

Triplescrew said on 10/Jan/20
@6footTom

I think you're reading too much into that exchange. She responded to what you said, that you "get that one a lot," implying it's a minor annoyance to have your height misjudged as being higher than it is. She replied with "well at least it means people think you appear to be tall," meaning that you should take their guesses as a compliment, not necessarily that 6foot isn't supposed to appear tall.

Sakz said on 10/Jan/20
@Progking Facial proportions aren't an accurate way to determine height because everyone's head size varies. They are a good indicator to determine how other people will perceive your height though, just as eye level would. 7 inches is closer to my upper lip and I have an average sized head. You're right that it can appear anywhere between 6 and 7 inches, and that depends on your head size.

@6footTom Purely based on what you said, the impression I get is she just thought you were taller rather than hinting you're not tall at 6'0. It is the bare minimum in terms of how tall they desire men to be after all. However, it has become an undervalued height now and a lot of women don't know how tall a 6 footer really is, mainly due to inflation.

Kaan said on 10/Jan/20
@Rob
Do you think that If someone works out.Doing Exercises like squats or deadlifts which can heavily Compress the spine.Can permanently make you shorter,If done often and with heavy wheight?Or Is it just for that particular day?

George98 said on 10/Jan/20
@rob Just right out of bed i measure exactly 179cm. I stay about 1-2 hours this tall. Than most of the day I stand at 178cm. In the end doesn't matter whether i jog or not, which i do pretty much everyday, i can go as low as 177,5cm ,but never lower,at least now(I'm 21 years old).I used stadiometer to check all above mentioned figures. So my question would be what height should i claim and how can I maintain my peak height as long as possible? Thanks in advance.

FiveEightJake said on 10/Jan/20
@Chevy

I think possibly 2-3 inches. My dad is nearly 5’10 and mum is 5’6, I’m only 5’8.5, my two brothers are 5’8 and 6’

My 6’ brother basically did all the right things, exercised everyday, ate well. Me and my 5’8 brother probably didn’t eat as well as we could have, we did do enough exercise I’d say but I avoided vegetables and milk until I was about 17 and by then it was too late for me to grow anymore, I didn’t even become height conscious until last year at the age of 23 lol.

It’s all just guess work really though, my brother may have been that tall regardless, and I may have actually maximised my potential as I do have quite small hands and feet for my height. I may have only been destined for 5’6-5’7 as my size 7 feet suggest :o (btw there is no correlation between feet size and you know what)

Bobby 178cm said on 10/Jan/20
@MtFunnyGuy

I doubt very much that women are as tall as you are. Are you sure you're not like 5'9 or whatever? You have the attitude of a man many inches shorter than yourself. I'd be pleased to be 6'1.

Canson said on 10/Jan/20
Greg said on 7/Jan/20
@Equal 5’10 is ok but I think 5’11.5-6’0 range is better a decent 5’10 though does look tallish from my personal experience as I touch 5’11 first thing out of bed and am 5’10.5/5’10 5/8ths in the noon but I will say this it is a pretty decent height you will be close to 6’0 in most shoes and reach 6’0 in boots.

@Greg: that’s an odd pattern. By noon do you mean 5 hours after waking? The average person loses about 5/8” from the time they wake until lunch. Are you a solid 5’11 or a hair over when you wake up? I could see maybe 5’10 1/2 lunchtime from 5’11 1/8” maybe. But in some cases if someone lays reclined it may cause them to maintain height. I’ve lost Almost all of mine within about 3 hours before once or twice from going to the gym in the AM and lifting where I lost it in two that time and once I went jogging and measured

Progking said on 10/Jan/20
@Triplescrew my eye level is 5'7 at 6'0 so im on the low side, 5'7-5'7.75 covers most of them.

Nik Ashton said on 10/Jan/20
I like your m-e-a-s-u-r-e-d!

yo123 said on 10/Jan/20
i am 18 years and 8 months old and at the moment i am somewhere in between 189190 cm in the morning but id say more like 189.2189.6 cm and my normal midday height is somewhere between 188.5189 cm. and my night height is 188 flat. my dad is 6 feet tall, his brothers range from 6'to 6'4. my mom is 5'4 and my cousins 5'8 to 6'8. i grew 2 inches from 15 to 16. but ive been growing exactly 1 inch a year after 16. so at 16 i was 6 feet tall, at 17 6'1, at 18 6'2 so now 8 months later i am half an inch taller. so judging by my growth i could be 6'3 at 19 exactly. my question is could i keep this growth up from 19 to 20 and end up at 6'4 my dream height. can you guys kindly give your opinions. THANK YOU!

Progking said on 10/Jan/20
@C Bradley, i see 1.25-1.5 inches there. I'd say you are easily 6'1 going by that picture.
@Greg in my town(mainly white) in Canada i would feel a bit above average if i was 5'10.5, maybe tallish among the general population. I started to feel tallish when i was 5'11 range at 16, but since you get to 6'0 in boots that is a nice height to be
@Jose4569 3 inches is perfect, so:
1 inch above: above average
2 inches: tallish
3 inches: tall
In between 2-3 inches can pass for tall though

FiveEightJake said on 10/Jan/20
@George89

173.6 cm as a low here can vouch. Sometimes I feel average, sometimes short and sometimes above average, depends on location really and the event (age group) I had wrote on here I went to Cheshire recently and it felt like 75% of blokes were over 5’10 there, in my nearest town though everyone seems to be a short arse, blame old age.

Too many short guys claim 5’8 as a safe claim and it messes it up for us who are legit. I had a colleague tell me they’re 5’9 and they are two inches shorter than me! I didn’t call them out though I’m not that nasty, If people are insecure or unsure it is what it is.

Mark O' Connor said on 10/Jan/20
@mrfunnyguy I am from northern Italy, the average here is pretty much around 5 9.5 for men so I feel pretty tall. It's very rare for me to meet a woman taller than me here, maybe 1 every 2 months( with same footwear)

Christian 6'5 3/8" said on 10/Jan/20
@Greg
Not necessarily. The FDA and the medical industry in general, have conditioned us that the more meals per day, the better. but constantly eating nonstop isn't good, because the GI system won't get a chance to take a break. Eating more meals also speeds up your metabolism, increasing your chances of becoming fat, as well as a host of other issues. And you don't have to eat lots of meals even if you're bodybuilding, as there are plenty of bodybuilders who do IF (intermittent fasting).

pov said on 9/Jan/20
From my experience white british, american and french are actually the shortest groups in the white race. Scandinavians average around 181/182cm, dutch average around 184cm, belgium average 178cm, germany around 179/180cm. I have worked in holland for over a year. And have also worked in germany for 5 months. For my company I travel a lot, especially around western/northern europe.

Vsquad said on 9/Jan/20
@Some anonymous person

I'm 6ft as well and I also hate when people call me tall or make a big deal out of it (usually my family who do it the most). There's so much taller people out there that I feel guilty for even entertaining the notion that I'm "tall"...

It's actually frustrating being 6ft. Taller people who are 6'1+ will tell you "you're not even that tall", but then people below 5'10 won't stop telling you how tall you are which makes you feel guilty like I said.

Greg said on 9/Jan/20
@some anonymous person either you’re trolling or walking around China 😂😂😂

Big Ben said on 9/Jan/20
@mrfunnyguy - Let's meet up in Stockholm one day. @Lell is invited too (if I'm correct @Lell doesn't live much more than an hour away from me). In my experience people claim to taller than what they are in Sweden.

chevy said on 9/Jan/20
@rob what’s the maximum that you can exceed your maximum potential height by? For example let’s say your dad is 5ft 8 and your mom is 5ft 2. And your maximum potential is 5ft 4 to 6ft .

Triplescrew said on 9/Jan/20
@SMark O' Connor

A 5'8" eye level at 6'2" is pretty unlikely. I'll take your word for it, but I'd expect that from somebody around 6'0.5".

Triplescrew said on 9/Jan/20
@Some anonymous person

A legit 6 footer has an eye level (around 5'7.5") that sees above the heads of conventionally tall women and looms pretty large over the 5'4"-ish eye levels of 5'9" men. I don't know if that's worth laughing over or being called "massive," but it's not strange to be seen as a bigger dude at that height.

grizz said on 9/Jan/20
@Some anonymous person, where are you from?
@Alex 6'3.25, your listed height would make you decently above average both in the Netherlands and the Balkans (which are similar in height). Once you're past 188 cm (6'2), there won't be a simple person in the world (mentally handicapped excluded) who will call you average or short.

6footTom said on 8/Jan/20
@Some anonymous person

A legit 6'0" is quite tall to a lot of people. But because the media treats 6'0" as the standard male height and a lot of 5'10" - 5'11" guys tend to claim 6'0" people don't really consider that number tall and we tend to forget just how tall a legit 6'0" guy can look. I'm the same height and I recently had an interesting exchange with a classmate who asked me about my height.

Classmate: "Wait, how tall are you?"
Me: "I'm around 6 feet."
Classmate: "Really? I thought you were taller than that."
Me: "Yeah, I get that one a lot."
Classmate: "Oh, well at least it's nice that you appear tall."

The last bit is interesting because she was more or less suggesting that she would have considered me as tall if I hadn't told her what my real height was. But now that the cat's out of the bag, I only "appear" tall. It kind of goes to show how 6'0" has become somewhat of an undervalued height these days.

Progking said on 8/Jan/20
@Sakz weird i think tip of nose for me is 6.75 inches or so. I think its hard to get an exact height from that as tip can be anywhere from 6-7 inches.

AndrewV said on 8/Jan/20
@Some anonymous person

Do you live in a country where 183cm is exceptionally or very tall? Even if you don't, anyone who's at upper percentiles of height will get comments and remarks from time to time.

Nik Ashton said on 8/Jan/20
@ Some anonymous person - Where do you live?

Grayloth said on 8/Jan/20
@mrfunnyguy:

Like I have said many times before, the average height has been m-e-a-s-u-r-e-d in Sweden every year, up until 10 years ago, since the 1940s in military drafting and it's been around 180 cms since the 1980s (same as the other Scandinavian countries by the way).

You keep making up excuses to yourself because you can't face that you either aren't 6'1 as you say or you can't judge height at all. I am 6'3.25 guy from Sweden and people always refer to me as tall or the tall guy.

Nik Ashton said on 8/Jan/20
@ George89 - You are virtually average for a man! Whereabouts (autocorrect tried to change it to snouts! 🐩!) in the UK do you live?

mrfunnyguy said on 8/Jan/20
@Mark O'Connor I'm half a centimeter shorter than that (about 187.5 cm in the morning), and I see women taller than me literally all the time when along the street downtown. Are you from America if you don't mind me asking?

C Bradley said on 8/Jan/20
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I am the tall guy in center back with the shades on. do you guys think I look strong, solid, or weak 6-1 with the guy next to/ in front of me who is grant gustin like range 5-11.75?

I am standing a bit behind but good posture and tilting up a bit. he didn't stand as well and may have been tilting down. footwear I am not sure who had advantage between us. I had a bit more hair on top. not sure if balcony was totally level. what do you think?

I am the tall guy in center back with the shades on. do you guys think I look strong, solid, or weak 6-1 with the guy next to/ in front of me who is grant gustin like range 5-11.75?

I am standing a bit behind but good posture and tilting up a bit. he didn't stand as well and may have been tilting down. footwear I am not sure who had advantage between us. I had a bit more hair on top. not sure if balcony was totally level. what do you think?

Some anonymous person said on 8/Jan/20
I am only 183cm or 6ft for short. I know I am still tall but some people treat me like I am some massive guy. There were even some girls laughing at how tall I am. I don't know why I am percieved as so tall

Sakz said on 8/Jan/20
@Mark O'Connor You'd expect them to be about 6'1. That's where 5'7 reaches on me.

Mark O' Connor said on 8/Jan/20
I talked to a woman and she looked taller than me and I am 188 cm in the morning, but she had about 4/5 cm heel. I have a quite low eyelevel, at around 173 cm at night, while she had a small head and a higher eyelevel of course, do you think it is only a perception and she could have been as tall as me or even shorter? I had flat vans

chevy said on 8/Jan/20
@rob do you think Yao ming’s height is extraordinary?

c-mo said on 7/Jan/20
simple height chart . night heights . non elderly men from europe and nearby regions :



167.5cm = short

172.5cm = borderline short/medium

177.5cm = medium

182.5cm = borderline tall/medium

187.5cm = tall


the closer you are to a certain height I listed the more you fall in that category

Sakz said on 7/Jan/20
@Equal To add to that point a lot of women don't even know what a 5'10 or 6 footer looks like, which is why I think their 'ideal height' is quite pointless. For example a lot of 5'10 males will claim 6'0 and women will believe it. Basically if you were 5'10 or 5'11 they wouldn't even notice that you're not the desired 6'0, not that it should dictate a relationship.

@Visitor Yeah something like that is definitely down to injury. A lot of people have slight variations and assume it's height loss, but that can't happen unless you have an injury or a spinal condition. Of course posture also plays a big role.

George89 said on 7/Jan/20
Just chucking it out there I don't feel short at 173cm at night in the UK. Feel taller than most people I come across and by that I mean most women, old people and a good 30% of men. I have good posture and usually wear at least an inch shoe or trainer. I think most people are measuring themselves wrong or are lying if they feel short at 5ft8. Yes there are situations when you're around 6ft+ people that can make you feel short but on the whole it's not a bad height. Just saying!

anonymus pc9 said on 7/Jan/20
@Nik Ashton it depends on the state

anonymus pc9 said on 7/Jan/20
@Visitor consider that in the past average was lower. I don't know where you and your grandfather from, but in the 1910-1950/60 average was around 5'5-5'8 in the most country

Greg said on 7/Jan/20
@Equal 5’10 is ok but I think 5’11.5-6’0 range is better a decent 5’10 though does look tallish from my personal experience as I touch 5’11 first thing out of bed and am 5’10.5/5’10 5/8ths in the noon but I will say this it is a pretty decent height you will be close to 6’0 in most shoes and reach 6’0 in boots.

Grayloth said on 7/Jan/20
@Andrew

I have linked that alot of times but he doesn’t seem to get that into his head.

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This is army recruit average measured heights

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As you can see the average height is around 180-181 for young swedish men.


And also, average height is around 182-183 for young ethnic dutch men. (182,5 for young men born in 1994 and add 0,5 cm to get young ethnic dutch men).

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AndrewV said on 7/Jan/20
@Jose4569

It really depends on the standard deviation of a population. The higher the standard deviation, the further you'd have to be from average to be at a higher/lower percentile.

mrfunnyguy said on 7/Jan/20
@AndrewV All statistics from Sweden will probably show that the average is in deed around 5'11.5, but since many people lie about height, the self reported statistics are not very reliable. Here in Sweden many people tend to downgrade their height instead of inflating it like in many other countries, which probably means that the real average is a bit higher than the self reported. I even know a guy who knows himself that he is around six foot but calls himself 175 cm (5'9) for example.
As for the official measured average, I would guess that it's incorrectly measured, even though I know it sounds ridiculous when I say it. When I measure myself on the height markings in stores here in Sweden, I often end up like 5'11-5'11.5, but sometimes 6'1 like I have measured myself at home. I've measured myself with different measuring tapes, rulers and even yardsticks, in different places, and I always get that I'm about exactly 6'1 (185.4-185.5cm) in the evening, so I don't believe I've overmeasured myself. Still, very often (but not always), I measure myself as 5'11.5 or something like that in stores.
Some other guy here from Sweden (I think it was Lell but I'm sorry if remember it wrong) told me that people often underestimate his height, and I've also noticed that people here for some weird reason have an incorrect perception of height. Which is the opposite from a lot of other countries where people often overestimate other people's heights instead.

Alex 6'3.25 said on 7/Jan/20
Guys, which height do you consider more ideal in Netherlands to be perceived decently tall?

Lell said on 7/Jan/20
@Glitch

Age 15: 174.5 cm

Age 16: 176 cm

Age 17: 176.5 cm

Age 18: 178 cm

Age 19: 179 cm

Mhmdmahmoud said on 7/Jan/20
Who is better elevator shoes or shoe lifts? Advice me please because I'm confused to buy one of them.

Visitor said on 7/Jan/20
My grandfather was REALLY short (but stocky and very strong). Barely over 160 cm. I ended up being the 181-183 cm that I am. Going back even that one generation, you can't basically predict your height at all.
I also grew significantly after age 17. The last step took many, many years. I was measured 180 cm flat at age 20, but after that I've been measured significantly taller many, many times. I was over 181 cm 30 minutes ago. I'm not sure how common this is, but if you're that young, I mean still a teenager, don't think you're definitely done growing at that point. I also continued growing a thicker and fuller beard literally all through my twenties, I don't think that's related to height at all.

My lower back injury has been x-rayed, my spine has "dropped down" from its natural position and is also slightly curved. I still don't know if it can be corrected somehow. But that's why I've had "height loss" in my early 30's. I really was measured at slightly over 183 cm in the evening when I was 22, these days I only measure even close to that first thing in the morning. The injury probably also has something to do with why my height varies much more than others, the extreme range is 180-183 and I have even measured 179.8 after VERY heavy exercise. I really should get things fixed, my back actually hurts even right now. It's not good.

Glitch said on 6/Jan/20
@Lell

Can you tell me your growth chart age wise from 15-19? I will se if it matches with me

Jose4569 said on 6/Jan/20
Hi Rob in your opinion. Is 3 inches above average and 3 inches below average considered the start of tall/short. Or would you say 4 inches above or below average to be considered short and tall.

Sakz said on 6/Jan/20
@Progking Yeah or maybe 5'9.75 at most. 6'0 is weak low end tall whereas 6'1 is more solid tall.

Equal said on 6/Jan/20
@Lell

Yeah, I hope so too. Honestly, 5’10 5/8 is a pretty killer height. At that point, your so close 5’11 (and 6’, for that matter), that you’d already look pretty tall to most. As such, I would deem 5’10 an ideal height for males. (I feel like it’s a lot of women say 6’, but it’s kind of a stretch and I think being tall is overrated).

I wish I could hit 5’10, but I’ll settle for 5’8 1/2.

Progking said on 6/Jan/20
@Mark o Connor 186-187.5 cm range is likely

AndrewV said on 6/Jan/20
@mrfunnyguy

Please show me a source that provides measured data of young Swedish men. The Balkans and the Netherlands are renowned for having the tallest men on earth and they're no taller than 6'0"-6'0.5" for young white men.

Progking said on 6/Jan/20
@Sakz yeah and i dont think the young adult average is as high as 5'10, maybe a bit under like 5'9.5. If your close enough to 6'1 you are definetely tall but 6'0 can count too

Sakz said on 6/Jan/20
@Dan84 If I looked at that I'd think it was based off the younger generation average which is slightly higher. If you go by the overall average of 5'9 which includes all ages, 5'10 is above average and a 6 footer is tall. 5'6 is short though which I agree with. However that is perception based as you said which can alter it.

Lell said on 6/Jan/20
@Equal

Yeah you must have taken after your mother's side a bit more. My maternal grandparents were 5'5" and 5'4", but I heard that my grandpa was malnourished as a child during Soviet WW2 and ate grass to survive. Their children got good nutrition and my mother grew to 5'6" and my uncle 6'0" (as my mom says, he could've been 5'10" dunno).

My father is 5'8.5" and I heard that my paternal grandma was short, so I guess 5'2" range. His brother is short and so are his children ranging around 5'6/5'7". I have heard stories from relatives that my other uncles were 6'1". Not sure if it is true as it may have been an exaggaration, but they must have definitely been atleast 180cm/5'11" tall.

Growth is undpredictable. I thought at 17 I was done at 176 cm but have added 3 cm since then. So you may hit 5'8" who knows.

Nik Ashton said on 6/Jan/20
@ Dan84 - There is a lot right about what you say but for me average ends below 180 cm and tall starts below 185 cm! Otherwise spot on!

mrfunnyguy said on 6/Jan/20
@AndrewV I didn't say that the average was 6'2 in Sweden, I just said that it's barely over average. It's probably a strong 6'1.

Dakar said on 5/Jan/20
Rob, if I send you a picture of me, can you know my height? the last time I measured myself accurately was at 16 and I was 181 cm

Equal said on 5/Jan/20
@Lell

I turned 19 in August, so not too long ago I would say. It’s worry considering that in terms of height, my father is in the 5’11-6’ range and my mom is (I think) 5’4. So it kind of baffles me how I still ended up being pretty average, but it’s probably because my mom’s side of the family isn’t very tall (my grandpa on her side is 5’6). How tall are your parents?

Poster said on 5/Jan/20
@Ross Galbraith: What part of the USA were you in? Different parts have different heights. You find shorter people in the urban northeast and southwest. You find taller people in the upper midwest.

Nik Ashton said on 5/Jan/20
@ Khaled taban - All the best, take care.

Nik

Nik Ashton said on 5/Jan/20
@ Ross Galbraith - Americans are taller than people in the UK!

Nik Ashton said on 5/Jan/20
5’8” feels at least average a lot of the time in the UK although on others it feels under average and well shorter than a reasonable minority of men are!

Dan84 said on 5/Jan/20
So at my height of 184cm in the evening and 6 foot 1 out of bed, here is how I perceive the height of British men:

Men- 5 foot 6- short
168cm to 173cm- Shortish
173 foot 8 to 180cm - average
180cm to 185cm- tallish
185 cm - 190cm- tall
190cm- 195cm- very tall.
195cm- extremely tall and pretty rare.

Any woman around 5 foot 7 imo is tallish and if they're above my eyeline so 172 cm or so then they're tall.

Anybody agree or disagree?

Sakz said on 5/Jan/20
@Bobby I think 6'3 typically starts to become 'very tall', but some may view 6'2 in that category aswell considering it's 5 inches above average.

Cristi said on 5/Jan/20
Hey @Rob, I'm back with anothe question. How tall are those folks in comparation to Obama&Trump.

Click Here

Romania president is listed at 192cm, but that's too high in my opinion.

Greg said on 5/Jan/20
@progpking Click Here here’s another photo as you can see the guy 2nd from the right is noticeably shorter than the guy in the green hoodie who’s probably like 5’11 3/8ths-5’11.5 himself so he can’t be that range. The shortest guy in the photo is like between 5’2-5’3.

Greg said on 5/Jan/20
@Progking he’s not even close to that, in boots he would probably reach his 5’11 claim 😂 hell that would make me a solid 6’0(I wish) but no he’s max like 5’9 3/8ths barefeet, he might reach 5’9.5 in the afternoons but that would be his low, ill try to get another photo for you guys to show what I mean. The guy on the far right isn’t standing well he’s definitely over 5’7, we measured him he got a little bit over 5’8.

Greg said on 5/Jan/20
@Ross Galbraith Americans aren’t getting smaller they have always been around 5’9 on average as long as I could remember even at 5’10 you would be taller than most, 5’11 is a solid above average the only place you would feel average is in some parts of Europe like Amsterdam or something, thinking your post in itself is enough proof for people here who think Americans average at 5’10.

QM6'1QM said on 5/Jan/20
Lell said on 5/Jan/20

6'2 is a tall height everywhere all over the world!!!

AndrewV said on 5/Jan/20
@Ross Galbraith
Many Western European countries are have a 5'11" or 5'10.5" average, but the UK is actually very similar in height to the US: a 5'9" national average and a 5'10" average for white guys under 40.

Myself said on 5/Jan/20
"mrfunnyguy said on 4/Jan/20
@cristi- I'm from Sweden, and I would say you would probably be barely over average here, probably like one or two centimeters. In some cases, if you would be among a lot of ethnical swedish young guys, you would sometimes even end up a bit below average."
-
@mrfunnyguy
Stop being so funny)

AndrewV said on 5/Jan/20
@Cristi
In America you will be in the very tall range, around 95th percentile. Even around the tallest demographic, young white guys, you'd still be above the 90th percentile, you will be universally considered a tall guy in the states. More anecdotally, you'll be the tallest in guy in most social contexts, even on a majority white college campus.

Source: Click Here

AndrewV said on 5/Jan/20
The average for Swedes isn't 6'2, no country or region on earth is nearly that tall. A solid 5'11" for young lads seems likely based on multiple studies, but 6'2" is impossible.

Lell said on 5/Jan/20
@Cristi

I live in Sweden and at 188 cm you'd still be tall but not tower over as many people and not tall to the point that it is anything remarkable really. So you're fine.

Lell said on 5/Jan/20
@Equal

When did you turn 19 bro? I turned on Dec 19 and I grew the same way from 1/2 to measure around 5'10 5/8"/179,5 cm. Hopefully you reach 5'8" and I reach 5'11".

Ross Galbraith said on 5/Jan/20
Rob, first time visiting yer site. I’m a Scot living in Canada. I’m a strong 5’11”, when visiting the US i’m definitely taller than the majority of me. Surprisingly, in the UK and Western Europe i’m about average. Can this be attributed to health care differences? Are Americans getting smaller?

Ross Galbraith said on 5/Jan/20
Rob, first time visiting yer site. I’m a Scot living in Canada. I’m a strong 5’11”, when visiting the US i’m definitely taller than the majority of me. Surprisingly, in the UK and Western Europe i’m about average. Can this be attributed to health care differences? Are Americans getting smaller?

chevy said on 5/Jan/20
@rob would it be unusual for average height parents to have kids that are over seven feet tall?

Mark O' Connor said on 4/Jan/20
If 5 feet 7 comes to the tip of the nose of another person, what is the person height range?

Big Ben said on 4/Jan/20
@Rob - I still think that standing at his tallest he could measure 194.5-195. I think he'd edge out Zlatan Ibrahimovic by a fraction. Here's another one: Click Here

That feller next to me is 168.5cm under a stadiometer (atleast that's what the stadiometer at. How tall can I look in that picture? I must add that I insist that 194/195 guy is the perfect fit for Dracula. He's got Christopher Lee's nose, he's got black hair, very tall and he's got a deep voice!

Bobby 1.78m (5ft 10in) said on 4/Jan/20
@InsecureTeen

If you claimed 6'2, it wouldn't technically be lying as you measure it in the morning, but I would claim 6'1 with those stats. Now, if you measured 6'2.5 in the morning and 6'1.75 at a low, I would claim 6'2 then, or even if you were 6'1.5 at minimum at a low. A height of 186cm is 6'1.25. In metric, I would claim 186cm, since you say you are 186cm for the majority of the day.

QM6'1QM said on 4/Jan/20
InsecureTeen said on 3/Jan/20

That's literally my height, but i was never less than 6'1 (185.4 cm).
Please, keeping yourself honest guy - claim 6'1 to people, please :)
It's finest quality of men.

QM6'1QM said on 4/Jan/20
Cristi said on 3/Jan/20

You're tall man, somewhere around the world!

Progking said on 4/Jan/20
@InsecureTeen, just claim 6'1, or a little over 6'1. If you were 6'1.5-1.75 for the majority of the day claiming 6'2 is fine

Progking said on 4/Jan/20
@Cristi at almost 6'2 you will feel solid tall in America, in Netherlands maybe just above average

Progking said on 4/Jan/20
@Greg guy in back looks 5'11.25-5'11.5. No more than that. Claiming almost 6'0 isnt a bad claim. Guy with blue shirt looks a little under 5'6 probably if he stood straight. Guy on far right looks around 5'7 as well if he was standing a bit closer to you.

mrfunnyguy said on 4/Jan/20
@cristi- I'm from Sweden, and I would say you would probably be barely over average here, probably like one or two centimeters. In some cases, if you would be among a lot of ethnical swedish young guys, you would sometimes even end up a bit below average.

Greg said on 4/Jan/20
@Rob Spot on guess with the guy in the blue shirt he’s never looked more than a solid 5’6 for me as for the guy on the far right do you think he’s around 5’8 and change? The guy behind me is actually not even 5’11 range let alone 5’10, the only way he would be 5’11 range was if I was a legit 6’0 which I’m not 😝. I’m probably about 5’11.5 there in footwear. I haven’t measured him but I think he would be in the 5’9 range this is as close to a measurement as he’s done to try to convince us he’s 5’10.5-5’11, notice how the tape is bent?Also not sure if he had footwear or not but I think he looks at best 5’9 range not counting his hair and how the tapes bent. his 5’11 claim is not believable Click Here

Cristi said on 4/Jan/20
Hey @Rob, can you estimate how tall I look beside my friends?

In this picture my friend is 168 (measured) and we have the same footwear advantage.
Click Here

Thanks, hope you approve my comment.


In this picture, my friend is 182cm measured and we have exactly the same footwear advantage.

Click Here

Bobby 1.78m (5ft 10in) said on 4/Jan/20
@Cristi

Nah. A 6'2 guy would be considered very tall even in America and Sweden, but in the Netherlands, you might encounter guys your height more often. Although I'd say even for the Netherlands, you'd be considered above average height, as their average is generally accepted to be a solid to strong 5'11 range, with the youth possibly measuring closer to 6'0.

Myself said on 4/Jan/20
@Greg
Yeah, that's a very big shoe size for someone of that height... sometimes when I look in the mirror and see myself in shoes I still am kinda impressed by how big they look (wearing 14 now usually), but on a shorter person they would be very noticeable.
Interestingly enough my hands are about 90-95 percentile in terms of length, but they are pretty much of the same size as my mother's (mine maybe slightly wider). It's still something I can't wrap my head around...her hands for a woman are huge, yet mine aren't really THAT big for a man. Genetics are weird sometimes, hehe

Canson said on 4/Jan/20
@Greg: most people, but not all, who refuse to be measured or measured properly especially when someone challenges their height typically know that they’re not being truthful. I heard 1 or two people say something along the lines of “not right now” or “I don’t have time” or “why does it matter” or why do we need to do this. Of course the ones who bring up the argument in the first place or who insinuate that they’re taller than they are or that you’re taller than you are

Equal said on 3/Jan/20
Earlier in December, I measured at 5’7 1/2 (I’m 19, mind you). Now, I measure 5’7 5/8 (I check consistently to ensure that I’m not over measuring since I walk and stand around a lot during the weekends). This wasn’t always the case earlier in 2019, where I was only 5’7 1/4. I know these differences in height are very minor, but I hope that this pattern of growth continues in the next couple of months to where I’m a strong 5’8.

Greg said on 3/Jan/20
Rob in this photo how tall do I look amongst my friends bearing in mind their claims? Also how tall would you say they actually look to you? The guy on the far right claims 5’8/5’9. Guy with blue shirt claims 5’7- 5’7.5 guy in the back claims 5’11 and has claimed almost 6’0..🤕 My friends think that he’s the same height as me what do you think? Despite him standing further away from the camera. I believe footwear was pretty close amongst us all except the guy with glasses had vans and I was in 1 inch air maxes. Click Here Also I have no idea why it’s saying erotic images when you click the link there’s nothing inappropriate about the photo.

Mark84 said on 3/Jan/20
Hi Rob I am 35 years old man from Northern Italy. I am 174 cm tall just out of bed and about 172.5 cm at dinner time. Young people are very tall even in Italy these days. How would u classificate my height among European men my age?

Cristi said on 3/Jan/20
I am 189.5cm in morning and 187.5cm in evening. In my country, Romania, I tower over most of population, and I rarely see a guy taller than me. Do you think if I go in Netherlands, Sweden, America, I will be considered average?

Cristi said on 3/Jan/20
Hey Rob, How tall do you think Romania president is? His name is Klaus Iohannis, you can search photos of him with Donald Trump and Obama so you can give me an estimate, please?

Miss Sandy Cowell said on 3/Jan/20
@ Khaled Taban - Peace to you too, bruv! Should you wish to come back, you know where we are! 😘

It's been a great pleasure knowing you! 😁👍

Trigueros-5ft9.5 said on 3/Jan/20
@Khaled Taban You should've gone for a therapist rather than leaving the website , It's sad you've left celebheights over height obsession. However , It's your choice after all ...

Greg said on 3/Jan/20
@Kenny I think it’s fair for you to claim 5’10.5 or 179cm you’re likely over at or around 5’11 in the mornings 5’10 sounds like a low for you.

Big Ben said on 3/Jan/20
@Rob - It's funny, he thinks he might be even taller than 195 now but I beg to differ. He can barely look 6'4.25" in person mainly due to not having exactly a military posture. But standing tall he's in that upper 6'4"/6'5" range.

InsecureTeen said on 3/Jan/20
If my height a few minutes after getting out of bed is 188cm, and approx 186cm for the majority of the day, while probably 185.5 at minimum most days, seldom 185 I think, can I claim 6'2" if I don't want to be too technical?

Joe J said on 2/Jan/20
Hi Rob,

A YouTuber who goes by the named of JMX claims 6”5, he’s done some YouTube boxing matches and an MMA match recently and there will definitely be some pictures of him with other listed YouTubers. Do you think he is the full 6”5?

F97 said on 2/Jan/20
What would be a low respectively high eyelevel for a 183-184cm guy?

Greg said on 2/Jan/20
@Khaled Taban I don’t think 5’10 is a ‘barely good height’ for a guy, I think it’s decent same with 5’9 granted you’re legit then I wouldn’t give both heights a bad grade, remember you could always be 5’5 or shorter that would be a worse type of scenario. However, I do agree with you that one Czech there are more tall girls, Slavs can be tall sometimes same with Polish, Denmark and Nordic people as well. 6’0 isn’t common there but I would say it’s more common than America or like the U.K. Jeez Man I think the problem is more personal than just height related maybe you have body dysmorphia or something have you tried seeing a therapist? Maybe it could help and that’s not really how that works dating a tall girl doesn’t make your height obsession alone better or worse it’s a shame you’re leaving the website. 5’9 really isn’t that bad and you don’t have to be 6’0+ to date a tall girl.

Greg said on 2/Jan/20
@Myself oh yeah your Russian right? I forgot and yeah true but my father did not have flat feet, I remember that perfectly he just had a larger than average shoe size for his height because most 5’10/5’11 guys might wear either 10 or 11, but getting into the 12-14 range U.S is bigger than average for a man of said height. And yeah I know what you mean

Big Ben said on 2/Jan/20
Hey Rob, my friend here was measured 194.5cm in the noon a year ago (he might be as tall as 6'4.75" now but slightly under is a possibility). Was wondering how tall I look next to him? Click Here

Kenny said on 2/Jan/20
Hi Rob, If my height at 8.30PM is 178.1CM would it be unreasonable if I claimed 179CM as my height?

Thanks.

khaled taban said on 1/Jan/20
@Greg, let me tell you about my experience in dating a tall girl , It's disgusting !
I wish I would never have dated a tall girl, tall girls are only for tall guys , not for short men like me , having a bull*hit height and trying to fix your ego with dating a taller girl never works out , trust me , in fact it would turn back on you so badly.
Tbh with you I dated a 5'10" girl and she was always my love but also I aimed to satisfy myself and to get rid of my feeling of lacking height , I thought I'd have been retired from height obsession ,but no it never happened.
After that we have broken up (height has nothing to do with it) but we met each other coincidentally later , she asked me shyly " Are you still obsessed with height?" , I replied " I've to deal with it all of my life , It's my problem and I know how to deal with it ".
Only 6 footers are proper for tall girls , otherwise you are putting yourself into impressive situations , just like me 😉
_______________________________________________
I am leaving the site 👐
I am happy that I wrote someday on this amazing website and It used to be a part of my life.
From now on I will no longer write on my lovely site , Thanks for Greg , Nik and Sandy for helping me previously and Thanks Rob for creating this nice site ❤❤❤😍
Peace.

khaled taban said on 1/Jan/20
@Greg, 5'10" is a great height for a female , no doubt. Unfortunately for a male , It's barely good , like "-D" or "D" since 5'9" is "F" just like any height below it.
5'10" women isn't that rare in the world , especially if we take tall countries in account , I was shocked of how tall Czech girls are , I went there last year and the amount of tall girls there could've blown my mind , just tons upon tons of 5'8" , 5'9" , 5'10" and even 5'11" and you could see 6'0" as more common height than normal country in Czech (for women I mean) yet still an uncommon height generally.

Myself said on 1/Jan/20
@Greg
Yeah, it's only partially related. It also depends on whether you have flat feet or not, because in case you do, your shoe size wouldn't realistically represent what you would wear in case your feet had a normal arch.

My father at 6'1 peak claimed height wears 11-11.5 (US), while my mother 9-10 (US) at 5'6 (today), maybe 5'6.5 (possible peak).
My Russian grandad also wore 11-11.5 (US), but I don't know how tall exactly he was, my mother (his daughter) estimates him as being taller than my dad, but she's pretty bad at height guessing, so yeah...
(When talking about someone 5'10 or taller she usually refers to them as "tall" regardless)

Sean william Winter said on 1/Jan/20
rob what woudl you say is when short begins for a male in the uk?? young person 18 to 40. woudl you say 5'7 or less than that? what is very short for a smale??

daad1234 said on 1/Jan/20
I have a similar question here as someone else had. Why is is that average height and short parents often can produce tall kids, but tall parents never have short kids?

chevy said on 1/Jan/20
@rob do you think average height parents can produce extremely tall kids?

See said on 31/Dec/19
Rob I wear uk 11 size is that big for 174cm what's average 9/10?

Greg said on 31/Dec/19
@Lime Pie I agree with you, especially with Athletes like Sports players or Professional Fighters, For example I was training at an MMA gym where my trainer met Randy Couture who Rob has listed at 5’11.5 and the trainer who might have been around 6’0 peak is like 2.5 inches taller than him idk how much height he’s losing with posture but I wouldn’t have guessed him over 5’9-5’10 in the photo because the trainer is close to my height just barely edges me out maybe 5’11 range. I’m surprised how overlisted a lot of these fighters are.

Greg said on 31/Dec/19
@Johan I think you provided an accurate estimation of the Dutch average, I felt basically average in Holland but on the lower side of it. So 181-182cm would be the younger average and for the older population it may very well be between 179-180cm. I agree that the majority of people want Holland to have a 6’0.5 average or whatever but realistically that’s not the case. Same with the American average they desperate want it to be 5’10 for young American males when in reality it’s in the 5’9 territory.

@Khaled Taban I think a size 8/9 U.S is average for a 5’9 guy, 10+ would be on the higher end and 7 on the lower. Also yeah 5’10 is very tall for a girl, I rarely see girls around that height I actually saw one girl who was close to my height I edged her in boots but she had a 1 inch sneaker maybe she was 5’10-5’11 and young probably in her 20’s. But other than that haven’t seen any girls close to my height or taller in a while.

Greg said on 31/Dec/19
@Nik technically I am a very weak 5’11 and a very strong 5’10, according to Rob.

QM6'1QM said on 31/Dec/19
Happy New Year to everyone, guys.
I love y'all!

Canson said on 31/Dec/19
Durant just measured 6’9.5 so I’m not able to see how he is 7’0” tall. Durant doesn’t have but 4” or so on 6’5” range Draymond Green

AndrewV said on 31/Dec/19
Rob, what would be your standard for "tallness" and "shortness"? Do you go by percentiles (ie like one standard deviation above/below average) or by societal perception?

AndrewV said on 31/Dec/19
@Johan 185cm
Since the overall average is 181cm/167cm, would you say a solid 6'0" for men and 5'7" for women is the average for young ethnic Dutch? I've been to the Netherlands once (Groningen and Amsterdam) and I felt solidly average at 184cm, most young guys I came across were either around my height or 1-2 inches taller/shorter.

@Progking
You pretty much sum up my experiences being 6'0.5". I feel pretty tall in general but if I'm on a college campus or around a place with a lot of young white people I feel more tallish than legit tall. That said, most guys who are taller than me on a daily basis are only taller by 1-3 inches. A legit 6'4" is pretty uncommon, even around young white guys.

Nik Ashton said on 31/Dec/19
@ Lime Pie - I like your name!

Johan 185 cm said on 31/Dec/19
Daycringeothon said on 29/Dec/19
Tallest women in World are actually Latvian at 5’6.375”. Dutch Women are second tallest. This is based only on there being more Latvian women in proportion to their total population. Dutch women are 5’6.875”-5’7” but are in smaller numbers relative to Latvian.

Dutch males are still the tallest average by population. 182.8cm 5’11.9” for young males (18-36).

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167 cm for women as of this year here in the Netherlands.

For men its 181 cm in general here.

I also looked up some other details.

A woman who is 183- 187 cm is only 1.6 % of the population. Still high when compared to many countries.

For men 198 cm or higher its 2.1 %

Even guys who fall 193-197cm are just 5.9 %.

And just to prove my point for the 100th time on this forum. There was a guy here who claimed 187 cm average in the shortest part of our country.

In Zuid Holland/Noord Brabant where this person worked, the average is now reported as being barely 180 cm.

While in the north as I said for example in Friesland and Groningen the average is 182 cm. There is even a part of the country where it is 179 cm.

A solid 5'11" is average here many won't accept it as it means their country is shorter than they think.

khaled taban said on 30/Dec/19
Rob , I am 5'9" and have shoe size 7 US . How small is that ?

Lime Pie said on 30/Dec/19
I’ve noticed some athletes are shorter/taller in person when you meet them. I am 6’0.25 barefoot and met Damian Lilliard who is listed at 6’2-6’3 and he seamed maybe a half inch taller than I am. Also I’ve met Kevin Durant (a kind of rude guy) who is listed at 6’9-6’10 and is easily almost 7 foot in person, taller than listed forsure.

Kaan said on 30/Dec/19
Hey Rob Im 17 years old and my night height without socks is around 184.6 -9 cm
But My eye level Ievel is 172.4 -7 depending on day
Is that long eye level?It does look pretty long to me.Its not really my forehead but the top of my skull that looks high

Also do you think I can Claim 185 cm?

khaled taban said on 30/Dec/19
@Greg , CDC growth charts says 5'10" is the 98.5% percentage for girls , I don't know why I feel It's less than that !
Honestly , I regret dating a girl taller than me because I've never accepted my height after that.

Greg said on 29/Dec/19
@Justanotherguy to be fair I also used to have a listing(not an individual page) on user heights along with Bobby, Ben, Connor, Josh, Mamun, Ali Baba and CD to name a few. Since you seem obsessed with me and my legendary height measurement I figured you should know this information. I accidentally overmeasured by a bit hence my generous listing, I know another user had the same I was using a small can and it was tilting a little. I don’t think there’s an argument of whether or not I am 5’10, because clearly I’m over the mark even at my lowest. I am similar to the Celebheights user Big Josh who if memory serves correct is 5’11 out of bed and 5’10.25 at a low, though I’ve measured 5’10 3/8ths many hours out of bed my stretching routine and glucosamine is helping me correct my horrible posture (my chirp agreed) too so maybe when I have it corrected I might measure taller who knows 🤷🏻‍♂️. I read a comment on Robs video of a guy who used to measure 5’10 in the evenings and now measures 5’10.75” at his lowest so even if I managed to gain half an inch it would be good enough for me I doubt I would gain as much as a full inch though. Anyways my haters are my motivators so if anybody wants to keep hating they can do as they wish.

Daycringeothon said on 29/Dec/19
Tallest women in World are actually Latvian at 5’6.375”. Dutch Women are second tallest. This is based only on there being more Latvian women in proportion to their total population. Dutch women are 5’6.875”-5’7” but are in smaller numbers relative to Latvian.

Dutch males are still the tallest average by population. 182.8cm 5’11.9” for young males (18-36).

Nik Ashton said on 29/Dec/19
@ Big Ben - That was a wonderful gesture to Rob!

Dlsl said on 29/Dec/19
Rob is a size 11 big for 174cm?

Nik Ashton said on 29/Dec/19
khaled taban - I agree, America is a tall country!

Nik Ashton said on 29/Dec/19
@ Justanotherguy - Greg is a strong 5’10”.

Greg said on 29/Dec/19
@Khaled Taban okay so a weak 5’10 by your standards not the sites because according to CH a weak mark only goes down to like .75 or slightly below but not as much as half. That’s a nice height for a girl to be I like girls who are between 5’9-5’11. Especially 5’10, yeah I mean I know the average for men is like 5’9 ish because majority of young guys I see are that height it can’t be 5’10 or 5’11.

Greg said on 29/Dec/19
@Sean he looks 5’10-5’11ish, I doubt he’s 6’1 because proportionally he doesn’t even look it he measured an incorrect way.