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Average height for men

Enter your measurement to see exactly where you land — and what it means for how a suit should be cut for you.

Quick answer

The average height for men is 175.1 cm, and most fall between 167.5 and 182.7 cm (US civilian adults 20+ (CDC NHANES, 2021–23)). Enter yours below to see your exact percentile.

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The average
175.1cm
average height for men*

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162.6170175.1average180.2187.6

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Richard Whitby
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“WOW! Ordered a suit online with Linda. She contacted me by video call to go through the measuring process and once confirmed measurements again, around 4 weeks later a made to measure suit arrived in the UK. Fitted perfectly and I didn't even visit! Fantastic quality and customer service from Linda. Would definitely recommend!”

* CDC NHANES, n=2,600 · a tailoring reference, not health advice.

Method & download the data yourself

Average height 175.1 cm (SD 7.6). We rank you by the normal curve: percentile = Φ((your value − average) ÷ SD).

Method: NHANES publishes the standard error (not the standard deviation); the standard deviation here was reconstructed from its published percentiles.

License: Public domain (U.S. Government work).

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Height: common questions

What is the average height for men?
In US civilian adults 20+ (CDC NHANES, 2021–23), the average (mean) height is about 175.1 cm, with a standard deviation of 7.6 cm. Source: CDC NHANES — Anthropometric Reference Data for Adults, U.S. (Vital & Health Statistics, Series 3 No. 50, 2021–2023).
How do I know if my height is small, average, or large?
Enter your measurement above and the tool places it on the bell curve for US civilian adults 20+ (CDC NHANES, 2021–23), returning an exact percentile (the share of people whose height is smaller than yours). It is a fitting reference, not a judgement — every result is handled the same way.
Does my height affect how a suit fits?
Yes — and that is the point. Off-the-rack clothing is graded around the middle of the curve, so any distance from average makes mass-produced garments fit worse. A custom suit from Nathan Tailors in Hoi An is drafted to your actual height, so your proportions become the pattern.

Other measurements

Average chest size · 105.9 cmAverage waist size · 103 cmAverage neck size · 39.8 cmAverage bicep size · 35.8 cmAverage forearm size · 31 cmAverage shoulder width · 41.6 cmAverage shoulder circumference · 117.9 cmAverage thigh size · 62.5 cmAverage hip size · 105.6 cmAverage calf size · 39.2 cmAverage arm / sleeve length · 89.6 cmAverage wrist size · 17.6 cmAverage weight · 90.3 kg

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