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Average Height in Algeria

Men: 170.1 cm·Women: 159.1 cm
Men · 1996
170.1 cm
Women · 1996
159.1 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
160.4 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
151.9 cm
Men world rank:#104Women world rank:#92

Height trend across birth cohorts

Mean adult height trendMean adult height in Algeria by birth cohort, 1896–1996, in centimetres.150155160165170175190019201940196019801996Birth YearHeight (cm)170.1 cm159.1 cmMaleFemale

Insights

Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Algeria rose from 160.4 cm to 170.1 cm — a gain of 9.7 cm over 100 years.

  • Height gains have plateaued since 1976.

All cohorts, 1896–1996

CohortMen (cm)Women (cm)Gap (cm)
1896160.4151.98.5
1897160.6152.08.6
1898160.8152.18.7
1899161.0152.38.7
1900161.2152.48.8
1901161.5152.59.0
1902161.7152.79.0
1903161.9152.89.1
1904162.1153.09.1
1905162.3153.19.2
1906162.5153.29.3
1907162.8153.49.4
1908163.0153.59.5
1909163.2153.69.6
1910163.4153.89.6
1911163.6153.99.7
1912163.8154.09.8
1913164.1154.110.0
1914164.3154.310.0
1915164.5154.410.1
1916164.8154.610.2
1917165.0154.710.3
1918165.2154.810.4
1919165.5155.010.5
1920165.7155.110.6
1921166.0155.210.8
1922166.2155.410.8
1923166.4155.510.9
1924166.7155.611.1
1925166.9155.811.1
1926167.1155.911.2
1927167.3156.011.3
1928167.5156.211.3
1929167.7156.311.4
1930167.9156.411.5
1931168.1156.511.6
1932168.3156.711.6
1933168.5156.811.7
1934168.7156.911.8
1935168.8157.011.8
1936169.0157.211.8
1937169.2157.311.9
1938169.4157.412.0
1939169.5157.512.0
1940169.7157.612.1
1941169.8157.712.1
1942170.0157.812.2
1943170.1158.012.1
1944170.3158.112.2
1945170.4158.212.2
1946170.6158.312.3
1947170.7158.412.3
1948170.9158.412.5
1949171.0158.512.5
1950171.1158.612.5
1951171.2158.712.5
1952171.3158.812.5
1953171.4158.912.5
1954171.5159.012.5
1955171.6159.012.6
1956171.6159.112.5
1957171.7159.212.5
1958171.8159.212.6
1959171.8159.312.5
1960171.9159.412.5
1961172.0159.412.6
1962172.0159.512.5
1963172.1159.512.6
1964172.1159.612.5
1965172.2159.612.6
1966172.2159.612.6
1967172.2159.612.6
1968172.2159.612.6
1969172.3159.712.6
1970172.3159.712.6
1971172.3159.712.6
1972172.3159.712.6
1973172.3159.712.6
1974172.3159.612.7
1975172.3159.612.7
1976172.3159.612.7
1977172.3159.612.7
1978172.3159.612.7
1979172.2159.612.6
1980172.1159.512.6
1981172.0159.512.5
1982172.0159.512.5
1983171.8159.512.3
1984171.7159.512.2
1985171.6159.412.2
1986171.5159.412.1
1987171.4159.412.0
1988171.2159.411.8
1989171.1159.311.8
1990170.9159.311.6
1991170.8159.311.5
1992170.6159.211.4
1993170.5159.211.3
1994170.4159.211.2
1995170.2159.111.1
1996170.1159.111.0

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Notable people from Algeria with known heights

Heights from Wikidata (property P2048). Shown for published persons sorted by priority score.

Sources & methodology

Mean adult height by birth cohort, ages 20+. Figures are modelled from pooled population-representative surveys and measurement studies compiled by the NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) and published via Our World in Data.

Cohorts are labelled by birth year, not by survey year. Reported heights reflect the adult height those cohorts reached, typically measured in their 20s or 30s.

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