Average Height
Average Height in Angola
Men: 167.3 cm·Women: 157.3 cm
Men · 1996
167.3 cm
Women · 1996
157.3 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
162.2 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
152.6 cm
Men world rank:#141Women world rank:#130
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Angola rose from 162.2 cm to 167.3 cm — a gain of 5.1 cm over 100 years.
- The 10.0 cm gap between men and women is below the typical range.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
- Mean height has declined in recent birth cohorts.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 162.2 | 152.6 | 9.6 |
| 1897 | 162.3 | 152.7 | 9.6 |
| 1898 | 162.3 | 152.8 | 9.5 |
| 1899 | 162.4 | 152.9 | 9.5 |
| 1900 | 162.5 | 153.0 | 9.5 |
| 1901 | 162.6 | 153.1 | 9.5 |
| 1902 | 162.7 | 153.2 | 9.5 |
| 1903 | 162.8 | 153.3 | 9.5 |
| 1904 | 162.9 | 153.4 | 9.5 |
| 1905 | 163.0 | 153.5 | 9.5 |
| 1906 | 163.1 | 153.6 | 9.5 |
| 1907 | 163.2 | 153.7 | 9.5 |
| 1908 | 163.2 | 153.8 | 9.4 |
| 1909 | 163.3 | 153.9 | 9.4 |
| 1910 | 163.4 | 154.0 | 9.4 |
| 1911 | 163.5 | 154.1 | 9.4 |
| 1912 | 163.6 | 154.2 | 9.4 |
| 1913 | 163.7 | 154.3 | 9.4 |
| 1914 | 163.8 | 154.4 | 9.4 |
| 1915 | 163.9 | 154.5 | 9.4 |
| 1916 | 164.0 | 154.6 | 9.4 |
| 1917 | 164.1 | 154.8 | 9.3 |
| 1918 | 164.2 | 154.9 | 9.3 |
| 1919 | 164.4 | 155.0 | 9.4 |
| 1920 | 164.5 | 155.1 | 9.4 |
| 1921 | 164.6 | 155.2 | 9.4 |
| 1922 | 164.7 | 155.3 | 9.4 |
| 1923 | 164.8 | 155.4 | 9.4 |
| 1924 | 164.9 | 155.5 | 9.4 |
| 1925 | 165.0 | 155.6 | 9.4 |
| 1926 | 165.1 | 155.8 | 9.3 |
| 1927 | 165.3 | 155.9 | 9.4 |
| 1928 | 165.4 | 156.0 | 9.4 |
| 1929 | 165.5 | 156.1 | 9.4 |
| 1930 | 165.7 | 156.2 | 9.5 |
| 1931 | 165.8 | 156.3 | 9.5 |
| 1932 | 166.0 | 156.5 | 9.5 |
| 1933 | 166.1 | 156.6 | 9.5 |
| 1934 | 166.2 | 156.7 | 9.5 |
| 1935 | 166.4 | 156.8 | 9.6 |
| 1936 | 166.5 | 157.0 | 9.5 |
| 1937 | 166.7 | 157.1 | 9.6 |
| 1938 | 166.8 | 157.2 | 9.6 |
| 1939 | 167.0 | 157.4 | 9.6 |
| 1940 | 167.1 | 157.5 | 9.6 |
| 1941 | 167.3 | 157.6 | 9.7 |
| 1942 | 167.4 | 157.7 | 9.7 |
| 1943 | 167.6 | 157.9 | 9.7 |
| 1944 | 167.7 | 158.0 | 9.7 |
| 1945 | 167.9 | 158.1 | 9.8 |
| 1946 | 168.0 | 158.2 | 9.8 |
| 1947 | 168.1 | 158.3 | 9.8 |
| 1948 | 168.3 | 158.5 | 9.8 |
| 1949 | 168.4 | 158.6 | 9.8 |
| 1950 | 168.6 | 158.7 | 9.9 |
| 1951 | 168.7 | 158.8 | 9.9 |
| 1952 | 168.8 | 158.9 | 9.9 |
| 1953 | 168.9 | 158.9 | 10.0 |
| 1954 | 169.0 | 159.0 | 10.0 |
| 1955 | 169.1 | 159.1 | 10.0 |
| 1956 | 169.2 | 159.1 | 10.1 |
| 1957 | 169.3 | 159.2 | 10.1 |
| 1958 | 169.4 | 159.2 | 10.2 |
| 1959 | 169.5 | 159.3 | 10.2 |
| 1960 | 169.6 | 159.3 | 10.3 |
| 1961 | 169.7 | 159.3 | 10.4 |
| 1962 | 169.8 | 159.3 | 10.5 |
| 1963 | 169.8 | 159.4 | 10.4 |
| 1964 | 169.9 | 159.4 | 10.5 |
| 1965 | 169.9 | 159.4 | 10.5 |
| 1966 | 170.0 | 159.3 | 10.7 |
| 1967 | 170.0 | 159.3 | 10.7 |
| 1968 | 170.0 | 159.3 | 10.7 |
| 1969 | 170.0 | 159.3 | 10.7 |
| 1970 | 170.0 | 159.2 | 10.8 |
| 1971 | 170.0 | 159.2 | 10.8 |
| 1972 | 170.0 | 159.1 | 10.9 |
| 1973 | 170.0 | 159.1 | 10.9 |
| 1974 | 170.0 | 159.0 | 11.0 |
| 1975 | 170.0 | 158.9 | 11.1 |
| 1976 | 169.9 | 158.9 | 11.0 |
| 1977 | 169.9 | 158.8 | 11.1 |
| 1978 | 169.9 | 158.7 | 11.2 |
| 1979 | 169.8 | 158.7 | 11.1 |
| 1980 | 169.7 | 158.6 | 11.1 |
| 1981 | 169.6 | 158.5 | 11.1 |
| 1982 | 169.5 | 158.4 | 11.1 |
| 1983 | 169.4 | 158.3 | 11.1 |
| 1984 | 169.3 | 158.2 | 11.1 |
| 1985 | 169.2 | 158.2 | 11.0 |
| 1986 | 169.0 | 158.1 | 10.9 |
| 1987 | 168.9 | 158.0 | 10.9 |
| 1988 | 168.7 | 157.9 | 10.8 |
| 1989 | 168.6 | 157.9 | 10.7 |
| 1990 | 168.4 | 157.8 | 10.6 |
| 1991 | 168.2 | 157.7 | 10.5 |
| 1992 | 168.0 | 157.6 | 10.4 |
| 1993 | 167.8 | 157.5 | 10.3 |
| 1994 | 167.7 | 157.5 | 10.2 |
| 1995 | 167.5 | 157.4 | 10.1 |
| 1996 | 167.3 | 157.3 | 10.0 |
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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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