Average Height
Average Height in Argentina
Men: 174.6 cm·Women: 159.2 cm
Men · 1996
174.6 cm
Women · 1996
159.2 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
162.3 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
150.6 cm
Men world rank:#51Women world rank:#91
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Argentina rose from 162.3 cm to 174.6 cm — a gain of 12.3 cm over 100 years.
- The 15.4 cm gap between men and women is above the typical range.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 162.3 | 150.6 | 11.7 |
| 1897 | 162.5 | 150.7 | 11.8 |
| 1898 | 162.6 | 150.9 | 11.7 |
| 1899 | 162.8 | 151.0 | 11.8 |
| 1900 | 162.9 | 151.2 | 11.7 |
| 1901 | 163.1 | 151.4 | 11.7 |
| 1902 | 163.2 | 151.5 | 11.7 |
| 1903 | 163.4 | 151.7 | 11.7 |
| 1904 | 163.5 | 151.8 | 11.7 |
| 1905 | 163.7 | 152.0 | 11.7 |
| 1906 | 163.8 | 152.1 | 11.7 |
| 1907 | 164.0 | 152.2 | 11.8 |
| 1908 | 164.1 | 152.4 | 11.7 |
| 1909 | 164.3 | 152.5 | 11.8 |
| 1910 | 164.4 | 152.7 | 11.7 |
| 1911 | 164.6 | 152.8 | 11.8 |
| 1912 | 164.7 | 153.0 | 11.7 |
| 1913 | 164.9 | 153.1 | 11.8 |
| 1914 | 165.0 | 153.3 | 11.7 |
| 1915 | 165.2 | 153.4 | 11.8 |
| 1916 | 165.4 | 153.6 | 11.8 |
| 1917 | 165.5 | 153.7 | 11.8 |
| 1918 | 165.7 | 153.9 | 11.8 |
| 1919 | 165.9 | 154.1 | 11.8 |
| 1920 | 166.0 | 154.2 | 11.8 |
| 1921 | 166.2 | 154.4 | 11.8 |
| 1922 | 166.4 | 154.5 | 11.9 |
| 1923 | 166.5 | 154.7 | 11.8 |
| 1924 | 166.7 | 154.9 | 11.8 |
| 1925 | 166.9 | 155.0 | 11.9 |
| 1926 | 167.1 | 155.2 | 11.9 |
| 1927 | 167.2 | 155.3 | 11.9 |
| 1928 | 167.4 | 155.5 | 11.9 |
| 1929 | 167.6 | 155.6 | 12.0 |
| 1930 | 167.8 | 155.8 | 12.0 |
| 1931 | 167.9 | 155.9 | 12.0 |
| 1932 | 168.1 | 156.1 | 12.0 |
| 1933 | 168.3 | 156.2 | 12.1 |
| 1934 | 168.4 | 156.4 | 12.0 |
| 1935 | 168.6 | 156.5 | 12.1 |
| 1936 | 168.8 | 156.6 | 12.2 |
| 1937 | 168.9 | 156.7 | 12.2 |
| 1938 | 169.1 | 156.9 | 12.2 |
| 1939 | 169.3 | 157.0 | 12.3 |
| 1940 | 169.4 | 157.1 | 12.3 |
| 1941 | 169.6 | 157.2 | 12.4 |
| 1942 | 169.8 | 157.3 | 12.5 |
| 1943 | 169.9 | 157.4 | 12.5 |
| 1944 | 170.1 | 157.6 | 12.5 |
| 1945 | 170.2 | 157.7 | 12.5 |
| 1946 | 170.4 | 157.8 | 12.6 |
| 1947 | 170.5 | 157.9 | 12.6 |
| 1948 | 170.7 | 158.0 | 12.7 |
| 1949 | 170.8 | 158.1 | 12.7 |
| 1950 | 171.0 | 158.2 | 12.8 |
| 1951 | 171.1 | 158.3 | 12.8 |
| 1952 | 171.2 | 158.4 | 12.8 |
| 1953 | 171.3 | 158.4 | 12.9 |
| 1954 | 171.4 | 158.5 | 12.9 |
| 1955 | 171.5 | 158.6 | 12.9 |
| 1956 | 171.6 | 158.7 | 12.9 |
| 1957 | 171.7 | 158.8 | 12.9 |
| 1958 | 171.8 | 158.9 | 12.9 |
| 1959 | 171.9 | 159.0 | 12.9 |
| 1960 | 172.0 | 159.0 | 13.0 |
| 1961 | 172.1 | 159.1 | 13.0 |
| 1962 | 172.2 | 159.2 | 13.0 |
| 1963 | 172.3 | 159.3 | 13.0 |
| 1964 | 172.4 | 159.3 | 13.1 |
| 1965 | 172.5 | 159.4 | 13.1 |
| 1966 | 172.5 | 159.4 | 13.1 |
| 1967 | 172.6 | 159.5 | 13.1 |
| 1968 | 172.7 | 159.5 | 13.2 |
| 1969 | 172.8 | 159.5 | 13.3 |
| 1970 | 172.9 | 159.5 | 13.4 |
| 1971 | 173.0 | 159.6 | 13.4 |
| 1972 | 173.1 | 159.6 | 13.5 |
| 1973 | 173.2 | 159.6 | 13.6 |
| 1974 | 173.3 | 159.6 | 13.7 |
| 1975 | 173.4 | 159.6 | 13.8 |
| 1976 | 173.4 | 159.6 | 13.8 |
| 1977 | 173.5 | 159.6 | 13.9 |
| 1978 | 173.6 | 159.6 | 14.0 |
| 1979 | 173.7 | 159.5 | 14.2 |
| 1980 | 173.7 | 159.5 | 14.2 |
| 1981 | 173.8 | 159.5 | 14.3 |
| 1982 | 173.9 | 159.5 | 14.4 |
| 1983 | 173.9 | 159.5 | 14.4 |
| 1984 | 174.0 | 159.5 | 14.5 |
| 1985 | 174.0 | 159.4 | 14.6 |
| 1986 | 174.1 | 159.4 | 14.7 |
| 1987 | 174.1 | 159.4 | 14.7 |
| 1988 | 174.2 | 159.4 | 14.8 |
| 1989 | 174.2 | 159.4 | 14.8 |
| 1990 | 174.3 | 159.3 | 15.0 |
| 1991 | 174.3 | 159.3 | 15.0 |
| 1992 | 174.4 | 159.3 | 15.1 |
| 1993 | 174.5 | 159.3 | 15.2 |
| 1994 | 174.5 | 159.2 | 15.3 |
| 1995 | 174.6 | 159.2 | 15.4 |
| 1996 | 174.6 | 159.2 | 15.4 |
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Notable people from Argentina with known heights
Diego Maradona
165 cm · 5'5"
b. 1960
Carlos Tevez
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1984
Sergio Agüero
170 cm · 5'7"
b. 1988
Gonzalo Higuaín
184 cm · 6'0"
b. 1987
Javier Zanetti
178 cm · 5'10"
b. 1973
Armando Cooper
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1987
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.
License: CC BY 4.0. Last updated: 2026-04-21.