Average Height
Average Height in Belarus
Men: 178.4 cm·Women: 166.3 cm
Men · 1996
178.4 cm
Women · 1996
166.3 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
167.7 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
154.0 cm
Men world rank:#22Women world rank:#9
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Belarus rose from 167.7 cm to 178.4 cm — a gain of 10.7 cm over 100 years.
- Women in Belarus ranked 9th globally in the 1996 birth cohort.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 167.7 | 154.0 | 13.7 |
| 1897 | 167.8 | 154.1 | 13.7 |
| 1898 | 167.9 | 154.3 | 13.6 |
| 1899 | 168.0 | 154.5 | 13.5 |
| 1900 | 168.1 | 154.7 | 13.4 |
| 1901 | 168.2 | 154.9 | 13.3 |
| 1902 | 168.3 | 155.0 | 13.3 |
| 1903 | 168.4 | 155.2 | 13.2 |
| 1904 | 168.5 | 155.4 | 13.1 |
| 1905 | 168.6 | 155.6 | 13.0 |
| 1906 | 168.7 | 155.7 | 13.0 |
| 1907 | 168.7 | 155.9 | 12.8 |
| 1908 | 168.8 | 156.1 | 12.7 |
| 1909 | 168.9 | 156.3 | 12.6 |
| 1910 | 169.0 | 156.4 | 12.6 |
| 1911 | 169.1 | 156.6 | 12.5 |
| 1912 | 169.2 | 156.8 | 12.4 |
| 1913 | 169.3 | 157.0 | 12.3 |
| 1914 | 169.4 | 157.1 | 12.3 |
| 1915 | 169.5 | 157.3 | 12.2 |
| 1916 | 169.6 | 157.5 | 12.1 |
| 1917 | 169.7 | 157.7 | 12.0 |
| 1918 | 169.8 | 157.9 | 11.9 |
| 1919 | 169.9 | 158.0 | 11.9 |
| 1920 | 170.0 | 158.2 | 11.8 |
| 1921 | 170.1 | 158.4 | 11.7 |
| 1922 | 170.2 | 158.6 | 11.6 |
| 1923 | 170.3 | 158.7 | 11.6 |
| 1924 | 170.4 | 158.9 | 11.5 |
| 1925 | 170.5 | 159.1 | 11.4 |
| 1926 | 170.6 | 159.2 | 11.4 |
| 1927 | 170.7 | 159.4 | 11.3 |
| 1928 | 170.8 | 159.5 | 11.3 |
| 1929 | 170.9 | 159.7 | 11.2 |
| 1930 | 171.0 | 159.8 | 11.2 |
| 1931 | 171.1 | 160.0 | 11.1 |
| 1932 | 171.3 | 160.1 | 11.2 |
| 1933 | 171.4 | 160.3 | 11.1 |
| 1934 | 171.5 | 160.4 | 11.1 |
| 1935 | 171.7 | 160.6 | 11.1 |
| 1936 | 171.8 | 160.7 | 11.1 |
| 1937 | 172.0 | 160.9 | 11.1 |
| 1938 | 172.2 | 161.0 | 11.2 |
| 1939 | 172.3 | 161.2 | 11.1 |
| 1940 | 172.5 | 161.3 | 11.2 |
| 1941 | 172.7 | 161.5 | 11.2 |
| 1942 | 172.8 | 161.6 | 11.2 |
| 1943 | 173.0 | 161.8 | 11.2 |
| 1944 | 173.2 | 161.9 | 11.3 |
| 1945 | 173.4 | 162.1 | 11.3 |
| 1946 | 173.6 | 162.2 | 11.4 |
| 1947 | 173.8 | 162.3 | 11.5 |
| 1948 | 173.9 | 162.5 | 11.4 |
| 1949 | 174.1 | 162.6 | 11.5 |
| 1950 | 174.3 | 162.7 | 11.6 |
| 1951 | 174.5 | 162.9 | 11.6 |
| 1952 | 174.7 | 163.0 | 11.7 |
| 1953 | 174.9 | 163.1 | 11.8 |
| 1954 | 175.0 | 163.3 | 11.7 |
| 1955 | 175.2 | 163.4 | 11.8 |
| 1956 | 175.4 | 163.5 | 11.9 |
| 1957 | 175.6 | 163.7 | 11.9 |
| 1958 | 175.8 | 163.8 | 12.0 |
| 1959 | 175.9 | 163.9 | 12.0 |
| 1960 | 176.1 | 164.0 | 12.1 |
| 1961 | 176.3 | 164.2 | 12.1 |
| 1962 | 176.5 | 164.3 | 12.2 |
| 1963 | 176.6 | 164.4 | 12.2 |
| 1964 | 176.8 | 164.5 | 12.3 |
| 1965 | 176.9 | 164.6 | 12.3 |
| 1966 | 177.0 | 164.7 | 12.3 |
| 1967 | 177.1 | 164.8 | 12.3 |
| 1968 | 177.3 | 164.9 | 12.4 |
| 1969 | 177.3 | 165.0 | 12.3 |
| 1970 | 177.4 | 165.0 | 12.4 |
| 1971 | 177.5 | 165.1 | 12.4 |
| 1972 | 177.6 | 165.2 | 12.4 |
| 1973 | 177.6 | 165.2 | 12.4 |
| 1974 | 177.7 | 165.3 | 12.4 |
| 1975 | 177.8 | 165.3 | 12.5 |
| 1976 | 177.8 | 165.4 | 12.4 |
| 1977 | 177.8 | 165.4 | 12.4 |
| 1978 | 177.9 | 165.5 | 12.4 |
| 1979 | 177.9 | 165.5 | 12.4 |
| 1980 | 177.9 | 165.5 | 12.4 |
| 1981 | 177.9 | 165.6 | 12.3 |
| 1982 | 178.0 | 165.6 | 12.4 |
| 1983 | 178.0 | 165.7 | 12.3 |
| 1984 | 178.0 | 165.7 | 12.3 |
| 1985 | 178.1 | 165.8 | 12.3 |
| 1986 | 178.1 | 165.8 | 12.3 |
| 1987 | 178.1 | 165.9 | 12.2 |
| 1988 | 178.1 | 166.0 | 12.1 |
| 1989 | 178.2 | 166.0 | 12.2 |
| 1990 | 178.2 | 166.0 | 12.2 |
| 1991 | 178.2 | 166.1 | 12.1 |
| 1992 | 178.3 | 166.1 | 12.2 |
| 1993 | 178.3 | 166.2 | 12.1 |
| 1994 | 178.4 | 166.2 | 12.2 |
| 1995 | 178.4 | 166.3 | 12.1 |
| 1996 | 178.4 | 166.3 | 12.1 |
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Notable people from Belarus with known heights
Alexander Lukashenko
182 cm · 6'0"
b. 1954
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
174 cm · 5'9"
b. 1994
Aryna Sabalenka
182 cm · 6'0"
b. 1998
Max Mirnyi
196 cm · 6'5"
b. 1977
Natasha Zvereva
172 cm · 5'8"
b. 1971
Victoria Azarenka
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1989
Olga Govortsova
182 cm · 6'0"
b. 1988
Aliaksandr Hleb
185 cm · 6'1"
b. 1981
Aleksandr Medved
190 cm · 6'3"
b. 1937
Aliaksandra Herasimenia
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1985
Nadzeya Ostapchuk
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1980
Nadezhda Skardino
160 cm · 5'3"
b. 1985
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.