Average Height
Average Height in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Men: 180.9 cm·Women: 165.8 cm
Men · 1996
180.9 cm
Women · 1996
165.8 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
168.4 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
153.8 cm
Men world rank:#6Women world rank:#16
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Bosnia and Herzegovina rose from 168.4 cm to 180.9 cm — a gain of 12.5 cm over 100 years.
- Men in Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked 6th globally in the 1996 birth cohort.
- The 15.1 cm gap between men and women is above the typical range.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 168.4 | 153.8 | 14.6 |
| 1897 | 168.6 | 154.1 | 14.5 |
| 1898 | 168.7 | 154.3 | 14.4 |
| 1899 | 168.9 | 154.6 | 14.3 |
| 1900 | 169.0 | 154.8 | 14.2 |
| 1901 | 169.2 | 155.1 | 14.1 |
| 1902 | 169.3 | 155.3 | 14.0 |
| 1903 | 169.5 | 155.6 | 13.9 |
| 1904 | 169.6 | 155.8 | 13.8 |
| 1905 | 169.8 | 156.1 | 13.7 |
| 1906 | 169.9 | 156.3 | 13.6 |
| 1907 | 170.0 | 156.6 | 13.4 |
| 1908 | 170.2 | 156.8 | 13.4 |
| 1909 | 170.3 | 157.1 | 13.2 |
| 1910 | 170.5 | 157.3 | 13.2 |
| 1911 | 170.7 | 157.5 | 13.2 |
| 1912 | 170.8 | 157.8 | 13.0 |
| 1913 | 171.0 | 158.0 | 13.0 |
| 1914 | 171.1 | 158.3 | 12.8 |
| 1915 | 171.3 | 158.5 | 12.8 |
| 1916 | 171.4 | 158.8 | 12.6 |
| 1917 | 171.6 | 159.0 | 12.6 |
| 1918 | 171.8 | 159.3 | 12.5 |
| 1919 | 171.9 | 159.5 | 12.4 |
| 1920 | 172.1 | 159.8 | 12.3 |
| 1921 | 172.2 | 160.0 | 12.2 |
| 1922 | 172.4 | 160.2 | 12.2 |
| 1923 | 172.5 | 160.5 | 12.0 |
| 1924 | 172.7 | 160.7 | 12.0 |
| 1925 | 172.8 | 160.9 | 11.9 |
| 1926 | 172.9 | 161.2 | 11.7 |
| 1927 | 173.1 | 161.4 | 11.7 |
| 1928 | 173.2 | 161.6 | 11.6 |
| 1929 | 173.4 | 161.8 | 11.6 |
| 1930 | 173.6 | 162.0 | 11.6 |
| 1931 | 173.7 | 162.2 | 11.5 |
| 1932 | 173.9 | 162.4 | 11.5 |
| 1933 | 174.0 | 162.6 | 11.4 |
| 1934 | 174.2 | 162.8 | 11.4 |
| 1935 | 174.4 | 163.0 | 11.4 |
| 1936 | 174.6 | 163.2 | 11.4 |
| 1937 | 174.7 | 163.4 | 11.3 |
| 1938 | 174.9 | 163.6 | 11.3 |
| 1939 | 175.1 | 163.7 | 11.4 |
| 1940 | 175.2 | 163.9 | 11.3 |
| 1941 | 175.4 | 164.1 | 11.3 |
| 1942 | 175.6 | 164.2 | 11.4 |
| 1943 | 175.7 | 164.4 | 11.3 |
| 1944 | 175.9 | 164.6 | 11.3 |
| 1945 | 176.1 | 164.7 | 11.4 |
| 1946 | 176.3 | 164.8 | 11.5 |
| 1947 | 176.5 | 165.0 | 11.5 |
| 1948 | 176.7 | 165.1 | 11.6 |
| 1949 | 176.9 | 165.2 | 11.7 |
| 1950 | 177.1 | 165.4 | 11.7 |
| 1951 | 177.3 | 165.5 | 11.8 |
| 1952 | 177.5 | 165.6 | 11.9 |
| 1953 | 177.7 | 165.7 | 12.0 |
| 1954 | 177.8 | 165.9 | 11.9 |
| 1955 | 178.0 | 166.0 | 12.0 |
| 1956 | 178.2 | 166.1 | 12.1 |
| 1957 | 178.4 | 166.2 | 12.2 |
| 1958 | 178.6 | 166.3 | 12.3 |
| 1959 | 178.8 | 166.4 | 12.4 |
| 1960 | 179.0 | 166.5 | 12.5 |
| 1961 | 179.2 | 166.6 | 12.6 |
| 1962 | 179.3 | 166.7 | 12.6 |
| 1963 | 179.5 | 166.8 | 12.7 |
| 1964 | 179.7 | 166.9 | 12.8 |
| 1965 | 179.8 | 167.0 | 12.8 |
| 1966 | 180.0 | 167.1 | 12.9 |
| 1967 | 180.1 | 167.1 | 13.0 |
| 1968 | 180.2 | 167.2 | 13.0 |
| 1969 | 180.4 | 167.2 | 13.2 |
| 1970 | 180.5 | 167.3 | 13.2 |
| 1971 | 180.6 | 167.3 | 13.3 |
| 1972 | 180.7 | 167.3 | 13.4 |
| 1973 | 180.8 | 167.4 | 13.4 |
| 1974 | 180.9 | 167.4 | 13.5 |
| 1975 | 180.9 | 167.4 | 13.5 |
| 1976 | 181.0 | 167.3 | 13.7 |
| 1977 | 181.0 | 167.3 | 13.7 |
| 1978 | 181.1 | 167.3 | 13.8 |
| 1979 | 181.1 | 167.2 | 13.9 |
| 1980 | 181.1 | 167.2 | 13.9 |
| 1981 | 181.1 | 167.1 | 14.0 |
| 1982 | 181.1 | 167.1 | 14.0 |
| 1983 | 181.1 | 167.0 | 14.1 |
| 1984 | 181.1 | 166.9 | 14.2 |
| 1985 | 181.1 | 166.9 | 14.2 |
| 1986 | 181.1 | 166.8 | 14.3 |
| 1987 | 181.1 | 166.7 | 14.4 |
| 1988 | 181.1 | 166.6 | 14.5 |
| 1989 | 181.1 | 166.5 | 14.6 |
| 1990 | 181.0 | 166.4 | 14.6 |
| 1991 | 181.0 | 166.3 | 14.7 |
| 1992 | 181.0 | 166.2 | 14.8 |
| 1993 | 180.9 | 166.1 | 14.8 |
| 1994 | 180.9 | 166.0 | 14.9 |
| 1995 | 180.9 | 165.9 | 15.0 |
| 1996 | 180.9 | 165.8 | 15.1 |
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Notable people from Bosnia and Herzegovina with known heights
Vahid Halilhodžić
182 cm · 6'0"
b. 1952
Vedad Ibišević
189 cm · 6'2"
b. 1984
Asmir Begović
198 cm · 6'6"
b. 1987
Edin Džeko
193 cm · 6'4"
b. 1986
Ivan Dodig
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1985
Miralem Pjanić
178 cm · 5'10"
b. 1990
Jusuf Nurkić
212 cm · 6'11"
b. 1994
Safet Sušić
174 cm · 5'9"
b. 1955
Ivica Osim
189 cm · 6'2"
b. 1941
Haris Medunjanin
188 cm · 6'2"
b. 1985
Dušan Bajević
185 cm · 6'1"
b. 1948
Sergej Barbarez
188 cm · 6'2"
b. 1971
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.