Average Height
Average Height in Brazil
Men: 173.6 cm·Women: 160.9 cm
Men · 1996
173.6 cm
Women · 1996
160.9 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
163.2 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
150.2 cm
Men world rank:#62Women world rank:#66
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Brazil rose from 163.2 cm to 173.6 cm — a gain of 10.4 cm over 100 years.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 163.2 | 150.2 | 13.0 |
| 1897 | 163.3 | 150.3 | 13.0 |
| 1898 | 163.4 | 150.4 | 13.0 |
| 1899 | 163.5 | 150.5 | 13.0 |
| 1900 | 163.6 | 150.6 | 13.0 |
| 1901 | 163.7 | 150.7 | 13.0 |
| 1902 | 163.8 | 150.9 | 12.9 |
| 1903 | 163.9 | 151.0 | 12.9 |
| 1904 | 164.0 | 151.1 | 12.9 |
| 1905 | 164.1 | 151.2 | 12.9 |
| 1906 | 164.2 | 151.3 | 12.9 |
| 1907 | 164.3 | 151.4 | 12.9 |
| 1908 | 164.4 | 151.5 | 12.9 |
| 1909 | 164.5 | 151.6 | 12.9 |
| 1910 | 164.5 | 151.8 | 12.7 |
| 1911 | 164.6 | 151.9 | 12.7 |
| 1912 | 164.7 | 152.0 | 12.7 |
| 1913 | 164.9 | 152.1 | 12.8 |
| 1914 | 165.0 | 152.2 | 12.8 |
| 1915 | 165.1 | 152.3 | 12.8 |
| 1916 | 165.2 | 152.5 | 12.7 |
| 1917 | 165.3 | 152.6 | 12.7 |
| 1918 | 165.4 | 152.7 | 12.7 |
| 1919 | 165.5 | 152.9 | 12.6 |
| 1920 | 165.6 | 153.0 | 12.6 |
| 1921 | 165.7 | 153.1 | 12.6 |
| 1922 | 165.9 | 153.3 | 12.6 |
| 1923 | 166.0 | 153.4 | 12.6 |
| 1924 | 166.1 | 153.5 | 12.6 |
| 1925 | 166.2 | 153.7 | 12.5 |
| 1926 | 166.3 | 153.8 | 12.5 |
| 1927 | 166.4 | 154.0 | 12.4 |
| 1928 | 166.5 | 154.1 | 12.4 |
| 1929 | 166.7 | 154.2 | 12.5 |
| 1930 | 166.8 | 154.4 | 12.4 |
| 1931 | 166.9 | 154.5 | 12.4 |
| 1932 | 167.0 | 154.7 | 12.3 |
| 1933 | 167.1 | 154.8 | 12.3 |
| 1934 | 167.2 | 154.9 | 12.3 |
| 1935 | 167.3 | 155.0 | 12.3 |
| 1936 | 167.4 | 155.2 | 12.2 |
| 1937 | 167.5 | 155.3 | 12.2 |
| 1938 | 167.6 | 155.4 | 12.2 |
| 1939 | 167.8 | 155.5 | 12.3 |
| 1940 | 167.9 | 155.6 | 12.3 |
| 1941 | 168.0 | 155.8 | 12.2 |
| 1942 | 168.1 | 155.9 | 12.2 |
| 1943 | 168.2 | 156.0 | 12.2 |
| 1944 | 168.3 | 156.1 | 12.2 |
| 1945 | 168.4 | 156.2 | 12.2 |
| 1946 | 168.5 | 156.3 | 12.2 |
| 1947 | 168.6 | 156.4 | 12.2 |
| 1948 | 168.8 | 156.5 | 12.3 |
| 1949 | 168.9 | 156.6 | 12.3 |
| 1950 | 169.0 | 156.7 | 12.3 |
| 1951 | 169.1 | 156.8 | 12.3 |
| 1952 | 169.2 | 156.9 | 12.3 |
| 1953 | 169.3 | 156.9 | 12.4 |
| 1954 | 169.4 | 157.0 | 12.4 |
| 1955 | 169.4 | 157.1 | 12.3 |
| 1956 | 169.5 | 157.2 | 12.3 |
| 1957 | 169.6 | 157.3 | 12.3 |
| 1958 | 169.7 | 157.4 | 12.3 |
| 1959 | 169.8 | 157.5 | 12.3 |
| 1960 | 169.8 | 157.5 | 12.3 |
| 1961 | 169.9 | 157.6 | 12.3 |
| 1962 | 170.0 | 157.7 | 12.3 |
| 1963 | 170.1 | 157.8 | 12.3 |
| 1964 | 170.2 | 157.9 | 12.3 |
| 1965 | 170.3 | 158.0 | 12.3 |
| 1966 | 170.4 | 158.0 | 12.4 |
| 1967 | 170.5 | 158.1 | 12.4 |
| 1968 | 170.6 | 158.2 | 12.4 |
| 1969 | 170.7 | 158.2 | 12.5 |
| 1970 | 170.8 | 158.3 | 12.5 |
| 1971 | 170.9 | 158.4 | 12.5 |
| 1972 | 171.1 | 158.4 | 12.7 |
| 1973 | 171.2 | 158.5 | 12.7 |
| 1974 | 171.3 | 158.6 | 12.7 |
| 1975 | 171.5 | 158.7 | 12.8 |
| 1976 | 171.6 | 158.8 | 12.8 |
| 1977 | 171.7 | 158.8 | 12.9 |
| 1978 | 171.8 | 158.9 | 12.9 |
| 1979 | 171.9 | 159.0 | 12.9 |
| 1980 | 172.1 | 159.1 | 13.0 |
| 1981 | 172.2 | 159.2 | 13.0 |
| 1982 | 172.3 | 159.3 | 13.0 |
| 1983 | 172.4 | 159.4 | 13.0 |
| 1984 | 172.5 | 159.5 | 13.0 |
| 1985 | 172.6 | 159.6 | 13.0 |
| 1986 | 172.7 | 159.7 | 13.0 |
| 1987 | 172.7 | 159.8 | 12.9 |
| 1988 | 172.8 | 159.9 | 12.9 |
| 1989 | 172.9 | 160.1 | 12.8 |
| 1990 | 173.0 | 160.2 | 12.8 |
| 1991 | 173.1 | 160.3 | 12.8 |
| 1992 | 173.2 | 160.4 | 12.8 |
| 1993 | 173.3 | 160.5 | 12.8 |
| 1994 | 173.4 | 160.6 | 12.8 |
| 1995 | 173.5 | 160.7 | 12.8 |
| 1996 | 173.6 | 160.9 | 12.7 |
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Notable people from Brazil with known heights
Gisele Bündchen
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1980
Pelé
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1940
Garrincha
170 cm · 5'7"
b. 1933
Ayrton Senna
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1960
Roberto Carlos
168 cm · 5'6"
b. 1973
Robinho
172 cm · 5'8"
b. 1984
Romário
168 cm · 5'6"
b. 1966
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
168 cm · 5'6"
b. 1945
Neymar
175 cm · 5'9"
b. 1992
Ronaldo
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1976
Jair Bolsonaro
185 cm · 6'1"
b. 1955
Adriana Lima
178 cm · 5'10"
b. 1981
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.