Average Height
Average Height in Cameroon
Men: 167.8 cm·Women: 158.8 cm
Men · 1996
167.8 cm
Women · 1996
158.8 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
163.5 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
153.8 cm
Men world rank:#131Women world rank:#98
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Cameroon rose from 163.5 cm to 167.8 cm — a gain of 4.3 cm over 100 years.
- The 9.0 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 | 163.5 | 153.8 | 9.7 |
| 1897 | 163.6 | 153.9 | 9.7 |
| 1898 | 163.7 | 154.0 | 9.7 |
| 1899 | 163.8 | 154.1 | 9.7 |
| 1900 | 163.9 | 154.3 | 9.6 |
| 1901 | 164.0 | 154.4 | 9.6 |
| 1902 | 164.1 | 154.5 | 9.6 |
| 1903 | 164.2 | 154.6 | 9.6 |
| 1904 | 164.3 | 154.7 | 9.6 |
| 1905 | 164.4 | 154.8 | 9.6 |
| 1906 | 164.5 | 154.9 | 9.6 |
| 1907 | 164.6 | 155.0 | 9.6 |
| 1908 | 164.6 | 155.1 | 9.5 |
| 1909 | 164.7 | 155.3 | 9.4 |
| 1910 | 164.8 | 155.4 | 9.4 |
| 1911 | 164.9 | 155.5 | 9.4 |
| 1912 | 165.0 | 155.6 | 9.4 |
| 1913 | 165.1 | 155.7 | 9.4 |
| 1914 | 165.3 | 155.8 | 9.5 |
| 1915 | 165.4 | 155.9 | 9.5 |
| 1916 | 165.5 | 156.0 | 9.5 |
| 1917 | 165.6 | 156.1 | 9.5 |
| 1918 | 165.7 | 156.3 | 9.4 |
| 1919 | 165.8 | 156.4 | 9.4 |
| 1920 | 165.9 | 156.5 | 9.4 |
| 1921 | 166.0 | 156.6 | 9.4 |
| 1922 | 166.1 | 156.7 | 9.4 |
| 1923 | 166.3 | 156.8 | 9.5 |
| 1924 | 166.4 | 157.0 | 9.4 |
| 1925 | 166.5 | 157.1 | 9.4 |
| 1926 | 166.6 | 157.2 | 9.4 |
| 1927 | 166.7 | 157.3 | 9.4 |
| 1928 | 166.9 | 157.4 | 9.5 |
| 1929 | 167.0 | 157.6 | 9.4 |
| 1930 | 167.2 | 157.7 | 9.5 |
| 1931 | 167.3 | 157.8 | 9.5 |
| 1932 | 167.5 | 158.0 | 9.5 |
| 1933 | 167.6 | 158.1 | 9.5 |
| 1934 | 167.8 | 158.2 | 9.6 |
| 1935 | 167.9 | 158.4 | 9.5 |
| 1936 | 168.1 | 158.5 | 9.6 |
| 1937 | 168.2 | 158.7 | 9.5 |
| 1938 | 168.4 | 158.8 | 9.6 |
| 1939 | 168.6 | 159.0 | 9.6 |
| 1940 | 168.7 | 159.2 | 9.5 |
| 1941 | 168.9 | 159.3 | 9.6 |
| 1942 | 169.0 | 159.5 | 9.5 |
| 1943 | 169.2 | 159.6 | 9.6 |
| 1944 | 169.3 | 159.8 | 9.5 |
| 1945 | 169.5 | 159.9 | 9.6 |
| 1946 | 169.6 | 160.1 | 9.5 |
| 1947 | 169.8 | 160.2 | 9.6 |
| 1948 | 169.9 | 160.4 | 9.5 |
| 1949 | 170.1 | 160.5 | 9.6 |
| 1950 | 170.2 | 160.7 | 9.5 |
| 1951 | 170.3 | 160.8 | 9.5 |
| 1952 | 170.5 | 160.9 | 9.6 |
| 1953 | 170.6 | 161.0 | 9.6 |
| 1954 | 170.7 | 161.1 | 9.6 |
| 1955 | 170.8 | 161.2 | 9.6 |
| 1956 | 170.9 | 161.3 | 9.6 |
| 1957 | 171.0 | 161.3 | 9.7 |
| 1958 | 171.1 | 161.4 | 9.7 |
| 1959 | 171.2 | 161.4 | 9.8 |
| 1960 | 171.2 | 161.4 | 9.8 |
| 1961 | 171.3 | 161.4 | 9.9 |
| 1962 | 171.4 | 161.5 | 9.9 |
| 1963 | 171.4 | 161.5 | 9.9 |
| 1964 | 171.4 | 161.5 | 9.9 |
| 1965 | 171.5 | 161.5 | 10.0 |
| 1966 | 171.5 | 161.4 | 10.1 |
| 1967 | 171.5 | 161.4 | 10.1 |
| 1968 | 171.5 | 161.4 | 10.1 |
| 1969 | 171.5 | 161.3 | 10.2 |
| 1970 | 171.4 | 161.3 | 10.1 |
| 1971 | 171.4 | 161.2 | 10.2 |
| 1972 | 171.4 | 161.2 | 10.2 |
| 1973 | 171.3 | 161.1 | 10.2 |
| 1974 | 171.3 | 161.0 | 10.3 |
| 1975 | 171.3 | 160.9 | 10.4 |
| 1976 | 171.2 | 160.8 | 10.4 |
| 1977 | 171.2 | 160.7 | 10.5 |
| 1978 | 171.1 | 160.6 | 10.5 |
| 1979 | 171.0 | 160.5 | 10.5 |
| 1980 | 170.9 | 160.4 | 10.5 |
| 1981 | 170.8 | 160.3 | 10.5 |
| 1982 | 170.7 | 160.2 | 10.5 |
| 1983 | 170.5 | 160.1 | 10.4 |
| 1984 | 170.4 | 160.0 | 10.4 |
| 1985 | 170.2 | 159.9 | 10.3 |
| 1986 | 170.0 | 159.8 | 10.2 |
| 1987 | 169.8 | 159.7 | 10.1 |
| 1988 | 169.6 | 159.6 | 10.0 |
| 1989 | 169.4 | 159.5 | 9.9 |
| 1990 | 169.2 | 159.4 | 9.8 |
| 1991 | 169.0 | 159.3 | 9.7 |
| 1992 | 168.7 | 159.2 | 9.5 |
| 1993 | 168.5 | 159.1 | 9.4 |
| 1994 | 168.3 | 159.0 | 9.3 |
| 1995 | 168.0 | 158.9 | 9.1 |
| 1996 | 167.8 | 158.8 | 9.0 |
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Notable people from Cameroon with known heights
Yannick Noah
194 cm · 6'4"
b. 1960
Éric Maxim Choupo-Moting
191 cm · 6'3"
b. 1989
Jean Makoun
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1983
Joël Matip
195 cm · 6'5"
b. 1991
Kylian Mbappé
185 cm · 6'1"
b. 1998
Nicolas Nkoulou
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1990
Pascal Siakam
208 cm · 6'10"
b. 1994
Sébastien Bassong
188 cm · 6'2"
b. 1986
Vincent Aboubakar
184 cm · 6'0"
b. 1992
André Onana
185 cm · 6'1"
b. 1996
Bryan Mbeumo
171 cm · 5'7"
b. 1999
Geremi
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1978
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.