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
Rigobert Song
185 cm · 6'1"
b. 1976
Roger Milla
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1952
Samuel Eto'o
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1981
Alex Song
185 cm · 6'1"
b. 1987
Gaëtan Bong
187 cm · 6'2"
b. 1988
Henri Bedimo
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1984
Jean Makoun
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1983
Joel Embiid
213 cm · 7'0"
b. 1994
Nicolas Nkoulou
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1990
Pascal Siakam
208 cm · 6'10"
b. 1994
Vincent Aboubakar
184 cm · 6'0"
b. 1992
André Onana
185 cm · 6'1"
b. 1996
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.