Average Height
Average Height in Chile
Men: 171.8 cm·Women: 159.4 cm
Men · 1996
171.8 cm
Women · 1996
159.4 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
160.7 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
147.6 cm
Men world rank:#87Women world rank:#87
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Chile rose from 160.7 cm to 171.8 cm — a gain of 11.1 cm over 100 years.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 160.7 | 147.6 | 13.1 |
| 1897 | 160.8 | 147.7 | 13.1 |
| 1898 | 160.9 | 147.9 | 13.0 |
| 1899 | 161.1 | 148.0 | 13.1 |
| 1900 | 161.2 | 148.1 | 13.1 |
| 1901 | 161.3 | 148.3 | 13.0 |
| 1902 | 161.4 | 148.4 | 13.0 |
| 1903 | 161.5 | 148.5 | 13.0 |
| 1904 | 161.6 | 148.7 | 12.9 |
| 1905 | 161.8 | 148.8 | 13.0 |
| 1906 | 161.9 | 148.9 | 13.0 |
| 1907 | 162.0 | 149.1 | 12.9 |
| 1908 | 162.1 | 149.2 | 12.9 |
| 1909 | 162.2 | 149.3 | 12.9 |
| 1910 | 162.4 | 149.5 | 12.9 |
| 1911 | 162.5 | 149.6 | 12.9 |
| 1912 | 162.6 | 149.7 | 12.9 |
| 1913 | 162.7 | 149.9 | 12.8 |
| 1914 | 162.9 | 150.0 | 12.9 |
| 1915 | 163.0 | 150.1 | 12.9 |
| 1916 | 163.1 | 150.3 | 12.8 |
| 1917 | 163.3 | 150.4 | 12.9 |
| 1918 | 163.4 | 150.6 | 12.8 |
| 1919 | 163.6 | 150.7 | 12.9 |
| 1920 | 163.7 | 150.9 | 12.8 |
| 1921 | 163.8 | 151.0 | 12.8 |
| 1922 | 164.0 | 151.2 | 12.8 |
| 1923 | 164.1 | 151.3 | 12.8 |
| 1924 | 164.3 | 151.5 | 12.8 |
| 1925 | 164.4 | 151.6 | 12.8 |
| 1926 | 164.5 | 151.8 | 12.7 |
| 1927 | 164.7 | 151.9 | 12.8 |
| 1928 | 164.8 | 152.1 | 12.7 |
| 1929 | 165.0 | 152.2 | 12.8 |
| 1930 | 165.1 | 152.4 | 12.7 |
| 1931 | 165.3 | 152.5 | 12.8 |
| 1932 | 165.4 | 152.7 | 12.7 |
| 1933 | 165.5 | 152.8 | 12.7 |
| 1934 | 165.7 | 153.0 | 12.7 |
| 1935 | 165.8 | 153.1 | 12.7 |
| 1936 | 166.0 | 153.3 | 12.7 |
| 1937 | 166.1 | 153.4 | 12.7 |
| 1938 | 166.2 | 153.5 | 12.7 |
| 1939 | 166.4 | 153.7 | 12.7 |
| 1940 | 166.5 | 153.8 | 12.7 |
| 1941 | 166.7 | 153.9 | 12.8 |
| 1942 | 166.8 | 154.0 | 12.8 |
| 1943 | 166.9 | 154.2 | 12.7 |
| 1944 | 167.1 | 154.3 | 12.8 |
| 1945 | 167.2 | 154.4 | 12.8 |
| 1946 | 167.4 | 154.5 | 12.9 |
| 1947 | 167.5 | 154.6 | 12.9 |
| 1948 | 167.7 | 154.8 | 12.9 |
| 1949 | 167.8 | 154.9 | 12.9 |
| 1950 | 167.9 | 155.0 | 12.9 |
| 1951 | 168.1 | 155.1 | 13.0 |
| 1952 | 168.2 | 155.2 | 13.0 |
| 1953 | 168.3 | 155.3 | 13.0 |
| 1954 | 168.4 | 155.5 | 12.9 |
| 1955 | 168.5 | 155.6 | 12.9 |
| 1956 | 168.6 | 155.7 | 12.9 |
| 1957 | 168.7 | 155.8 | 12.9 |
| 1958 | 168.8 | 155.9 | 12.9 |
| 1959 | 169.0 | 156.0 | 13.0 |
| 1960 | 169.1 | 156.1 | 13.0 |
| 1961 | 169.2 | 156.3 | 12.9 |
| 1962 | 169.3 | 156.4 | 12.9 |
| 1963 | 169.4 | 156.5 | 12.9 |
| 1964 | 169.5 | 156.6 | 12.9 |
| 1965 | 169.6 | 156.7 | 12.9 |
| 1966 | 169.7 | 156.8 | 12.9 |
| 1967 | 169.8 | 156.9 | 12.9 |
| 1968 | 169.9 | 157.0 | 12.9 |
| 1969 | 170.0 | 157.1 | 12.9 |
| 1970 | 170.1 | 157.2 | 12.9 |
| 1971 | 170.2 | 157.2 | 13.0 |
| 1972 | 170.3 | 157.3 | 13.0 |
| 1973 | 170.4 | 157.4 | 13.0 |
| 1974 | 170.5 | 157.5 | 13.0 |
| 1975 | 170.6 | 157.6 | 13.0 |
| 1976 | 170.7 | 157.7 | 13.0 |
| 1977 | 170.8 | 157.8 | 13.0 |
| 1978 | 170.9 | 157.8 | 13.1 |
| 1979 | 170.9 | 157.9 | 13.0 |
| 1980 | 171.0 | 158.0 | 13.0 |
| 1981 | 171.1 | 158.1 | 13.0 |
| 1982 | 171.1 | 158.2 | 12.9 |
| 1983 | 171.2 | 158.3 | 12.9 |
| 1984 | 171.2 | 158.3 | 12.9 |
| 1985 | 171.3 | 158.4 | 12.9 |
| 1986 | 171.3 | 158.5 | 12.8 |
| 1987 | 171.4 | 158.6 | 12.8 |
| 1988 | 171.4 | 158.7 | 12.7 |
| 1989 | 171.5 | 158.8 | 12.7 |
| 1990 | 171.5 | 158.9 | 12.6 |
| 1991 | 171.6 | 158.9 | 12.7 |
| 1992 | 171.6 | 159.0 | 12.6 |
| 1993 | 171.7 | 159.1 | 12.6 |
| 1994 | 171.7 | 159.2 | 12.5 |
| 1995 | 171.8 | 159.3 | 12.5 |
| 1996 | 171.8 | 159.4 | 12.4 |
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Notable people from Chile with known heights
Alexis Sánchez
168 cm · 5'6"
b. 1988
Arturo Vidal
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1987
Gabriel Boric
171 cm · 5'7"
b. 1986
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.