Average Height
Average Height in Colombia
Men: 169.5 cm·Women: 156.9 cm
Men · 1996
169.5 cm
Women · 1996
156.9 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
157.3 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
144.0 cm
Men world rank:#109Women world rank:#135
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Colombia rose from 157.3 cm to 169.5 cm — a gain of 12.2 cm over 100 years.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 157.3 | 144.0 | 13.3 |
| 1897 | 157.5 | 144.2 | 13.3 |
| 1898 | 157.6 | 144.4 | 13.2 |
| 1899 | 157.8 | 144.6 | 13.2 |
| 1900 | 158.0 | 144.8 | 13.2 |
| 1901 | 158.1 | 145.0 | 13.1 |
| 1902 | 158.3 | 145.2 | 13.1 |
| 1903 | 158.5 | 145.4 | 13.1 |
| 1904 | 158.6 | 145.6 | 13.0 |
| 1905 | 158.8 | 145.8 | 13.0 |
| 1906 | 158.9 | 145.9 | 13.0 |
| 1907 | 159.1 | 146.1 | 13.0 |
| 1908 | 159.3 | 146.3 | 13.0 |
| 1909 | 159.4 | 146.5 | 12.9 |
| 1910 | 159.6 | 146.7 | 12.9 |
| 1911 | 159.8 | 146.9 | 12.9 |
| 1912 | 160.0 | 147.1 | 12.9 |
| 1913 | 160.1 | 147.3 | 12.8 |
| 1914 | 160.3 | 147.5 | 12.8 |
| 1915 | 160.5 | 147.6 | 12.9 |
| 1916 | 160.7 | 147.8 | 12.9 |
| 1917 | 160.9 | 148.0 | 12.9 |
| 1918 | 161.0 | 148.2 | 12.8 |
| 1919 | 161.2 | 148.4 | 12.8 |
| 1920 | 161.4 | 148.7 | 12.7 |
| 1921 | 161.6 | 148.9 | 12.7 |
| 1922 | 161.8 | 149.1 | 12.7 |
| 1923 | 162.0 | 149.3 | 12.7 |
| 1924 | 162.2 | 149.5 | 12.7 |
| 1925 | 162.3 | 149.6 | 12.7 |
| 1926 | 162.5 | 149.8 | 12.7 |
| 1927 | 162.7 | 150.0 | 12.7 |
| 1928 | 162.9 | 150.2 | 12.7 |
| 1929 | 163.0 | 150.4 | 12.6 |
| 1930 | 163.2 | 150.6 | 12.6 |
| 1931 | 163.4 | 150.8 | 12.6 |
| 1932 | 163.5 | 151.0 | 12.5 |
| 1933 | 163.7 | 151.1 | 12.6 |
| 1934 | 163.8 | 151.3 | 12.5 |
| 1935 | 164.0 | 151.5 | 12.5 |
| 1936 | 164.1 | 151.6 | 12.5 |
| 1937 | 164.3 | 151.8 | 12.5 |
| 1938 | 164.4 | 152.0 | 12.4 |
| 1939 | 164.6 | 152.1 | 12.5 |
| 1940 | 164.7 | 152.3 | 12.4 |
| 1941 | 164.8 | 152.4 | 12.4 |
| 1942 | 165.0 | 152.6 | 12.4 |
| 1943 | 165.1 | 152.7 | 12.4 |
| 1944 | 165.3 | 152.9 | 12.4 |
| 1945 | 165.4 | 153.0 | 12.4 |
| 1946 | 165.6 | 153.2 | 12.4 |
| 1947 | 165.7 | 153.3 | 12.4 |
| 1948 | 165.9 | 153.5 | 12.4 |
| 1949 | 166.0 | 153.6 | 12.4 |
| 1950 | 166.1 | 153.8 | 12.3 |
| 1951 | 166.3 | 153.9 | 12.4 |
| 1952 | 166.4 | 154.0 | 12.4 |
| 1953 | 166.5 | 154.2 | 12.3 |
| 1954 | 166.7 | 154.3 | 12.4 |
| 1955 | 166.8 | 154.4 | 12.4 |
| 1956 | 166.9 | 154.5 | 12.4 |
| 1957 | 167.0 | 154.7 | 12.3 |
| 1958 | 167.1 | 154.8 | 12.3 |
| 1959 | 167.2 | 154.9 | 12.3 |
| 1960 | 167.3 | 155.0 | 12.3 |
| 1961 | 167.4 | 155.1 | 12.3 |
| 1962 | 167.5 | 155.1 | 12.4 |
| 1963 | 167.7 | 155.2 | 12.5 |
| 1964 | 167.8 | 155.3 | 12.5 |
| 1965 | 167.8 | 155.3 | 12.5 |
| 1966 | 167.9 | 155.4 | 12.5 |
| 1967 | 168.0 | 155.4 | 12.6 |
| 1968 | 168.1 | 155.5 | 12.6 |
| 1969 | 168.2 | 155.5 | 12.7 |
| 1970 | 168.3 | 155.6 | 12.7 |
| 1971 | 168.4 | 155.6 | 12.8 |
| 1972 | 168.5 | 155.6 | 12.9 |
| 1973 | 168.6 | 155.6 | 13.0 |
| 1974 | 168.6 | 155.7 | 12.9 |
| 1975 | 168.7 | 155.7 | 13.0 |
| 1976 | 168.8 | 155.7 | 13.1 |
| 1977 | 168.9 | 155.8 | 13.1 |
| 1978 | 168.9 | 155.8 | 13.1 |
| 1979 | 169.0 | 155.8 | 13.2 |
| 1980 | 169.0 | 155.9 | 13.1 |
| 1981 | 169.0 | 155.9 | 13.1 |
| 1982 | 169.1 | 156.0 | 13.1 |
| 1983 | 169.1 | 156.0 | 13.1 |
| 1984 | 169.1 | 156.1 | 13.0 |
| 1985 | 169.2 | 156.2 | 13.0 |
| 1986 | 169.2 | 156.2 | 13.0 |
| 1987 | 169.2 | 156.3 | 12.9 |
| 1988 | 169.2 | 156.4 | 12.8 |
| 1989 | 169.3 | 156.4 | 12.9 |
| 1990 | 169.3 | 156.5 | 12.8 |
| 1991 | 169.3 | 156.5 | 12.8 |
| 1992 | 169.4 | 156.6 | 12.8 |
| 1993 | 169.4 | 156.7 | 12.7 |
| 1994 | 169.4 | 156.7 | 12.7 |
| 1995 | 169.5 | 156.8 | 12.7 |
| 1996 | 169.5 | 156.9 | 12.6 |
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Notable people from Colombia with known heights
Alfredo Di Stéfano
178 cm · 5'10"
b. 1926
Carlos Valderrama
177 cm · 5'10"
b. 1961
Juan Cuadrado
178 cm · 5'10"
b. 1988
Luis Díaz
178 cm · 5'10"
b. 1997
Luis Muriel
178 cm · 5'10"
b. 1991
Christian Benítez
170 cm · 5'7"
b. 1986
Yerry Mina
195 cm · 6'5"
b. 1994
René Higuita
172 cm · 5'8"
b. 1966
Carlos Tenorio
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1979
Stefanía Fernández
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1990
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.
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