Average Height
Average Height in Cuba
Men: 172.0 cm·Women: 158.0 cm
Men · 1996
172.0 cm
Women · 1996
158.0 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
159.9 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
149.2 cm
Men world rank:#82Women world rank:#117
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Cuba rose from 159.9 cm to 172.0 cm — a gain of 12.1 cm over 100 years.
- The 14.0 cm gap between men and women is above the typical range.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 159.9 | 149.2 | 10.7 |
| 1897 | 160.1 | 149.4 | 10.7 |
| 1898 | 160.2 | 149.6 | 10.6 |
| 1899 | 160.4 | 149.8 | 10.6 |
| 1900 | 160.6 | 150.0 | 10.6 |
| 1901 | 160.8 | 150.2 | 10.6 |
| 1902 | 161.0 | 150.4 | 10.6 |
| 1903 | 161.2 | 150.6 | 10.6 |
| 1904 | 161.3 | 150.8 | 10.5 |
| 1905 | 161.5 | 150.9 | 10.6 |
| 1906 | 161.7 | 151.1 | 10.6 |
| 1907 | 161.9 | 151.3 | 10.6 |
| 1908 | 162.1 | 151.5 | 10.6 |
| 1909 | 162.3 | 151.7 | 10.6 |
| 1910 | 162.4 | 151.9 | 10.5 |
| 1911 | 162.6 | 152.0 | 10.6 |
| 1912 | 162.8 | 152.2 | 10.6 |
| 1913 | 163.0 | 152.4 | 10.6 |
| 1914 | 163.2 | 152.6 | 10.6 |
| 1915 | 163.4 | 152.8 | 10.6 |
| 1916 | 163.6 | 153.0 | 10.6 |
| 1917 | 163.8 | 153.2 | 10.6 |
| 1918 | 164.0 | 153.3 | 10.7 |
| 1919 | 164.2 | 153.5 | 10.7 |
| 1920 | 164.4 | 153.7 | 10.7 |
| 1921 | 164.6 | 153.9 | 10.7 |
| 1922 | 164.8 | 154.1 | 10.7 |
| 1923 | 165.0 | 154.3 | 10.7 |
| 1924 | 165.2 | 154.5 | 10.7 |
| 1925 | 165.4 | 154.6 | 10.8 |
| 1926 | 165.6 | 154.8 | 10.8 |
| 1927 | 165.8 | 155.0 | 10.8 |
| 1928 | 166.0 | 155.2 | 10.8 |
| 1929 | 166.2 | 155.3 | 10.9 |
| 1930 | 166.4 | 155.5 | 10.9 |
| 1931 | 166.6 | 155.7 | 10.9 |
| 1932 | 166.7 | 155.8 | 10.9 |
| 1933 | 166.9 | 156.0 | 10.9 |
| 1934 | 167.1 | 156.1 | 11.0 |
| 1935 | 167.2 | 156.3 | 10.9 |
| 1936 | 167.4 | 156.4 | 11.0 |
| 1937 | 167.5 | 156.5 | 11.0 |
| 1938 | 167.7 | 156.7 | 11.0 |
| 1939 | 167.8 | 156.8 | 11.0 |
| 1940 | 168.0 | 157.0 | 11.0 |
| 1941 | 168.1 | 157.1 | 11.0 |
| 1942 | 168.2 | 157.2 | 11.0 |
| 1943 | 168.4 | 157.3 | 11.1 |
| 1944 | 168.5 | 157.5 | 11.0 |
| 1945 | 168.6 | 157.6 | 11.0 |
| 1946 | 168.8 | 157.7 | 11.1 |
| 1947 | 168.9 | 157.8 | 11.1 |
| 1948 | 169.0 | 157.9 | 11.1 |
| 1949 | 169.1 | 158.1 | 11.0 |
| 1950 | 169.3 | 158.2 | 11.1 |
| 1951 | 169.4 | 158.3 | 11.1 |
| 1952 | 169.5 | 158.4 | 11.1 |
| 1953 | 169.6 | 158.5 | 11.1 |
| 1954 | 169.7 | 158.6 | 11.1 |
| 1955 | 169.8 | 158.7 | 11.1 |
| 1956 | 169.9 | 158.8 | 11.1 |
| 1957 | 170.0 | 158.9 | 11.1 |
| 1958 | 170.1 | 158.9 | 11.2 |
| 1959 | 170.2 | 159.0 | 11.2 |
| 1960 | 170.3 | 159.1 | 11.2 |
| 1961 | 170.4 | 159.2 | 11.2 |
| 1962 | 170.5 | 159.2 | 11.3 |
| 1963 | 170.6 | 159.3 | 11.3 |
| 1964 | 170.6 | 159.3 | 11.3 |
| 1965 | 170.7 | 159.4 | 11.3 |
| 1966 | 170.8 | 159.4 | 11.4 |
| 1967 | 170.8 | 159.4 | 11.4 |
| 1968 | 170.9 | 159.5 | 11.4 |
| 1969 | 171.0 | 159.5 | 11.5 |
| 1970 | 171.0 | 159.5 | 11.5 |
| 1971 | 171.1 | 159.5 | 11.6 |
| 1972 | 171.1 | 159.5 | 11.6 |
| 1973 | 171.2 | 159.4 | 11.8 |
| 1974 | 171.2 | 159.4 | 11.8 |
| 1975 | 171.2 | 159.4 | 11.8 |
| 1976 | 171.3 | 159.4 | 11.9 |
| 1977 | 171.3 | 159.3 | 12.0 |
| 1978 | 171.3 | 159.3 | 12.0 |
| 1979 | 171.3 | 159.3 | 12.0 |
| 1980 | 171.4 | 159.2 | 12.2 |
| 1981 | 171.4 | 159.2 | 12.2 |
| 1982 | 171.4 | 159.1 | 12.3 |
| 1983 | 171.4 | 159.1 | 12.3 |
| 1984 | 171.4 | 159.0 | 12.4 |
| 1985 | 171.4 | 158.9 | 12.5 |
| 1986 | 171.5 | 158.9 | 12.6 |
| 1987 | 171.5 | 158.8 | 12.7 |
| 1988 | 171.5 | 158.7 | 12.8 |
| 1989 | 171.6 | 158.6 | 13.0 |
| 1990 | 171.6 | 158.5 | 13.1 |
| 1991 | 171.7 | 158.4 | 13.3 |
| 1992 | 171.8 | 158.4 | 13.4 |
| 1993 | 171.8 | 158.3 | 13.5 |
| 1994 | 171.9 | 158.2 | 13.7 |
| 1995 | 171.9 | 158.1 | 13.8 |
| 1996 | 172.0 | 158.0 | 14.0 |
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Notable people from Cuba with known heights
Teófilo Stevenson
196 cm · 6'5"
b. 1952
Che Guevara
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1928
Javier Sotomayor
193 cm · 6'4"
b. 1967
Mijaín López
198 cm · 6'6"
b. 1982
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.