Average Height
Average Height in The Dominican Republic
Men: 172.7 cm·Women: 159.0 cm
Men · 1996
172.7 cm
Women · 1996
159.0 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
160.3 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
148.9 cm
Men world rank:#72Women world rank:#93
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Dominican Republic rose from 160.3 cm to 172.7 cm — a gain of 12.4 cm over 100 years.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 160.3 | 148.9 | 11.4 |
| 1897 | 160.4 | 149.1 | 11.3 |
| 1898 | 160.6 | 149.3 | 11.3 |
| 1899 | 160.7 | 149.4 | 11.3 |
| 1900 | 160.9 | 149.6 | 11.3 |
| 1901 | 161.0 | 149.8 | 11.2 |
| 1902 | 161.2 | 150.0 | 11.2 |
| 1903 | 161.3 | 150.1 | 11.2 |
| 1904 | 161.5 | 150.3 | 11.2 |
| 1905 | 161.6 | 150.5 | 11.1 |
| 1906 | 161.8 | 150.6 | 11.2 |
| 1907 | 161.9 | 150.8 | 11.1 |
| 1908 | 162.1 | 150.9 | 11.2 |
| 1909 | 162.2 | 151.1 | 11.1 |
| 1910 | 162.4 | 151.3 | 11.1 |
| 1911 | 162.5 | 151.4 | 11.1 |
| 1912 | 162.7 | 151.6 | 11.1 |
| 1913 | 162.9 | 151.8 | 11.1 |
| 1914 | 163.0 | 151.9 | 11.1 |
| 1915 | 163.2 | 152.1 | 11.1 |
| 1916 | 163.4 | 152.3 | 11.1 |
| 1917 | 163.5 | 152.4 | 11.1 |
| 1918 | 163.7 | 152.6 | 11.1 |
| 1919 | 163.9 | 152.8 | 11.1 |
| 1920 | 164.1 | 152.9 | 11.2 |
| 1921 | 164.2 | 153.1 | 11.1 |
| 1922 | 164.4 | 153.3 | 11.1 |
| 1923 | 164.6 | 153.4 | 11.2 |
| 1924 | 164.7 | 153.6 | 11.1 |
| 1925 | 164.9 | 153.8 | 11.1 |
| 1926 | 165.1 | 153.9 | 11.2 |
| 1927 | 165.2 | 154.1 | 11.1 |
| 1928 | 165.4 | 154.2 | 11.2 |
| 1929 | 165.6 | 154.4 | 11.2 |
| 1930 | 165.7 | 154.5 | 11.2 |
| 1931 | 165.9 | 154.7 | 11.2 |
| 1932 | 166.0 | 154.8 | 11.2 |
| 1933 | 166.2 | 154.9 | 11.3 |
| 1934 | 166.3 | 155.1 | 11.2 |
| 1935 | 166.5 | 155.2 | 11.3 |
| 1936 | 166.6 | 155.3 | 11.3 |
| 1937 | 166.8 | 155.5 | 11.3 |
| 1938 | 166.9 | 155.6 | 11.3 |
| 1939 | 167.0 | 155.7 | 11.3 |
| 1940 | 167.2 | 155.8 | 11.4 |
| 1941 | 167.3 | 155.9 | 11.4 |
| 1942 | 167.4 | 156.0 | 11.4 |
| 1943 | 167.6 | 156.1 | 11.5 |
| 1944 | 167.7 | 156.2 | 11.5 |
| 1945 | 167.8 | 156.3 | 11.5 |
| 1946 | 168.0 | 156.4 | 11.6 |
| 1947 | 168.1 | 156.5 | 11.6 |
| 1948 | 168.2 | 156.6 | 11.6 |
| 1949 | 168.4 | 156.7 | 11.7 |
| 1950 | 168.5 | 156.8 | 11.7 |
| 1951 | 168.6 | 156.9 | 11.7 |
| 1952 | 168.7 | 157.0 | 11.7 |
| 1953 | 168.9 | 157.0 | 11.9 |
| 1954 | 169.0 | 157.1 | 11.9 |
| 1955 | 169.1 | 157.2 | 11.9 |
| 1956 | 169.2 | 157.2 | 12.0 |
| 1957 | 169.3 | 157.3 | 12.0 |
| 1958 | 169.4 | 157.3 | 12.1 |
| 1959 | 169.5 | 157.4 | 12.1 |
| 1960 | 169.7 | 157.4 | 12.3 |
| 1961 | 169.8 | 157.5 | 12.3 |
| 1962 | 169.9 | 157.5 | 12.4 |
| 1963 | 170.0 | 157.6 | 12.4 |
| 1964 | 170.1 | 157.6 | 12.5 |
| 1965 | 170.2 | 157.6 | 12.6 |
| 1966 | 170.3 | 157.6 | 12.7 |
| 1967 | 170.4 | 157.7 | 12.7 |
| 1968 | 170.5 | 157.7 | 12.8 |
| 1969 | 170.6 | 157.7 | 12.9 |
| 1970 | 170.7 | 157.7 | 13.0 |
| 1971 | 170.8 | 157.7 | 13.1 |
| 1972 | 170.9 | 157.8 | 13.1 |
| 1973 | 171.0 | 157.8 | 13.2 |
| 1974 | 171.1 | 157.8 | 13.3 |
| 1975 | 171.2 | 157.9 | 13.3 |
| 1976 | 171.2 | 157.9 | 13.3 |
| 1977 | 171.3 | 158.0 | 13.3 |
| 1978 | 171.4 | 158.0 | 13.4 |
| 1979 | 171.5 | 158.1 | 13.4 |
| 1980 | 171.5 | 158.1 | 13.4 |
| 1981 | 171.6 | 158.2 | 13.4 |
| 1982 | 171.7 | 158.2 | 13.5 |
| 1983 | 171.7 | 158.3 | 13.4 |
| 1984 | 171.8 | 158.3 | 13.5 |
| 1985 | 171.9 | 158.4 | 13.5 |
| 1986 | 171.9 | 158.5 | 13.4 |
| 1987 | 172.0 | 158.5 | 13.5 |
| 1988 | 172.1 | 158.6 | 13.5 |
| 1989 | 172.2 | 158.6 | 13.6 |
| 1990 | 172.2 | 158.7 | 13.5 |
| 1991 | 172.3 | 158.8 | 13.5 |
| 1992 | 172.4 | 158.8 | 13.6 |
| 1993 | 172.5 | 158.9 | 13.6 |
| 1994 | 172.6 | 158.9 | 13.7 |
| 1995 | 172.7 | 159.0 | 13.7 |
| 1996 | 172.7 | 159.0 | 13.7 |
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Notable people from Dominican Republic with known heights
Marileidy Paulino
172 cm · 5'8"
b. 1996
Al Horford
208 cm · 6'10"
b. 1986
Karl-Anthony Towns
211 cm · 6'11"
b. 1995
Manny Ramirez
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1972
Juan Luis Guerra
193 cm · 6'4"
b. 1957
Luguelín Santos
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1992
Félix Sánchez
178 cm · 5'10"
b. 1977
Amelia Vega
188 cm · 6'2"
b. 1984
Alex Rodriguez
191 cm · 6'3"
b. 1975
Mariano Díaz
181 cm · 5'11"
b. 1993
Alejandro Balde
175 cm · 5'9"
b. 2003
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.