Average Height
Average Height in El Salvador
Men: 169.8 cm·Women: 154.5 cm
Men · 1996
169.8 cm
Women · 1996
154.5 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
158.5 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
141.2 cm
Men world rank:#105Women world rank:#164
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in El Salvador rose from 158.5 cm to 169.8 cm — a gain of 11.3 cm over 100 years.
- The 15.3 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 | 158.5 | 141.2 | 17.3 |
| 1897 | 158.7 | 141.4 | 17.3 |
| 1898 | 158.8 | 141.6 | 17.2 |
| 1899 | 159.0 | 141.8 | 17.2 |
| 1900 | 159.2 | 142.1 | 17.1 |
| 1901 | 159.4 | 142.3 | 17.1 |
| 1902 | 159.5 | 142.5 | 17.0 |
| 1903 | 159.7 | 142.7 | 17.0 |
| 1904 | 159.9 | 142.9 | 17.0 |
| 1905 | 160.1 | 143.1 | 17.0 |
| 1906 | 160.2 | 143.3 | 16.9 |
| 1907 | 160.4 | 143.5 | 16.9 |
| 1908 | 160.6 | 143.7 | 16.9 |
| 1909 | 160.8 | 143.9 | 16.9 |
| 1910 | 161.0 | 144.1 | 16.9 |
| 1911 | 161.1 | 144.3 | 16.8 |
| 1912 | 161.3 | 144.5 | 16.8 |
| 1913 | 161.5 | 144.7 | 16.8 |
| 1914 | 161.7 | 145.0 | 16.7 |
| 1915 | 161.9 | 145.2 | 16.7 |
| 1916 | 162.1 | 145.4 | 16.7 |
| 1917 | 162.3 | 145.6 | 16.7 |
| 1918 | 162.5 | 145.8 | 16.7 |
| 1919 | 162.7 | 146.0 | 16.7 |
| 1920 | 162.9 | 146.3 | 16.6 |
| 1921 | 163.1 | 146.5 | 16.6 |
| 1922 | 163.3 | 146.7 | 16.6 |
| 1923 | 163.4 | 146.9 | 16.5 |
| 1924 | 163.6 | 147.1 | 16.5 |
| 1925 | 163.8 | 147.4 | 16.4 |
| 1926 | 164.0 | 147.6 | 16.4 |
| 1927 | 164.2 | 147.8 | 16.4 |
| 1928 | 164.3 | 148.0 | 16.3 |
| 1929 | 164.5 | 148.2 | 16.3 |
| 1930 | 164.7 | 148.4 | 16.3 |
| 1931 | 164.8 | 148.6 | 16.2 |
| 1932 | 165.0 | 148.8 | 16.2 |
| 1933 | 165.1 | 149.0 | 16.1 |
| 1934 | 165.3 | 149.2 | 16.1 |
| 1935 | 165.4 | 149.4 | 16.0 |
| 1936 | 165.5 | 149.5 | 16.0 |
| 1937 | 165.7 | 149.7 | 16.0 |
| 1938 | 165.8 | 149.9 | 15.9 |
| 1939 | 165.9 | 150.1 | 15.8 |
| 1940 | 166.0 | 150.2 | 15.8 |
| 1941 | 166.1 | 150.4 | 15.7 |
| 1942 | 166.2 | 150.6 | 15.6 |
| 1943 | 166.3 | 150.7 | 15.6 |
| 1944 | 166.4 | 150.9 | 15.5 |
| 1945 | 166.5 | 151.0 | 15.5 |
| 1946 | 166.6 | 151.2 | 15.4 |
| 1947 | 166.7 | 151.3 | 15.4 |
| 1948 | 166.8 | 151.5 | 15.3 |
| 1949 | 166.9 | 151.6 | 15.3 |
| 1950 | 167.0 | 151.7 | 15.3 |
| 1951 | 167.1 | 151.9 | 15.2 |
| 1952 | 167.2 | 152.0 | 15.2 |
| 1953 | 167.3 | 152.1 | 15.2 |
| 1954 | 167.3 | 152.2 | 15.1 |
| 1955 | 167.4 | 152.3 | 15.1 |
| 1956 | 167.5 | 152.4 | 15.1 |
| 1957 | 167.5 | 152.5 | 15.0 |
| 1958 | 167.6 | 152.6 | 15.0 |
| 1959 | 167.7 | 152.7 | 15.0 |
| 1960 | 167.8 | 152.8 | 15.0 |
| 1961 | 167.8 | 152.9 | 14.9 |
| 1962 | 167.9 | 152.9 | 15.0 |
| 1963 | 168.0 | 153.0 | 15.0 |
| 1964 | 168.1 | 153.1 | 15.0 |
| 1965 | 168.2 | 153.1 | 15.1 |
| 1966 | 168.2 | 153.1 | 15.1 |
| 1967 | 168.3 | 153.2 | 15.1 |
| 1968 | 168.4 | 153.2 | 15.2 |
| 1969 | 168.4 | 153.3 | 15.1 |
| 1970 | 168.5 | 153.3 | 15.2 |
| 1971 | 168.6 | 153.3 | 15.3 |
| 1972 | 168.7 | 153.3 | 15.4 |
| 1973 | 168.7 | 153.4 | 15.3 |
| 1974 | 168.8 | 153.4 | 15.4 |
| 1975 | 168.9 | 153.4 | 15.5 |
| 1976 | 169.0 | 153.5 | 15.5 |
| 1977 | 169.0 | 153.5 | 15.5 |
| 1978 | 169.1 | 153.5 | 15.6 |
| 1979 | 169.1 | 153.6 | 15.5 |
| 1980 | 169.2 | 153.6 | 15.6 |
| 1981 | 169.2 | 153.7 | 15.5 |
| 1982 | 169.3 | 153.7 | 15.6 |
| 1983 | 169.3 | 153.8 | 15.5 |
| 1984 | 169.3 | 153.8 | 15.5 |
| 1985 | 169.4 | 153.9 | 15.5 |
| 1986 | 169.4 | 154.0 | 15.4 |
| 1987 | 169.4 | 154.0 | 15.4 |
| 1988 | 169.5 | 154.1 | 15.4 |
| 1989 | 169.5 | 154.1 | 15.4 |
| 1990 | 169.5 | 154.2 | 15.3 |
| 1991 | 169.6 | 154.3 | 15.3 |
| 1992 | 169.6 | 154.3 | 15.3 |
| 1993 | 169.6 | 154.4 | 15.2 |
| 1994 | 169.7 | 154.4 | 15.3 |
| 1995 | 169.7 | 154.5 | 15.2 |
| 1996 | 169.8 | 154.5 | 15.3 |
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Notable people from El Salvador with known heights
Marcelo Arévalo
193 cm · 6'4"
b. 1990
Mágico González
174 cm · 5'9"
b. 1958
Jaime Rodríguez Jiménez
175 cm · 5'9"
b. 1959
Joel Aguilar
170 cm · 5'7"
b. 1975
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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