Average Height
Average Height in Ghana
Men: 168.8 cm·Women: 157.9 cm
Men · 1996
168.8 cm
Women · 1996
157.9 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
162.4 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
153.3 cm
Men world rank:#118Women world rank:#119
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Ghana rose from 162.4 cm to 168.8 cm — a gain of 6.4 cm over 100 years.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
- Mean height has declined in recent birth cohorts.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 162.4 | 153.3 | 9.1 |
| 1897 | 162.4 | 153.4 | 9.0 |
| 1898 | 162.5 | 153.5 | 9.0 |
| 1899 | 162.6 | 153.6 | 9.0 |
| 1900 | 162.7 | 153.7 | 9.0 |
| 1901 | 162.7 | 153.8 | 8.9 |
| 1902 | 162.8 | 153.9 | 8.9 |
| 1903 | 162.9 | 154.0 | 8.9 |
| 1904 | 162.9 | 154.1 | 8.8 |
| 1905 | 163.0 | 154.2 | 8.8 |
| 1906 | 163.1 | 154.3 | 8.8 |
| 1907 | 163.1 | 154.4 | 8.7 |
| 1908 | 163.2 | 154.5 | 8.7 |
| 1909 | 163.3 | 154.6 | 8.7 |
| 1910 | 163.4 | 154.7 | 8.7 |
| 1911 | 163.4 | 154.8 | 8.6 |
| 1912 | 163.5 | 154.9 | 8.6 |
| 1913 | 163.6 | 155.0 | 8.6 |
| 1914 | 163.7 | 155.1 | 8.6 |
| 1915 | 163.8 | 155.2 | 8.6 |
| 1916 | 163.9 | 155.3 | 8.6 |
| 1917 | 164.0 | 155.4 | 8.6 |
| 1918 | 164.1 | 155.6 | 8.5 |
| 1919 | 164.1 | 155.7 | 8.4 |
| 1920 | 164.2 | 155.8 | 8.4 |
| 1921 | 164.3 | 155.9 | 8.4 |
| 1922 | 164.4 | 156.0 | 8.4 |
| 1923 | 164.5 | 156.1 | 8.4 |
| 1924 | 164.6 | 156.2 | 8.4 |
| 1925 | 164.7 | 156.3 | 8.4 |
| 1926 | 164.8 | 156.4 | 8.4 |
| 1927 | 164.9 | 156.5 | 8.4 |
| 1928 | 165.0 | 156.6 | 8.4 |
| 1929 | 165.2 | 156.7 | 8.5 |
| 1930 | 165.3 | 156.8 | 8.5 |
| 1931 | 165.4 | 157.0 | 8.4 |
| 1932 | 165.6 | 157.1 | 8.5 |
| 1933 | 165.7 | 157.2 | 8.5 |
| 1934 | 165.8 | 157.3 | 8.5 |
| 1935 | 166.0 | 157.4 | 8.6 |
| 1936 | 166.1 | 157.6 | 8.5 |
| 1937 | 166.3 | 157.7 | 8.6 |
| 1938 | 166.4 | 157.8 | 8.6 |
| 1939 | 166.6 | 158.0 | 8.6 |
| 1940 | 166.7 | 158.1 | 8.6 |
| 1941 | 166.8 | 158.2 | 8.6 |
| 1942 | 167.0 | 158.4 | 8.6 |
| 1943 | 167.1 | 158.5 | 8.6 |
| 1944 | 167.3 | 158.6 | 8.7 |
| 1945 | 167.4 | 158.8 | 8.6 |
| 1946 | 167.6 | 158.9 | 8.7 |
| 1947 | 167.7 | 159.0 | 8.7 |
| 1948 | 167.9 | 159.1 | 8.8 |
| 1949 | 168.1 | 159.3 | 8.8 |
| 1950 | 168.2 | 159.4 | 8.8 |
| 1951 | 168.4 | 159.5 | 8.9 |
| 1952 | 168.5 | 159.6 | 8.9 |
| 1953 | 168.7 | 159.6 | 9.1 |
| 1954 | 168.8 | 159.7 | 9.1 |
| 1955 | 168.9 | 159.8 | 9.1 |
| 1956 | 169.1 | 159.8 | 9.3 |
| 1957 | 169.2 | 159.8 | 9.4 |
| 1958 | 169.3 | 159.9 | 9.4 |
| 1959 | 169.4 | 159.9 | 9.5 |
| 1960 | 169.6 | 159.9 | 9.7 |
| 1961 | 169.7 | 159.9 | 9.8 |
| 1962 | 169.8 | 159.9 | 9.9 |
| 1963 | 169.9 | 159.9 | 10.0 |
| 1964 | 169.9 | 159.9 | 10.0 |
| 1965 | 170.0 | 159.9 | 10.1 |
| 1966 | 170.1 | 159.9 | 10.2 |
| 1967 | 170.1 | 159.9 | 10.2 |
| 1968 | 170.2 | 159.8 | 10.4 |
| 1969 | 170.2 | 159.8 | 10.4 |
| 1970 | 170.3 | 159.7 | 10.6 |
| 1971 | 170.3 | 159.7 | 10.6 |
| 1972 | 170.4 | 159.6 | 10.8 |
| 1973 | 170.4 | 159.6 | 10.8 |
| 1974 | 170.4 | 159.5 | 10.9 |
| 1975 | 170.5 | 159.4 | 11.1 |
| 1976 | 170.5 | 159.4 | 11.1 |
| 1977 | 170.5 | 159.3 | 11.2 |
| 1978 | 170.5 | 159.2 | 11.3 |
| 1979 | 170.5 | 159.1 | 11.4 |
| 1980 | 170.5 | 159.1 | 11.4 |
| 1981 | 170.5 | 159.0 | 11.5 |
| 1982 | 170.4 | 158.9 | 11.5 |
| 1983 | 170.4 | 158.8 | 11.6 |
| 1984 | 170.3 | 158.8 | 11.5 |
| 1985 | 170.2 | 158.7 | 11.5 |
| 1986 | 170.2 | 158.6 | 11.6 |
| 1987 | 170.1 | 158.6 | 11.5 |
| 1988 | 169.9 | 158.5 | 11.4 |
| 1989 | 169.8 | 158.4 | 11.4 |
| 1990 | 169.7 | 158.3 | 11.4 |
| 1991 | 169.5 | 158.3 | 11.2 |
| 1992 | 169.4 | 158.2 | 11.2 |
| 1993 | 169.3 | 158.1 | 11.2 |
| 1994 | 169.1 | 158.1 | 11.0 |
| 1995 | 169.0 | 158.0 | 11.0 |
| 1996 | 168.8 | 157.9 | 10.9 |
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Notable people from Ghana with known heights
Christian Atsu
165 cm · 5'5"
b. 1992
Michael Essien
177 cm · 5'10"
b. 1982
André Ayew
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1989
Asamoah Gyan
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1985
Iñaki Williams
186 cm · 6'1"
b. 1994
John Mensah
177 cm · 5'10"
b. 1982
Jordan Ayew
182 cm · 6'0"
b. 1991
Kevin-Prince Boateng
186 cm · 6'1"
b. 1987
Mario Balotelli
189 cm · 6'2"
b. 1990
Sulley Muntari
179 cm · 5'10"
b. 1984
Thomas Partey
185 cm · 6'1"
b. 1993
Mohammed Kudus
175 cm · 5'9"
b. 2000
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.