Average Height
Average Height in Greece
Men: 177.3 cm·Women: 164.9 cm
Men · 1996
177.3 cm
Women · 1996
164.9 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
162.5 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
150.6 cm
Men world rank:#35Women world rank:#27
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Greece rose from 162.5 cm to 177.3 cm — a gain of 14.8 cm over 100 years.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 162.5 | 150.6 | 11.9 |
| 1897 | 162.6 | 150.7 | 11.9 |
| 1898 | 162.7 | 150.8 | 11.9 |
| 1899 | 162.9 | 150.9 | 12.0 |
| 1900 | 163.0 | 151.0 | 12.0 |
| 1901 | 163.1 | 151.2 | 11.9 |
| 1902 | 163.2 | 151.3 | 11.9 |
| 1903 | 163.3 | 151.4 | 11.9 |
| 1904 | 163.4 | 151.5 | 11.9 |
| 1905 | 163.6 | 151.6 | 12.0 |
| 1906 | 163.7 | 151.7 | 12.0 |
| 1907 | 163.8 | 151.9 | 11.9 |
| 1908 | 163.9 | 152.0 | 11.9 |
| 1909 | 164.1 | 152.1 | 12.0 |
| 1910 | 164.2 | 152.2 | 12.0 |
| 1911 | 164.3 | 152.4 | 11.9 |
| 1912 | 164.5 | 152.5 | 12.0 |
| 1913 | 164.6 | 152.7 | 11.9 |
| 1914 | 164.8 | 152.8 | 12.0 |
| 1915 | 165.0 | 153.0 | 12.0 |
| 1916 | 165.1 | 153.2 | 11.9 |
| 1917 | 165.3 | 153.3 | 12.0 |
| 1918 | 165.5 | 153.5 | 12.0 |
| 1919 | 165.7 | 153.7 | 12.0 |
| 1920 | 165.9 | 153.9 | 12.0 |
| 1921 | 166.1 | 154.1 | 12.0 |
| 1922 | 166.3 | 154.3 | 12.0 |
| 1923 | 166.5 | 154.5 | 12.0 |
| 1924 | 166.7 | 154.7 | 12.0 |
| 1925 | 166.9 | 154.9 | 12.0 |
| 1926 | 167.1 | 155.1 | 12.0 |
| 1927 | 167.3 | 155.3 | 12.0 |
| 1928 | 167.5 | 155.5 | 12.0 |
| 1929 | 167.7 | 155.7 | 12.0 |
| 1930 | 167.9 | 155.9 | 12.0 |
| 1931 | 168.1 | 156.1 | 12.0 |
| 1932 | 168.3 | 156.3 | 12.0 |
| 1933 | 168.5 | 156.5 | 12.0 |
| 1934 | 168.7 | 156.7 | 12.0 |
| 1935 | 168.9 | 156.9 | 12.0 |
| 1936 | 169.1 | 157.1 | 12.0 |
| 1937 | 169.4 | 157.3 | 12.1 |
| 1938 | 169.6 | 157.5 | 12.1 |
| 1939 | 169.8 | 157.7 | 12.1 |
| 1940 | 170.0 | 157.9 | 12.1 |
| 1941 | 170.2 | 158.1 | 12.1 |
| 1942 | 170.4 | 158.2 | 12.2 |
| 1943 | 170.7 | 158.4 | 12.3 |
| 1944 | 170.9 | 158.6 | 12.3 |
| 1945 | 171.1 | 158.7 | 12.4 |
| 1946 | 171.3 | 158.9 | 12.4 |
| 1947 | 171.6 | 159.0 | 12.6 |
| 1948 | 171.8 | 159.2 | 12.6 |
| 1949 | 172.1 | 159.4 | 12.7 |
| 1950 | 172.3 | 159.5 | 12.8 |
| 1951 | 172.6 | 159.7 | 12.9 |
| 1952 | 172.8 | 159.9 | 12.9 |
| 1953 | 173.0 | 160.1 | 12.9 |
| 1954 | 173.3 | 160.2 | 13.1 |
| 1955 | 173.5 | 160.4 | 13.1 |
| 1956 | 173.7 | 160.6 | 13.1 |
| 1957 | 174.0 | 160.8 | 13.2 |
| 1958 | 174.2 | 161.0 | 13.2 |
| 1959 | 174.4 | 161.1 | 13.3 |
| 1960 | 174.6 | 161.3 | 13.3 |
| 1961 | 174.8 | 161.5 | 13.3 |
| 1962 | 175.0 | 161.7 | 13.3 |
| 1963 | 175.2 | 161.9 | 13.3 |
| 1964 | 175.4 | 162.1 | 13.3 |
| 1965 | 175.5 | 162.2 | 13.3 |
| 1966 | 175.7 | 162.4 | 13.3 |
| 1967 | 175.9 | 162.5 | 13.4 |
| 1968 | 176.0 | 162.6 | 13.4 |
| 1969 | 176.2 | 162.8 | 13.4 |
| 1970 | 176.3 | 162.9 | 13.4 |
| 1971 | 176.5 | 163.0 | 13.5 |
| 1972 | 176.6 | 163.1 | 13.5 |
| 1973 | 176.7 | 163.3 | 13.4 |
| 1974 | 176.8 | 163.4 | 13.4 |
| 1975 | 176.9 | 163.5 | 13.4 |
| 1976 | 177.0 | 163.6 | 13.4 |
| 1977 | 177.1 | 163.6 | 13.5 |
| 1978 | 177.2 | 163.7 | 13.5 |
| 1979 | 177.3 | 163.8 | 13.5 |
| 1980 | 177.3 | 163.9 | 13.4 |
| 1981 | 177.3 | 163.9 | 13.4 |
| 1982 | 177.4 | 164.0 | 13.4 |
| 1983 | 177.4 | 164.1 | 13.3 |
| 1984 | 177.4 | 164.2 | 13.2 |
| 1985 | 177.4 | 164.2 | 13.2 |
| 1986 | 177.4 | 164.3 | 13.1 |
| 1987 | 177.4 | 164.4 | 13.0 |
| 1988 | 177.4 | 164.4 | 13.0 |
| 1989 | 177.4 | 164.5 | 12.9 |
| 1990 | 177.4 | 164.5 | 12.9 |
| 1991 | 177.4 | 164.6 | 12.8 |
| 1992 | 177.4 | 164.7 | 12.7 |
| 1993 | 177.4 | 164.7 | 12.7 |
| 1994 | 177.3 | 164.8 | 12.5 |
| 1995 | 177.3 | 164.8 | 12.5 |
| 1996 | 177.3 | 164.9 | 12.4 |
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Notable people from Greece with known heights
Alexis Tsipras
174 cm · 5'9"
b. 1974
Nana Mouskouri
167 cm · 5'6"
b. 1934
Avraam Papadopoulos
188 cm · 6'2"
b. 1984
Tom Hanks
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1956
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.