Average Height
Average Height in Indonesia
Men: 163.6 cm·Women: 152.8 cm
Men · 1996
163.6 cm
Women · 1996
152.8 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
154.6 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
144.7 cm
Men world rank:#179Women world rank:#182
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Indonesia rose from 154.6 cm to 163.6 cm — a gain of 9.0 cm over 100 years.
- Women in Indonesia were among the ten shortest populations in the 1996 birth cohort.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 154.6 | 144.7 | 9.9 |
| 1897 | 154.8 | 144.8 | 10.0 |
| 1898 | 154.9 | 144.9 | 10.0 |
| 1899 | 155.0 | 144.9 | 10.1 |
| 1900 | 155.1 | 145.0 | 10.1 |
| 1901 | 155.2 | 145.1 | 10.1 |
| 1902 | 155.3 | 145.2 | 10.1 |
| 1903 | 155.5 | 145.2 | 10.3 |
| 1904 | 155.6 | 145.3 | 10.3 |
| 1905 | 155.7 | 145.4 | 10.3 |
| 1906 | 155.8 | 145.4 | 10.4 |
| 1907 | 155.9 | 145.5 | 10.4 |
| 1908 | 156.0 | 145.6 | 10.4 |
| 1909 | 156.2 | 145.6 | 10.6 |
| 1910 | 156.3 | 145.7 | 10.6 |
| 1911 | 156.4 | 145.8 | 10.6 |
| 1912 | 156.5 | 145.8 | 10.7 |
| 1913 | 156.6 | 145.9 | 10.7 |
| 1914 | 156.7 | 145.9 | 10.8 |
| 1915 | 156.9 | 146.0 | 10.9 |
| 1916 | 157.0 | 146.1 | 10.9 |
| 1917 | 157.1 | 146.2 | 10.9 |
| 1918 | 157.2 | 146.2 | 11.0 |
| 1919 | 157.3 | 146.3 | 11.0 |
| 1920 | 157.4 | 146.4 | 11.0 |
| 1921 | 157.5 | 146.5 | 11.0 |
| 1922 | 157.6 | 146.6 | 11.0 |
| 1923 | 157.7 | 146.7 | 11.0 |
| 1924 | 157.8 | 146.8 | 11.0 |
| 1925 | 157.9 | 146.9 | 11.0 |
| 1926 | 158.0 | 147.0 | 11.0 |
| 1927 | 158.1 | 147.1 | 11.0 |
| 1928 | 158.2 | 147.3 | 10.9 |
| 1929 | 158.3 | 147.4 | 10.9 |
| 1930 | 158.4 | 147.6 | 10.8 |
| 1931 | 158.5 | 147.7 | 10.8 |
| 1932 | 158.6 | 147.8 | 10.8 |
| 1933 | 158.7 | 148.0 | 10.7 |
| 1934 | 158.8 | 148.1 | 10.7 |
| 1935 | 158.9 | 148.3 | 10.6 |
| 1936 | 159.1 | 148.4 | 10.7 |
| 1937 | 159.2 | 148.6 | 10.6 |
| 1938 | 159.3 | 148.7 | 10.6 |
| 1939 | 159.4 | 148.9 | 10.5 |
| 1940 | 159.6 | 149.0 | 10.6 |
| 1941 | 159.7 | 149.2 | 10.5 |
| 1942 | 159.8 | 149.3 | 10.5 |
| 1943 | 160.0 | 149.5 | 10.5 |
| 1944 | 160.1 | 149.6 | 10.5 |
| 1945 | 160.2 | 149.7 | 10.5 |
| 1946 | 160.4 | 149.9 | 10.5 |
| 1947 | 160.5 | 150.0 | 10.5 |
| 1948 | 160.7 | 150.2 | 10.5 |
| 1949 | 160.8 | 150.3 | 10.5 |
| 1950 | 161.0 | 150.4 | 10.6 |
| 1951 | 161.1 | 150.5 | 10.6 |
| 1952 | 161.2 | 150.6 | 10.6 |
| 1953 | 161.4 | 150.7 | 10.7 |
| 1954 | 161.5 | 150.8 | 10.7 |
| 1955 | 161.6 | 150.9 | 10.7 |
| 1956 | 161.7 | 151.0 | 10.7 |
| 1957 | 161.8 | 151.0 | 10.8 |
| 1958 | 161.9 | 151.1 | 10.8 |
| 1959 | 162.0 | 151.1 | 10.9 |
| 1960 | 162.1 | 151.2 | 10.9 |
| 1961 | 162.2 | 151.2 | 11.0 |
| 1962 | 162.2 | 151.2 | 11.0 |
| 1963 | 162.3 | 151.3 | 11.0 |
| 1964 | 162.4 | 151.3 | 11.1 |
| 1965 | 162.4 | 151.3 | 11.1 |
| 1966 | 162.4 | 151.3 | 11.1 |
| 1967 | 162.5 | 151.4 | 11.1 |
| 1968 | 162.5 | 151.4 | 11.1 |
| 1969 | 162.6 | 151.4 | 11.2 |
| 1970 | 162.6 | 151.4 | 11.2 |
| 1971 | 162.6 | 151.4 | 11.2 |
| 1972 | 162.7 | 151.4 | 11.3 |
| 1973 | 162.7 | 151.5 | 11.2 |
| 1974 | 162.8 | 151.5 | 11.3 |
| 1975 | 162.8 | 151.5 | 11.3 |
| 1976 | 162.9 | 151.5 | 11.4 |
| 1977 | 162.9 | 151.6 | 11.3 |
| 1978 | 163.0 | 151.6 | 11.4 |
| 1979 | 163.0 | 151.7 | 11.3 |
| 1980 | 163.1 | 151.7 | 11.4 |
| 1981 | 163.1 | 151.8 | 11.3 |
| 1982 | 163.2 | 151.8 | 11.4 |
| 1983 | 163.2 | 151.9 | 11.3 |
| 1984 | 163.3 | 151.9 | 11.4 |
| 1985 | 163.3 | 152.0 | 11.3 |
| 1986 | 163.4 | 152.1 | 11.3 |
| 1987 | 163.4 | 152.1 | 11.3 |
| 1988 | 163.4 | 152.2 | 11.2 |
| 1989 | 163.4 | 152.3 | 11.1 |
| 1990 | 163.5 | 152.3 | 11.2 |
| 1991 | 163.5 | 152.4 | 11.1 |
| 1992 | 163.5 | 152.5 | 11.0 |
| 1993 | 163.5 | 152.6 | 10.9 |
| 1994 | 163.5 | 152.6 | 10.9 |
| 1995 | 163.5 | 152.7 | 10.8 |
| 1996 | 163.6 | 152.8 | 10.8 |
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Notable people from Indonesia with known heights
B. J. Habibie
162 cm · 5'4"
b. 1936
Abdurrahman Wahid
163 cm · 5'4"
b. 1940
Joko Widodo
175 cm · 5'9"
b. 1961
Agnez Mo
165 cm · 5'5"
b. 1986
Anggun
163 cm · 5'4"
b. 1974
Suharto
158 cm · 5'2"
b. 1921
Sukarno
172 cm · 5'8"
b. 1901
Jolene Marie Rotinsulu
175 cm · 5'9"
b. 1996
Prabowo Subianto
166 cm · 5'5"
b. 1951
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
177 cm · 5'10"
b. 1949
Markis Kido
165 cm · 5'5"
b. 1984
Greysia Polii
163 cm · 5'4"
b. 1987
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.