Average Height
Average Height in Iraq
Men: 170.4 cm·Women: 158.7 cm
Men · 1996
170.4 cm
Women · 1996
158.7 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
159.3 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
149.7 cm
Men world rank:#100Women world rank:#101
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Iraq rose from 159.3 cm to 170.4 cm — a gain of 11.1 cm over 100 years.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 159.3 | 149.7 | 9.6 |
| 1897 | 159.4 | 149.8 | 9.6 |
| 1898 | 159.6 | 150.0 | 9.6 |
| 1899 | 159.8 | 150.1 | 9.7 |
| 1900 | 160.0 | 150.2 | 9.8 |
| 1901 | 160.2 | 150.4 | 9.8 |
| 1902 | 160.3 | 150.5 | 9.8 |
| 1903 | 160.5 | 150.7 | 9.8 |
| 1904 | 160.7 | 150.8 | 9.9 |
| 1905 | 160.9 | 150.9 | 10.0 |
| 1906 | 161.1 | 151.1 | 10.0 |
| 1907 | 161.2 | 151.2 | 10.0 |
| 1908 | 161.4 | 151.3 | 10.1 |
| 1909 | 161.6 | 151.5 | 10.1 |
| 1910 | 161.8 | 151.6 | 10.2 |
| 1911 | 162.0 | 151.8 | 10.2 |
| 1912 | 162.2 | 151.9 | 10.3 |
| 1913 | 162.4 | 152.0 | 10.4 |
| 1914 | 162.6 | 152.2 | 10.4 |
| 1915 | 162.8 | 152.3 | 10.5 |
| 1916 | 163.0 | 152.4 | 10.6 |
| 1917 | 163.2 | 152.6 | 10.6 |
| 1918 | 163.4 | 152.7 | 10.7 |
| 1919 | 163.6 | 152.9 | 10.7 |
| 1920 | 163.8 | 153.0 | 10.8 |
| 1921 | 164.0 | 153.2 | 10.8 |
| 1922 | 164.2 | 153.3 | 10.9 |
| 1923 | 164.4 | 153.4 | 11.0 |
| 1924 | 164.6 | 153.6 | 11.0 |
| 1925 | 164.8 | 153.7 | 11.1 |
| 1926 | 165.0 | 153.9 | 11.1 |
| 1927 | 165.2 | 154.0 | 11.2 |
| 1928 | 165.4 | 154.1 | 11.3 |
| 1929 | 165.5 | 154.3 | 11.2 |
| 1930 | 165.7 | 154.4 | 11.3 |
| 1931 | 165.9 | 154.5 | 11.4 |
| 1932 | 166.1 | 154.7 | 11.4 |
| 1933 | 166.2 | 154.8 | 11.4 |
| 1934 | 166.4 | 155.0 | 11.4 |
| 1935 | 166.5 | 155.1 | 11.4 |
| 1936 | 166.7 | 155.2 | 11.5 |
| 1937 | 166.9 | 155.4 | 11.5 |
| 1938 | 167.0 | 155.5 | 11.5 |
| 1939 | 167.2 | 155.7 | 11.5 |
| 1940 | 167.3 | 155.8 | 11.5 |
| 1941 | 167.5 | 155.9 | 11.6 |
| 1942 | 167.6 | 156.0 | 11.6 |
| 1943 | 167.8 | 156.2 | 11.6 |
| 1944 | 167.9 | 156.3 | 11.6 |
| 1945 | 168.0 | 156.4 | 11.6 |
| 1946 | 168.2 | 156.5 | 11.7 |
| 1947 | 168.3 | 156.7 | 11.6 |
| 1948 | 168.5 | 156.8 | 11.7 |
| 1949 | 168.6 | 156.9 | 11.7 |
| 1950 | 168.7 | 157.0 | 11.7 |
| 1951 | 168.9 | 157.1 | 11.8 |
| 1952 | 169.0 | 157.2 | 11.8 |
| 1953 | 169.1 | 157.4 | 11.7 |
| 1954 | 169.2 | 157.5 | 11.7 |
| 1955 | 169.3 | 157.6 | 11.7 |
| 1956 | 169.5 | 157.7 | 11.8 |
| 1957 | 169.6 | 157.7 | 11.9 |
| 1958 | 169.7 | 157.8 | 11.9 |
| 1959 | 169.8 | 157.9 | 11.9 |
| 1960 | 169.9 | 158.0 | 11.9 |
| 1961 | 170.0 | 158.1 | 11.9 |
| 1962 | 170.1 | 158.2 | 11.9 |
| 1963 | 170.2 | 158.2 | 12.0 |
| 1964 | 170.3 | 158.3 | 12.0 |
| 1965 | 170.4 | 158.3 | 12.1 |
| 1966 | 170.5 | 158.4 | 12.1 |
| 1967 | 170.6 | 158.4 | 12.2 |
| 1968 | 170.7 | 158.5 | 12.2 |
| 1969 | 170.8 | 158.5 | 12.3 |
| 1970 | 170.9 | 158.5 | 12.4 |
| 1971 | 171.0 | 158.6 | 12.4 |
| 1972 | 171.1 | 158.6 | 12.5 |
| 1973 | 171.1 | 158.6 | 12.5 |
| 1974 | 171.2 | 158.6 | 12.6 |
| 1975 | 171.3 | 158.6 | 12.7 |
| 1976 | 171.3 | 158.7 | 12.6 |
| 1977 | 171.4 | 158.7 | 12.7 |
| 1978 | 171.4 | 158.7 | 12.7 |
| 1979 | 171.4 | 158.7 | 12.7 |
| 1980 | 171.4 | 158.7 | 12.7 |
| 1981 | 171.4 | 158.7 | 12.7 |
| 1982 | 171.4 | 158.7 | 12.7 |
| 1983 | 171.3 | 158.7 | 12.6 |
| 1984 | 171.3 | 158.7 | 12.6 |
| 1985 | 171.2 | 158.7 | 12.5 |
| 1986 | 171.2 | 158.7 | 12.5 |
| 1987 | 171.1 | 158.7 | 12.4 |
| 1988 | 171.0 | 158.7 | 12.3 |
| 1989 | 171.0 | 158.7 | 12.3 |
| 1990 | 170.9 | 158.7 | 12.2 |
| 1991 | 170.8 | 158.7 | 12.1 |
| 1992 | 170.7 | 158.7 | 12.0 |
| 1993 | 170.7 | 158.7 | 12.0 |
| 1994 | 170.6 | 158.7 | 11.9 |
| 1995 | 170.5 | 158.7 | 11.8 |
| 1996 | 170.4 | 158.7 | 11.7 |
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Notable people from Iraq with known heights
Ali Hassan al-Majid
186 cm · 6'1"
b. 1941
Younis Mahmoud
186 cm · 6'1"
b. 1983
Ayad Allawi
185 cm · 6'1"
b. 1945
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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