Average Height
Average Height in Italy
Men: 177.8 cm·Women: 164.6 cm
Men · 1996
177.8 cm
Women · 1996
164.6 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
164.7 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
153.5 cm
Men world rank:#29Women world rank:#31
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Italy rose from 164.7 cm to 177.8 cm — a gain of 13.1 cm over 100 years.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 164.7 | 153.5 | 11.2 |
| 1897 | 164.8 | 153.6 | 11.2 |
| 1898 | 164.8 | 153.6 | 11.2 |
| 1899 | 164.9 | 153.7 | 11.2 |
| 1900 | 164.9 | 153.7 | 11.2 |
| 1901 | 165.0 | 153.8 | 11.2 |
| 1902 | 165.1 | 153.8 | 11.3 |
| 1903 | 165.1 | 153.9 | 11.2 |
| 1904 | 165.2 | 154.0 | 11.2 |
| 1905 | 165.3 | 154.0 | 11.3 |
| 1906 | 165.3 | 154.1 | 11.2 |
| 1907 | 165.4 | 154.1 | 11.3 |
| 1908 | 165.5 | 154.2 | 11.3 |
| 1909 | 165.5 | 154.3 | 11.2 |
| 1910 | 165.6 | 154.3 | 11.3 |
| 1911 | 165.7 | 154.4 | 11.3 |
| 1912 | 165.8 | 154.5 | 11.3 |
| 1913 | 165.9 | 154.6 | 11.3 |
| 1914 | 166.0 | 154.7 | 11.3 |
| 1915 | 166.2 | 154.9 | 11.3 |
| 1916 | 166.3 | 155.0 | 11.3 |
| 1917 | 166.5 | 155.1 | 11.4 |
| 1918 | 166.6 | 155.3 | 11.3 |
| 1919 | 166.8 | 155.5 | 11.3 |
| 1920 | 166.9 | 155.6 | 11.3 |
| 1921 | 167.1 | 155.8 | 11.3 |
| 1922 | 167.3 | 155.9 | 11.4 |
| 1923 | 167.4 | 156.1 | 11.3 |
| 1924 | 167.6 | 156.3 | 11.3 |
| 1925 | 167.7 | 156.4 | 11.3 |
| 1926 | 167.9 | 156.6 | 11.3 |
| 1927 | 168.0 | 156.7 | 11.3 |
| 1928 | 168.2 | 156.8 | 11.4 |
| 1929 | 168.3 | 157.0 | 11.3 |
| 1930 | 168.5 | 157.1 | 11.4 |
| 1931 | 168.6 | 157.2 | 11.4 |
| 1932 | 168.7 | 157.3 | 11.4 |
| 1933 | 168.9 | 157.5 | 11.4 |
| 1934 | 169.0 | 157.6 | 11.4 |
| 1935 | 169.1 | 157.7 | 11.4 |
| 1936 | 169.3 | 157.8 | 11.5 |
| 1937 | 169.4 | 157.9 | 11.5 |
| 1938 | 169.6 | 158.0 | 11.6 |
| 1939 | 169.7 | 158.1 | 11.6 |
| 1940 | 169.8 | 158.2 | 11.6 |
| 1941 | 170.0 | 158.3 | 11.7 |
| 1942 | 170.1 | 158.3 | 11.8 |
| 1943 | 170.3 | 158.4 | 11.9 |
| 1944 | 170.4 | 158.5 | 11.9 |
| 1945 | 170.6 | 158.5 | 12.1 |
| 1946 | 170.8 | 158.6 | 12.2 |
| 1947 | 171.0 | 158.7 | 12.3 |
| 1948 | 171.2 | 158.8 | 12.4 |
| 1949 | 171.4 | 158.9 | 12.5 |
| 1950 | 171.6 | 159.0 | 12.6 |
| 1951 | 171.8 | 159.1 | 12.7 |
| 1952 | 172.0 | 159.2 | 12.8 |
| 1953 | 172.2 | 159.3 | 12.9 |
| 1954 | 172.5 | 159.4 | 13.1 |
| 1955 | 172.7 | 159.5 | 13.2 |
| 1956 | 172.9 | 159.7 | 13.2 |
| 1957 | 173.1 | 159.8 | 13.3 |
| 1958 | 173.3 | 160.0 | 13.3 |
| 1959 | 173.5 | 160.2 | 13.3 |
| 1960 | 173.8 | 160.3 | 13.5 |
| 1961 | 174.0 | 160.5 | 13.5 |
| 1962 | 174.2 | 160.7 | 13.5 |
| 1963 | 174.4 | 160.9 | 13.5 |
| 1964 | 174.6 | 161.0 | 13.6 |
| 1965 | 174.8 | 161.2 | 13.6 |
| 1966 | 174.9 | 161.3 | 13.6 |
| 1967 | 175.1 | 161.5 | 13.6 |
| 1968 | 175.3 | 161.7 | 13.6 |
| 1969 | 175.4 | 161.8 | 13.6 |
| 1970 | 175.6 | 161.9 | 13.7 |
| 1971 | 175.8 | 162.1 | 13.7 |
| 1972 | 175.9 | 162.2 | 13.7 |
| 1973 | 176.1 | 162.4 | 13.7 |
| 1974 | 176.2 | 162.5 | 13.7 |
| 1975 | 176.3 | 162.6 | 13.7 |
| 1976 | 176.5 | 162.7 | 13.8 |
| 1977 | 176.6 | 162.8 | 13.8 |
| 1978 | 176.7 | 162.9 | 13.8 |
| 1979 | 176.8 | 163.0 | 13.8 |
| 1980 | 176.9 | 163.1 | 13.8 |
| 1981 | 177.0 | 163.2 | 13.8 |
| 1982 | 177.0 | 163.3 | 13.7 |
| 1983 | 177.1 | 163.4 | 13.7 |
| 1984 | 177.2 | 163.5 | 13.7 |
| 1985 | 177.2 | 163.6 | 13.6 |
| 1986 | 177.3 | 163.7 | 13.6 |
| 1987 | 177.4 | 163.8 | 13.6 |
| 1988 | 177.4 | 163.9 | 13.5 |
| 1989 | 177.5 | 164.0 | 13.5 |
| 1990 | 177.5 | 164.1 | 13.4 |
| 1991 | 177.5 | 164.2 | 13.3 |
| 1992 | 177.6 | 164.3 | 13.3 |
| 1993 | 177.6 | 164.3 | 13.3 |
| 1994 | 177.7 | 164.4 | 13.3 |
| 1995 | 177.7 | 164.5 | 13.2 |
| 1996 | 177.8 | 164.6 | 13.2 |
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Notable people from Italy with known heights
Giorgio Napolitano
178 cm · 5'10"
b. 1925
Gabriel Batistuta
185 cm · 6'1"
b. 1969
Javier Milei
178 cm · 5'10"
b. 1970
Kaká
186 cm · 6'1"
b. 1982
Sergio Leone
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1929
Giorgia Meloni
163 cm · 5'4"
b. 1977
Bud Spencer
192 cm · 6'4"
b. 1929
Gina Lollobrigida
165 cm · 5'5"
b. 1927
Paolo Rossi
174 cm · 5'9"
b. 1956
Alessandro Del Piero
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1974
Andrea Pirlo
177 cm · 5'10"
b. 1979
Carlo Ancelotti
179 cm · 5'10"
b. 1959
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.