Average Height
Average Height in Jordan
Men: 171.0 cm·Women: 158.8 cm
Men · 1996
171.0 cm
Women · 1996
158.8 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
158.9 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
150.2 cm
Men world rank:#94Women world rank:#97
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Jordan rose from 158.9 cm to 171.0 cm — a gain of 12.1 cm over 100 years.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 158.9 | 150.2 | 8.7 |
| 1897 | 159.1 | 150.3 | 8.8 |
| 1898 | 159.3 | 150.5 | 8.8 |
| 1899 | 159.5 | 150.6 | 8.9 |
| 1900 | 159.7 | 150.7 | 9.0 |
| 1901 | 159.9 | 150.9 | 9.0 |
| 1902 | 160.1 | 151.0 | 9.1 |
| 1903 | 160.3 | 151.1 | 9.2 |
| 1904 | 160.5 | 151.3 | 9.2 |
| 1905 | 160.7 | 151.4 | 9.3 |
| 1906 | 160.8 | 151.5 | 9.3 |
| 1907 | 161.0 | 151.6 | 9.4 |
| 1908 | 161.2 | 151.8 | 9.4 |
| 1909 | 161.4 | 151.9 | 9.5 |
| 1910 | 161.6 | 152.0 | 9.6 |
| 1911 | 161.8 | 152.1 | 9.7 |
| 1912 | 162.1 | 152.3 | 9.8 |
| 1913 | 162.3 | 152.4 | 9.9 |
| 1914 | 162.5 | 152.5 | 10.0 |
| 1915 | 162.7 | 152.7 | 10.0 |
| 1916 | 162.9 | 152.8 | 10.1 |
| 1917 | 163.1 | 152.9 | 10.2 |
| 1918 | 163.4 | 153.1 | 10.3 |
| 1919 | 163.6 | 153.2 | 10.4 |
| 1920 | 163.8 | 153.3 | 10.5 |
| 1921 | 164.0 | 153.5 | 10.5 |
| 1922 | 164.3 | 153.6 | 10.7 |
| 1923 | 164.5 | 153.7 | 10.8 |
| 1924 | 164.7 | 153.9 | 10.8 |
| 1925 | 164.9 | 154.0 | 10.9 |
| 1926 | 165.1 | 154.1 | 11.0 |
| 1927 | 165.3 | 154.3 | 11.0 |
| 1928 | 165.5 | 154.4 | 11.1 |
| 1929 | 165.7 | 154.5 | 11.2 |
| 1930 | 165.9 | 154.6 | 11.3 |
| 1931 | 166.1 | 154.8 | 11.3 |
| 1932 | 166.3 | 154.9 | 11.4 |
| 1933 | 166.5 | 155.0 | 11.5 |
| 1934 | 166.7 | 155.2 | 11.5 |
| 1935 | 166.9 | 155.3 | 11.6 |
| 1936 | 167.0 | 155.4 | 11.6 |
| 1937 | 167.2 | 155.6 | 11.6 |
| 1938 | 167.4 | 155.7 | 11.7 |
| 1939 | 167.6 | 155.8 | 11.8 |
| 1940 | 167.7 | 155.9 | 11.8 |
| 1941 | 167.9 | 156.1 | 11.8 |
| 1942 | 168.0 | 156.2 | 11.8 |
| 1943 | 168.2 | 156.3 | 11.9 |
| 1944 | 168.4 | 156.4 | 12.0 |
| 1945 | 168.5 | 156.5 | 12.0 |
| 1946 | 168.7 | 156.6 | 12.1 |
| 1947 | 168.8 | 156.7 | 12.1 |
| 1948 | 169.0 | 156.9 | 12.1 |
| 1949 | 169.1 | 157.0 | 12.1 |
| 1950 | 169.3 | 157.1 | 12.2 |
| 1951 | 169.4 | 157.2 | 12.2 |
| 1952 | 169.5 | 157.3 | 12.2 |
| 1953 | 169.7 | 157.4 | 12.3 |
| 1954 | 169.8 | 157.5 | 12.3 |
| 1955 | 169.9 | 157.6 | 12.3 |
| 1956 | 170.1 | 157.7 | 12.4 |
| 1957 | 170.2 | 157.8 | 12.4 |
| 1958 | 170.3 | 157.9 | 12.4 |
| 1959 | 170.5 | 158.0 | 12.5 |
| 1960 | 170.6 | 158.1 | 12.5 |
| 1961 | 170.7 | 158.1 | 12.6 |
| 1962 | 170.8 | 158.2 | 12.6 |
| 1963 | 171.0 | 158.3 | 12.7 |
| 1964 | 171.1 | 158.4 | 12.7 |
| 1965 | 171.2 | 158.4 | 12.8 |
| 1966 | 171.3 | 158.5 | 12.8 |
| 1967 | 171.4 | 158.5 | 12.9 |
| 1968 | 171.5 | 158.6 | 12.9 |
| 1969 | 171.6 | 158.6 | 13.0 |
| 1970 | 171.7 | 158.7 | 13.0 |
| 1971 | 171.8 | 158.7 | 13.1 |
| 1972 | 171.9 | 158.7 | 13.2 |
| 1973 | 172.0 | 158.8 | 13.2 |
| 1974 | 172.1 | 158.8 | 13.3 |
| 1975 | 172.1 | 158.8 | 13.3 |
| 1976 | 172.2 | 158.8 | 13.4 |
| 1977 | 172.2 | 158.8 | 13.4 |
| 1978 | 172.2 | 158.8 | 13.4 |
| 1979 | 172.2 | 158.8 | 13.4 |
| 1980 | 172.2 | 158.9 | 13.3 |
| 1981 | 172.2 | 158.9 | 13.3 |
| 1982 | 172.2 | 158.9 | 13.3 |
| 1983 | 172.1 | 158.9 | 13.2 |
| 1984 | 172.1 | 158.9 | 13.2 |
| 1985 | 172.0 | 158.9 | 13.1 |
| 1986 | 171.9 | 158.9 | 13.0 |
| 1987 | 171.9 | 158.9 | 13.0 |
| 1988 | 171.8 | 158.9 | 12.9 |
| 1989 | 171.7 | 158.9 | 12.8 |
| 1990 | 171.6 | 158.9 | 12.7 |
| 1991 | 171.5 | 158.9 | 12.6 |
| 1992 | 171.4 | 158.9 | 12.5 |
| 1993 | 171.3 | 158.9 | 12.4 |
| 1994 | 171.2 | 158.9 | 12.3 |
| 1995 | 171.1 | 158.8 | 12.3 |
| 1996 | 171.0 | 158.8 | 12.2 |
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Notable people from Jordan with known heights
Yazan Al-Naimat
181 cm · 5'11"
b. 1999
Ahmad Abughaush
178 cm · 5'10"
b. 1996
Amer Shafia
190 cm · 6'3"
b. 1982
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
201 cm · 6'7"
b. 1995
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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