Average Height
Average Height in Kazakhstan
Men: 171.1 cm·Women: 159.6 cm
Men · 1996
171.1 cm
Women · 1996
159.6 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
161.2 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
151.1 cm
Men world rank:#92Women world rank:#84
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Kazakhstan rose from 161.2 cm to 171.1 cm — a gain of 9.9 cm over 100 years.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 161.2 | 151.1 | 10.1 |
| 1897 | 161.4 | 151.3 | 10.1 |
| 1898 | 161.6 | 151.5 | 10.1 |
| 1899 | 161.7 | 151.6 | 10.1 |
| 1900 | 161.9 | 151.8 | 10.1 |
| 1901 | 162.1 | 151.9 | 10.2 |
| 1902 | 162.2 | 152.1 | 10.1 |
| 1903 | 162.4 | 152.2 | 10.2 |
| 1904 | 162.6 | 152.4 | 10.2 |
| 1905 | 162.7 | 152.5 | 10.2 |
| 1906 | 162.9 | 152.7 | 10.2 |
| 1907 | 163.1 | 152.9 | 10.2 |
| 1908 | 163.2 | 153.0 | 10.2 |
| 1909 | 163.4 | 153.2 | 10.2 |
| 1910 | 163.6 | 153.3 | 10.3 |
| 1911 | 163.7 | 153.5 | 10.2 |
| 1912 | 163.9 | 153.6 | 10.3 |
| 1913 | 164.1 | 153.8 | 10.3 |
| 1914 | 164.3 | 153.9 | 10.4 |
| 1915 | 164.5 | 154.1 | 10.4 |
| 1916 | 164.6 | 154.2 | 10.4 |
| 1917 | 164.8 | 154.4 | 10.4 |
| 1918 | 165.0 | 154.5 | 10.5 |
| 1919 | 165.2 | 154.7 | 10.5 |
| 1920 | 165.4 | 154.9 | 10.5 |
| 1921 | 165.6 | 155.0 | 10.6 |
| 1922 | 165.7 | 155.2 | 10.5 |
| 1923 | 165.9 | 155.3 | 10.6 |
| 1924 | 166.1 | 155.5 | 10.6 |
| 1925 | 166.3 | 155.6 | 10.7 |
| 1926 | 166.4 | 155.8 | 10.6 |
| 1927 | 166.6 | 155.9 | 10.7 |
| 1928 | 166.8 | 156.1 | 10.7 |
| 1929 | 166.9 | 156.2 | 10.7 |
| 1930 | 167.1 | 156.4 | 10.7 |
| 1931 | 167.3 | 156.5 | 10.8 |
| 1932 | 167.4 | 156.7 | 10.7 |
| 1933 | 167.6 | 156.8 | 10.8 |
| 1934 | 167.7 | 157.0 | 10.7 |
| 1935 | 167.9 | 157.1 | 10.8 |
| 1936 | 168.0 | 157.3 | 10.7 |
| 1937 | 168.2 | 157.4 | 10.8 |
| 1938 | 168.3 | 157.6 | 10.7 |
| 1939 | 168.4 | 157.7 | 10.7 |
| 1940 | 168.6 | 157.8 | 10.8 |
| 1941 | 168.7 | 158.0 | 10.7 |
| 1942 | 168.8 | 158.1 | 10.7 |
| 1943 | 169.0 | 158.2 | 10.8 |
| 1944 | 169.1 | 158.3 | 10.8 |
| 1945 | 169.2 | 158.5 | 10.7 |
| 1946 | 169.4 | 158.6 | 10.8 |
| 1947 | 169.5 | 158.7 | 10.8 |
| 1948 | 169.6 | 158.8 | 10.8 |
| 1949 | 169.7 | 158.9 | 10.8 |
| 1950 | 169.8 | 159.0 | 10.8 |
| 1951 | 170.0 | 159.1 | 10.9 |
| 1952 | 170.1 | 159.2 | 10.9 |
| 1953 | 170.2 | 159.3 | 10.9 |
| 1954 | 170.3 | 159.4 | 10.9 |
| 1955 | 170.4 | 159.5 | 10.9 |
| 1956 | 170.5 | 159.6 | 10.9 |
| 1957 | 170.5 | 159.6 | 10.9 |
| 1958 | 170.6 | 159.7 | 10.9 |
| 1959 | 170.7 | 159.8 | 10.9 |
| 1960 | 170.8 | 159.8 | 11.0 |
| 1961 | 170.9 | 159.9 | 11.0 |
| 1962 | 171.0 | 160.0 | 11.0 |
| 1963 | 171.1 | 160.0 | 11.1 |
| 1964 | 171.1 | 160.1 | 11.0 |
| 1965 | 171.2 | 160.1 | 11.1 |
| 1966 | 171.3 | 160.1 | 11.2 |
| 1967 | 171.3 | 160.2 | 11.1 |
| 1968 | 171.4 | 160.2 | 11.2 |
| 1969 | 171.5 | 160.2 | 11.3 |
| 1970 | 171.5 | 160.2 | 11.3 |
| 1971 | 171.6 | 160.2 | 11.4 |
| 1972 | 171.6 | 160.2 | 11.4 |
| 1973 | 171.7 | 160.2 | 11.5 |
| 1974 | 171.8 | 160.2 | 11.6 |
| 1975 | 171.8 | 160.2 | 11.6 |
| 1976 | 171.8 | 160.2 | 11.6 |
| 1977 | 171.9 | 160.2 | 11.7 |
| 1978 | 171.9 | 160.2 | 11.7 |
| 1979 | 171.9 | 160.2 | 11.7 |
| 1980 | 171.9 | 160.1 | 11.8 |
| 1981 | 171.9 | 160.1 | 11.8 |
| 1982 | 171.8 | 160.1 | 11.7 |
| 1983 | 171.8 | 160.1 | 11.7 |
| 1984 | 171.8 | 160.0 | 11.8 |
| 1985 | 171.8 | 160.0 | 11.8 |
| 1986 | 171.7 | 160.0 | 11.7 |
| 1987 | 171.7 | 160.0 | 11.7 |
| 1988 | 171.6 | 159.9 | 11.7 |
| 1989 | 171.6 | 159.9 | 11.7 |
| 1990 | 171.5 | 159.9 | 11.6 |
| 1991 | 171.4 | 159.8 | 11.6 |
| 1992 | 171.4 | 159.8 | 11.6 |
| 1993 | 171.3 | 159.7 | 11.6 |
| 1994 | 171.3 | 159.7 | 11.6 |
| 1995 | 171.2 | 159.6 | 11.6 |
| 1996 | 171.1 | 159.6 | 11.5 |
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Notable people from Kazakhstan with known heights
Alexander Vinokourov
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1973
Elena Rybakina
184 cm · 6'0"
b. 1999
Gennady Golovkin
178 cm · 5'10"
b. 1982
Mikhail Kukushkin
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1987
Sesil Karatantcheva
171 cm · 5'7"
b. 1989
Yaroslava Shvedova
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1987
Yulia Putintseva
163 cm · 5'4"
b. 1995
Zarina Diyas
172 cm · 5'8"
b. 1993
Nursultan Nazarbayev
170 cm · 5'7"
b. 1940
Denis Ten
168 cm · 5'6"
b. 1993
Galina Voskoboeva
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1984
Alexey Lutsenko
175 cm · 5'9"
b. 1992
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.