Average Height
Average Height in Latvia
Men: 181.4 cm·Women: 169.8 cm
Men · 1996
181.4 cm
Women · 1996
169.8 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
169.4 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
155.5 cm
Men world rank:#4Women world rank:#1
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Latvia rose from 169.4 cm to 181.4 cm — a gain of 12.0 cm over 100 years.
- Men in Latvia ranked 4th globally in the 1996 birth cohort.
- Women in Latvia ranked 1st globally in the 1996 birth cohort.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 169.4 | 155.5 | 13.9 |
| 1897 | 169.5 | 155.7 | 13.8 |
| 1898 | 169.5 | 155.9 | 13.6 |
| 1899 | 169.6 | 156.0 | 13.6 |
| 1900 | 169.7 | 156.2 | 13.5 |
| 1901 | 169.8 | 156.4 | 13.4 |
| 1902 | 169.9 | 156.6 | 13.3 |
| 1903 | 169.9 | 156.7 | 13.2 |
| 1904 | 170.0 | 156.9 | 13.1 |
| 1905 | 170.1 | 157.1 | 13.0 |
| 1906 | 170.2 | 157.3 | 12.9 |
| 1907 | 170.3 | 157.4 | 12.9 |
| 1908 | 170.4 | 157.6 | 12.8 |
| 1909 | 170.4 | 157.8 | 12.6 |
| 1910 | 170.5 | 157.9 | 12.6 |
| 1911 | 170.6 | 158.1 | 12.5 |
| 1912 | 170.7 | 158.3 | 12.4 |
| 1913 | 170.8 | 158.5 | 12.3 |
| 1914 | 170.9 | 158.6 | 12.3 |
| 1915 | 171.0 | 158.8 | 12.2 |
| 1916 | 171.1 | 159.0 | 12.1 |
| 1917 | 171.2 | 159.2 | 12.0 |
| 1918 | 171.3 | 159.4 | 11.9 |
| 1919 | 171.3 | 159.5 | 11.8 |
| 1920 | 171.4 | 159.7 | 11.7 |
| 1921 | 171.5 | 159.9 | 11.6 |
| 1922 | 171.6 | 160.1 | 11.5 |
| 1923 | 171.7 | 160.2 | 11.5 |
| 1924 | 171.8 | 160.4 | 11.4 |
| 1925 | 171.9 | 160.6 | 11.3 |
| 1926 | 171.9 | 160.7 | 11.2 |
| 1927 | 172.0 | 160.9 | 11.1 |
| 1928 | 172.1 | 161.0 | 11.1 |
| 1929 | 172.2 | 161.2 | 11.0 |
| 1930 | 172.4 | 161.4 | 11.0 |
| 1931 | 172.5 | 161.5 | 11.0 |
| 1932 | 172.6 | 161.7 | 10.9 |
| 1933 | 172.7 | 161.8 | 10.9 |
| 1934 | 172.9 | 162.0 | 10.9 |
| 1935 | 173.0 | 162.2 | 10.8 |
| 1936 | 173.2 | 162.3 | 10.9 |
| 1937 | 173.4 | 162.5 | 10.9 |
| 1938 | 173.5 | 162.6 | 10.9 |
| 1939 | 173.7 | 162.8 | 10.9 |
| 1940 | 173.8 | 163.0 | 10.8 |
| 1941 | 174.0 | 163.1 | 10.9 |
| 1942 | 174.2 | 163.3 | 10.9 |
| 1943 | 174.4 | 163.4 | 11.0 |
| 1944 | 174.6 | 163.6 | 11.0 |
| 1945 | 174.8 | 163.8 | 11.0 |
| 1946 | 175.0 | 163.9 | 11.1 |
| 1947 | 175.2 | 164.1 | 11.1 |
| 1948 | 175.4 | 164.2 | 11.2 |
| 1949 | 175.6 | 164.4 | 11.2 |
| 1950 | 175.8 | 164.5 | 11.3 |
| 1951 | 176.0 | 164.7 | 11.3 |
| 1952 | 176.2 | 164.9 | 11.3 |
| 1953 | 176.4 | 165.0 | 11.4 |
| 1954 | 176.6 | 165.2 | 11.4 |
| 1955 | 176.8 | 165.3 | 11.5 |
| 1956 | 177.0 | 165.5 | 11.5 |
| 1957 | 177.2 | 165.6 | 11.6 |
| 1958 | 177.4 | 165.8 | 11.6 |
| 1959 | 177.6 | 166.0 | 11.6 |
| 1960 | 177.8 | 166.1 | 11.7 |
| 1961 | 178.0 | 166.3 | 11.7 |
| 1962 | 178.2 | 166.4 | 11.8 |
| 1963 | 178.4 | 166.6 | 11.8 |
| 1964 | 178.6 | 166.7 | 11.9 |
| 1965 | 178.8 | 166.9 | 11.9 |
| 1966 | 178.9 | 167.0 | 11.9 |
| 1967 | 179.1 | 167.1 | 12.0 |
| 1968 | 179.2 | 167.3 | 11.9 |
| 1969 | 179.4 | 167.4 | 12.0 |
| 1970 | 179.5 | 167.5 | 12.0 |
| 1971 | 179.6 | 167.6 | 12.0 |
| 1972 | 179.7 | 167.7 | 12.0 |
| 1973 | 179.8 | 167.8 | 12.0 |
| 1974 | 179.9 | 167.9 | 12.0 |
| 1975 | 180.0 | 168.0 | 12.0 |
| 1976 | 180.1 | 168.1 | 12.0 |
| 1977 | 180.1 | 168.1 | 12.0 |
| 1978 | 180.2 | 168.2 | 12.0 |
| 1979 | 180.3 | 168.3 | 12.0 |
| 1980 | 180.3 | 168.4 | 11.9 |
| 1981 | 180.4 | 168.5 | 11.9 |
| 1982 | 180.5 | 168.6 | 11.9 |
| 1983 | 180.5 | 168.6 | 11.9 |
| 1984 | 180.6 | 168.7 | 11.9 |
| 1985 | 180.6 | 168.8 | 11.8 |
| 1986 | 180.7 | 168.9 | 11.8 |
| 1987 | 180.8 | 169.0 | 11.8 |
| 1988 | 180.8 | 169.1 | 11.7 |
| 1989 | 180.9 | 169.2 | 11.7 |
| 1990 | 181.0 | 169.3 | 11.7 |
| 1991 | 181.1 | 169.4 | 11.7 |
| 1992 | 181.1 | 169.4 | 11.7 |
| 1993 | 181.2 | 169.5 | 11.7 |
| 1994 | 181.3 | 169.6 | 11.7 |
| 1995 | 181.3 | 169.7 | 11.6 |
| 1996 | 181.4 | 169.8 | 11.6 |
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Notable people from Latvia with known heights
Ernests Gulbis
193 cm · 6'4"
b. 1988
Jeļena Ostapenko
177 cm · 5'10"
b. 1997
Kristaps Porziņģis
218 cm · 7'2"
b. 1995
Māris Verpakovskis
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1979
Artjoms Rudņevs
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1988
Uļjana Semjonova
210 cm · 6'11"
b. 1952
DeAndre Yedlin
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1993
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.