Average Height
Average Height in Maldives
Men: 167.7 cm·Women: 155.0 cm
Men · 1996
167.7 cm
Women · 1996
155.0 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
155.8 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
143.9 cm
Men world rank:#134Women world rank:#160
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Maldives rose from 155.8 cm to 167.7 cm — a gain of 11.9 cm over 100 years.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 155.8 | 143.9 | 11.9 |
| 1897 | 155.9 | 144.0 | 11.9 |
| 1898 | 156.0 | 144.1 | 11.9 |
| 1899 | 156.1 | 144.2 | 11.9 |
| 1900 | 156.2 | 144.3 | 11.9 |
| 1901 | 156.3 | 144.3 | 12.0 |
| 1902 | 156.4 | 144.4 | 12.0 |
| 1903 | 156.5 | 144.5 | 12.0 |
| 1904 | 156.6 | 144.6 | 12.0 |
| 1905 | 156.7 | 144.7 | 12.0 |
| 1906 | 156.7 | 144.8 | 11.9 |
| 1907 | 156.8 | 144.9 | 11.9 |
| 1908 | 156.9 | 144.9 | 12.0 |
| 1909 | 157.0 | 145.0 | 12.0 |
| 1910 | 157.1 | 145.1 | 12.0 |
| 1911 | 157.2 | 145.2 | 12.0 |
| 1912 | 157.3 | 145.3 | 12.0 |
| 1913 | 157.4 | 145.3 | 12.1 |
| 1914 | 157.5 | 145.4 | 12.1 |
| 1915 | 157.6 | 145.5 | 12.1 |
| 1916 | 157.7 | 145.6 | 12.1 |
| 1917 | 157.8 | 145.7 | 12.1 |
| 1918 | 157.9 | 145.8 | 12.1 |
| 1919 | 157.9 | 145.9 | 12.0 |
| 1920 | 158.0 | 146.0 | 12.0 |
| 1921 | 158.1 | 146.1 | 12.0 |
| 1922 | 158.2 | 146.2 | 12.0 |
| 1923 | 158.3 | 146.3 | 12.0 |
| 1924 | 158.4 | 146.4 | 12.0 |
| 1925 | 158.4 | 146.6 | 11.8 |
| 1926 | 158.5 | 146.7 | 11.8 |
| 1927 | 158.6 | 146.8 | 11.8 |
| 1928 | 158.7 | 147.0 | 11.7 |
| 1929 | 158.8 | 147.1 | 11.7 |
| 1930 | 158.9 | 147.3 | 11.6 |
| 1931 | 159.0 | 147.4 | 11.6 |
| 1932 | 159.1 | 147.6 | 11.5 |
| 1933 | 159.2 | 147.7 | 11.5 |
| 1934 | 159.3 | 147.9 | 11.4 |
| 1935 | 159.4 | 148.0 | 11.4 |
| 1936 | 159.5 | 148.2 | 11.3 |
| 1937 | 159.6 | 148.4 | 11.2 |
| 1938 | 159.7 | 148.5 | 11.2 |
| 1939 | 159.9 | 148.7 | 11.2 |
| 1940 | 160.0 | 148.8 | 11.2 |
| 1941 | 160.1 | 149.0 | 11.1 |
| 1942 | 160.2 | 149.1 | 11.1 |
| 1943 | 160.4 | 149.3 | 11.1 |
| 1944 | 160.5 | 149.4 | 11.1 |
| 1945 | 160.6 | 149.6 | 11.0 |
| 1946 | 160.8 | 149.8 | 11.0 |
| 1947 | 160.9 | 149.9 | 11.0 |
| 1948 | 161.1 | 150.1 | 11.0 |
| 1949 | 161.2 | 150.2 | 11.0 |
| 1950 | 161.4 | 150.3 | 11.1 |
| 1951 | 161.6 | 150.5 | 11.1 |
| 1952 | 161.7 | 150.6 | 11.1 |
| 1953 | 161.9 | 150.7 | 11.2 |
| 1954 | 162.0 | 150.8 | 11.2 |
| 1955 | 162.2 | 150.9 | 11.3 |
| 1956 | 162.3 | 151.0 | 11.3 |
| 1957 | 162.5 | 151.1 | 11.4 |
| 1958 | 162.6 | 151.2 | 11.4 |
| 1959 | 162.7 | 151.3 | 11.4 |
| 1960 | 162.9 | 151.4 | 11.5 |
| 1961 | 163.0 | 151.5 | 11.5 |
| 1962 | 163.1 | 151.6 | 11.5 |
| 1963 | 163.2 | 151.6 | 11.6 |
| 1964 | 163.4 | 151.7 | 11.7 |
| 1965 | 163.5 | 151.8 | 11.7 |
| 1966 | 163.6 | 151.9 | 11.7 |
| 1967 | 163.7 | 151.9 | 11.8 |
| 1968 | 163.8 | 152.0 | 11.8 |
| 1969 | 163.9 | 152.1 | 11.8 |
| 1970 | 164.0 | 152.2 | 11.8 |
| 1971 | 164.1 | 152.3 | 11.8 |
| 1972 | 164.2 | 152.3 | 11.9 |
| 1973 | 164.4 | 152.4 | 12.0 |
| 1974 | 164.5 | 152.5 | 12.0 |
| 1975 | 164.6 | 152.6 | 12.0 |
| 1976 | 164.8 | 152.7 | 12.1 |
| 1977 | 164.9 | 152.8 | 12.1 |
| 1978 | 165.1 | 152.9 | 12.2 |
| 1979 | 165.2 | 153.0 | 12.2 |
| 1980 | 165.4 | 153.1 | 12.3 |
| 1981 | 165.5 | 153.2 | 12.3 |
| 1982 | 165.7 | 153.3 | 12.4 |
| 1983 | 165.8 | 153.4 | 12.4 |
| 1984 | 165.9 | 153.5 | 12.4 |
| 1985 | 166.1 | 153.6 | 12.5 |
| 1986 | 166.2 | 153.8 | 12.4 |
| 1987 | 166.4 | 153.9 | 12.5 |
| 1988 | 166.5 | 154.0 | 12.5 |
| 1989 | 166.7 | 154.1 | 12.6 |
| 1990 | 166.8 | 154.2 | 12.6 |
| 1991 | 167.0 | 154.4 | 12.6 |
| 1992 | 167.1 | 154.5 | 12.6 |
| 1993 | 167.3 | 154.6 | 12.7 |
| 1994 | 167.4 | 154.8 | 12.6 |
| 1995 | 167.5 | 154.9 | 12.6 |
| 1996 | 167.7 | 155.0 | 12.7 |
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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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