Average Height
Average Height in Mexico
Men: 169.0 cm·Women: 156.8 cm
Men · 1996
169.0 cm
Women · 1996
156.8 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
156.7 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
143.5 cm
Men world rank:#116Women world rank:#136
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Mexico rose from 156.7 cm to 169.0 cm — a gain of 12.3 cm over 100 years.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 156.7 | 143.5 | 13.2 |
| 1897 | 156.9 | 143.7 | 13.2 |
| 1898 | 157.1 | 143.9 | 13.2 |
| 1899 | 157.3 | 144.1 | 13.2 |
| 1900 | 157.5 | 144.3 | 13.2 |
| 1901 | 157.7 | 144.5 | 13.2 |
| 1902 | 157.8 | 144.7 | 13.1 |
| 1903 | 158.0 | 144.9 | 13.1 |
| 1904 | 158.2 | 145.1 | 13.1 |
| 1905 | 158.4 | 145.3 | 13.1 |
| 1906 | 158.6 | 145.5 | 13.1 |
| 1907 | 158.7 | 145.7 | 13.0 |
| 1908 | 158.9 | 145.9 | 13.0 |
| 1909 | 159.1 | 146.1 | 13.0 |
| 1910 | 159.3 | 146.3 | 13.0 |
| 1911 | 159.5 | 146.5 | 13.0 |
| 1912 | 159.7 | 146.7 | 13.0 |
| 1913 | 159.9 | 146.9 | 13.0 |
| 1914 | 160.1 | 147.1 | 13.0 |
| 1915 | 160.3 | 147.3 | 13.0 |
| 1916 | 160.4 | 147.5 | 12.9 |
| 1917 | 160.6 | 147.8 | 12.8 |
| 1918 | 160.8 | 148.0 | 12.8 |
| 1919 | 161.0 | 148.2 | 12.8 |
| 1920 | 161.2 | 148.4 | 12.8 |
| 1921 | 161.4 | 148.6 | 12.8 |
| 1922 | 161.6 | 148.8 | 12.8 |
| 1923 | 161.8 | 149.0 | 12.8 |
| 1924 | 162.0 | 149.2 | 12.8 |
| 1925 | 162.2 | 149.4 | 12.8 |
| 1926 | 162.4 | 149.6 | 12.8 |
| 1927 | 162.6 | 149.8 | 12.8 |
| 1928 | 162.7 | 150.0 | 12.7 |
| 1929 | 162.9 | 150.2 | 12.7 |
| 1930 | 163.1 | 150.4 | 12.7 |
| 1931 | 163.2 | 150.5 | 12.7 |
| 1932 | 163.4 | 150.7 | 12.7 |
| 1933 | 163.5 | 150.9 | 12.6 |
| 1934 | 163.6 | 151.0 | 12.6 |
| 1935 | 163.8 | 151.2 | 12.6 |
| 1936 | 163.9 | 151.4 | 12.5 |
| 1937 | 164.0 | 151.5 | 12.5 |
| 1938 | 164.1 | 151.7 | 12.4 |
| 1939 | 164.3 | 151.8 | 12.5 |
| 1940 | 164.4 | 152.0 | 12.4 |
| 1941 | 164.5 | 152.1 | 12.4 |
| 1942 | 164.6 | 152.2 | 12.4 |
| 1943 | 164.7 | 152.3 | 12.4 |
| 1944 | 164.8 | 152.5 | 12.3 |
| 1945 | 164.9 | 152.6 | 12.3 |
| 1946 | 165.0 | 152.7 | 12.3 |
| 1947 | 165.1 | 152.8 | 12.3 |
| 1948 | 165.2 | 152.9 | 12.3 |
| 1949 | 165.4 | 153.0 | 12.4 |
| 1950 | 165.5 | 153.1 | 12.4 |
| 1951 | 165.5 | 153.2 | 12.3 |
| 1952 | 165.6 | 153.3 | 12.3 |
| 1953 | 165.7 | 153.4 | 12.3 |
| 1954 | 165.8 | 153.5 | 12.3 |
| 1955 | 165.9 | 153.6 | 12.3 |
| 1956 | 166.0 | 153.7 | 12.3 |
| 1957 | 166.0 | 153.7 | 12.3 |
| 1958 | 166.1 | 153.8 | 12.3 |
| 1959 | 166.2 | 153.9 | 12.3 |
| 1960 | 166.3 | 154.0 | 12.3 |
| 1961 | 166.4 | 154.0 | 12.4 |
| 1962 | 166.5 | 154.1 | 12.4 |
| 1963 | 166.5 | 154.1 | 12.4 |
| 1964 | 166.6 | 154.2 | 12.4 |
| 1965 | 166.7 | 154.2 | 12.5 |
| 1966 | 166.8 | 154.3 | 12.5 |
| 1967 | 166.8 | 154.3 | 12.5 |
| 1968 | 166.9 | 154.4 | 12.5 |
| 1969 | 167.0 | 154.4 | 12.6 |
| 1970 | 167.1 | 154.4 | 12.7 |
| 1971 | 167.2 | 154.5 | 12.7 |
| 1972 | 167.2 | 154.5 | 12.7 |
| 1973 | 167.3 | 154.6 | 12.7 |
| 1974 | 167.4 | 154.6 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 167.5 | 154.7 | 12.8 |
| 1976 | 167.6 | 154.8 | 12.8 |
| 1977 | 167.7 | 154.8 | 12.9 |
| 1978 | 167.7 | 154.9 | 12.8 |
| 1979 | 167.8 | 155.0 | 12.8 |
| 1980 | 167.9 | 155.1 | 12.8 |
| 1981 | 167.9 | 155.2 | 12.7 |
| 1982 | 168.0 | 155.3 | 12.7 |
| 1983 | 168.1 | 155.4 | 12.7 |
| 1984 | 168.1 | 155.5 | 12.6 |
| 1985 | 168.2 | 155.6 | 12.6 |
| 1986 | 168.3 | 155.7 | 12.6 |
| 1987 | 168.3 | 155.8 | 12.5 |
| 1988 | 168.4 | 155.9 | 12.5 |
| 1989 | 168.5 | 156.0 | 12.5 |
| 1990 | 168.5 | 156.2 | 12.3 |
| 1991 | 168.6 | 156.3 | 12.3 |
| 1992 | 168.7 | 156.4 | 12.3 |
| 1993 | 168.8 | 156.5 | 12.3 |
| 1994 | 168.9 | 156.6 | 12.3 |
| 1995 | 168.9 | 156.7 | 12.2 |
| 1996 | 169.0 | 156.8 | 12.2 |
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Notable people from Mexico with known heights
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1953
Eiza Gonzalez
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1990
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
177 cm · 5'10"
b. 1973
Hugo Sánchez
174 cm · 5'9"
b. 1958
Rafael Márquez
182 cm · 6'0"
b. 1979
Gavier Agirre
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1958
Enrique Peña Nieto
169 cm · 5'7"
b. 1966
Carlos Vela
177 cm · 5'10"
b. 1989
Giovani dos Santos
174 cm · 5'9"
b. 1989
Guillermo Ochoa
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1985
Héctor Herrera
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1990
Hirving Lozano
175 cm · 5'9"
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.
License: CC BY 4.0. Last updated: 2026-04-21.