Average Height
Average Height in Morocco
Men: 170.4 cm·Women: 157.8 cm
Men · 1996
170.4 cm
Women · 1996
157.8 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
159.2 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
150.8 cm
Men world rank:#102Women world rank:#121
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Morocco rose from 159.2 cm to 170.4 cm — a gain of 11.2 cm over 100 years.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
- Mean height has declined in recent birth cohorts.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 159.2 | 150.8 | 8.4 |
| 1897 | 159.4 | 150.9 | 8.5 |
| 1898 | 159.6 | 151.1 | 8.5 |
| 1899 | 159.7 | 151.2 | 8.5 |
| 1900 | 159.9 | 151.3 | 8.6 |
| 1901 | 160.1 | 151.5 | 8.6 |
| 1902 | 160.3 | 151.6 | 8.7 |
| 1903 | 160.5 | 151.8 | 8.7 |
| 1904 | 160.6 | 151.9 | 8.7 |
| 1905 | 160.8 | 152.1 | 8.7 |
| 1906 | 161.0 | 152.2 | 8.8 |
| 1907 | 161.2 | 152.3 | 8.9 |
| 1908 | 161.4 | 152.5 | 8.9 |
| 1909 | 161.5 | 152.6 | 8.9 |
| 1910 | 161.7 | 152.7 | 9.0 |
| 1911 | 161.9 | 152.9 | 9.0 |
| 1912 | 162.1 | 153.0 | 9.1 |
| 1913 | 162.3 | 153.1 | 9.2 |
| 1914 | 162.5 | 153.3 | 9.2 |
| 1915 | 162.7 | 153.4 | 9.3 |
| 1916 | 162.9 | 153.6 | 9.3 |
| 1917 | 163.1 | 153.7 | 9.4 |
| 1918 | 163.3 | 153.8 | 9.5 |
| 1919 | 163.5 | 154.0 | 9.5 |
| 1920 | 163.7 | 154.1 | 9.6 |
| 1921 | 163.9 | 154.3 | 9.6 |
| 1922 | 164.1 | 154.4 | 9.7 |
| 1923 | 164.3 | 154.6 | 9.7 |
| 1924 | 164.5 | 154.7 | 9.8 |
| 1925 | 164.7 | 154.8 | 9.9 |
| 1926 | 164.9 | 155.0 | 9.9 |
| 1927 | 165.1 | 155.1 | 10.0 |
| 1928 | 165.3 | 155.2 | 10.1 |
| 1929 | 165.5 | 155.4 | 10.1 |
| 1930 | 165.6 | 155.5 | 10.1 |
| 1931 | 165.8 | 155.6 | 10.2 |
| 1932 | 166.0 | 155.7 | 10.3 |
| 1933 | 166.1 | 155.9 | 10.2 |
| 1934 | 166.3 | 156.0 | 10.3 |
| 1935 | 166.5 | 156.1 | 10.4 |
| 1936 | 166.6 | 156.2 | 10.4 |
| 1937 | 166.8 | 156.4 | 10.4 |
| 1938 | 166.9 | 156.5 | 10.4 |
| 1939 | 167.1 | 156.6 | 10.5 |
| 1940 | 167.2 | 156.7 | 10.5 |
| 1941 | 167.4 | 156.8 | 10.6 |
| 1942 | 167.5 | 156.9 | 10.6 |
| 1943 | 167.7 | 157.0 | 10.7 |
| 1944 | 167.8 | 157.1 | 10.7 |
| 1945 | 168.0 | 157.2 | 10.8 |
| 1946 | 168.1 | 157.3 | 10.8 |
| 1947 | 168.3 | 157.4 | 10.9 |
| 1948 | 168.4 | 157.5 | 10.9 |
| 1949 | 168.6 | 157.6 | 11.0 |
| 1950 | 168.7 | 157.7 | 11.0 |
| 1951 | 168.8 | 157.8 | 11.0 |
| 1952 | 168.9 | 157.9 | 11.0 |
| 1953 | 169.1 | 157.9 | 11.2 |
| 1954 | 169.2 | 158.0 | 11.2 |
| 1955 | 169.3 | 158.1 | 11.2 |
| 1956 | 169.4 | 158.1 | 11.3 |
| 1957 | 169.5 | 158.2 | 11.3 |
| 1958 | 169.6 | 158.2 | 11.4 |
| 1959 | 169.7 | 158.3 | 11.4 |
| 1960 | 169.9 | 158.3 | 11.6 |
| 1961 | 170.0 | 158.4 | 11.6 |
| 1962 | 170.1 | 158.4 | 11.7 |
| 1963 | 170.2 | 158.4 | 11.8 |
| 1964 | 170.3 | 158.4 | 11.9 |
| 1965 | 170.4 | 158.5 | 11.9 |
| 1966 | 170.5 | 158.5 | 12.0 |
| 1967 | 170.6 | 158.5 | 12.1 |
| 1968 | 170.7 | 158.5 | 12.2 |
| 1969 | 170.7 | 158.5 | 12.2 |
| 1970 | 170.8 | 158.5 | 12.3 |
| 1971 | 170.9 | 158.5 | 12.4 |
| 1972 | 171.0 | 158.4 | 12.6 |
| 1973 | 171.1 | 158.4 | 12.7 |
| 1974 | 171.2 | 158.4 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 171.2 | 158.4 | 12.8 |
| 1976 | 171.3 | 158.4 | 12.9 |
| 1977 | 171.3 | 158.4 | 12.9 |
| 1978 | 171.3 | 158.3 | 13.0 |
| 1979 | 171.4 | 158.3 | 13.1 |
| 1980 | 171.4 | 158.3 | 13.1 |
| 1981 | 171.3 | 158.3 | 13.0 |
| 1982 | 171.3 | 158.3 | 13.0 |
| 1983 | 171.3 | 158.2 | 13.1 |
| 1984 | 171.2 | 158.2 | 13.0 |
| 1985 | 171.2 | 158.2 | 13.0 |
| 1986 | 171.1 | 158.2 | 12.9 |
| 1987 | 171.1 | 158.1 | 13.0 |
| 1988 | 171.0 | 158.1 | 12.9 |
| 1989 | 170.9 | 158.1 | 12.8 |
| 1990 | 170.9 | 158.1 | 12.8 |
| 1991 | 170.8 | 158.0 | 12.8 |
| 1992 | 170.7 | 158.0 | 12.7 |
| 1993 | 170.6 | 157.9 | 12.7 |
| 1994 | 170.6 | 157.9 | 12.7 |
| 1995 | 170.5 | 157.9 | 12.6 |
| 1996 | 170.4 | 157.8 | 12.6 |
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Notable people from Morocco with known heights
Hassan II
166 cm · 5'5"
b. 1929
Nawal El Moutawakel
162 cm · 5'4"
b. 1962
Munir El Haddadi
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1995
Mustapha Hadji
182 cm · 6'0"
b. 1971
Nayef Aguerd
190 cm · 6'3"
b. 1996
Yassine Bounou
195 cm · 6'5"
b. 1991
Youssef En-Nesyri
188 cm · 6'2"
b. 1997
Abdeljalil Hadda
179 cm · 5'10"
b. 1972
Hicham El Guerrouj
181 cm · 5'11"
b. 1974
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.