Average Height
Average Height in Poland
Men: 177.3 cm·Women: 164.6 cm
Men · 1996
177.3 cm
Women · 1996
164.6 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
163.7 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
150.5 cm
Men world rank:#34Women world rank:#32
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Poland rose from 163.7 cm to 177.3 cm — a gain of 13.6 cm over 100 years.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 163.7 | 150.5 | 13.2 |
| 1897 | 163.8 | 150.8 | 13.0 |
| 1898 | 164.0 | 151.0 | 13.0 |
| 1899 | 164.1 | 151.3 | 12.8 |
| 1900 | 164.3 | 151.5 | 12.8 |
| 1901 | 164.5 | 151.7 | 12.8 |
| 1902 | 164.6 | 152.0 | 12.6 |
| 1903 | 164.8 | 152.2 | 12.6 |
| 1904 | 164.9 | 152.4 | 12.5 |
| 1905 | 165.1 | 152.7 | 12.4 |
| 1906 | 165.3 | 152.9 | 12.4 |
| 1907 | 165.4 | 153.1 | 12.3 |
| 1908 | 165.6 | 153.4 | 12.2 |
| 1909 | 165.7 | 153.6 | 12.1 |
| 1910 | 165.9 | 153.8 | 12.1 |
| 1911 | 166.1 | 154.1 | 12.0 |
| 1912 | 166.2 | 154.3 | 11.9 |
| 1913 | 166.4 | 154.5 | 11.9 |
| 1914 | 166.6 | 154.8 | 11.8 |
| 1915 | 166.8 | 155.0 | 11.8 |
| 1916 | 166.9 | 155.2 | 11.7 |
| 1917 | 167.1 | 155.5 | 11.6 |
| 1918 | 167.3 | 155.7 | 11.6 |
| 1919 | 167.4 | 155.9 | 11.5 |
| 1920 | 167.6 | 156.2 | 11.4 |
| 1921 | 167.8 | 156.4 | 11.4 |
| 1922 | 167.9 | 156.6 | 11.3 |
| 1923 | 168.1 | 156.9 | 11.2 |
| 1924 | 168.3 | 157.1 | 11.2 |
| 1925 | 168.4 | 157.3 | 11.1 |
| 1926 | 168.6 | 157.5 | 11.1 |
| 1927 | 168.7 | 157.7 | 11.0 |
| 1928 | 168.9 | 157.9 | 11.0 |
| 1929 | 169.1 | 158.1 | 11.0 |
| 1930 | 169.2 | 158.3 | 10.9 |
| 1931 | 169.4 | 158.5 | 10.9 |
| 1932 | 169.6 | 158.6 | 11.0 |
| 1933 | 169.8 | 158.8 | 11.0 |
| 1934 | 169.9 | 159.0 | 10.9 |
| 1935 | 170.1 | 159.2 | 10.9 |
| 1936 | 170.3 | 159.3 | 11.0 |
| 1937 | 170.5 | 159.5 | 11.0 |
| 1938 | 170.7 | 159.6 | 11.1 |
| 1939 | 170.8 | 159.8 | 11.0 |
| 1940 | 171.0 | 159.9 | 11.1 |
| 1941 | 171.2 | 160.1 | 11.1 |
| 1942 | 171.3 | 160.2 | 11.1 |
| 1943 | 171.5 | 160.3 | 11.2 |
| 1944 | 171.7 | 160.5 | 11.2 |
| 1945 | 171.9 | 160.6 | 11.3 |
| 1946 | 172.1 | 160.7 | 11.4 |
| 1947 | 172.3 | 160.8 | 11.5 |
| 1948 | 172.5 | 161.0 | 11.5 |
| 1949 | 172.7 | 161.1 | 11.6 |
| 1950 | 172.9 | 161.2 | 11.7 |
| 1951 | 173.1 | 161.3 | 11.8 |
| 1952 | 173.3 | 161.4 | 11.9 |
| 1953 | 173.5 | 161.5 | 12.0 |
| 1954 | 173.7 | 161.7 | 12.0 |
| 1955 | 173.9 | 161.8 | 12.1 |
| 1956 | 174.1 | 161.9 | 12.2 |
| 1957 | 174.3 | 162.0 | 12.3 |
| 1958 | 174.5 | 162.1 | 12.4 |
| 1959 | 174.6 | 162.2 | 12.4 |
| 1960 | 174.8 | 162.4 | 12.4 |
| 1961 | 175.0 | 162.5 | 12.5 |
| 1962 | 175.2 | 162.6 | 12.6 |
| 1963 | 175.3 | 162.8 | 12.5 |
| 1964 | 175.5 | 162.9 | 12.6 |
| 1965 | 175.6 | 163.0 | 12.6 |
| 1966 | 175.8 | 163.1 | 12.7 |
| 1967 | 175.9 | 163.2 | 12.7 |
| 1968 | 176.0 | 163.3 | 12.7 |
| 1969 | 176.2 | 163.4 | 12.8 |
| 1970 | 176.3 | 163.5 | 12.8 |
| 1971 | 176.4 | 163.6 | 12.8 |
| 1972 | 176.5 | 163.7 | 12.8 |
| 1973 | 176.6 | 163.8 | 12.8 |
| 1974 | 176.7 | 163.9 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 176.7 | 164.0 | 12.7 |
| 1976 | 176.8 | 164.0 | 12.8 |
| 1977 | 176.9 | 164.1 | 12.8 |
| 1978 | 176.9 | 164.1 | 12.8 |
| 1979 | 177.0 | 164.2 | 12.8 |
| 1980 | 177.0 | 164.2 | 12.8 |
| 1981 | 177.1 | 164.2 | 12.9 |
| 1982 | 177.1 | 164.3 | 12.8 |
| 1983 | 177.1 | 164.3 | 12.8 |
| 1984 | 177.1 | 164.4 | 12.7 |
| 1985 | 177.2 | 164.4 | 12.8 |
| 1986 | 177.2 | 164.4 | 12.8 |
| 1987 | 177.2 | 164.4 | 12.8 |
| 1988 | 177.2 | 164.5 | 12.7 |
| 1989 | 177.2 | 164.5 | 12.7 |
| 1990 | 177.2 | 164.5 | 12.7 |
| 1991 | 177.3 | 164.5 | 12.8 |
| 1992 | 177.3 | 164.5 | 12.8 |
| 1993 | 177.3 | 164.5 | 12.8 |
| 1994 | 177.3 | 164.6 | 12.7 |
| 1995 | 177.3 | 164.6 | 12.7 |
| 1996 | 177.3 | 164.6 | 12.7 |
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Notable people from Poland with known heights
Roman Polanski
160 cm · 5'3"
b. 1933
Raymond Kopa
168 cm · 5'6"
b. 1931
Franciszek Szymczyk
184 cm · 6'0"
b. 1892
Jerzy Wojnar
187 cm · 6'2"
b. 1930
Krystsina Tsimanouskaya
168 cm · 5'6"
b. 1996
Jerzy Dudek
187 cm · 6'2"
b. 1973
Łukasz Piszczek
184 cm · 6'0"
b. 1985
Zbigniew Boniek
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1956
Paul Wesley
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1982
Agnieszka Radwańska
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1989
Arkadiusz Milik
186 cm · 6'1"
b. 1994
Artur Boruc
193 cm · 6'4"
b. 1980
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.