Average Height
Average Height in Portugal
Men: 172.9 cm·Women: 163.0 cm
Men · 1996
172.9 cm
Women · 1996
163.0 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
159.0 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
150.5 cm
Men world rank:#69Women world rank:#46
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Portugal rose from 159.0 cm to 172.9 cm — a gain of 13.9 cm over 100 years.
- The 9.9 cm gap between men and women is below the typical range.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 159.0 | 150.5 | 8.5 |
| 1897 | 159.1 | 150.6 | 8.5 |
| 1898 | 159.2 | 150.7 | 8.5 |
| 1899 | 159.3 | 150.8 | 8.5 |
| 1900 | 159.4 | 150.9 | 8.5 |
| 1901 | 159.5 | 151.1 | 8.4 |
| 1902 | 159.6 | 151.2 | 8.4 |
| 1903 | 159.7 | 151.3 | 8.4 |
| 1904 | 159.9 | 151.4 | 8.5 |
| 1905 | 160.0 | 151.5 | 8.5 |
| 1906 | 160.1 | 151.6 | 8.5 |
| 1907 | 160.2 | 151.8 | 8.4 |
| 1908 | 160.3 | 151.9 | 8.4 |
| 1909 | 160.4 | 152.0 | 8.4 |
| 1910 | 160.6 | 152.1 | 8.5 |
| 1911 | 160.7 | 152.3 | 8.4 |
| 1912 | 160.9 | 152.4 | 8.5 |
| 1913 | 161.0 | 152.6 | 8.4 |
| 1914 | 161.2 | 152.7 | 8.5 |
| 1915 | 161.3 | 152.9 | 8.4 |
| 1916 | 161.5 | 153.1 | 8.4 |
| 1917 | 161.7 | 153.3 | 8.4 |
| 1918 | 161.9 | 153.5 | 8.4 |
| 1919 | 162.0 | 153.6 | 8.4 |
| 1920 | 162.2 | 153.8 | 8.4 |
| 1921 | 162.4 | 154.0 | 8.4 |
| 1922 | 162.6 | 154.2 | 8.4 |
| 1923 | 162.8 | 154.4 | 8.4 |
| 1924 | 163.0 | 154.6 | 8.4 |
| 1925 | 163.2 | 154.8 | 8.4 |
| 1926 | 163.4 | 155.0 | 8.4 |
| 1927 | 163.6 | 155.2 | 8.4 |
| 1928 | 163.7 | 155.4 | 8.3 |
| 1929 | 163.9 | 155.6 | 8.3 |
| 1930 | 164.1 | 155.8 | 8.3 |
| 1931 | 164.3 | 156.0 | 8.3 |
| 1932 | 164.5 | 156.2 | 8.3 |
| 1933 | 164.7 | 156.3 | 8.4 |
| 1934 | 164.9 | 156.5 | 8.4 |
| 1935 | 165.0 | 156.7 | 8.3 |
| 1936 | 165.2 | 156.9 | 8.3 |
| 1937 | 165.4 | 157.0 | 8.4 |
| 1938 | 165.6 | 157.2 | 8.4 |
| 1939 | 165.8 | 157.4 | 8.4 |
| 1940 | 165.9 | 157.5 | 8.4 |
| 1941 | 166.1 | 157.7 | 8.4 |
| 1942 | 166.3 | 157.8 | 8.5 |
| 1943 | 166.5 | 157.9 | 8.6 |
| 1944 | 166.6 | 158.1 | 8.5 |
| 1945 | 166.8 | 158.2 | 8.6 |
| 1946 | 167.0 | 158.3 | 8.7 |
| 1947 | 167.2 | 158.4 | 8.8 |
| 1948 | 167.4 | 158.6 | 8.8 |
| 1949 | 167.6 | 158.7 | 8.9 |
| 1950 | 167.7 | 158.8 | 8.9 |
| 1951 | 167.9 | 158.9 | 9.0 |
| 1952 | 168.1 | 159.1 | 9.0 |
| 1953 | 168.3 | 159.2 | 9.1 |
| 1954 | 168.5 | 159.3 | 9.2 |
| 1955 | 168.7 | 159.5 | 9.2 |
| 1956 | 168.9 | 159.6 | 9.3 |
| 1957 | 169.1 | 159.8 | 9.3 |
| 1958 | 169.3 | 159.9 | 9.4 |
| 1959 | 169.5 | 160.1 | 9.4 |
| 1960 | 169.6 | 160.2 | 9.4 |
| 1961 | 169.8 | 160.4 | 9.4 |
| 1962 | 170.0 | 160.5 | 9.5 |
| 1963 | 170.2 | 160.7 | 9.5 |
| 1964 | 170.4 | 160.8 | 9.6 |
| 1965 | 170.5 | 160.9 | 9.6 |
| 1966 | 170.7 | 161.1 | 9.6 |
| 1967 | 170.8 | 161.2 | 9.6 |
| 1968 | 171.0 | 161.3 | 9.7 |
| 1969 | 171.2 | 161.4 | 9.8 |
| 1970 | 171.3 | 161.5 | 9.8 |
| 1971 | 171.5 | 161.6 | 9.9 |
| 1972 | 171.7 | 161.7 | 10.0 |
| 1973 | 171.8 | 161.8 | 10.0 |
| 1974 | 171.9 | 161.9 | 10.0 |
| 1975 | 172.1 | 161.9 | 10.2 |
| 1976 | 172.2 | 162.0 | 10.2 |
| 1977 | 172.3 | 162.1 | 10.2 |
| 1978 | 172.4 | 162.1 | 10.3 |
| 1979 | 172.5 | 162.2 | 10.3 |
| 1980 | 172.5 | 162.2 | 10.3 |
| 1981 | 172.6 | 162.3 | 10.3 |
| 1982 | 172.6 | 162.3 | 10.3 |
| 1983 | 172.7 | 162.4 | 10.3 |
| 1984 | 172.7 | 162.5 | 10.2 |
| 1985 | 172.7 | 162.5 | 10.2 |
| 1986 | 172.8 | 162.6 | 10.2 |
| 1987 | 172.8 | 162.6 | 10.2 |
| 1988 | 172.8 | 162.7 | 10.1 |
| 1989 | 172.8 | 162.7 | 10.1 |
| 1990 | 172.8 | 162.8 | 10.0 |
| 1991 | 172.9 | 162.8 | 10.1 |
| 1992 | 172.9 | 162.9 | 10.0 |
| 1993 | 172.9 | 162.9 | 10.0 |
| 1994 | 172.9 | 163.0 | 9.9 |
| 1995 | 172.9 | 163.0 | 9.9 |
| 1996 | 172.9 | 163.0 | 9.9 |
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Notable people from Portugal with known heights
Arthur Antunes Coimbra
172 cm · 5'8"
b. 1953
Philippe Coutinho
172 cm · 5'8"
b. 1992
Nelly Furtado
158 cm · 5'2"
b. 1978
Eusébio
175 cm · 5'9"
b. 1942
Diogo Jota
178 cm · 5'10"
b. 1996
José Mourinho
174 cm · 5'9"
b. 1963
Ricardo Carvalho
182 cm · 6'0"
b. 1978
Bernardo Silva
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1994
Bruno Alves
189 cm · 6'2"
b. 1981
Bruno Fernandes
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1994
Cristiano Ronaldo
185 cm · 6'1"
b. 1985
Deco
174 cm · 5'9"
b. 1977
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.