Average Height
Average Height in Russia
Men: 176.5 cm·Women: 165.3 cm
Men · 1996
176.5 cm
Women · 1996
165.3 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
167.0 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
153.6 cm
Men world rank:#41Women world rank:#23
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Russia rose from 167.0 cm to 176.5 cm — a gain of 9.5 cm over 100 years.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 167.0 | 153.6 | 13.4 |
| 1897 | 167.0 | 153.8 | 13.2 |
| 1898 | 167.1 | 153.9 | 13.2 |
| 1899 | 167.2 | 154.1 | 13.1 |
| 1900 | 167.3 | 154.3 | 13.0 |
| 1901 | 167.3 | 154.4 | 12.9 |
| 1902 | 167.4 | 154.6 | 12.8 |
| 1903 | 167.5 | 154.8 | 12.7 |
| 1904 | 167.5 | 154.9 | 12.6 |
| 1905 | 167.6 | 155.1 | 12.5 |
| 1906 | 167.7 | 155.2 | 12.5 |
| 1907 | 167.7 | 155.4 | 12.3 |
| 1908 | 167.8 | 155.6 | 12.2 |
| 1909 | 167.9 | 155.7 | 12.2 |
| 1910 | 168.0 | 155.9 | 12.1 |
| 1911 | 168.0 | 156.0 | 12.0 |
| 1912 | 168.1 | 156.2 | 11.9 |
| 1913 | 168.2 | 156.4 | 11.8 |
| 1914 | 168.3 | 156.5 | 11.8 |
| 1915 | 168.3 | 156.7 | 11.6 |
| 1916 | 168.4 | 156.9 | 11.5 |
| 1917 | 168.5 | 157.0 | 11.5 |
| 1918 | 168.6 | 157.2 | 11.4 |
| 1919 | 168.7 | 157.4 | 11.3 |
| 1920 | 168.7 | 157.6 | 11.1 |
| 1921 | 168.8 | 157.7 | 11.1 |
| 1922 | 168.9 | 157.9 | 11.0 |
| 1923 | 168.9 | 158.0 | 10.9 |
| 1924 | 169.0 | 158.2 | 10.8 |
| 1925 | 169.1 | 158.3 | 10.8 |
| 1926 | 169.1 | 158.5 | 10.6 |
| 1927 | 169.2 | 158.6 | 10.6 |
| 1928 | 169.3 | 158.7 | 10.6 |
| 1929 | 169.4 | 158.9 | 10.5 |
| 1930 | 169.5 | 159.0 | 10.5 |
| 1931 | 169.6 | 159.1 | 10.5 |
| 1932 | 169.8 | 159.2 | 10.6 |
| 1933 | 169.9 | 159.4 | 10.5 |
| 1934 | 170.1 | 159.5 | 10.6 |
| 1935 | 170.2 | 159.6 | 10.6 |
| 1936 | 170.4 | 159.7 | 10.7 |
| 1937 | 170.6 | 159.9 | 10.7 |
| 1938 | 170.8 | 160.0 | 10.8 |
| 1939 | 170.9 | 160.1 | 10.8 |
| 1940 | 171.1 | 160.3 | 10.8 |
| 1941 | 171.3 | 160.4 | 10.9 |
| 1942 | 171.5 | 160.6 | 10.9 |
| 1943 | 171.7 | 160.7 | 11.0 |
| 1944 | 171.9 | 160.8 | 11.1 |
| 1945 | 172.2 | 161.0 | 11.2 |
| 1946 | 172.4 | 161.1 | 11.3 |
| 1947 | 172.6 | 161.2 | 11.4 |
| 1948 | 172.8 | 161.3 | 11.5 |
| 1949 | 173.0 | 161.5 | 11.5 |
| 1950 | 173.2 | 161.6 | 11.6 |
| 1951 | 173.4 | 161.7 | 11.7 |
| 1952 | 173.6 | 161.8 | 11.8 |
| 1953 | 173.7 | 162.0 | 11.7 |
| 1954 | 173.9 | 162.1 | 11.8 |
| 1955 | 174.1 | 162.2 | 11.9 |
| 1956 | 174.3 | 162.3 | 12.0 |
| 1957 | 174.5 | 162.4 | 12.1 |
| 1958 | 174.6 | 162.6 | 12.0 |
| 1959 | 174.8 | 162.7 | 12.1 |
| 1960 | 175.0 | 162.8 | 12.2 |
| 1961 | 175.2 | 162.9 | 12.3 |
| 1962 | 175.3 | 163.1 | 12.2 |
| 1963 | 175.5 | 163.2 | 12.3 |
| 1964 | 175.6 | 163.3 | 12.3 |
| 1965 | 175.8 | 163.4 | 12.4 |
| 1966 | 175.9 | 163.5 | 12.4 |
| 1967 | 176.0 | 163.6 | 12.4 |
| 1968 | 176.1 | 163.7 | 12.4 |
| 1969 | 176.2 | 163.7 | 12.5 |
| 1970 | 176.2 | 163.8 | 12.4 |
| 1971 | 176.3 | 163.9 | 12.4 |
| 1972 | 176.3 | 163.9 | 12.4 |
| 1973 | 176.4 | 164.0 | 12.4 |
| 1974 | 176.4 | 164.0 | 12.4 |
| 1975 | 176.4 | 164.1 | 12.3 |
| 1976 | 176.4 | 164.1 | 12.3 |
| 1977 | 176.4 | 164.2 | 12.2 |
| 1978 | 176.4 | 164.2 | 12.2 |
| 1979 | 176.4 | 164.3 | 12.1 |
| 1980 | 176.4 | 164.3 | 12.1 |
| 1981 | 176.4 | 164.4 | 12.0 |
| 1982 | 176.4 | 164.4 | 12.0 |
| 1983 | 176.4 | 164.5 | 11.9 |
| 1984 | 176.4 | 164.5 | 11.9 |
| 1985 | 176.4 | 164.6 | 11.8 |
| 1986 | 176.4 | 164.7 | 11.7 |
| 1987 | 176.4 | 164.7 | 11.7 |
| 1988 | 176.4 | 164.8 | 11.6 |
| 1989 | 176.4 | 164.9 | 11.5 |
| 1990 | 176.4 | 164.9 | 11.5 |
| 1991 | 176.4 | 165.0 | 11.4 |
| 1992 | 176.4 | 165.0 | 11.4 |
| 1993 | 176.4 | 165.1 | 11.3 |
| 1994 | 176.4 | 165.1 | 11.3 |
| 1995 | 176.5 | 165.2 | 11.3 |
| 1996 | 176.5 | 165.3 | 11.2 |
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Notable people from Russia with known heights
Arvydas Sabonis
220 cm · 7'3"
b. 1964
Darya Domracheva
168 cm · 5'6"
b. 1986
Valeri Karpin
182 cm · 6'0"
b. 1969
Mikheil Kavelashvili
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1971
Olga Rypakova
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1984
Gurban Gurbanov
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1972
Boris Yeltsin
187 cm · 6'2"
b. 1931
Leon Trotsky
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1879
Carmen Kass
178 cm · 5'10"
b. 1978
Anatoliy Banishevskiy
174 cm · 5'9"
b. 1946
Vitaly Scherbo
169 cm · 5'7"
b. 1972
Philipp Kirkorov
193 cm · 6'4"
b. 1967
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.