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
Mikhail Kukushkin
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1987
Yaroslava Shvedova
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1987
Yulia Putintseva
163 cm · 5'4"
b. 1995
Galina Voskoboeva
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1984
Boris Yeltsin
187 cm · 6'2"
b. 1931
Philipp Kirkorov
193 cm · 6'4"
b. 1967
Polina Gagarina
170 cm · 5'7"
b. 1987
Larisa Latynina
161 cm · 5'3"
b. 1934
Nadezhda Skardino
160 cm · 5'3"
b. 1985
Alexei Navalny
189 cm · 6'2"
b. 1976
Aleksandr Kerzhakov
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1982
Anna Kournikova
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1981
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.