Average Height
Average Height in Saudi Arabia
Men: 167.7 cm·Women: 155.9 cm
Men · 1996
167.7 cm
Women · 1996
155.9 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
158.1 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
149.1 cm
Men world rank:#136Women world rank:#150
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Saudi Arabia rose from 158.1 cm to 167.7 cm — a gain of 9.6 cm over 100 years.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 158.1 | 149.1 | 9.0 |
| 1897 | 158.3 | 149.3 | 9.0 |
| 1898 | 158.5 | 149.4 | 9.1 |
| 1899 | 158.7 | 149.5 | 9.2 |
| 1900 | 158.8 | 149.7 | 9.1 |
| 1901 | 159.0 | 149.8 | 9.2 |
| 1902 | 159.2 | 149.9 | 9.3 |
| 1903 | 159.4 | 150.1 | 9.3 |
| 1904 | 159.5 | 150.2 | 9.3 |
| 1905 | 159.7 | 150.3 | 9.4 |
| 1906 | 159.9 | 150.5 | 9.4 |
| 1907 | 160.1 | 150.6 | 9.5 |
| 1908 | 160.3 | 150.7 | 9.6 |
| 1909 | 160.4 | 150.9 | 9.5 |
| 1910 | 160.6 | 151.0 | 9.6 |
| 1911 | 160.8 | 151.1 | 9.7 |
| 1912 | 161.0 | 151.2 | 9.8 |
| 1913 | 161.2 | 151.4 | 9.8 |
| 1914 | 161.4 | 151.5 | 9.9 |
| 1915 | 161.6 | 151.6 | 10.0 |
| 1916 | 161.8 | 151.8 | 10.0 |
| 1917 | 162.0 | 151.9 | 10.1 |
| 1918 | 162.2 | 152.0 | 10.2 |
| 1919 | 162.4 | 152.2 | 10.2 |
| 1920 | 162.6 | 152.3 | 10.3 |
| 1921 | 162.8 | 152.5 | 10.3 |
| 1922 | 163.0 | 152.6 | 10.4 |
| 1923 | 163.2 | 152.7 | 10.5 |
| 1924 | 163.3 | 152.8 | 10.5 |
| 1925 | 163.5 | 153.0 | 10.5 |
| 1926 | 163.7 | 153.1 | 10.6 |
| 1927 | 163.9 | 153.2 | 10.7 |
| 1928 | 164.0 | 153.3 | 10.7 |
| 1929 | 164.2 | 153.5 | 10.7 |
| 1930 | 164.4 | 153.6 | 10.8 |
| 1931 | 164.5 | 153.7 | 10.8 |
| 1932 | 164.7 | 153.8 | 10.9 |
| 1933 | 164.8 | 153.9 | 10.9 |
| 1934 | 165.0 | 154.1 | 10.9 |
| 1935 | 165.1 | 154.2 | 10.9 |
| 1936 | 165.3 | 154.3 | 11.0 |
| 1937 | 165.4 | 154.4 | 11.0 |
| 1938 | 165.5 | 154.5 | 11.0 |
| 1939 | 165.6 | 154.6 | 11.0 |
| 1940 | 165.8 | 154.7 | 11.1 |
| 1941 | 165.9 | 154.8 | 11.1 |
| 1942 | 166.0 | 154.9 | 11.1 |
| 1943 | 166.1 | 155.0 | 11.1 |
| 1944 | 166.2 | 155.1 | 11.1 |
| 1945 | 166.3 | 155.2 | 11.1 |
| 1946 | 166.4 | 155.3 | 11.1 |
| 1947 | 166.5 | 155.4 | 11.1 |
| 1948 | 166.6 | 155.5 | 11.1 |
| 1949 | 166.7 | 155.6 | 11.1 |
| 1950 | 166.8 | 155.7 | 11.1 |
| 1951 | 166.9 | 155.7 | 11.2 |
| 1952 | 167.0 | 155.8 | 11.2 |
| 1953 | 167.1 | 155.9 | 11.2 |
| 1954 | 167.2 | 156.0 | 11.2 |
| 1955 | 167.2 | 156.0 | 11.2 |
| 1956 | 167.3 | 156.1 | 11.2 |
| 1957 | 167.4 | 156.1 | 11.3 |
| 1958 | 167.5 | 156.2 | 11.3 |
| 1959 | 167.6 | 156.3 | 11.3 |
| 1960 | 167.7 | 156.3 | 11.4 |
| 1961 | 167.7 | 156.3 | 11.4 |
| 1962 | 167.8 | 156.4 | 11.4 |
| 1963 | 167.9 | 156.4 | 11.5 |
| 1964 | 168.0 | 156.5 | 11.5 |
| 1965 | 168.1 | 156.5 | 11.6 |
| 1966 | 168.1 | 156.5 | 11.6 |
| 1967 | 168.2 | 156.5 | 11.7 |
| 1968 | 168.3 | 156.5 | 11.8 |
| 1969 | 168.4 | 156.5 | 11.9 |
| 1970 | 168.5 | 156.5 | 12.0 |
| 1971 | 168.5 | 156.5 | 12.0 |
| 1972 | 168.6 | 156.5 | 12.1 |
| 1973 | 168.7 | 156.5 | 12.2 |
| 1974 | 168.8 | 156.5 | 12.3 |
| 1975 | 168.8 | 156.5 | 12.3 |
| 1976 | 168.9 | 156.5 | 12.4 |
| 1977 | 168.9 | 156.5 | 12.4 |
| 1978 | 168.9 | 156.4 | 12.5 |
| 1979 | 168.9 | 156.4 | 12.5 |
| 1980 | 168.9 | 156.4 | 12.5 |
| 1981 | 168.9 | 156.4 | 12.5 |
| 1982 | 168.8 | 156.3 | 12.5 |
| 1983 | 168.8 | 156.3 | 12.5 |
| 1984 | 168.7 | 156.3 | 12.4 |
| 1985 | 168.6 | 156.3 | 12.3 |
| 1986 | 168.6 | 156.3 | 12.3 |
| 1987 | 168.5 | 156.2 | 12.3 |
| 1988 | 168.4 | 156.2 | 12.2 |
| 1989 | 168.3 | 156.2 | 12.1 |
| 1990 | 168.2 | 156.1 | 12.1 |
| 1991 | 168.1 | 156.1 | 12.0 |
| 1992 | 168.0 | 156.0 | 12.0 |
| 1993 | 167.9 | 156.0 | 11.9 |
| 1994 | 167.9 | 156.0 | 11.9 |
| 1995 | 167.8 | 155.9 | 11.9 |
| 1996 | 167.7 | 155.9 | 11.8 |
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Notable people from Saudi Arabia with known heights
Mohamed Atta
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1968
Osama bin Laden
195 cm · 6'5"
b. 1957
Majed Abdullah
172 cm · 5'8"
b. 1959
Sami Al-Jaber
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1972
Fahad Al-Muwallad
166 cm · 5'5"
b. 1994
Osama Hawsawi
188 cm · 6'2"
b. 1984
Salem Al-Dawsari
171 cm · 5'7"
b. 1991
Salman Al-Faraj
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1989
Yasser Al-Qahtani
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1982
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.