Average Height
Average Height in Senegal
Men: 173.1 cm·Women: 162.5 cm
Men · 1996
173.1 cm
Women · 1996
162.5 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
166.7 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
156.9 cm
Men world rank:#68Women world rank:#50
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Senegal rose from 166.7 cm to 173.1 cm — a gain of 6.4 cm over 100 years.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
- Mean height has declined in recent birth cohorts.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 166.7 | 156.9 | 9.8 |
| 1897 | 166.8 | 157.0 | 9.8 |
| 1898 | 166.8 | 157.1 | 9.7 |
| 1899 | 166.9 | 157.2 | 9.7 |
| 1900 | 167.0 | 157.3 | 9.7 |
| 1901 | 167.1 | 157.4 | 9.7 |
| 1902 | 167.2 | 157.5 | 9.7 |
| 1903 | 167.2 | 157.6 | 9.6 |
| 1904 | 167.3 | 157.7 | 9.6 |
| 1905 | 167.4 | 157.8 | 9.6 |
| 1906 | 167.5 | 157.9 | 9.6 |
| 1907 | 167.6 | 158.0 | 9.6 |
| 1908 | 167.7 | 158.1 | 9.6 |
| 1909 | 167.8 | 158.2 | 9.6 |
| 1910 | 167.9 | 158.3 | 9.6 |
| 1911 | 167.9 | 158.4 | 9.5 |
| 1912 | 168.0 | 158.5 | 9.5 |
| 1913 | 168.1 | 158.6 | 9.5 |
| 1914 | 168.2 | 158.7 | 9.5 |
| 1915 | 168.3 | 158.8 | 9.5 |
| 1916 | 168.4 | 158.9 | 9.5 |
| 1917 | 168.5 | 159.0 | 9.5 |
| 1918 | 168.6 | 159.1 | 9.5 |
| 1919 | 168.8 | 159.2 | 9.6 |
| 1920 | 168.9 | 159.3 | 9.6 |
| 1921 | 169.0 | 159.4 | 9.6 |
| 1922 | 169.1 | 159.5 | 9.6 |
| 1923 | 169.2 | 159.6 | 9.6 |
| 1924 | 169.3 | 159.7 | 9.6 |
| 1925 | 169.4 | 159.8 | 9.6 |
| 1926 | 169.5 | 159.9 | 9.6 |
| 1927 | 169.7 | 160.0 | 9.7 |
| 1928 | 169.8 | 160.1 | 9.7 |
| 1929 | 169.9 | 160.2 | 9.7 |
| 1930 | 170.1 | 160.3 | 9.8 |
| 1931 | 170.2 | 160.4 | 9.8 |
| 1932 | 170.3 | 160.5 | 9.8 |
| 1933 | 170.5 | 160.7 | 9.8 |
| 1934 | 170.6 | 160.8 | 9.8 |
| 1935 | 170.8 | 160.9 | 9.9 |
| 1936 | 171.0 | 161.0 | 10.0 |
| 1937 | 171.1 | 161.2 | 9.9 |
| 1938 | 171.3 | 161.3 | 10.0 |
| 1939 | 171.4 | 161.4 | 10.0 |
| 1940 | 171.6 | 161.6 | 10.0 |
| 1941 | 171.7 | 161.7 | 10.0 |
| 1942 | 171.9 | 161.8 | 10.1 |
| 1943 | 172.1 | 161.9 | 10.2 |
| 1944 | 172.2 | 162.1 | 10.1 |
| 1945 | 172.4 | 162.2 | 10.2 |
| 1946 | 172.5 | 162.3 | 10.2 |
| 1947 | 172.7 | 162.5 | 10.2 |
| 1948 | 172.9 | 162.6 | 10.3 |
| 1949 | 173.0 | 162.7 | 10.3 |
| 1950 | 173.2 | 162.8 | 10.4 |
| 1951 | 173.4 | 162.9 | 10.5 |
| 1952 | 173.5 | 163.0 | 10.5 |
| 1953 | 173.7 | 163.1 | 10.6 |
| 1954 | 173.8 | 163.2 | 10.6 |
| 1955 | 174.0 | 163.3 | 10.7 |
| 1956 | 174.1 | 163.3 | 10.8 |
| 1957 | 174.2 | 163.4 | 10.8 |
| 1958 | 174.3 | 163.4 | 10.9 |
| 1959 | 174.5 | 163.5 | 11.0 |
| 1960 | 174.6 | 163.5 | 11.1 |
| 1961 | 174.7 | 163.5 | 11.2 |
| 1962 | 174.8 | 163.6 | 11.2 |
| 1963 | 174.9 | 163.6 | 11.3 |
| 1964 | 175.0 | 163.6 | 11.4 |
| 1965 | 175.0 | 163.6 | 11.4 |
| 1966 | 175.1 | 163.6 | 11.5 |
| 1967 | 175.2 | 163.6 | 11.6 |
| 1968 | 175.2 | 163.6 | 11.6 |
| 1969 | 175.3 | 163.6 | 11.7 |
| 1970 | 175.3 | 163.6 | 11.7 |
| 1971 | 175.3 | 163.5 | 11.8 |
| 1972 | 175.4 | 163.5 | 11.9 |
| 1973 | 175.4 | 163.5 | 11.9 |
| 1974 | 175.4 | 163.5 | 11.9 |
| 1975 | 175.4 | 163.4 | 12.0 |
| 1976 | 175.4 | 163.4 | 12.0 |
| 1977 | 175.4 | 163.3 | 12.1 |
| 1978 | 175.4 | 163.3 | 12.1 |
| 1979 | 175.4 | 163.2 | 12.2 |
| 1980 | 175.4 | 163.2 | 12.2 |
| 1981 | 175.3 | 163.1 | 12.2 |
| 1982 | 175.2 | 163.1 | 12.1 |
| 1983 | 175.2 | 163.1 | 12.1 |
| 1984 | 175.1 | 163.0 | 12.1 |
| 1985 | 174.9 | 163.0 | 11.9 |
| 1986 | 174.8 | 162.9 | 11.9 |
| 1987 | 174.7 | 162.9 | 11.8 |
| 1988 | 174.5 | 162.9 | 11.6 |
| 1989 | 174.4 | 162.8 | 11.6 |
| 1990 | 174.2 | 162.8 | 11.4 |
| 1991 | 174.0 | 162.7 | 11.3 |
| 1992 | 173.8 | 162.7 | 11.1 |
| 1993 | 173.7 | 162.6 | 11.1 |
| 1994 | 173.5 | 162.6 | 10.9 |
| 1995 | 173.3 | 162.6 | 10.7 |
| 1996 | 173.1 | 162.5 | 10.6 |
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Notable people from Senegal with known heights
Bafétimbi Gomis
186 cm · 6'1"
b. 1985
Leroy Penne
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1996
Mamadou Sakho
187 cm · 6'2"
b. 1990
Aly Cissokho
182 cm · 6'0"
b. 1987
Papa Bouba Diop
195 cm · 6'5"
b. 1978
Abdou Diallo
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1996
Bouna Sarr
177 cm · 5'10"
b. 1992
Cheikhou Kouyaté
189 cm · 6'2"
b. 1989
Demba Ba
189 cm · 6'2"
b. 1985
Édouard Mendy
194 cm · 6'4"
b. 1992
El Hadji Diouf
182 cm · 6'0"
b. 1981
Idrissa Gueye (toti)
174 cm · 5'9"
b. 1989
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.