Average Height
Average Height in Singapore
Men: 172.6 cm·Women: 160.3 cm
Men · 1996
172.6 cm
Women · 1996
160.3 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
162.9 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
147.1 cm
Men world rank:#78Women world rank:#77
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Singapore rose from 162.9 cm to 172.6 cm — a gain of 9.7 cm over 100 years.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 162.9 | 147.1 | 15.8 |
| 1897 | 162.9 | 147.2 | 15.7 |
| 1898 | 162.9 | 147.4 | 15.5 |
| 1899 | 163.0 | 147.6 | 15.4 |
| 1900 | 163.0 | 147.8 | 15.2 |
| 1901 | 163.1 | 147.9 | 15.2 |
| 1902 | 163.1 | 148.1 | 15.0 |
| 1903 | 163.1 | 148.3 | 14.8 |
| 1904 | 163.2 | 148.5 | 14.7 |
| 1905 | 163.2 | 148.6 | 14.6 |
| 1906 | 163.3 | 148.8 | 14.5 |
| 1907 | 163.3 | 149.0 | 14.3 |
| 1908 | 163.3 | 149.1 | 14.2 |
| 1909 | 163.4 | 149.3 | 14.1 |
| 1910 | 163.4 | 149.5 | 13.9 |
| 1911 | 163.5 | 149.6 | 13.9 |
| 1912 | 163.5 | 149.8 | 13.7 |
| 1913 | 163.5 | 150.0 | 13.5 |
| 1914 | 163.6 | 150.1 | 13.5 |
| 1915 | 163.6 | 150.3 | 13.3 |
| 1916 | 163.7 | 150.5 | 13.2 |
| 1917 | 163.8 | 150.6 | 13.2 |
| 1918 | 163.8 | 150.8 | 13.0 |
| 1919 | 163.9 | 151.0 | 12.9 |
| 1920 | 164.0 | 151.1 | 12.9 |
| 1921 | 164.0 | 151.3 | 12.7 |
| 1922 | 164.1 | 151.5 | 12.6 |
| 1923 | 164.2 | 151.7 | 12.5 |
| 1924 | 164.2 | 151.9 | 12.3 |
| 1925 | 164.3 | 152.0 | 12.3 |
| 1926 | 164.4 | 152.2 | 12.2 |
| 1927 | 164.5 | 152.4 | 12.1 |
| 1928 | 164.6 | 152.6 | 12.0 |
| 1929 | 164.7 | 152.8 | 11.9 |
| 1930 | 164.9 | 153.0 | 11.9 |
| 1931 | 165.0 | 153.2 | 11.8 |
| 1932 | 165.1 | 153.3 | 11.8 |
| 1933 | 165.2 | 153.5 | 11.7 |
| 1934 | 165.4 | 153.7 | 11.7 |
| 1935 | 165.5 | 153.9 | 11.6 |
| 1936 | 165.7 | 154.1 | 11.6 |
| 1937 | 165.8 | 154.3 | 11.5 |
| 1938 | 165.9 | 154.4 | 11.5 |
| 1939 | 166.1 | 154.6 | 11.5 |
| 1940 | 166.3 | 154.8 | 11.5 |
| 1941 | 166.4 | 155.0 | 11.4 |
| 1942 | 166.6 | 155.1 | 11.5 |
| 1943 | 166.7 | 155.3 | 11.4 |
| 1944 | 166.9 | 155.5 | 11.4 |
| 1945 | 167.1 | 155.6 | 11.5 |
| 1946 | 167.2 | 155.8 | 11.4 |
| 1947 | 167.4 | 156.0 | 11.4 |
| 1948 | 167.6 | 156.1 | 11.5 |
| 1949 | 167.8 | 156.3 | 11.5 |
| 1950 | 167.9 | 156.4 | 11.5 |
| 1951 | 168.1 | 156.5 | 11.6 |
| 1952 | 168.3 | 156.7 | 11.6 |
| 1953 | 168.5 | 156.8 | 11.7 |
| 1954 | 168.6 | 157.0 | 11.6 |
| 1955 | 168.8 | 157.1 | 11.7 |
| 1956 | 169.0 | 157.2 | 11.8 |
| 1957 | 169.2 | 157.4 | 11.8 |
| 1958 | 169.3 | 157.5 | 11.8 |
| 1959 | 169.5 | 157.6 | 11.9 |
| 1960 | 169.7 | 157.8 | 11.9 |
| 1961 | 169.8 | 157.9 | 11.9 |
| 1962 | 170.0 | 158.0 | 12.0 |
| 1963 | 170.2 | 158.2 | 12.0 |
| 1964 | 170.4 | 158.3 | 12.1 |
| 1965 | 170.5 | 158.4 | 12.1 |
| 1966 | 170.7 | 158.5 | 12.2 |
| 1967 | 170.8 | 158.7 | 12.1 |
| 1968 | 171.0 | 158.8 | 12.2 |
| 1969 | 171.1 | 158.9 | 12.2 |
| 1970 | 171.2 | 159.0 | 12.2 |
| 1971 | 171.4 | 159.1 | 12.3 |
| 1972 | 171.5 | 159.1 | 12.4 |
| 1973 | 171.6 | 159.2 | 12.4 |
| 1974 | 171.7 | 159.3 | 12.4 |
| 1975 | 171.8 | 159.4 | 12.4 |
| 1976 | 172.0 | 159.5 | 12.5 |
| 1977 | 172.0 | 159.5 | 12.5 |
| 1978 | 172.1 | 159.6 | 12.5 |
| 1979 | 172.2 | 159.6 | 12.6 |
| 1980 | 172.3 | 159.7 | 12.6 |
| 1981 | 172.3 | 159.7 | 12.6 |
| 1982 | 172.4 | 159.8 | 12.6 |
| 1983 | 172.4 | 159.8 | 12.6 |
| 1984 | 172.5 | 159.9 | 12.6 |
| 1985 | 172.5 | 159.9 | 12.6 |
| 1986 | 172.5 | 160.0 | 12.5 |
| 1987 | 172.5 | 160.0 | 12.5 |
| 1988 | 172.5 | 160.0 | 12.5 |
| 1989 | 172.6 | 160.1 | 12.5 |
| 1990 | 172.6 | 160.1 | 12.5 |
| 1991 | 172.6 | 160.2 | 12.4 |
| 1992 | 172.6 | 160.2 | 12.4 |
| 1993 | 172.6 | 160.2 | 12.4 |
| 1994 | 172.6 | 160.3 | 12.3 |
| 1995 | 172.6 | 160.3 | 12.3 |
| 1996 | 172.6 | 160.3 | 12.3 |
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Notable people from Singapore with known heights
Gong Li
160 cm · 5'3"
b. 1965
Feng Tianwei
163 cm · 5'4"
b. 1986
Li Jiawei
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1981
Fandi Ahmad
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1962
Kaylani Lei
150 cm · 4'11"
b. 1980
Joseph Schooling
184 cm · 6'0"
b. 1995
Anders Aplin
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1991
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.