Average Height
Average Height in Slovakia
Men: 179.5 cm·Women: 167.5 cm
Men · 1996
179.5 cm
Women · 1996
167.5 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
168.3 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
155.6 cm
Men world rank:#17Women world rank:#6
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Slovakia rose from 168.3 cm to 179.5 cm — a gain of 11.2 cm over 100 years.
- Women in Slovakia ranked 6th globally in the 1996 birth cohort.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 168.3 | 155.6 | 12.7 |
| 1897 | 168.5 | 155.8 | 12.7 |
| 1898 | 168.6 | 156.0 | 12.6 |
| 1899 | 168.7 | 156.1 | 12.6 |
| 1900 | 168.9 | 156.3 | 12.6 |
| 1901 | 169.0 | 156.5 | 12.5 |
| 1902 | 169.1 | 156.7 | 12.4 |
| 1903 | 169.3 | 156.9 | 12.4 |
| 1904 | 169.4 | 157.1 | 12.3 |
| 1905 | 169.5 | 157.3 | 12.2 |
| 1906 | 169.7 | 157.5 | 12.2 |
| 1907 | 169.8 | 157.6 | 12.2 |
| 1908 | 169.9 | 157.8 | 12.1 |
| 1909 | 170.1 | 158.0 | 12.1 |
| 1910 | 170.2 | 158.2 | 12.0 |
| 1911 | 170.4 | 158.4 | 12.0 |
| 1912 | 170.5 | 158.6 | 11.9 |
| 1913 | 170.6 | 158.7 | 11.9 |
| 1914 | 170.8 | 158.9 | 11.9 |
| 1915 | 170.9 | 159.1 | 11.8 |
| 1916 | 171.1 | 159.3 | 11.8 |
| 1917 | 171.2 | 159.5 | 11.7 |
| 1918 | 171.3 | 159.7 | 11.6 |
| 1919 | 171.5 | 159.8 | 11.7 |
| 1920 | 171.6 | 160.0 | 11.6 |
| 1921 | 171.8 | 160.2 | 11.6 |
| 1922 | 171.9 | 160.4 | 11.5 |
| 1923 | 172.0 | 160.6 | 11.4 |
| 1924 | 172.1 | 160.7 | 11.4 |
| 1925 | 172.2 | 160.9 | 11.3 |
| 1926 | 172.4 | 161.0 | 11.4 |
| 1927 | 172.5 | 161.2 | 11.3 |
| 1928 | 172.6 | 161.3 | 11.3 |
| 1929 | 172.7 | 161.5 | 11.2 |
| 1930 | 172.9 | 161.6 | 11.3 |
| 1931 | 173.0 | 161.8 | 11.2 |
| 1932 | 173.2 | 161.9 | 11.3 |
| 1933 | 173.3 | 162.0 | 11.3 |
| 1934 | 173.4 | 162.2 | 11.2 |
| 1935 | 173.6 | 162.3 | 11.3 |
| 1936 | 173.7 | 162.4 | 11.3 |
| 1937 | 173.9 | 162.5 | 11.4 |
| 1938 | 174.0 | 162.7 | 11.3 |
| 1939 | 174.1 | 162.8 | 11.3 |
| 1940 | 174.3 | 162.9 | 11.4 |
| 1941 | 174.4 | 163.0 | 11.4 |
| 1942 | 174.6 | 163.1 | 11.5 |
| 1943 | 174.7 | 163.2 | 11.5 |
| 1944 | 174.9 | 163.3 | 11.6 |
| 1945 | 175.0 | 163.4 | 11.6 |
| 1946 | 175.2 | 163.5 | 11.7 |
| 1947 | 175.3 | 163.5 | 11.8 |
| 1948 | 175.5 | 163.6 | 11.9 |
| 1949 | 175.7 | 163.7 | 12.0 |
| 1950 | 175.9 | 163.8 | 12.1 |
| 1951 | 176.0 | 163.9 | 12.1 |
| 1952 | 176.2 | 164.0 | 12.2 |
| 1953 | 176.4 | 164.1 | 12.3 |
| 1954 | 176.5 | 164.2 | 12.3 |
| 1955 | 176.7 | 164.3 | 12.4 |
| 1956 | 176.9 | 164.4 | 12.5 |
| 1957 | 177.0 | 164.5 | 12.5 |
| 1958 | 177.2 | 164.6 | 12.6 |
| 1959 | 177.3 | 164.7 | 12.6 |
| 1960 | 177.5 | 164.9 | 12.6 |
| 1961 | 177.7 | 165.0 | 12.7 |
| 1962 | 177.8 | 165.1 | 12.7 |
| 1963 | 178.0 | 165.2 | 12.8 |
| 1964 | 178.1 | 165.3 | 12.8 |
| 1965 | 178.2 | 165.4 | 12.8 |
| 1966 | 178.4 | 165.6 | 12.8 |
| 1967 | 178.5 | 165.7 | 12.8 |
| 1968 | 178.6 | 165.8 | 12.8 |
| 1969 | 178.7 | 165.9 | 12.8 |
| 1970 | 178.8 | 166.0 | 12.8 |
| 1971 | 178.9 | 166.1 | 12.8 |
| 1972 | 179.0 | 166.1 | 12.9 |
| 1973 | 179.1 | 166.2 | 12.9 |
| 1974 | 179.1 | 166.3 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 179.2 | 166.4 | 12.8 |
| 1976 | 179.3 | 166.5 | 12.8 |
| 1977 | 179.3 | 166.5 | 12.8 |
| 1978 | 179.4 | 166.6 | 12.8 |
| 1979 | 179.4 | 166.7 | 12.7 |
| 1980 | 179.4 | 166.7 | 12.7 |
| 1981 | 179.4 | 166.8 | 12.6 |
| 1982 | 179.5 | 166.8 | 12.7 |
| 1983 | 179.5 | 166.9 | 12.6 |
| 1984 | 179.5 | 166.9 | 12.6 |
| 1985 | 179.5 | 167.0 | 12.5 |
| 1986 | 179.5 | 167.0 | 12.5 |
| 1987 | 179.5 | 167.1 | 12.4 |
| 1988 | 179.5 | 167.1 | 12.4 |
| 1989 | 179.5 | 167.2 | 12.3 |
| 1990 | 179.5 | 167.2 | 12.3 |
| 1991 | 179.5 | 167.3 | 12.2 |
| 1992 | 179.5 | 167.3 | 12.2 |
| 1993 | 179.5 | 167.3 | 12.2 |
| 1994 | 179.5 | 167.4 | 12.1 |
| 1995 | 179.5 | 167.4 | 12.1 |
| 1996 | 179.5 | 167.5 | 12.0 |
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Notable people from Slovakia with known heights
Karolína Kurková
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1984
Viliam Schrojf
179 cm · 5'10"
b. 1931
Ján Mucha
189 cm · 6'2"
b. 1982
Marek Hamšík
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1987
Stanislav Šesták
179 cm · 5'10"
b. 1982
Vladimír Weiss
182 cm · 6'0"
b. 1964
Adriana Sklenaříková
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1971
Anastasiya Kuzmina
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1984
Anna Karolína Schmiedlová
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1994
Belinda Bencic
175 cm · 5'9"
b. 1997
Daniela Hantuchová
181 cm · 5'11"
b. 1983
Dominika Cibulková
161 cm · 5'3"
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.