Average Height
Average Height in Spain
Men: 176.6 cm·Women: 163.4 cm
Men · 1996
176.6 cm
Women · 1996
163.4 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
162.3 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
151.1 cm
Men world rank:#40Women world rank:#43
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Spain rose from 162.3 cm to 176.6 cm — a gain of 14.3 cm over 100 years.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 162.3 | 151.1 | 11.2 |
| 1897 | 162.4 | 151.2 | 11.2 |
| 1898 | 162.5 | 151.3 | 11.2 |
| 1899 | 162.5 | 151.3 | 11.2 |
| 1900 | 162.6 | 151.4 | 11.2 |
| 1901 | 162.7 | 151.5 | 11.2 |
| 1902 | 162.8 | 151.6 | 11.2 |
| 1903 | 162.9 | 151.7 | 11.2 |
| 1904 | 163.0 | 151.7 | 11.3 |
| 1905 | 163.1 | 151.8 | 11.3 |
| 1906 | 163.1 | 151.9 | 11.2 |
| 1907 | 163.2 | 152.0 | 11.2 |
| 1908 | 163.3 | 152.1 | 11.2 |
| 1909 | 163.4 | 152.1 | 11.3 |
| 1910 | 163.5 | 152.2 | 11.3 |
| 1911 | 163.6 | 152.3 | 11.3 |
| 1912 | 163.7 | 152.4 | 11.3 |
| 1913 | 163.9 | 152.5 | 11.4 |
| 1914 | 164.0 | 152.7 | 11.3 |
| 1915 | 164.1 | 152.8 | 11.3 |
| 1916 | 164.3 | 152.9 | 11.4 |
| 1917 | 164.4 | 153.1 | 11.3 |
| 1918 | 164.6 | 153.2 | 11.4 |
| 1919 | 164.7 | 153.4 | 11.3 |
| 1920 | 164.9 | 153.6 | 11.3 |
| 1921 | 165.1 | 153.7 | 11.4 |
| 1922 | 165.2 | 153.9 | 11.3 |
| 1923 | 165.4 | 154.1 | 11.3 |
| 1924 | 165.5 | 154.3 | 11.2 |
| 1925 | 165.7 | 154.4 | 11.3 |
| 1926 | 165.8 | 154.6 | 11.2 |
| 1927 | 166.0 | 154.8 | 11.2 |
| 1928 | 166.2 | 155.0 | 11.2 |
| 1929 | 166.3 | 155.1 | 11.2 |
| 1930 | 166.5 | 155.3 | 11.2 |
| 1931 | 166.6 | 155.5 | 11.1 |
| 1932 | 166.8 | 155.7 | 11.1 |
| 1933 | 166.9 | 155.8 | 11.1 |
| 1934 | 167.1 | 156.0 | 11.1 |
| 1935 | 167.3 | 156.2 | 11.1 |
| 1936 | 167.4 | 156.4 | 11.0 |
| 1937 | 167.6 | 156.5 | 11.1 |
| 1938 | 167.8 | 156.7 | 11.1 |
| 1939 | 168.0 | 156.9 | 11.1 |
| 1940 | 168.1 | 157.0 | 11.1 |
| 1941 | 168.3 | 157.2 | 11.1 |
| 1942 | 168.5 | 157.3 | 11.2 |
| 1943 | 168.7 | 157.5 | 11.2 |
| 1944 | 168.9 | 157.6 | 11.3 |
| 1945 | 169.1 | 157.8 | 11.3 |
| 1946 | 169.3 | 157.9 | 11.4 |
| 1947 | 169.5 | 158.1 | 11.4 |
| 1948 | 169.7 | 158.2 | 11.5 |
| 1949 | 169.9 | 158.4 | 11.5 |
| 1950 | 170.2 | 158.5 | 11.7 |
| 1951 | 170.4 | 158.7 | 11.7 |
| 1952 | 170.6 | 158.8 | 11.8 |
| 1953 | 170.9 | 159.0 | 11.9 |
| 1954 | 171.1 | 159.2 | 11.9 |
| 1955 | 171.3 | 159.3 | 12.0 |
| 1956 | 171.6 | 159.5 | 12.1 |
| 1957 | 171.8 | 159.7 | 12.1 |
| 1958 | 172.0 | 159.9 | 12.1 |
| 1959 | 172.2 | 160.1 | 12.1 |
| 1960 | 172.4 | 160.2 | 12.2 |
| 1961 | 172.6 | 160.4 | 12.2 |
| 1962 | 172.9 | 160.6 | 12.3 |
| 1963 | 173.1 | 160.8 | 12.3 |
| 1964 | 173.3 | 161.0 | 12.3 |
| 1965 | 173.4 | 161.1 | 12.3 |
| 1966 | 173.6 | 161.3 | 12.3 |
| 1967 | 173.8 | 161.4 | 12.4 |
| 1968 | 174.0 | 161.5 | 12.5 |
| 1969 | 174.1 | 161.7 | 12.4 |
| 1970 | 174.3 | 161.8 | 12.5 |
| 1971 | 174.5 | 161.9 | 12.6 |
| 1972 | 174.6 | 162.0 | 12.6 |
| 1973 | 174.8 | 162.1 | 12.7 |
| 1974 | 174.9 | 162.2 | 12.7 |
| 1975 | 175.1 | 162.3 | 12.8 |
| 1976 | 175.2 | 162.4 | 12.8 |
| 1977 | 175.3 | 162.5 | 12.8 |
| 1978 | 175.5 | 162.5 | 13.0 |
| 1979 | 175.6 | 162.6 | 13.0 |
| 1980 | 175.7 | 162.7 | 13.0 |
| 1981 | 175.7 | 162.7 | 13.0 |
| 1982 | 175.8 | 162.8 | 13.0 |
| 1983 | 175.9 | 162.8 | 13.1 |
| 1984 | 176.0 | 162.9 | 13.1 |
| 1985 | 176.0 | 162.9 | 13.1 |
| 1986 | 176.1 | 163.0 | 13.1 |
| 1987 | 176.2 | 163.0 | 13.2 |
| 1988 | 176.2 | 163.1 | 13.1 |
| 1989 | 176.3 | 163.1 | 13.2 |
| 1990 | 176.3 | 163.2 | 13.1 |
| 1991 | 176.4 | 163.2 | 13.2 |
| 1992 | 176.4 | 163.2 | 13.2 |
| 1993 | 176.5 | 163.3 | 13.2 |
| 1994 | 176.5 | 163.3 | 13.2 |
| 1995 | 176.5 | 163.4 | 13.1 |
| 1996 | 176.6 | 163.4 | 13.2 |
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Notable people from Spain with known heights
Manuel Valls
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1962
Iñaki Williams
186 cm · 6'1"
b. 1994
Diego García de Paredes
200 cm · 6'7"
b. 1466
Juan Carlos I of Spain
182 cm · 6'0"
b. 1938
Francisco Franco
163 cm · 5'4"
b. 1892
Millie Bobby Brown
162 cm · 5'4"
b. 2004
Felipe VI of Spain
197 cm · 6'6"
b. 1968
Cesc Fàbregas
179 cm · 5'10"
b. 1987
Fernando Torres
186 cm · 6'1"
b. 1984
Gerard Piqué
194 cm · 6'4"
b. 1987
Pep Guardiola
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1971
Rafael Nadal
185 cm · 6'1"
b. 1986
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.
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