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
Ronaldinho
182 cm · 6'0"
b. 1980
Shakira
157 cm · 5'2"
b. 1977
Ferenc Puskás
172 cm · 5'8"
b. 1927
Marcelo Vieira
174 cm · 5'9"
b. 1988
Samuel Eto'o
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1981
Andrés Guardado
172 cm · 5'8"
b. 1986
Claudio Bravo
184 cm · 6'0"
b. 1983
Daniel Alves
172 cm · 5'8"
b. 1983
Felipe Caicedo
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1988
Héctor Moreno
182 cm · 6'0"
b. 1988
James Rodríguez
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1991
Keylor Navas
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.
License: CC BY 4.0. Last updated: 2026-04-21.