Average Height
Average Height in Sudan
Men: 166.6 cm·Women: 156.0 cm
Men · 1996
166.6 cm
Women · 1996
156.0 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
161.5 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
151.8 cm
Men world rank:#152Women world rank:#149
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Sudan rose from 161.5 cm to 166.6 cm — a gain of 5.1 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 | 161.5 | 151.8 | 9.7 |
| 1897 | 161.6 | 151.9 | 9.7 |
| 1898 | 161.7 | 152.0 | 9.7 |
| 1899 | 161.8 | 152.1 | 9.7 |
| 1900 | 161.9 | 152.2 | 9.7 |
| 1901 | 162.0 | 152.3 | 9.7 |
| 1902 | 162.1 | 152.4 | 9.7 |
| 1903 | 162.2 | 152.5 | 9.7 |
| 1904 | 162.3 | 152.7 | 9.6 |
| 1905 | 162.4 | 152.8 | 9.6 |
| 1906 | 162.5 | 152.9 | 9.6 |
| 1907 | 162.6 | 153.0 | 9.6 |
| 1908 | 162.7 | 153.1 | 9.6 |
| 1909 | 162.8 | 153.2 | 9.6 |
| 1910 | 162.9 | 153.3 | 9.6 |
| 1911 | 163.0 | 153.4 | 9.6 |
| 1912 | 163.1 | 153.5 | 9.6 |
| 1913 | 163.3 | 153.6 | 9.7 |
| 1914 | 163.4 | 153.7 | 9.7 |
| 1915 | 163.5 | 153.8 | 9.7 |
| 1916 | 163.6 | 153.9 | 9.7 |
| 1917 | 163.7 | 154.0 | 9.7 |
| 1918 | 163.8 | 154.1 | 9.7 |
| 1919 | 163.9 | 154.2 | 9.7 |
| 1920 | 164.1 | 154.3 | 9.8 |
| 1921 | 164.2 | 154.5 | 9.7 |
| 1922 | 164.3 | 154.6 | 9.7 |
| 1923 | 164.4 | 154.7 | 9.7 |
| 1924 | 164.5 | 154.8 | 9.7 |
| 1925 | 164.6 | 154.9 | 9.7 |
| 1926 | 164.8 | 155.0 | 9.8 |
| 1927 | 164.9 | 155.1 | 9.8 |
| 1928 | 165.0 | 155.2 | 9.8 |
| 1929 | 165.1 | 155.3 | 9.8 |
| 1930 | 165.3 | 155.4 | 9.9 |
| 1931 | 165.4 | 155.5 | 9.9 |
| 1932 | 165.5 | 155.6 | 9.9 |
| 1933 | 165.7 | 155.7 | 10.0 |
| 1934 | 165.8 | 155.8 | 10.0 |
| 1935 | 165.9 | 155.9 | 10.0 |
| 1936 | 166.1 | 156.0 | 10.1 |
| 1937 | 166.2 | 156.1 | 10.1 |
| 1938 | 166.3 | 156.2 | 10.1 |
| 1939 | 166.5 | 156.4 | 10.1 |
| 1940 | 166.6 | 156.5 | 10.1 |
| 1941 | 166.7 | 156.6 | 10.1 |
| 1942 | 166.8 | 156.7 | 10.1 |
| 1943 | 166.9 | 156.8 | 10.1 |
| 1944 | 167.1 | 156.9 | 10.2 |
| 1945 | 167.2 | 157.0 | 10.2 |
| 1946 | 167.3 | 157.0 | 10.3 |
| 1947 | 167.4 | 157.1 | 10.3 |
| 1948 | 167.5 | 157.2 | 10.3 |
| 1949 | 167.6 | 157.3 | 10.3 |
| 1950 | 167.7 | 157.4 | 10.3 |
| 1951 | 167.8 | 157.5 | 10.3 |
| 1952 | 167.9 | 157.6 | 10.3 |
| 1953 | 168.0 | 157.6 | 10.4 |
| 1954 | 168.1 | 157.7 | 10.4 |
| 1955 | 168.1 | 157.8 | 10.3 |
| 1956 | 168.2 | 157.8 | 10.4 |
| 1957 | 168.3 | 157.9 | 10.4 |
| 1958 | 168.4 | 157.9 | 10.5 |
| 1959 | 168.4 | 157.9 | 10.5 |
| 1960 | 168.5 | 158.0 | 10.5 |
| 1961 | 168.5 | 158.0 | 10.5 |
| 1962 | 168.6 | 158.0 | 10.6 |
| 1963 | 168.6 | 158.0 | 10.6 |
| 1964 | 168.7 | 158.0 | 10.7 |
| 1965 | 168.7 | 158.0 | 10.7 |
| 1966 | 168.7 | 158.0 | 10.7 |
| 1967 | 168.7 | 157.9 | 10.8 |
| 1968 | 168.7 | 157.9 | 10.8 |
| 1969 | 168.7 | 157.9 | 10.8 |
| 1970 | 168.7 | 157.8 | 10.9 |
| 1971 | 168.7 | 157.8 | 10.9 |
| 1972 | 168.7 | 157.7 | 11.0 |
| 1973 | 168.7 | 157.6 | 11.1 |
| 1974 | 168.7 | 157.6 | 11.1 |
| 1975 | 168.7 | 157.5 | 11.2 |
| 1976 | 168.7 | 157.4 | 11.3 |
| 1977 | 168.7 | 157.4 | 11.3 |
| 1978 | 168.7 | 157.3 | 11.4 |
| 1979 | 168.6 | 157.2 | 11.4 |
| 1980 | 168.6 | 157.1 | 11.5 |
| 1981 | 168.5 | 157.0 | 11.5 |
| 1982 | 168.5 | 157.0 | 11.5 |
| 1983 | 168.4 | 156.9 | 11.5 |
| 1984 | 168.3 | 156.8 | 11.5 |
| 1985 | 168.2 | 156.8 | 11.4 |
| 1986 | 168.1 | 156.7 | 11.4 |
| 1987 | 168.0 | 156.6 | 11.4 |
| 1988 | 167.8 | 156.6 | 11.2 |
| 1989 | 167.7 | 156.5 | 11.2 |
| 1990 | 167.5 | 156.4 | 11.1 |
| 1991 | 167.4 | 156.4 | 11.0 |
| 1992 | 167.2 | 156.3 | 10.9 |
| 1993 | 167.1 | 156.2 | 10.9 |
| 1994 | 166.9 | 156.2 | 10.7 |
| 1995 | 166.8 | 156.1 | 10.7 |
| 1996 | 166.6 | 156.0 | 10.6 |
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Notable people from Sudan with known heights
Hany Mukhtar
174 cm · 5'9"
b. 1995
Abubaker Kaki Khamis
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1989
Ismail Ahmed Ismail
191 cm · 6'3"
b. 1984
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.