Average Height
Average Height in Switzerland
Men: 178.4 cm·Women: 163.5 cm
Men · 1996
178.4 cm
Women · 1996
163.5 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
167.5 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
157.5 cm
Men world rank:#23Women world rank:#42
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Switzerland rose from 167.5 cm to 178.4 cm — a gain of 10.9 cm over 100 years.
- The 14.9 cm gap between men and women is above the typical range.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 167.5 | 157.5 | 10.0 |
| 1897 | 167.7 | 157.6 | 10.1 |
| 1898 | 167.8 | 157.7 | 10.1 |
| 1899 | 167.9 | 157.8 | 10.1 |
| 1900 | 168.0 | 157.9 | 10.1 |
| 1901 | 168.2 | 158.0 | 10.2 |
| 1902 | 168.3 | 158.1 | 10.2 |
| 1903 | 168.4 | 158.2 | 10.2 |
| 1904 | 168.6 | 158.3 | 10.3 |
| 1905 | 168.7 | 158.4 | 10.3 |
| 1906 | 168.8 | 158.5 | 10.3 |
| 1907 | 168.9 | 158.6 | 10.3 |
| 1908 | 169.1 | 158.7 | 10.4 |
| 1909 | 169.2 | 158.8 | 10.4 |
| 1910 | 169.3 | 158.9 | 10.4 |
| 1911 | 169.5 | 159.0 | 10.5 |
| 1912 | 169.6 | 159.1 | 10.5 |
| 1913 | 169.8 | 159.2 | 10.6 |
| 1914 | 169.9 | 159.3 | 10.6 |
| 1915 | 170.1 | 159.4 | 10.7 |
| 1916 | 170.2 | 159.5 | 10.7 |
| 1917 | 170.4 | 159.6 | 10.8 |
| 1918 | 170.5 | 159.8 | 10.7 |
| 1919 | 170.7 | 159.9 | 10.8 |
| 1920 | 170.8 | 160.0 | 10.8 |
| 1921 | 171.0 | 160.1 | 10.9 |
| 1922 | 171.1 | 160.2 | 10.9 |
| 1923 | 171.2 | 160.3 | 10.9 |
| 1924 | 171.3 | 160.4 | 10.9 |
| 1925 | 171.4 | 160.5 | 10.9 |
| 1926 | 171.6 | 160.6 | 11.0 |
| 1927 | 171.7 | 160.7 | 11.0 |
| 1928 | 171.8 | 160.8 | 11.0 |
| 1929 | 171.9 | 160.9 | 11.0 |
| 1930 | 172.1 | 161.0 | 11.1 |
| 1931 | 172.2 | 161.1 | 11.1 |
| 1932 | 172.3 | 161.2 | 11.1 |
| 1933 | 172.5 | 161.3 | 11.2 |
| 1934 | 172.6 | 161.4 | 11.2 |
| 1935 | 172.8 | 161.6 | 11.2 |
| 1936 | 172.9 | 161.7 | 11.2 |
| 1937 | 173.0 | 161.8 | 11.2 |
| 1938 | 173.2 | 161.9 | 11.3 |
| 1939 | 173.3 | 162.0 | 11.3 |
| 1940 | 173.4 | 162.1 | 11.3 |
| 1941 | 173.5 | 162.2 | 11.3 |
| 1942 | 173.6 | 162.3 | 11.3 |
| 1943 | 173.7 | 162.4 | 11.3 |
| 1944 | 173.8 | 162.4 | 11.4 |
| 1945 | 173.9 | 162.5 | 11.4 |
| 1946 | 174.0 | 162.5 | 11.5 |
| 1947 | 174.1 | 162.6 | 11.5 |
| 1948 | 174.2 | 162.7 | 11.5 |
| 1949 | 174.4 | 162.7 | 11.7 |
| 1950 | 174.5 | 162.8 | 11.7 |
| 1951 | 174.6 | 162.9 | 11.7 |
| 1952 | 174.8 | 163.0 | 11.8 |
| 1953 | 174.9 | 163.1 | 11.8 |
| 1954 | 175.0 | 163.2 | 11.8 |
| 1955 | 175.2 | 163.2 | 12.0 |
| 1956 | 175.3 | 163.3 | 12.0 |
| 1957 | 175.4 | 163.4 | 12.0 |
| 1958 | 175.6 | 163.6 | 12.0 |
| 1959 | 175.7 | 163.7 | 12.0 |
| 1960 | 175.8 | 163.8 | 12.0 |
| 1961 | 176.0 | 163.9 | 12.1 |
| 1962 | 176.1 | 164.0 | 12.1 |
| 1963 | 176.2 | 164.1 | 12.1 |
| 1964 | 176.3 | 164.1 | 12.2 |
| 1965 | 176.4 | 164.2 | 12.2 |
| 1966 | 176.5 | 164.3 | 12.2 |
| 1967 | 176.6 | 164.3 | 12.3 |
| 1968 | 176.7 | 164.3 | 12.4 |
| 1969 | 176.8 | 164.4 | 12.4 |
| 1970 | 176.9 | 164.4 | 12.5 |
| 1971 | 177.0 | 164.4 | 12.6 |
| 1972 | 177.0 | 164.4 | 12.6 |
| 1973 | 177.1 | 164.4 | 12.7 |
| 1974 | 177.2 | 164.4 | 12.8 |
| 1975 | 177.3 | 164.4 | 12.9 |
| 1976 | 177.4 | 164.3 | 13.1 |
| 1977 | 177.4 | 164.3 | 13.1 |
| 1978 | 177.5 | 164.3 | 13.2 |
| 1979 | 177.5 | 164.2 | 13.3 |
| 1980 | 177.6 | 164.2 | 13.4 |
| 1981 | 177.6 | 164.1 | 13.5 |
| 1982 | 177.7 | 164.1 | 13.6 |
| 1983 | 177.8 | 164.0 | 13.8 |
| 1984 | 177.8 | 164.0 | 13.8 |
| 1985 | 177.9 | 163.9 | 14.0 |
| 1986 | 177.9 | 163.9 | 14.0 |
| 1987 | 178.0 | 163.9 | 14.1 |
| 1988 | 178.0 | 163.8 | 14.2 |
| 1989 | 178.1 | 163.8 | 14.3 |
| 1990 | 178.1 | 163.7 | 14.4 |
| 1991 | 178.2 | 163.7 | 14.5 |
| 1992 | 178.2 | 163.6 | 14.6 |
| 1993 | 178.3 | 163.6 | 14.7 |
| 1994 | 178.3 | 163.5 | 14.8 |
| 1995 | 178.4 | 163.5 | 14.9 |
| 1996 | 178.4 | 163.5 | 14.9 |
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Notable people from Switzerland with known heights
Alain Delon
177 cm · 5'10"
b. 1935
Vladimir Petković
190 cm · 6'3"
b. 1963
Breel Embolo
185 cm · 6'1"
b. 1997
Roger Federer
185 cm · 6'1"
b. 1981
Yvon Mvogo
186 cm · 6'1"
b. 1994
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.