Average Height
Average Height in Thailand
Men: 169.2 cm·Women: 157.9 cm
Men · 1996
169.2 cm
Women · 1996
157.9 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
158.5 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
148.2 cm
Men world rank:#113Women world rank:#120
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Thailand rose from 158.5 cm to 169.2 cm — a gain of 10.7 cm over 100 years.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 158.5 | 148.2 | 10.3 |
| 1897 | 158.6 | 148.3 | 10.3 |
| 1898 | 158.7 | 148.4 | 10.3 |
| 1899 | 158.8 | 148.4 | 10.4 |
| 1900 | 158.9 | 148.5 | 10.4 |
| 1901 | 159.0 | 148.6 | 10.4 |
| 1902 | 159.1 | 148.7 | 10.4 |
| 1903 | 159.1 | 148.8 | 10.3 |
| 1904 | 159.2 | 148.9 | 10.3 |
| 1905 | 159.3 | 148.9 | 10.4 |
| 1906 | 159.4 | 149.0 | 10.4 |
| 1907 | 159.5 | 149.1 | 10.4 |
| 1908 | 159.6 | 149.2 | 10.4 |
| 1909 | 159.7 | 149.3 | 10.4 |
| 1910 | 159.8 | 149.3 | 10.5 |
| 1911 | 159.9 | 149.4 | 10.5 |
| 1912 | 160.0 | 149.5 | 10.5 |
| 1913 | 160.1 | 149.6 | 10.5 |
| 1914 | 160.2 | 149.6 | 10.6 |
| 1915 | 160.3 | 149.7 | 10.6 |
| 1916 | 160.4 | 149.8 | 10.6 |
| 1917 | 160.5 | 149.9 | 10.6 |
| 1918 | 160.6 | 150.0 | 10.6 |
| 1919 | 160.7 | 150.1 | 10.6 |
| 1920 | 160.8 | 150.2 | 10.6 |
| 1921 | 160.9 | 150.3 | 10.6 |
| 1922 | 161.0 | 150.4 | 10.6 |
| 1923 | 161.1 | 150.5 | 10.6 |
| 1924 | 161.1 | 150.6 | 10.5 |
| 1925 | 161.2 | 150.7 | 10.5 |
| 1926 | 161.3 | 150.9 | 10.4 |
| 1927 | 161.4 | 151.0 | 10.4 |
| 1928 | 161.5 | 151.2 | 10.3 |
| 1929 | 161.5 | 151.3 | 10.2 |
| 1930 | 161.6 | 151.4 | 10.2 |
| 1931 | 161.7 | 151.6 | 10.1 |
| 1932 | 161.8 | 151.7 | 10.1 |
| 1933 | 161.9 | 151.9 | 10.0 |
| 1934 | 162.0 | 152.0 | 10.0 |
| 1935 | 162.1 | 152.2 | 9.9 |
| 1936 | 162.2 | 152.3 | 9.9 |
| 1937 | 162.4 | 152.5 | 9.9 |
| 1938 | 162.5 | 152.6 | 9.9 |
| 1939 | 162.6 | 152.7 | 9.9 |
| 1940 | 162.7 | 152.9 | 9.8 |
| 1941 | 162.8 | 153.0 | 9.8 |
| 1942 | 162.9 | 153.1 | 9.8 |
| 1943 | 163.0 | 153.2 | 9.8 |
| 1944 | 163.1 | 153.3 | 9.8 |
| 1945 | 163.3 | 153.4 | 9.9 |
| 1946 | 163.4 | 153.6 | 9.8 |
| 1947 | 163.5 | 153.7 | 9.8 |
| 1948 | 163.6 | 153.8 | 9.8 |
| 1949 | 163.8 | 153.8 | 10.0 |
| 1950 | 163.9 | 153.9 | 10.0 |
| 1951 | 164.0 | 154.0 | 10.0 |
| 1952 | 164.1 | 154.1 | 10.0 |
| 1953 | 164.2 | 154.2 | 10.0 |
| 1954 | 164.3 | 154.2 | 10.1 |
| 1955 | 164.4 | 154.3 | 10.1 |
| 1956 | 164.5 | 154.3 | 10.2 |
| 1957 | 164.6 | 154.3 | 10.3 |
| 1958 | 164.7 | 154.4 | 10.3 |
| 1959 | 164.8 | 154.4 | 10.4 |
| 1960 | 164.9 | 154.5 | 10.4 |
| 1961 | 165.0 | 154.5 | 10.5 |
| 1962 | 165.1 | 154.5 | 10.6 |
| 1963 | 165.1 | 154.5 | 10.6 |
| 1964 | 165.2 | 154.6 | 10.6 |
| 1965 | 165.3 | 154.6 | 10.7 |
| 1966 | 165.3 | 154.6 | 10.7 |
| 1967 | 165.4 | 154.7 | 10.7 |
| 1968 | 165.5 | 154.7 | 10.8 |
| 1969 | 165.5 | 154.7 | 10.8 |
| 1970 | 165.6 | 154.8 | 10.8 |
| 1971 | 165.7 | 154.8 | 10.9 |
| 1972 | 165.8 | 154.9 | 10.9 |
| 1973 | 165.9 | 155.0 | 10.9 |
| 1974 | 166.0 | 155.0 | 11.0 |
| 1975 | 166.1 | 155.1 | 11.0 |
| 1976 | 166.3 | 155.2 | 11.1 |
| 1977 | 166.4 | 155.3 | 11.1 |
| 1978 | 166.5 | 155.4 | 11.1 |
| 1979 | 166.7 | 155.5 | 11.2 |
| 1980 | 166.8 | 155.6 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 167.0 | 155.7 | 11.3 |
| 1982 | 167.1 | 155.8 | 11.3 |
| 1983 | 167.3 | 155.9 | 11.4 |
| 1984 | 167.4 | 156.1 | 11.3 |
| 1985 | 167.6 | 156.2 | 11.4 |
| 1986 | 167.7 | 156.4 | 11.3 |
| 1987 | 167.9 | 156.5 | 11.4 |
| 1988 | 168.0 | 156.6 | 11.4 |
| 1989 | 168.2 | 156.8 | 11.4 |
| 1990 | 168.3 | 156.9 | 11.4 |
| 1991 | 168.5 | 157.1 | 11.4 |
| 1992 | 168.6 | 157.2 | 11.4 |
| 1993 | 168.7 | 157.4 | 11.3 |
| 1994 | 168.9 | 157.6 | 11.3 |
| 1995 | 169.0 | 157.7 | 11.3 |
| 1996 | 169.2 | 157.9 | 11.3 |
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Notable people from Thailand with known heights
Bhumibol Adulyadej
170 cm · 5'7"
b. 1927
Vajiralongkorn
170 cm · 5'7"
b. 1952
Lisa
168 cm · 5'6"
b. 1997
Alexander Albon
186 cm · 6'1"
b. 1996
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.