Average Height
Average Height in Tunisia
Men: 174.0 cm·Women: 160.4 cm
Men · 1996
174.0 cm
Women · 1996
160.4 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
164.1 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
150.9 cm
Men world rank:#58Women world rank:#76
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Tunisia rose from 164.1 cm to 174.0 cm — a gain of 9.9 cm over 100 years.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 164.1 | 150.9 | 13.2 |
| 1897 | 164.2 | 151.0 | 13.2 |
| 1898 | 164.3 | 151.1 | 13.2 |
| 1899 | 164.4 | 151.2 | 13.2 |
| 1900 | 164.5 | 151.3 | 13.2 |
| 1901 | 164.6 | 151.5 | 13.1 |
| 1902 | 164.7 | 151.6 | 13.1 |
| 1903 | 164.8 | 151.7 | 13.1 |
| 1904 | 164.9 | 151.8 | 13.1 |
| 1905 | 165.0 | 151.9 | 13.1 |
| 1906 | 165.1 | 152.1 | 13.0 |
| 1907 | 165.2 | 152.2 | 13.0 |
| 1908 | 165.3 | 152.3 | 13.0 |
| 1909 | 165.4 | 152.4 | 13.0 |
| 1910 | 165.5 | 152.5 | 13.0 |
| 1911 | 165.6 | 152.6 | 13.0 |
| 1912 | 165.7 | 152.8 | 12.9 |
| 1913 | 165.8 | 152.9 | 12.9 |
| 1914 | 165.9 | 153.0 | 12.9 |
| 1915 | 166.0 | 153.1 | 12.9 |
| 1916 | 166.1 | 153.2 | 12.9 |
| 1917 | 166.2 | 153.4 | 12.8 |
| 1918 | 166.4 | 153.5 | 12.9 |
| 1919 | 166.5 | 153.6 | 12.9 |
| 1920 | 166.6 | 153.7 | 12.9 |
| 1921 | 166.7 | 153.9 | 12.8 |
| 1922 | 166.9 | 154.0 | 12.9 |
| 1923 | 167.0 | 154.1 | 12.9 |
| 1924 | 167.1 | 154.2 | 12.9 |
| 1925 | 167.2 | 154.4 | 12.8 |
| 1926 | 167.3 | 154.5 | 12.8 |
| 1927 | 167.5 | 154.6 | 12.9 |
| 1928 | 167.6 | 154.7 | 12.9 |
| 1929 | 167.7 | 154.9 | 12.8 |
| 1930 | 167.8 | 155.0 | 12.8 |
| 1931 | 167.9 | 155.1 | 12.8 |
| 1932 | 168.0 | 155.2 | 12.8 |
| 1933 | 168.1 | 155.4 | 12.7 |
| 1934 | 168.2 | 155.5 | 12.7 |
| 1935 | 168.3 | 155.6 | 12.7 |
| 1936 | 168.4 | 155.8 | 12.6 |
| 1937 | 168.5 | 155.9 | 12.6 |
| 1938 | 168.6 | 156.0 | 12.6 |
| 1939 | 168.7 | 156.1 | 12.6 |
| 1940 | 168.8 | 156.3 | 12.5 |
| 1941 | 168.9 | 156.4 | 12.5 |
| 1942 | 169.0 | 156.5 | 12.5 |
| 1943 | 169.1 | 156.6 | 12.5 |
| 1944 | 169.3 | 156.7 | 12.6 |
| 1945 | 169.4 | 156.9 | 12.5 |
| 1946 | 169.5 | 157.0 | 12.5 |
| 1947 | 169.6 | 157.1 | 12.5 |
| 1948 | 169.7 | 157.2 | 12.5 |
| 1949 | 169.8 | 157.3 | 12.5 |
| 1950 | 169.9 | 157.4 | 12.5 |
| 1951 | 170.0 | 157.6 | 12.4 |
| 1952 | 170.1 | 157.7 | 12.4 |
| 1953 | 170.2 | 157.8 | 12.4 |
| 1954 | 170.3 | 157.9 | 12.4 |
| 1955 | 170.4 | 158.0 | 12.4 |
| 1956 | 170.6 | 158.1 | 12.5 |
| 1957 | 170.7 | 158.2 | 12.5 |
| 1958 | 170.8 | 158.3 | 12.5 |
| 1959 | 170.9 | 158.4 | 12.5 |
| 1960 | 171.0 | 158.5 | 12.5 |
| 1961 | 171.2 | 158.5 | 12.7 |
| 1962 | 171.3 | 158.6 | 12.7 |
| 1963 | 171.4 | 158.7 | 12.7 |
| 1964 | 171.5 | 158.8 | 12.7 |
| 1965 | 171.7 | 158.9 | 12.8 |
| 1966 | 171.8 | 158.9 | 12.9 |
| 1967 | 171.9 | 159.0 | 12.9 |
| 1968 | 172.1 | 159.0 | 13.1 |
| 1969 | 172.2 | 159.1 | 13.1 |
| 1970 | 172.3 | 159.2 | 13.1 |
| 1971 | 172.5 | 159.2 | 13.3 |
| 1972 | 172.6 | 159.3 | 13.3 |
| 1973 | 172.8 | 159.3 | 13.5 |
| 1974 | 172.9 | 159.3 | 13.6 |
| 1975 | 173.0 | 159.4 | 13.6 |
| 1976 | 173.1 | 159.4 | 13.7 |
| 1977 | 173.3 | 159.5 | 13.8 |
| 1978 | 173.4 | 159.5 | 13.9 |
| 1979 | 173.5 | 159.6 | 13.9 |
| 1980 | 173.5 | 159.6 | 13.9 |
| 1981 | 173.6 | 159.7 | 13.9 |
| 1982 | 173.7 | 159.7 | 14.0 |
| 1983 | 173.7 | 159.8 | 13.9 |
| 1984 | 173.8 | 159.8 | 14.0 |
| 1985 | 173.8 | 159.9 | 13.9 |
| 1986 | 173.8 | 159.9 | 13.9 |
| 1987 | 173.8 | 160.0 | 13.8 |
| 1988 | 173.9 | 160.0 | 13.9 |
| 1989 | 173.9 | 160.1 | 13.8 |
| 1990 | 173.9 | 160.1 | 13.8 |
| 1991 | 173.9 | 160.2 | 13.7 |
| 1992 | 173.9 | 160.2 | 13.7 |
| 1993 | 173.9 | 160.2 | 13.7 |
| 1994 | 173.9 | 160.3 | 13.6 |
| 1995 | 173.9 | 160.3 | 13.6 |
| 1996 | 174.0 | 160.4 | 13.6 |
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Notable people from Tunisia with known heights
Lassad Nouioui
189 cm · 6'2"
b. 1986
Radhi Jaïdi
192 cm · 6'4"
b. 1975
Ali Maâloul
175 cm · 5'9"
b. 1990
Aymen Abdennour
188 cm · 6'2"
b. 1989
Aymen Mathlouthi
182 cm · 6'0"
b. 1984
Fakhreddine Ben Youssef
189 cm · 6'2"
b. 1991
Ferjani Sassi
185 cm · 6'1"
b. 1992
Hatem Trabelsi
179 cm · 5'10"
b. 1977
Karim Haggui
190 cm · 6'3"
b. 1984
Ons Jabeur
167 cm · 5'6"
b. 1994
Oussama Mellouli
188 cm · 6'2"
b. 1984
Yassine Meriah
188 cm · 6'2"
b. 1993
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.