Average Height
Average Height in Turkey
Men: 174.2 cm·Women: 160.5 cm
Men · 1996
174.2 cm
Women · 1996
160.5 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
160.3 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
149.6 cm
Men world rank:#57Women world rank:#74
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Turkey rose from 160.3 cm to 174.2 cm — a gain of 13.9 cm over 100 years.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 160.3 | 149.6 | 10.7 |
| 1897 | 160.5 | 149.7 | 10.8 |
| 1898 | 160.7 | 149.8 | 10.9 |
| 1899 | 160.9 | 150.0 | 10.9 |
| 1900 | 161.1 | 150.1 | 11.0 |
| 1901 | 161.2 | 150.2 | 11.0 |
| 1902 | 161.4 | 150.3 | 11.1 |
| 1903 | 161.6 | 150.5 | 11.1 |
| 1904 | 161.8 | 150.6 | 11.2 |
| 1905 | 162.0 | 150.7 | 11.3 |
| 1906 | 162.2 | 150.8 | 11.4 |
| 1907 | 162.3 | 151.0 | 11.3 |
| 1908 | 162.5 | 151.1 | 11.4 |
| 1909 | 162.7 | 151.2 | 11.5 |
| 1910 | 162.9 | 151.3 | 11.6 |
| 1911 | 163.1 | 151.4 | 11.7 |
| 1912 | 163.3 | 151.6 | 11.7 |
| 1913 | 163.5 | 151.7 | 11.8 |
| 1914 | 163.7 | 151.8 | 11.9 |
| 1915 | 163.9 | 151.9 | 12.0 |
| 1916 | 164.1 | 152.1 | 12.0 |
| 1917 | 164.3 | 152.2 | 12.1 |
| 1918 | 164.6 | 152.3 | 12.3 |
| 1919 | 164.8 | 152.5 | 12.3 |
| 1920 | 165.0 | 152.6 | 12.4 |
| 1921 | 165.2 | 152.7 | 12.5 |
| 1922 | 165.5 | 152.9 | 12.6 |
| 1923 | 165.7 | 153.0 | 12.7 |
| 1924 | 165.9 | 153.1 | 12.8 |
| 1925 | 166.1 | 153.2 | 12.9 |
| 1926 | 166.3 | 153.4 | 12.9 |
| 1927 | 166.5 | 153.5 | 13.0 |
| 1928 | 166.7 | 153.6 | 13.1 |
| 1929 | 166.9 | 153.7 | 13.2 |
| 1930 | 167.1 | 153.9 | 13.2 |
| 1931 | 167.2 | 154.0 | 13.2 |
| 1932 | 167.4 | 154.1 | 13.3 |
| 1933 | 167.6 | 154.3 | 13.3 |
| 1934 | 167.7 | 154.4 | 13.3 |
| 1935 | 167.9 | 154.5 | 13.4 |
| 1936 | 168.0 | 154.7 | 13.3 |
| 1937 | 168.2 | 154.8 | 13.4 |
| 1938 | 168.3 | 155.0 | 13.3 |
| 1939 | 168.5 | 155.1 | 13.4 |
| 1940 | 168.6 | 155.3 | 13.3 |
| 1941 | 168.8 | 155.4 | 13.4 |
| 1942 | 168.9 | 155.5 | 13.4 |
| 1943 | 169.1 | 155.7 | 13.4 |
| 1944 | 169.2 | 155.8 | 13.4 |
| 1945 | 169.3 | 156.0 | 13.3 |
| 1946 | 169.5 | 156.1 | 13.4 |
| 1947 | 169.6 | 156.2 | 13.4 |
| 1948 | 169.7 | 156.4 | 13.3 |
| 1949 | 169.9 | 156.5 | 13.4 |
| 1950 | 170.0 | 156.6 | 13.4 |
| 1951 | 170.1 | 156.8 | 13.3 |
| 1952 | 170.2 | 156.9 | 13.3 |
| 1953 | 170.3 | 157.0 | 13.3 |
| 1954 | 170.4 | 157.1 | 13.3 |
| 1955 | 170.5 | 157.3 | 13.2 |
| 1956 | 170.7 | 157.4 | 13.3 |
| 1957 | 170.8 | 157.5 | 13.3 |
| 1958 | 170.9 | 157.6 | 13.3 |
| 1959 | 171.0 | 157.7 | 13.3 |
| 1960 | 171.1 | 157.8 | 13.3 |
| 1961 | 171.3 | 157.9 | 13.4 |
| 1962 | 171.4 | 157.9 | 13.5 |
| 1963 | 171.5 | 158.0 | 13.5 |
| 1964 | 171.6 | 158.1 | 13.5 |
| 1965 | 171.7 | 158.2 | 13.5 |
| 1966 | 171.9 | 158.2 | 13.7 |
| 1967 | 172.0 | 158.3 | 13.7 |
| 1968 | 172.1 | 158.4 | 13.7 |
| 1969 | 172.3 | 158.4 | 13.9 |
| 1970 | 172.4 | 158.5 | 13.9 |
| 1971 | 172.5 | 158.5 | 14.0 |
| 1972 | 172.7 | 158.6 | 14.1 |
| 1973 | 172.8 | 158.7 | 14.1 |
| 1974 | 173.0 | 158.7 | 14.3 |
| 1975 | 173.1 | 158.8 | 14.3 |
| 1976 | 173.3 | 158.9 | 14.4 |
| 1977 | 173.4 | 159.0 | 14.4 |
| 1978 | 173.5 | 159.0 | 14.5 |
| 1979 | 173.6 | 159.1 | 14.5 |
| 1980 | 173.7 | 159.2 | 14.5 |
| 1981 | 173.7 | 159.3 | 14.4 |
| 1982 | 173.8 | 159.3 | 14.5 |
| 1983 | 173.9 | 159.4 | 14.5 |
| 1984 | 173.9 | 159.5 | 14.4 |
| 1985 | 173.9 | 159.6 | 14.3 |
| 1986 | 174.0 | 159.7 | 14.3 |
| 1987 | 174.0 | 159.8 | 14.2 |
| 1988 | 174.0 | 159.9 | 14.1 |
| 1989 | 174.1 | 160.0 | 14.1 |
| 1990 | 174.1 | 160.0 | 14.1 |
| 1991 | 174.1 | 160.1 | 14.0 |
| 1992 | 174.1 | 160.2 | 13.9 |
| 1993 | 174.1 | 160.3 | 13.8 |
| 1994 | 174.2 | 160.3 | 13.9 |
| 1995 | 174.2 | 160.4 | 13.8 |
| 1996 | 174.2 | 160.5 | 13.7 |
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Notable people from Turkey with known heights
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
174 cm · 5'9"
b. 1881
Elvan Abeylegesse
159 cm · 5'3"
b. 1982
Arda Turan
175 cm · 5'9"
b. 1987
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
185 cm · 6'1"
b. 1954
Mesut Özil
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1988
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.