Average Height
Average Height in Uganda
Men: 165.6 cm·Women: 156.7 cm
Men · 1996
165.6 cm
Women · 1996
156.7 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
162.2 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
153.6 cm
Men world rank:#162Women world rank:#137
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Uganda rose from 162.2 cm to 165.6 cm — a gain of 3.4 cm over 100 years.
- The 8.9 cm gap between men and women is below the typical range.
- 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 | 162.2 | 153.6 | 8.6 |
| 1897 | 162.3 | 153.7 | 8.6 |
| 1898 | 162.4 | 153.8 | 8.6 |
| 1899 | 162.6 | 154.0 | 8.6 |
| 1900 | 162.7 | 154.1 | 8.6 |
| 1901 | 162.8 | 154.2 | 8.6 |
| 1902 | 163.0 | 154.3 | 8.7 |
| 1903 | 163.1 | 154.4 | 8.7 |
| 1904 | 163.2 | 154.6 | 8.6 |
| 1905 | 163.3 | 154.7 | 8.6 |
| 1906 | 163.5 | 154.8 | 8.7 |
| 1907 | 163.6 | 154.9 | 8.7 |
| 1908 | 163.7 | 155.0 | 8.7 |
| 1909 | 163.9 | 155.1 | 8.8 |
| 1910 | 164.0 | 155.2 | 8.8 |
| 1911 | 164.1 | 155.3 | 8.8 |
| 1912 | 164.3 | 155.5 | 8.8 |
| 1913 | 164.4 | 155.6 | 8.8 |
| 1914 | 164.5 | 155.7 | 8.8 |
| 1915 | 164.7 | 155.8 | 8.9 |
| 1916 | 164.8 | 155.9 | 8.9 |
| 1917 | 165.0 | 156.0 | 9.0 |
| 1918 | 165.1 | 156.1 | 9.0 |
| 1919 | 165.2 | 156.3 | 8.9 |
| 1920 | 165.4 | 156.4 | 9.0 |
| 1921 | 165.5 | 156.5 | 9.0 |
| 1922 | 165.6 | 156.6 | 9.0 |
| 1923 | 165.8 | 156.7 | 9.1 |
| 1924 | 165.9 | 156.8 | 9.1 |
| 1925 | 166.0 | 156.9 | 9.1 |
| 1926 | 166.2 | 157.0 | 9.2 |
| 1927 | 166.3 | 157.1 | 9.2 |
| 1928 | 166.5 | 157.3 | 9.2 |
| 1929 | 166.6 | 157.4 | 9.2 |
| 1930 | 166.7 | 157.5 | 9.2 |
| 1931 | 166.9 | 157.6 | 9.3 |
| 1932 | 167.0 | 157.7 | 9.3 |
| 1933 | 167.2 | 157.8 | 9.4 |
| 1934 | 167.3 | 157.9 | 9.4 |
| 1935 | 167.5 | 158.0 | 9.5 |
| 1936 | 167.6 | 158.1 | 9.5 |
| 1937 | 167.7 | 158.2 | 9.5 |
| 1938 | 167.9 | 158.3 | 9.6 |
| 1939 | 168.0 | 158.4 | 9.6 |
| 1940 | 168.1 | 158.5 | 9.6 |
| 1941 | 168.2 | 158.6 | 9.6 |
| 1942 | 168.4 | 158.7 | 9.7 |
| 1943 | 168.5 | 158.8 | 9.7 |
| 1944 | 168.6 | 158.9 | 9.7 |
| 1945 | 168.7 | 159.0 | 9.7 |
| 1946 | 168.8 | 159.1 | 9.7 |
| 1947 | 168.9 | 159.2 | 9.7 |
| 1948 | 169.0 | 159.3 | 9.7 |
| 1949 | 169.0 | 159.3 | 9.7 |
| 1950 | 169.1 | 159.4 | 9.7 |
| 1951 | 169.2 | 159.5 | 9.7 |
| 1952 | 169.3 | 159.5 | 9.8 |
| 1953 | 169.3 | 159.6 | 9.7 |
| 1954 | 169.4 | 159.7 | 9.7 |
| 1955 | 169.4 | 159.7 | 9.7 |
| 1956 | 169.5 | 159.7 | 9.8 |
| 1957 | 169.5 | 159.8 | 9.7 |
| 1958 | 169.5 | 159.8 | 9.7 |
| 1959 | 169.5 | 159.8 | 9.7 |
| 1960 | 169.5 | 159.8 | 9.7 |
| 1961 | 169.6 | 159.8 | 9.8 |
| 1962 | 169.6 | 159.8 | 9.8 |
| 1963 | 169.5 | 159.8 | 9.7 |
| 1964 | 169.5 | 159.7 | 9.8 |
| 1965 | 169.5 | 159.7 | 9.8 |
| 1966 | 169.5 | 159.6 | 9.9 |
| 1967 | 169.4 | 159.6 | 9.8 |
| 1968 | 169.4 | 159.5 | 9.9 |
| 1969 | 169.3 | 159.4 | 9.9 |
| 1970 | 169.2 | 159.3 | 9.9 |
| 1971 | 169.2 | 159.2 | 10.0 |
| 1972 | 169.1 | 159.1 | 10.0 |
| 1973 | 169.1 | 159.0 | 10.1 |
| 1974 | 169.0 | 158.9 | 10.1 |
| 1975 | 168.9 | 158.8 | 10.1 |
| 1976 | 168.8 | 158.7 | 10.1 |
| 1977 | 168.8 | 158.6 | 10.2 |
| 1978 | 168.7 | 158.5 | 10.2 |
| 1979 | 168.6 | 158.4 | 10.2 |
| 1980 | 168.5 | 158.3 | 10.2 |
| 1981 | 168.4 | 158.2 | 10.2 |
| 1982 | 168.2 | 158.1 | 10.1 |
| 1983 | 168.1 | 158.0 | 10.1 |
| 1984 | 168.0 | 157.9 | 10.1 |
| 1985 | 167.8 | 157.8 | 10.0 |
| 1986 | 167.6 | 157.7 | 9.9 |
| 1987 | 167.5 | 157.6 | 9.9 |
| 1988 | 167.3 | 157.5 | 9.8 |
| 1989 | 167.1 | 157.4 | 9.7 |
| 1990 | 166.9 | 157.3 | 9.6 |
| 1991 | 166.7 | 157.2 | 9.5 |
| 1992 | 166.4 | 157.1 | 9.3 |
| 1993 | 166.2 | 157.0 | 9.2 |
| 1994 | 166.0 | 156.9 | 9.1 |
| 1995 | 165.8 | 156.8 | 9.0 |
| 1996 | 165.6 | 156.7 | 8.9 |
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Notable people from Uganda with known heights
John Akii-Bua
188 cm · 6'2"
b. 1949
Dorcus Inzikuru
162 cm · 5'4"
b. 1982
Stephen Kiprotich
172 cm · 5'8"
b. 1989
Joshua Cheptegei
179 cm · 5'10"
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.