Average Height
Average Height in Ukraine
Men: 178.5 cm·Women: 166.3 cm
Men · 1996
178.5 cm
Women · 1996
166.3 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
167.7 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
154.0 cm
Men world rank:#21Women world rank:#10
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Ukraine rose from 167.7 cm to 178.5 cm — a gain of 10.8 cm over 100 years.
- Women in Ukraine ranked 10th globally in the 1996 birth cohort.
- Height gains have plateaued since 1976.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 167.7 | 154.0 | 13.7 |
| 1897 | 167.8 | 154.1 | 13.7 |
| 1898 | 167.9 | 154.3 | 13.6 |
| 1899 | 168.0 | 154.5 | 13.5 |
| 1900 | 168.1 | 154.7 | 13.4 |
| 1901 | 168.2 | 154.9 | 13.3 |
| 1902 | 168.3 | 155.0 | 13.3 |
| 1903 | 168.4 | 155.2 | 13.2 |
| 1904 | 168.4 | 155.4 | 13.0 |
| 1905 | 168.5 | 155.6 | 12.9 |
| 1906 | 168.6 | 155.7 | 12.9 |
| 1907 | 168.7 | 155.9 | 12.8 |
| 1908 | 168.8 | 156.1 | 12.7 |
| 1909 | 168.9 | 156.3 | 12.6 |
| 1910 | 169.0 | 156.4 | 12.6 |
| 1911 | 169.1 | 156.6 | 12.5 |
| 1912 | 169.2 | 156.8 | 12.4 |
| 1913 | 169.3 | 156.9 | 12.4 |
| 1914 | 169.4 | 157.1 | 12.3 |
| 1915 | 169.5 | 157.3 | 12.2 |
| 1916 | 169.6 | 157.5 | 12.1 |
| 1917 | 169.7 | 157.7 | 12.0 |
| 1918 | 169.8 | 157.8 | 12.0 |
| 1919 | 169.9 | 158.0 | 11.9 |
| 1920 | 170.0 | 158.2 | 11.8 |
| 1921 | 170.1 | 158.4 | 11.7 |
| 1922 | 170.2 | 158.6 | 11.6 |
| 1923 | 170.3 | 158.7 | 11.6 |
| 1924 | 170.4 | 158.9 | 11.5 |
| 1925 | 170.5 | 159.1 | 11.4 |
| 1926 | 170.6 | 159.2 | 11.4 |
| 1927 | 170.7 | 159.4 | 11.3 |
| 1928 | 170.8 | 159.5 | 11.3 |
| 1929 | 170.9 | 159.7 | 11.2 |
| 1930 | 171.0 | 159.8 | 11.2 |
| 1931 | 171.1 | 160.0 | 11.1 |
| 1932 | 171.2 | 160.1 | 11.1 |
| 1933 | 171.4 | 160.3 | 11.1 |
| 1934 | 171.5 | 160.4 | 11.1 |
| 1935 | 171.7 | 160.6 | 11.1 |
| 1936 | 171.8 | 160.7 | 11.1 |
| 1937 | 172.0 | 160.9 | 11.1 |
| 1938 | 172.2 | 161.0 | 11.2 |
| 1939 | 172.3 | 161.2 | 11.1 |
| 1940 | 172.5 | 161.3 | 11.2 |
| 1941 | 172.7 | 161.5 | 11.2 |
| 1942 | 172.8 | 161.6 | 11.2 |
| 1943 | 173.0 | 161.8 | 11.2 |
| 1944 | 173.2 | 161.9 | 11.3 |
| 1945 | 173.4 | 162.1 | 11.3 |
| 1946 | 173.6 | 162.2 | 11.4 |
| 1947 | 173.7 | 162.3 | 11.4 |
| 1948 | 173.9 | 162.5 | 11.4 |
| 1949 | 174.1 | 162.6 | 11.5 |
| 1950 | 174.3 | 162.7 | 11.6 |
| 1951 | 174.5 | 162.9 | 11.6 |
| 1952 | 174.7 | 163.0 | 11.7 |
| 1953 | 174.9 | 163.1 | 11.8 |
| 1954 | 175.0 | 163.3 | 11.7 |
| 1955 | 175.2 | 163.4 | 11.8 |
| 1956 | 175.4 | 163.5 | 11.9 |
| 1957 | 175.6 | 163.6 | 12.0 |
| 1958 | 175.8 | 163.8 | 12.0 |
| 1959 | 175.9 | 163.9 | 12.0 |
| 1960 | 176.1 | 164.0 | 12.1 |
| 1961 | 176.3 | 164.1 | 12.2 |
| 1962 | 176.5 | 164.3 | 12.2 |
| 1963 | 176.6 | 164.4 | 12.2 |
| 1964 | 176.8 | 164.5 | 12.3 |
| 1965 | 176.9 | 164.6 | 12.3 |
| 1966 | 177.0 | 164.7 | 12.3 |
| 1967 | 177.2 | 164.8 | 12.4 |
| 1968 | 177.3 | 164.9 | 12.4 |
| 1969 | 177.4 | 165.0 | 12.4 |
| 1970 | 177.4 | 165.0 | 12.4 |
| 1971 | 177.5 | 165.1 | 12.4 |
| 1972 | 177.6 | 165.1 | 12.5 |
| 1973 | 177.7 | 165.2 | 12.5 |
| 1974 | 177.7 | 165.3 | 12.4 |
| 1975 | 177.8 | 165.3 | 12.5 |
| 1976 | 177.8 | 165.4 | 12.4 |
| 1977 | 177.8 | 165.4 | 12.4 |
| 1978 | 177.9 | 165.4 | 12.5 |
| 1979 | 177.9 | 165.5 | 12.4 |
| 1980 | 177.9 | 165.5 | 12.4 |
| 1981 | 178.0 | 165.6 | 12.4 |
| 1982 | 178.0 | 165.6 | 12.4 |
| 1983 | 178.0 | 165.7 | 12.3 |
| 1984 | 178.0 | 165.7 | 12.3 |
| 1985 | 178.1 | 165.8 | 12.3 |
| 1986 | 178.1 | 165.8 | 12.3 |
| 1987 | 178.1 | 165.9 | 12.2 |
| 1988 | 178.2 | 165.9 | 12.3 |
| 1989 | 178.2 | 166.0 | 12.2 |
| 1990 | 178.2 | 166.0 | 12.2 |
| 1991 | 178.3 | 166.1 | 12.2 |
| 1992 | 178.3 | 166.1 | 12.2 |
| 1993 | 178.3 | 166.2 | 12.1 |
| 1994 | 178.4 | 166.2 | 12.2 |
| 1995 | 178.4 | 166.3 | 12.1 |
| 1996 | 178.5 | 166.3 | 12.2 |
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Notable people from Ukraine with known heights
Leon Trotsky
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1879
Mariya Stadnik
157 cm · 5'2"
b. 1988
Andriy Shevchenko
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1976
Oleh Blokhin
180 cm · 5'11"
b. 1952
Vitali Klitschko
201 cm · 6'7"
b. 1971
Olga Kurylenko
176 cm · 5'9"
b. 1979
Sergei Bubka
183 cm · 6'0"
b. 1963
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
167 cm · 5'6"
b. 1978
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.