Average Height
Average Height in Vietnam
Men: 164.4 cm·Women: 153.6 cm
Men · 1996
164.4 cm
Women · 1996
153.6 cm
Men · 1896 baseline
155.3 cm
Women · 1896 baseline
144.8 cm
Men world rank:#173Women world rank:#179
Height trend across birth cohorts
Insights
Between 1896 and 1996, the mean adult male height in Vietnam rose from 155.3 cm to 164.4 cm — a gain of 9.1 cm over 100 years.
All cohorts, 1896–1996
| Cohort | Men (cm) | Women (cm) | Gap (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 155.3 | 144.8 | 10.5 |
| 1897 | 155.4 | 144.9 | 10.5 |
| 1898 | 155.6 | 145.0 | 10.6 |
| 1899 | 155.7 | 145.1 | 10.6 |
| 1900 | 155.8 | 145.2 | 10.6 |
| 1901 | 155.9 | 145.4 | 10.5 |
| 1902 | 156.1 | 145.5 | 10.6 |
| 1903 | 156.2 | 145.6 | 10.6 |
| 1904 | 156.3 | 145.7 | 10.6 |
| 1905 | 156.5 | 145.8 | 10.7 |
| 1906 | 156.6 | 145.9 | 10.7 |
| 1907 | 156.7 | 146.0 | 10.7 |
| 1908 | 156.8 | 146.1 | 10.7 |
| 1909 | 157.0 | 146.2 | 10.8 |
| 1910 | 157.1 | 146.4 | 10.7 |
| 1911 | 157.2 | 146.5 | 10.7 |
| 1912 | 157.3 | 146.6 | 10.7 |
| 1913 | 157.5 | 146.7 | 10.8 |
| 1914 | 157.6 | 146.8 | 10.8 |
| 1915 | 157.7 | 146.9 | 10.8 |
| 1916 | 157.9 | 147.0 | 10.9 |
| 1917 | 158.0 | 147.1 | 10.9 |
| 1918 | 158.1 | 147.2 | 10.9 |
| 1919 | 158.3 | 147.3 | 11.0 |
| 1920 | 158.4 | 147.5 | 10.9 |
| 1921 | 158.5 | 147.6 | 10.9 |
| 1922 | 158.6 | 147.7 | 10.9 |
| 1923 | 158.7 | 147.9 | 10.8 |
| 1924 | 158.9 | 148.0 | 10.9 |
| 1925 | 159.0 | 148.2 | 10.8 |
| 1926 | 159.1 | 148.3 | 10.8 |
| 1927 | 159.2 | 148.5 | 10.7 |
| 1928 | 159.3 | 148.7 | 10.6 |
| 1929 | 159.4 | 148.8 | 10.6 |
| 1930 | 159.5 | 149.0 | 10.5 |
| 1931 | 159.6 | 149.2 | 10.4 |
| 1932 | 159.8 | 149.4 | 10.4 |
| 1933 | 159.9 | 149.6 | 10.3 |
| 1934 | 160.0 | 149.8 | 10.2 |
| 1935 | 160.1 | 150.0 | 10.1 |
| 1936 | 160.3 | 150.2 | 10.1 |
| 1937 | 160.4 | 150.3 | 10.1 |
| 1938 | 160.5 | 150.5 | 10.0 |
| 1939 | 160.7 | 150.7 | 10.0 |
| 1940 | 160.8 | 150.9 | 9.9 |
| 1941 | 160.9 | 151.1 | 9.8 |
| 1942 | 161.1 | 151.3 | 9.8 |
| 1943 | 161.2 | 151.5 | 9.7 |
| 1944 | 161.3 | 151.6 | 9.7 |
| 1945 | 161.5 | 151.8 | 9.7 |
| 1946 | 161.6 | 152.0 | 9.6 |
| 1947 | 161.8 | 152.2 | 9.6 |
| 1948 | 161.9 | 152.3 | 9.6 |
| 1949 | 162.1 | 152.5 | 9.6 |
| 1950 | 162.2 | 152.6 | 9.6 |
| 1951 | 162.3 | 152.8 | 9.5 |
| 1952 | 162.5 | 152.9 | 9.6 |
| 1953 | 162.6 | 153.0 | 9.6 |
| 1954 | 162.7 | 153.1 | 9.6 |
| 1955 | 162.8 | 153.2 | 9.6 |
| 1956 | 162.9 | 153.3 | 9.6 |
| 1957 | 163.0 | 153.4 | 9.6 |
| 1958 | 163.0 | 153.4 | 9.6 |
| 1959 | 163.1 | 153.5 | 9.6 |
| 1960 | 163.1 | 153.5 | 9.6 |
| 1961 | 163.2 | 153.5 | 9.7 |
| 1962 | 163.2 | 153.5 | 9.7 |
| 1963 | 163.2 | 153.5 | 9.7 |
| 1964 | 163.2 | 153.5 | 9.7 |
| 1965 | 163.2 | 153.5 | 9.7 |
| 1966 | 163.2 | 153.5 | 9.7 |
| 1967 | 163.2 | 153.5 | 9.7 |
| 1968 | 163.2 | 153.5 | 9.7 |
| 1969 | 163.1 | 153.5 | 9.6 |
| 1970 | 163.1 | 153.5 | 9.6 |
| 1971 | 163.1 | 153.4 | 9.7 |
| 1972 | 163.1 | 153.4 | 9.7 |
| 1973 | 163.1 | 153.4 | 9.7 |
| 1974 | 163.1 | 153.4 | 9.7 |
| 1975 | 163.1 | 153.3 | 9.8 |
| 1976 | 163.2 | 153.3 | 9.9 |
| 1977 | 163.2 | 153.3 | 9.9 |
| 1978 | 163.2 | 153.3 | 9.9 |
| 1979 | 163.3 | 153.3 | 10.0 |
| 1980 | 163.3 | 153.3 | 10.0 |
| 1981 | 163.4 | 153.3 | 10.1 |
| 1982 | 163.4 | 153.3 | 10.1 |
| 1983 | 163.5 | 153.3 | 10.2 |
| 1984 | 163.6 | 153.3 | 10.3 |
| 1985 | 163.6 | 153.3 | 10.3 |
| 1986 | 163.7 | 153.3 | 10.4 |
| 1987 | 163.8 | 153.3 | 10.5 |
| 1988 | 163.9 | 153.4 | 10.5 |
| 1989 | 163.9 | 153.4 | 10.5 |
| 1990 | 164.0 | 153.4 | 10.6 |
| 1991 | 164.1 | 153.4 | 10.7 |
| 1992 | 164.1 | 153.5 | 10.6 |
| 1993 | 164.2 | 153.5 | 10.7 |
| 1994 | 164.3 | 153.5 | 10.8 |
| 1995 | 164.4 | 153.6 | 10.8 |
| 1996 | 164.4 | 153.6 | 10.8 |
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Notable people from Vietnam with known heights
Amee
158 cm · 5'2"
b. 2000
Lê Công Vinh
172 cm · 5'8"
b. 1985
Nguyễn Công Phượng
168 cm · 5'6"
b. 1995
Nguyễn Quang Hải
168 cm · 5'6"
b. 1997
Nguyễn Tuấn Anh
173 cm · 5'8"
b. 1995
Hoang Xuan Vinh
175 cm · 5'9"
b. 1974
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.