Height Chart for Men Ages 20–29
Selected standing height percentiles for men at ages 20–29, reported in centimeters and feet-inches from the cited official reference table.
NHANES percentile table
| Percentile | Metric | US customary |
|---|---|---|
| 5th | 162.0 cm | 5 ft 3.8 in |
| 10th | 167.7 cm | 5 ft 6.0 in |
| 15th | 169.3 cm | 5 ft 6.6 in |
| 25th | 171.3 cm | 5 ft 7.5 in |
| 50th | 176.1 cm | 5 ft 9.3 in |
| 75th | 181.0 cm | 5 ft 11.2 in |
| 85th | 184.7 cm | 6 ft 0.7 in |
| 90th | 185.9 cm | 6 ft 1.2 in |
| 95th | 188.1 cm | 6 ft 2.1 in |
How to read this table
For this table, a percentile is a position in the cited NHANES reference distribution for adults of the same sex and published age group. The 50th percentile is the median. These cross-sectional values describe a reference distribution; they are not a personal forecast, target, diagnosis, or recommendation.
Measurement: NCHS publishes this result only for the stated 10-year age group.
Adjacent ages
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Data source
Dataset: NHANES Anthropometric Reference Data: United States, August 2021-August 2023. All displayed values come from Tables 7 (centimeters) and 8 (inches), row Male, 20–29. See the official NHANES dataset page.
Reference distribution only. This page does not provide medical advice, a diagnosis, or an individual forecast.