Top 25 Countries with the Tallest Women in the World (2019)

by | Jul 9, 2025 | Population, World

Which Countries Have the Tallest Women?

Height is a visible indicator of population health, nutrition, and genetic potential. In 2019, anthropometric research showed that Northern and Eastern Europe lead the world when it comes to average female height. Using data on 19-year-old girls, we ranked the 25 tallest countries for women—and the Netherlands once again comes out on top.

Ranking: Tallest Women by Country (for women aged 19 years old in 2019)

RankCountryMean height
1Netherlands170.3612107
2Montenegro169.9608833
3Denmark169.4706062
4Iceland168.9134842
5Latvia168.8066284
6Estonia168.6627596
7Serbia168.285067
8Czech Republic167.9634761
9Lithuania167.6298923
10American Samoa167.5515216
11Bosnia and Herzegovina167.4703934
12Cook Islands167.3085696
13Slovenia167.1975653
14Slovakia167.1227997
15Niue167.0322654
16Belarus166.9286256
17Austria166.9267081
18Dominica166.8884613
19Croatia166.8030687
20Sweden166.6739103
21Ukraine166.6226773
22French Polynesia166.518656
23Finland166.4751191
24Norway166.448307
25Germany166.177267
26Bermuda166.1100662
27Tonga166.0793945
28Tokelau166.0753995
29Grenada165.9886854
30Greece165.8130758
31Poland165.7761352
32Antigua and Barbuda165.7236873
33Barbados165.6637541
34Andorra165.5339424
35Saint Lucia165.5245375
36Saint Vincent and the Grenadines165.3026536
37Luxembourg165.0690213
38Romania164.7308377
39Canada164.7299393
40Australia164.6657115
41New Zealand164.6600412
42Bulgaria164.5763997
43Russian Federation164.5173719
44Ireland164.4968527
45France164.4886274
46Switzerland164.3299732
47Jamaica164.3192602
48Fiji164.2814691
49United Kingdom163.9391448
50Senegal163.9240914
51Samoa163.8159608
52Lebanon163.6704906
53Tuvalu163.5700611
54China163.464143
55Bahamas163.4605059
56Belgium163.4017271
57Trinidad and Tobago163.3798399
58United States of America163.3118826
59Georgia163.2390056
60South Korea163.22541
61Cabo Verde163.0984081
62Puerto Rico163.0573217
63Moldova162.9612374
64Malta162.9504739
65Turkmenistan162.8271298
66Saint Kitts and Nevis162.7824413
67Libya162.5616604
68Hungary162.5462546
69Seychelles162.4655675
70Brazil162.4109716
71Algeria162.3471758
72Suriname162.2638615
73Albania162.228577
74Israel162.2225456
75Chad162.124187
76Botswana162.0619929
77Spain162.027874
78Mali161.9892021
79Italy161.810158
80Turkey161.80204
81Kazakhstan161.7446106
82Gambia161.7281894
83Tunisia161.6854548
84Uruguay161.5584634
85Greenland161.3955504
86Azerbaijan161.3748814
87Burkina Faso161.3260572
88Singapore161.3047179
89Occupied Palestinian Territory161.2777263
90Portugal161.2271328
91Argentina161.2204189
92North Korea161.2175424
93Dominican Republic161.2094022
94Iran161.1837018
95Morocco161.1808557
96Kiribati161.0399239
97Egypt160.8845002
98Macedonia (TFYR)160.8842672
99Qatar160.7157302
100Taiwan160.6953329
101China (Hong Kong SAR)160.6180502
102Haiti160.5749918
103Cyprus160.5529092
104United Arab Emirates160.5303006
105Vanuatu160.4836304
106Cameroon160.4111854
107Sudan160.3617147
108Costa Rica160.357674
109Uzbekistan160.2883173
110Namibia160.2561216
111Kyrgyzstan160.2019309
112Cuba160.1349333
113Kuwait160.1019556
114Mauritania160.0617358
115Gabon160.0451908
116Venezuela160.0370075
117Mongolia159.8935082
118Somalia159.8572748
119Armenia159.8502379
120Zimbabwe159.8490637
121Djibouti159.8239953
122Niger159.8149349
123Sao Tome and Principe159.8104627
124Paraguay159.762217
125Micronesia (Federated States of)159.6585322
126Central African Republic159.6509569
127Guyana159.5686675
128Palau159.517622
129Jordan159.4624081
130Kenya159.4338103
131Chile159.4177472
132Thailand159.417654
133Syrian Arab Republic159.3794885
134Togo159.1294047
135Mauritius158.9428354
136Swaziland158.9213854
137Ghana158.8551002
138Saudi Arabia158.8377261
139Congo158.7799374
140Guinea158.7521597
141Iraq158.748746
142Guinea Bissau158.7193539
143Cote d’Ivoire158.6523799
144South Africa158.5787176
145Uganda158.5279616
146Japan158.5037434
147Oman158.4350097
148Viet Nam158.425687
149Benin158.4004184
150Bahrain158.2908386
151Panama158.1864561
152Nigeria158.137273
153Tajikistan158.1217805
154Belize158.1200655
155Angola158.0968993
156Equatorial Guinea158.049563
157Colombia157.9637321
158Mexico157.9019214
159Nauru157.8220749
160Eritrea157.5803008
161Sierra Leone157.335599
162Zambia157.3152177
163Ethiopia157.1513304
164Malaysia157.0637126
165Papua New Guinea156.8944981
166Tanzania156.8863466
167Solomon Islands156.7888442
168Lesotho156.7207687
169Rwanda156.7193229
170Liberia156.5414075
171Comoros156.5389135
172El Salvador156.3895702
173DR Congo156.3007255
174Malawi156.1409983
175Afghanistan156.1131365
176Sri Lanka155.8757964
177Nicaragua155.621106
178Bolivia155.5752266
179Mozambique155.4209895
180Ecuador155.2489338
181Honduras155.1831397
182India155.1781714
183Bhutan155.1525549
184Burundi155.0750944
185Brunei Darussalam154.8975092
186Pakistan154.7706078
187Marshall Islands154.757255
188Yemen154.7560774
189Cambodia154.749508
190Myanmar154.7139858
191Peru154.3871646
192Indonesia154.3551613
193Maldives154.2846913
194Philippines154.144211
195Lao PDR153.0990839
196Madagascar153.0638056
197Timor-Leste152.7123349
198Nepal152.3889602
199Bangladesh152.3776067
200Guatemala150.9139679

Why Are European Women So Tall?

Northern and Eastern Europe once again dominate global height charts. Women from countries like the Netherlands, Denmark, Latvia, and Estonia consistently measure above 168 cm (5’6″), indicating strong trends in health and nutrition.

Factors influencing height include:

  • Balanced childhood nutrition with high dairy and protein intake
  • Universal healthcare systems
  • Genetic lineage with tall average baselines
  • High living standards and low rates of childhood stunting

Height as a Health Indicator

While genetics play a major role, environmental factors like early-life nutrition and disease exposure heavily impact final adult height. The global public health community often uses average height as an indirect indicator of a population’s socioeconomic development.

Source:

NCD-RisC, Evolution of adult height over time (2019)

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