According to their own statements, men aged 19years who were born in the Netherlands in2020 are on average 182.9cm tall. Women of the same age born in the Netherlands measure 169.3cm. During the course of the last century we have kept growing taller, but after1980 this growth seemed to have ceased.
Generation born around1980 the tallest
Men born in1930 were 175.6cm tall on average, those born in1980 attained a height of 183.9cm. Inother words, men have grown an average of 8.3cm taller in fifty years. Women have also grown considerably taller. Thegeneration of women from1930 attained an average height of165.4cm; those born in1980 grew to 170.7cm, almost 5.3cm taller. Forgenerations born after the early1980s, growth in height has stopped. Menborn in2001 were on average 1cm shorter than the generation from1980, women on average 1.4cm.
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Show datatableDevelopment of average body height by year of birth, 1930-2001 (Height at age 19, in cm1)Hide datatableDevelopment of average body height by year of birth, 1930-2001 (Height at age 19, in cm1)
| birth year | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 175.6 | 165.4 |
| 1931 | 175.6 | 166 |
| 1932 | 175.7 | 166 |
| 1933 | 176.5 | 166.6 |
| 1934 | 176.2 | 166 |
| 1935 | 176.3 | 165.7 |
| 1936 | 176.3 | 165.7 |
| 1937 | 176.6 | 165.9 |
| 1938 | 176.5 | 166.1 |
| 1939 | 177.2 | 166.3 |
| 1940 | 177.3 | 166 |
| 1941 | 177.5 | 166.2 |
| 1942 | 177.6 | 166.4 |
| 1943 | 177.6 | 166.6 |
| 1944 | 178 | 166.5 |
| 1945 | 178 | 166.5 |
| 1946 | 178.8 | 166.7 |
| 1947 | 179 | 166.8 |
| 1948 | 179.2 | 166.9 |
| 1949 | 179.6 | 167 |
| 1950 | 179.4 | 166.8 |
| 1951 | 179.9 | 167 |
| 1952 | 179.9 | 167 |
| 1953 | 180.1 | 167.2 |
| 1954 | 180.4 | 167.4 |
| 1955 | 180.8 | 167.6 |
| 1956 | 181 | 167.7 |
| 1957 | 181.1 | 167.9 |
| 1958 | 181.4 | 168 |
| 1959 | 181.6 | 168.2 |
| 1960 | 181.7 | 168.5 |
| 1961 | 181.8 | 168.6 |
| 1962 | 182 | 168.6 |
| 1963 | 182.1 | 168.9 |
| 1964 | 182.5 | 169.1 |
| 1965 | 182.8 | 169.3 |
| 1966 | 183 | 169.6 |
| 1967 | 183.1 | 169.7 |
| 1968 | 183.3 | 169.9 |
| 1969 | 183.4 | 170.1 |
| 1970 | 183.5 | 170.1 |
| 1971 | 183.5 | 170.2 |
| 1972 | 183.4 | 170.2 |
| 1973 | 183.5 | 170.2 |
| 1974 | 183.6 | 170.3 |
| 1975 | 183.5 | 170.4 |
| 1976 | 183.8 | 170.4 |
| 1977 | 183.8 | 170.4 |
| 1978 | 183.5 | 170.6 |
| 1979 | 183.8 | 170.7 |
| 1980 | 183.9 | 170.7 |
| 1981 | 183.7 | 170.3 |
| 1982 | 183.8 | 170.5 |
| 1983 | 183.6 | 170.4 |
| 1984 | 183.4 | 170.3 |
| 1985 | 183.4 | 170.2 |
| 1986 | 183.4 | 170 |
| 1987 | 183.3 | 170 |
| 1988 | 183.4 | 169.9 |
| 1989 | 183.3 | 169.8 |
| 1990 | 183.4 | 169.7 |
| 1991 | 183.1 | 169.8 |
| 1992 | 183.1 | 169.5 |
| 1993 | 183.2 | 169.5 |
| 1994 | 183.2 | 169.4 |
| 1995 | 183.3 | 169.6 |
| 1996 | 182.8 | 169.5 |
| 1997 | 183.2 | 169.5 |
| 1998 | 183.3 | 169.5 |
| 1999 | 183.6 | 169.5 |
| 2000 | 183.4 | 169.5 |
| 2001 | 182.9 | 169.3 |
| 1 The figures for the last cohort (birth year 2001) indicate the average height of a 19-year-old person in 2020. | ||
21percent of men taller than 190cm
In the early1950s, tall men were still very unusual. Nomore than 3percent of the generation from 1930–1934 reached a height of at least 190cm. In2020, more than1 in5young men were at least 190cm tall, 7percent were at least 195cm tall. A height of less than 175cm was quite normal for a man in the1950s: 42percent of young men were shorter than 175cm. This height is less common in today’s society: 12percent of young men are shorter than 175cm.
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Show datatableDevelopment of average male height (%)Hide datatableDevelopment of average male height (%)
| birth cohort | shorter than 175 cm | 175-179 cm | 180-184 cm | 185-189 cm | 190-194 cm | taller than 194 cm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930-1934 | 42.3 | 26.2 | 19.4 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
| 1935-1939 | 38.5 | 27 | 20.3 | 10.2 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| 1940-1944 | 33.5 | 25.8 | 23.9 | 11.2 | 4.6 | 1 |
| 1945-1949 | 26.3 | 25.4 | 25.7 | 15.1 | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| 1950-1954 | 21.4 | 25.5 | 26.7 | 16.9 | 7 | 2.5 |
| 1955 -1959 | 16.4 | 23 | 28.2 | 20 | 9 | 3.4 |
| 1960-1964 | 13.9 | 20.7 | 28.2 | 22 | 10.6 | 4.5 |
| 1965-1969 | 10.8 | 18.4 | 27.4 | 24.7 | 12.5 | 6.1 |
| 1970-1974 | 10.6 | 17.2 | 27 | 24.4 | 13.7 | 7.1 |
| 1975-1979 | 9.3 | 18.8 | 25.6 | 24.7 | 13.9 | 7.8 |
| 1980-1984 | 9.9 | 16.9 | 27.3 | 24.3 | 13.5 | 8.1 |
| 1985-1989 | 11.1 | 17.7 | 25.3 | 25.3 | 13.2 | 7.3 |
| 1990-1994 | 11.9 | 17.9 | 25.9 | 23.6 | 13.5 | 7.2 |
| 1995-1999 | 11.5 | 17.7 | 26.5 | 24.1 | 13.1 | 7.1 |
| 2000-2001 | 11.7 | 16.8 | 27.1 | 23.8 | 13.4 | 7.1 |
The picture is similar for women. Inaround 1950, a woman who was 180cm tall was still rare. Less than 2percent of the female generation from the 1930s attained this height. Nowadays, you see more tall women walking around. Almost1 in10girls born around1980 is at least 180cm tall. This number is declining somewhat in the youngest generation.
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