161 cm Height Percentile for Men
A man who is 161 cm (5'3") sits in the 3rd percentile for adult men — taller than about 3% of them, and shorter than about 97%.
3rd
Shorter than most
3
men would be shorter
−14.3 cm
Average is 175.3 cm (5'9")
161 cm sits at the 3rd percentile of the adult man distribution
How 161 cm ranks around the world
The same height reads very differently depending on where you are. Sorted by each country's average height for men.
| Country | Average | Your percentile |
|---|---|---|
| the Netherlands | 183.8 cm | <1st |
| Denmark | 181 cm | <1st |
| Germany | 180.6 cm | <1st |
| Norway | 180.5 cm | <1st |
| Poland | 180.3 cm | <1st |
| Croatia | 180 cm | <1st |
| Czech Republic | 180 cm | <1st |
| Estonia | 180 cm | <1st |
| Latvia | 180 cm | <1st |
| Lithuania | 180 cm | <1st |
| Serbia | 180 cm | <1st |
| Slovenia | 180 cm | <1st |
| Sweden | 180 cm | <1st |
| France | 179.7 cm | <1st |
| Finland | 179.6 cm | <1st |
| Australia | 179.2 cm | <1st |
| Austria | 179 cm | 1st |
| Belgium | 179 cm | 1st |
| Slovakia | 179 cm | 1st |
| Canada | 178.1 cm | 1st |
| Greece | 178 cm | 1st |
| Switzerland | 178 cm | 1st |
| Ukraine | 178 cm | 1st |
| Italy | 177.8 cm | 1st |
| Israel | 177 cm | 1st |
| the UK | 177 cm | 1st |
| Hungary | 176 cm | 2nd |
| Russia | 176 cm | 2nd |
| the US | 175.3 cm | 2nd |
| Bulgaria | 175 cm | 2nd |
| Romania | 175 cm | 2nd |
| South Korea | 174.9 cm | 2nd |
| Argentina | 174.5 cm | 3rd |
| Spain | 174 cm | 3rd |
| Brazil | 173.6 cm | 4th |
| Iran | 173 cm | 4th |
| Turkey | 173 cm | 4th |
| China | 172.1 cm | 6th |
| Portugal | 172 cm | 6th |
| Chile | 171.3 cm | 7th |
| Japan | 170.8 cm | 8th |
| Colombia | 170.6 cm | 9th |
| Egypt | 170.3 cm | 9th |
| Saudi Arabia | 170 cm | 10th |
| Malaysia | 169 cm | 13th |
| Mexico | 169 cm | 13th |
| South Africa | 169 cm | 13th |
| Thailand | 169 cm | 13th |
| Vietnam | 168 cm | 16th |
| Pakistan | 167 cm | 20th |
| India | 166.5 cm | 22nd |
| Nigeria | 165.9 cm | 24th |
| Indonesia | 165 cm | 28th |
| Nepal | 165 cm | 28th |
| Philippines | 163.5 cm | 36th |
Country percentiles assume a normal distribution around each published national average, so treat them as close estimates rather than exact national statistics. The US figure above uses full reference data.
Questions about 161 cm
What percentile is 161 cm for a man?
161 cm (5'3") is the 3rd percentile for adult men, meaning a man at this height is taller than about 3% of adult men and shorter than about 97%.
Is 161 cm tall for a man?
At the 3rd percentile, 161 cm counts as "shorter than most" for adult men. In a room of 100 men, roughly 3 would be shorter and 97 taller.
How tall is 161 cm in feet and inches?
161 cm is 5'3".