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Average Male Height in Chile: 1800 to Today (and Tomorrow)

Updated October 2026 · ⬇ download this dataset (CSV) · methodology

In the 2020s, average male height in Chile stands at 172 cm — ranking #62 of 157 countries. In 1900 it was 164 cm. (Source: NCD-RisC, compiled by MYRIAD)

🇨🇱 Mean adult male height by birth cohort — a proxy for childhood nutrition and health. For Chile, the story across three centuries is below — every value is a statistical fact about the lives actually lived there.

Decade by decade

DecadeAverage Male Height (cm)
1800s estimate163
1810s estimate163.1
1820s estimate163.2
1830s estimate163.3
1840s estimate163.4
1850s estimate163.5
1860s estimate163.6
1870s estimate163.7
1880s estimate163.8
1890s estimate163.9
1900s estimate164
1910s estimate164.4
1920s estimate164.8
1930s estimate165.2
1940s estimate165.6
1950s166
1960s167
1970s168
1980s169
1990s170
2000s171
2010s171.5
2020s172
2030s projection172.3
2040s projection172.6
2050s projection172.9
2060s projection173.2
2070s projection173.5
2080s projection173.8
2090s projection174.1
2100s projection174.4

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Questions people ask

What is the Average Male Height in Chile today?

172 cm in the 2020s (NCD-RisC).

How much did Average Male Height in Chile change since 1950?

From 166 to 172 cm — a change of about 4%.

Where does Chile rank worldwide?

#62 of 157 countries covered by MYRIAD in the 2020s.

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