Height by age chart

Children's height from birth to 18, from World Health Organization tables. Enter age, sex and height to get the percentile, or tap an age in the table for details.

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Boys and girls: median height and P3–P97 (cm)

AgeBoysGirls
Birth49.9
46.3–53.4		49.1
45.6–52.7
6 months67.6
63.6–71.7		65.8
61.5–70
1 year75.7
71.3–80.2		74
69.2–78.8
2 years87.1
81.4–92.9		85.7
79.7–91.8
3 years96.1
89.1–103.1		95.1
87.9–102.2
4 years103.3
95.4–111.2		102.7
94.6–110.8
5 years110
101.2–118.7		109.4
100.5–118.4
6 years116
106.7–125.2		115.1
105.5–124.8
7 years121.7
111.8–131.7		120.8
110.5–131.1
8 years127.3
116.6–137.9		126.6
115.7–137.5
9 years132.6
121.3–143.9		132.5
121–144
10 years137.8
125.8–149.8		138.6
126.6–150.7
11 years143.1
130.5–155.8		145
132.5–157.5
12 years149.1
135.8–162.4		151.2
138.4–164.1
13 years156
142.1–170		156.4
143.3–169.4
14 years163.2
148.7–177.6		159.8
146.7–172.8
15 years169
154.3–183.6		161.7
148.7–174.6
16 years172.9
158.3–187.5		162.5
149.8–175.3
17 years175.2
160.8–189.5		162.9
150.3–175.4
18 years176.1
162.1–190.2		163.1
150.6–175.5

The bold number is the median (P50); below it, P3–P97. Under 2 years it is length measured lying down. Source: WHO Child Growth Standards (0–5), WHO Growth Reference 2007 (5–19).

About this chart

Values come straight from World Health Organization tables: the WHO Child Growth Standards (2006) for ages 0–5 and the WHO Growth Reference (2007) for ages 5–19. National references (CDC in the US, for example) can differ by a few centimetres. This is not a diagnostic tool: growth over time matters more than a single measurement, and questions about your child's growth belong with their doctor.