Average height of men in the UK??

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bigbhoy91

Im 5'11 too. I have always thought it used to be 5'10, but now with the recent influx of asians it has dropped to 5'9?

Oh dear

there are like what? 2 million Asian people in the UK out of 60 million total. They'd need an average height of about 3 and a 1/2 foot to drop the total population an inch.

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tucker672

Its 5'10 for men In Britain and 5'9 in France :p:

For women its 5'3 :smile:

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sil3nt_cha0s

MancStudent098

Oh dear

there are like what? 2 million Asian people in the UK out of 60 million total. They'd need an average height of about 3 and a 1/2 foot to drop the total population an inch.

if you total all the ethnic minorities together, their heights are bound to bring the average height of the UK down by an inch.

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bigbhoy91

MancStudent098

Oh dear

there are like what? 2 million Asian people in the UK out of 60 million total. They'd need an average height of about 3 and a 1/2 foot to drop the total population an inch.

Oh sorry, I didn't know that there are 60 million men in the UK...... :rolleyes:

Reply 24

The Question

Height is pretty deceptive because a lot of people sampled in the country to compile these averages have bad posture (curve their spine) which hide inches in height. Many people do this and beleive they are shorter than the actual height of their skeleton.

6' on the button btw.

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t3h_y0u553f

I am 5"5 but I am only 15; hopefully I grow a bit more :awesome:

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username310124

5'10 and still growing. :biggrin:

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Rainbow-Dream

bigfatflanker

I guess here is the best place to put it lol. Whats the average height of men in the UK - I'm 5:11 atm.

5 ft 10 which is 178cm i think :smile:

so you're above average

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MancStudent098

bigbhoy91

Oh sorry, I didn't know that there are 60 million men in the UK...... :rolleyes:

Damnit. Men. Tschhh. I always forget there's more than one gender. Makes it awkward when I'm in bed with the missus I can tell you. Yeah anyway, divide both my numbers by half, I'm still right. So nah. :wink:

sil3nt_cha0s

if you total all the ethnic minorities together, their heights are bound to bring the average height of the UK down by an inch.

At a generous estimate they're about 15% of the population. They'd still all have to be absolute midgets to drop the population size by a significant amount.

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Danielllll

fox_the_fix

Couldn't spare me a few inches? :biggrin:

wish i could ahaa.

Reply 30

JaSPLuNK!

Looking at some data I have the average is 5ft 7.5 inches for men in the UK based on results sampled in 1998.

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Aaronsas

I am 6ft 2 and Asian,so guess all the sterotypes and racists can just shut up?

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Skoji

5'9.5. Don't forget the half inch.

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Local_United_Fan

daveywavey

I'm 6'2"

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CombineHarvester

MancStudent098

At a generous estimate they're about 15% of the population. They'd still all have to be absolute midgets to drop the population size by a significant amount.

92% of the UK population are classed as "White British" or not from an ethnic minority group. 4% are classed as Asian and 2% Black. Some Asians are taller e.g. the majority of Sikhs and Blacks are taller than 177cm as well. Other significant ethnic groups such as Poles and Eastern Europeans are significantly taller so it balances out.

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Skoji

5'9.5. Don't forget the half inch.

like i must be the shortest girl ever as im 5.2 :o:

why oh why do i have to be short lol but it is nice to be hugged by tall people

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mikey j

kexy

I got measured by a high-tech machine today in Boots which told me my height was 5'8" which made me :smile:

Then it told my my weight, bmi and body fat. :frown:

well done, you are short and fat

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kexy

mikey j

well done, you are short and fat

First, allow me to point out that the average height of men in the UK is around 5' 9.7", being less than 1.7" inch away from that does not make me short any more than being being 5' 10" would make me tall, it just makes me around average given the large population size that this average is applicable to.

Secondly, I'm well aware i'm overweight. I'm actually more aware than you of this fact. I'm also working hard to change it.

Thirdly, your mother didn't seem to complain last night. :smile:

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mikey j

kexy