What is the average height of a child in the UK?
A child’s height can vary a lot. One child can be quite a bit taller than the average height, whereas another child may be shorter. Children often go through growth spurts, and then tend to grow slowly in height when they get older. In the overview below you can see the average height of boys and girls at different ages.
Age: | Average height boy: | Average height girl: |
1 month | 1ft 9.6in (54.8 cm) | 1ft 9.2in (53.8 cm) |
2 months | 1ft 11in (58.4 cm) | 1ft 10.1in (56.1 cm) |
3 months | 2ft 0.2in (61.4 cm) | 1ft 11.6in (59.9 cm) |
4 months | 2ft 1.2in (64 cm) | 2ft 0.5in (62.2 cm) |
5 months | 2ft 2in (66 cm) | 2ft 1.3in (64.2 cm) |
6 months | 2ft 2.6in (67.5 cm) | 2ft 2.1in (66.4 cm) |
7 months | 2ft 3.2in (69 cm) | 2ft 2.5in (67.3 cm) |
8 months | 2ft 3.8in (70.6 cm) | 2ft 3.1in (68.8 cm) |
9 months | 2ft 4.3in (71.8 cm) | 2ft 3.6in (70.1 cm) |
10 months | 2ft 4.8in (73.1 cm) | 2ft 4.2in (71.6 cm) |
11 months | 2ft 5.3in (74.4 cm) | 2ft 4.7in (72.8 cm) |
12 months | 2ft 5.8in (75.7 cm) | 2ft 5.2in (74.1 cm) |
13 months | 2ft 6.3in (76.9 cm) | 2ft 5.6in (75.1 cm) |
14 months | 2ft 6.7in (77.9 cm) | 2ft 6.1in (76.4 cm) |
15 months | 2ft 7.2in (79.2 cm) | 2ft 6.6in (77.7 cm) |
1.5 years | 2ft 8.4in (82.2 cm) | 2ft 7.8in (80.7 cm) |
2 years | 2ft 10.2in (86.8 cm) | 2ft 9.7in (85.5 cm) |
2.5 years | 2ft 11.9in (91.1 cm) | 2ft 11.4in (90 cm) |
3 years | 3ft 1.5in (95.2 cm) | 3ft 1in (94 cm) |
3.5 years | 3ft 2.9in (98.8 cm) | 3ft 2.3in (97.2 cm) |
4 years | 3ft 4.3in (102.3 cm) | 3ft 3.5in (100.3 cm) |
5 years | 3ft 7in (109.2 cm) | 3ft 6.5in (107.9 cm) |
6 years | 3ft 9.5in (115.5 cm) | 3ft 9.5in (115.5 cm) |
7 years | 3ft 12in (121.9 cm) | 3ft 11.7in (121.1 cm) |
8 years | 4ft 2.4in (128 cm) | 4ft 2.5in (128.2 cm) |
9 years | 4ft 4.5in (133.3 cm) | 4ft 5in (133.3 cm) |
10 years | 4ft 6.5in (138.4 cm) | 4ft 6.5in (138.4 cm) |
11 years | 4ft 8.5in (143.5 cm) | 4ft 8.7in (144 cm) |
12 years | 4ft 10.7in (149.1 cm) | 4ft 11in (149.8 cm) |
13 years | 5ft 1.5in (156.2 cm) | 5ft 1.7in (156.7 cm) |
14 years | 5ft 4.5in (163.8 cm) | 5ft 2.5in (158.7 cm) |
15 years | 5ft 7in (170.1 cm) | 5ft 2.9in (159.7 cm) |
16 years | 5ft 8.3in (173.4 cm) | 5ft 4in (162.5 cm) |
17 years | 5ft 9in (175.2 cm) | 5ft 4in (162.5 cm) |
18 years | 5ft 9.2in (175.7 cm) | 5ft 4.2in (163 cm) |
19 years | 5ft 9.5in (176.5 cm) | 5ft 4.2in (163 cm) |
20 years | 5ft 9.7in (177 cm) | 5ft 4.3in (163.3 cm) |
21 years | 5ft 9.8in (177.4 cm) | 5ft 4.3in (163.4 cm) |
Is this generation of children taller than previous generations?
The average height of children has seen a sharp increase over the past 100 years. This is mainly due to increasingly balanced diets. Therefore, children now are 1- 5% taller than children of the same age 50 years ago.
See besides average child height also:
Average Child Weight
Average Baby Weight
Average Baby Length
Average Shoe Size Children