It's quite official, Chinese are taller than Japanese and will continue to grow taller as China gets richer. In general, their genes are taller,especially those of the Northern stock, and are now marginally taller than Japanese, but shorter than South Koreans.
Chinese people from the Northern areas of China are taller than Japanese. The average height of the Chinese from the Northern areas of China ranged from 1.73 m-1.75 m. Chinese people from Southern areas of China are shorter. The average height of the Chinese from Southern areas of China ranged from 1.68 m-1.70 m.
Koreans are taller because they are genetically close to the Northern Asian nomadic tribes such as Mongols, Manchus, etc. who often have taller stature.
163.28 cm (5 feet 4 inch.) 17-year-old Japanese men's height average is 170.7 cm (5 feet 7.2 inches) and 17-year-old Japanese women's height average is 157.8 cm (5 feet 2.1 inches).
In 2021, the average height of South Korean women in their twenties as well as those in thirties lay at 161.77 centimeters. Women in older age categories tended to be shorter.
In many parts of Asia, including China, the average woman's height is about 5 feet.
The average age was 14 years. The average height of the students in 2010 was 156.51 cm (160.00 cm for males and 153.13 cm for females). The average weight was 50.91 kg (54.84 kg for males and 47.12 kg for females) and the average chest circumference was 78.78 cm (80.78 cm for males and 76.85 cm for females).
Bao Xishun (also known as Xi Shun; born November 2, 1951) is a Chinese-Mongolian herdsman from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, recognized by Guinness World Records as one of the world's tallest living men at 7 feet 9 inches (236 cm) tall. He was formerly certified as the tallest living man by the Guinness World Records.
Shandong citizens, are also known to have the tallest average height of any Chinese province (or administrative equivalents).
Northern Chinese are generally taller due to presence of Mongolian genes.
The report says the average height of 19-year-old Chinese males is 175.7 centimeters, making them the fifth tallest in Asia and the tallest in East Asia; the average height of Chinese females is 163.5 cm, the tallest in the region.
Korea is in East Asia and Korea is considered to be taller than most other Asian countries.
The Netherlands is also known as the land of giants. Ever wondered where the tallest men and women live in the world? Well, the answer is Netherlands. Also called a land of giants, the Netherlands is home to men with an average height of a Dutch man is 182.5 cm (about 6 feet).
Dutch people are the tallest people in the world. They have an average height of 175.62 cm (5 feet 7.96 inches).
Yao Defen was born to poor farmers in the town of Liuan in the Anhui province of Shucheng County.
The average height of 17-year old Japanese men is 170.7cm (5'7”) and 157.8cm (5'2”) for women. When it comes to weight, men weigh in with 62.5kg (138lbs) and women with 52.9kg (117lbs). Some people might be surprised that the average height is still relatively tall!
It's #HobbitDay. Curious to see how you measure up next to a Hobbit? The average height of an Australian woman is 161cm and 175cm for a man. This is more than double the size of a small Hobbit, which, according to J.R.R. Tolkien, range between 2-4 feet tall (61-122cm).
Men are most satisfied when they are 3 inches (8cm) taller than their partners. Another study found that among men, 13.5 percent prefer to date only women shorter than them. But among women, about half (48.9 percent) preferred to date only men taller than them.
According to a survey conducted in 2019 by Ipsos on global attitudes toward beauty, around 58 percent of South Korean respondents stated that they preferred women to be between 5 feet 5 inches (around 165cm) to 5 feet 9 inches (around 175cm) tall.
In 2021, the average weight of South Korean women aged 19 years or younger lay at 59.87 kilograms. Women across all age categories tended to have similar weight averages, with the exception of women aged 80 years and older, who weighed significantly less.
1. Timor-Leste — 155.47cm (5 feet 1.28 inches) People on the Southeast Asian island of Timor are an average 155.47cm (5 feet 1.28 inches) tall. The average Timorese man is 159.79cm (5 feet 2.90 inches) tall.