Height and Weight Chart

Ideal weight by height, men and women

Figures below are the average of the Hamwi, Devine, Robinson and Miller formulas (see the IBW formula page for each one individually), rounded to the nearest whole unit. The healthy BMI range column comes from the WHO's 18.5-25 healthy BMI band applied to that exact height, the same calculation used by the main weight calculator. If your exact height is not listed, use the calculator for a precise figure instead of interpolating between two rows by eye.

Why the female column is not just the male column minus a fixed amount

A frequent question behind searches like "age height weight chart female" is whether women simply need a flat percentage or fixed subtraction from the male figure at the same height. They do not. Look closely at the table above: the gap between the male and female average widens as height increases, from about 3 kg at 150 cm to nearly 6 kg at 190 cm. That happens because each of the four underlying formulas uses a different per-inch increment for men and women, not just a different starting base weight, so the two lines are not parallel. A simple flat offset would be reasonably accurate for someone near 160 to 165 cm and noticeably off at the taller and shorter ends of the table.

This is also why there is no separate men's and women's chart for BMI itself (only for IBW here). The WHO's healthy BMI range, 18.5 to 25, is the same for men and women at any given height; it is the weight figures the range translates to, and the IBW formulas above, that differ by gender, not the underlying BMI classification boundaries.

Reading the table for a height between two rows

The table lists heights in 5 cm steps. If your height falls between two rows (for example, 168 cm, between the 165 and 170 cm rows), you can estimate by interpolating roughly halfway between the two values, but this table is meant as a fast reference, not a precise calculation. The main weight calculator accepts your exact height in centimeters or in feet and inches and computes an exact figure using the same four formulas, rather than rounding to the nearest 5 cm step shown here. As with the calculator, nothing you look up on this page is sent anywhere; see the privacy page for details.

What this chart does not cover

This is an adult chart. It does not cover infant or child weight-for-age tracking, which in India is typically done against WHO or IAP (Indian Academy of Pediatrics) growth charts specific to a child's exact age in months and follows a percentile system rather than a fixed formula. It also does not cover pregnancy weight gain, which has its own separate, trimester-specific guidelines. If either of those applies to you, the figures on this page are not the right reference; a pediatrician or obstetrician working from the appropriate growth chart is.

Why a printed chart is still useful next to a calculator

A calculator gives you one precise answer for one exact height. A chart lets you scan several heights at once, which is genuinely useful in a few everyday situations a calculator does not cover as well: comparing your own figure against a sibling or partner of a different height, sanity-checking a number you half-remember from a doctor's visit, or getting a rough sense of the trend as height increases before typing in exact numbers. The print button on the main calculator is the better choice if you want a copy of your own personal result rather than the general table on this page; this chart is meant to be browsed, not filled in with one specific data point and saved.