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The person in the 3D views and on the plans: standing, lying on a pad or wearing a pack, at any height, with average proportions.

Average heights

US adults 20 and over, NHANES 2015–2018

Average5th percentile95th percentileAs reported
Women63.5 in59 in67.9 inTable 10, 20 and over: mean 63.5, 5th 59.0, 95th 67.9 (inches)
Men69 in64.1 in73.8 inTable 12, 20 and over: mean 69.0, 5th 64.1, 95th 73.8 (inches)

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Body proportions

ANSUR II means for 1,986 women and 4,082 men

MeasureANSUR II nameWomen, meanMen, meanShare of height, women / men
Height(75) STATURE162.9 cm162.85 CM / 64.11 IN175.6 cm175.62 CM / 69.14 IN100% / 100%
Base of the neck (C7) height(22) CERVICALE HEIGHT139.6 cm139.57 CM / 54.95 IN151.7 cm151.73 CM / 59.74 IN85.7% / 86.4%
Shoulder height(2) ACROMIAL HEIGHT133.5 cm133.51 CM / 52.56 IN144.1 cm144.07 CM / 56.72 IN82% / 82%
Chest height(26) CHEST HEIGHT117.2 cm117.16 CM / 46.13 IN129.1 cm129.11 CM / 50.83 IN71.9% / 73.5%
Waist height, at the navel(90) WAIST HEIGHT (OMPHALION)98 cm98.01 CM / 38.59 IN105.7 cm105.65 CM / 41.59 IN60.2% / 60.2%
Top of the hip bone, where a hip belt sits(52) ILIOCRISTALE HEIGHT99.6 cm99.57 CM / 39.20 IN106.2 cm106.16 CM / 41.80 IN61.1% / 60.4%
Hip joint height(83) TROCHANTERION HEIGHT84.5 cm84.54 CM / 33.28 IN90.1 cm90.09 CM / 35.47 IN51.9% / 51.3%
Inseam (crotch height)(27) CROTCH HEIGHT78.2 cm78.23 CM / 30.80 IN84.6 cm84.59 CM / 33.30 IN48% / 48.2%
Knee height(56) KNEE HEIGHT, MIDPATELLA44.9 cm44.90 CM / 17.68 IN48.8 cm48.84 CM / 19.23 IN27.6% / 27.8%
Ankle height(59) LATERAL MALLEOLUS HEIGHT6.3 cm6.27 CM / 2.47 IN7.3 cm7.29 CM / 2.87 IN3.9% / 4.2%
Ear to top of the head(82) TRAGION-TOP OF HEAD12.7 cm12.65 CM / 4.98 IN13.1 cm13.11 CM / 5.16 IN7.8% / 7.5%
Head length, front to back(47) HEAD LENGTH19 cm18.98 CM / 7.47 IN20 cm19.95 CM / 7.85 IN11.7% / 11.4%
Head width(45) HEAD BREADTH14.8 cm14.78 CM / 5.82 IN15.4 cm15.43 CM / 6.08 IN9.1% / 8.8%
Shoulder width, bone to bone(8) BIACROMIAL BREADTH36.5 cm36.53 CM / 14.38 IN41.6 cm41.57 CM / 16.37 IN22.4% / 23.7%
Shoulder width, outside the arms(11) BIDELTOID BREADTH45 cm45.03 CM / 17.73 IN51 cm51.04 CM / 20.10 IN27.7% / 29.1%
Chest width(23) CHEST BREADTH26.9 cm26.93 CM / 10.60 IN28.9 cm28.94 CM / 11.40 IN16.5% / 16.5%
Chest depth(25) CHEST DEPTH24.7 cm24.74 CM / 9.74 IN25.4 cm25.38 CM / 9.99 IN15.2% / 14.5%
Waist width(86) WAIST BREADTH30 cm29.99 CM / 11.81 IN32.6 cm32.64 CM / 12.85 IN18.4% / 18.6%
Waist depth(88) WAIST DEPTH21.3 cm21.30 CM / 8.39 IN23.8 cm23.78 CM / 9.36 IN13.1% / 13.5%
Hip width(50) HIP BREADTH35.4 cm35.38 CM / 13.93 IN34.6 cm34.57 CM / 13.61 IN21.7% / 19.7%
Hip depth, at the buttocks(17) BUTTOCK DEPTH23.3 cm23.29 CM / 9.17 IN24.6 cm24.58 CM / 9.68 IN14.3% / 14%
Upper arm, shoulder to elbow(3) ACROMION-RADIALE LENGTH31.1 cm31.12 CM / 12.25 IN33.5 cm33.52 CM / 13.20 IN19.1% / 19.1%
Forearm, elbow to wrist(67) RADIALE-STYLION LENGTH24.1 cm24.13 CM / 9.50 IN26.8 cm26.79 CM / 10.55 IN14.8% / 15.3%
Hand length(44) HAND LENGTH18.1 cm18.11 CM / 7.13 IN19.3 cm19.33 CM / 7.61 IN11.1% / 11%
Foot length(36) FOOT LENGTH24.6 cm24.63 CM / 9.70 IN27.1 cm27.12 CM / 10.68 IN15.1% / 15.4%
Foot width(35) FOOT BREADTH, HORIZONTAL9.3 cm9.27 CM / 3.65 IN10.2 cm10.19 CM / 4.01 IN5.7% / 5.8%
Sitting height, seat to top of the head(71) SITTING HEIGHT85.7 cm85.66 CM / 33.73 IN91.8 cm91.83 CM / 36.15 IN52.6% / 52.3%
Arm span(74) SPAN166 cm166.03 CM / 65.37 IN181.4 cm181.42 CM / 71.42 IN102% / 103.3%
Armpit height(5) AXILLA HEIGHT123.9 cm123.90 CM / 48.78 IN132.9 cm132.91 CM / 52.33 IN76.1% / 75.7%
Top of the breastbone height(76) SUPRASTERNALE HEIGHT133 cm132.97 CM / 52.35 IN143.9 cm143.86 CM / 56.64 IN81.7% / 81.9%
Lowest rib height(77) TENTH RIB HEIGHT105.6 cm105.63 CM / 41.58 IN112.1 cm112.07 CM / 44.12 IN64.9% / 63.8%
Buttock height, at its fullest(18) BUTTOCK HEIGHT83.4 cm83.37 CM / 32.82 IN88.8 cm88.79 CM / 34.96 IN51.2% / 50.6%
Knee joint height(58) LATERAL FEMORAL EPICONDYLE HEIGHT46.6 cm46.59 CM / 18.34 IN49.2 cm49.17 CM / 19.36 IN28.6% / 28%
Wrist height, arm hanging(93) WRIST HEIGHT79.4 cm79.42 CM / 31.27 IN84.8 cm84.75 CM / 33.37 IN48.8% / 48.3%
Eye height(D16) EYE HEIGHT152 cm151.95 CM / 59.82 IN164.2 cm164.24 CM / 64.66 IN93.3% / 93.5%
Neck circumference(62) NECK CIRCUMFERENCE33 cm32.98 CM / 12.98 IN39.8 cm39.76 CM / 15.66 IN20.3% / 22.6%
Neck circumference at the base(63) NECK CIRCUMFERENCE, BASE37.1 cm37.12 CM / 14.61 IN43.5 cm43.46 CM / 17.11 IN22.8% / 24.7%
Head circumference(46) HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE56.1 cm56.11 CM / 22.09 IN57.4 cm57.44 CM / 22.61 IN34.5% / 32.7%
Face length, chin to the bridge of the nose(61) MENTON-SELLION LENGTH11.3 cm11.31 CM / 4.45 IN12.3 cm12.26 CM / 4.83 IN6.9% / 7%
Face width at the cheekbones(15) BIZYGOMATIC BREADTH13.4 cm13.38 CM / 5.27 IN14.3 cm14.26 CM / 5.61 IN8.2% / 8.1%
Ear length(31) EAR LENGTH5.9 cm5.94 CM / 2.34 IN6.4 cm6.42 CM / 2.53 IN3.6% / 3.7%
Ear protrusion(32) EAR PROTRUSION2 cm2.04 CM / 0.80 IN2.3 cm2.32 CM / 0.91 IN1.3% / 1.3%
Upper arm circumference, flexed(9) BICEPS CIRCUMFERENCE, FLEXED30.6 cm30.56 CM / 12.03 IN35.8 cm35.81 CM / 14.10 IN18.8% / 20.4%
Forearm circumference, flexed(38) FOREARM CIRCUMFERENCE, FLEXED26.4 cm26.41 CM / 10.40 IN31 cm31.01 CM / 12.21 IN16.2% / 17.7%
Wrist circumference(92) WRIST CIRCUMFERENCE15.5 cm15.48 CM / 6.09 IN17.6 cm17.59 CM / 6.93 IN9.5% / 10%
Hand width(42) HAND BREADTH7.8 cm7.82 CM / 3.08 IN8.8 cm8.83 CM / 3.47 IN4.8% / 5%
Hand circumference(43) HAND CIRCUMFERENCE18.7 cm18.66 CM / 7.34 IN21.2 cm21.23 CM / 8.36 IN11.5% / 12.1%
Palm length(65) PALM LENGTH10.9 cm10.87 CM / 4.28 IN11.7 cm11.65 CM / 4.59 IN6.7% / 6.6%
Thigh circumference, at the top(78) THIGH CIRCUMFERENCE61.6 cm61.61 CM / 24.26 IN62.5 cm62.51 CM / 24.61 IN37.8% / 35.6%
Thigh circumference, above the knee(60) LOWER THIGH CIRCUMFERENCE40.1 cm40.07 CM / 15.78 IN40.9 cm40.93 CM / 16.11 IN24.6% / 23.3%
Calf circumference(21) CALF CIRCUMFERENCE37.3 cm37.33 CM / 14.70 IN39.2 cm39.23 CM / 15.44 IN22.9% / 22.3%
Ankle circumference, above the ankle bones(4) ANKLE CIRCUMFERENCE21.6 cm21.57 CM / 8.49 IN22.9 cm22.93 CM / 9.03 IN13.2% / 13.1%
Ankle width, across the ankle bones(12) BIMALLEOLAR BREADTH6.7 cm6.70 CM / 2.64 IN7.5 cm7.48 CM / 2.94 IN4.1% / 4.3%
Heel width(49) HEEL BREADTH6.7 cm6.72 CM / 2.64 IN7.3 cm7.25 CM / 2.85 IN4.1% / 4.1%
Heel to the ball of the foot(7) BALL OF FOOT LENGTH18.2 cm18.21 CM / 7.17 IN20.1 cm20.09 CM / 7.91 IN11.2% / 11.4%
Foot circumference at the ball(6) BALL OF FOOT CIRCUMFERENCE22.8 cm22.81 CM / 8.98 IN25.2 cm25.20 CM / 9.92 IN14% / 14.3%
  • The planner divides each mean by the mean height, then multiplies by the height you pick, so every body keeps the average proportions. Real people vary more than that.
  • ANSUR II measured US Army personnel, who are younger and fitter than the general public. Treat these as proportions, not sizes.
  • Torso length, how packs are sized, is base of the neck (C7) height minus the top of the hip bone (iliac crest) height.

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