Do you consider 5ft1/155cm height fur a woman very short or not in the realms of average height ?

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I was always told as a child I'd be tall as an adult - by everyone around me - but my actual adult height is 5ft1/155cm. I'm female.

Not in England, no. In 2021, the average height for women in England was 162.4cm, which is between 5’3” and 5’4”.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/332542/height-of-individuals-by-gender-in-england-uk/#:~:text=Height%20of%20individuals%20in%20England%201998%2D2021%2C%20by%20gender&text=According%20to%20the%20survey%2C%20the,up%20from%20161%20in%201998.

Short, but not unusually so. I'm 5'2 and I completely understand!

It's very short but there is nothing 'wrong' with it and nothing you can do in any case.

Short.

I am 5ft4 or 5ft5ish, which I thought was average but am now starting to think is short since starting to work in a school full of giants!

Average height for a woman in the UK is 5'3"

I am 5ft 3 and I think I am short.

Short. I'm 5'7" and I'd say I'm average.

Short.

It's short. My mum was 5'2, my Gran was 5'3 my DD is 5'3 and they all consider(ed ) themselves to be short.

I am 5ft (probably shorter since I keep shrinking but I refuse to check haha) I would say yes I am shorter than the average person, but is the average height for woman in the uk not 5ft 3 or 5ft 4? Does it bother you being short? I do hate having to wait for a tall person to come along when I can't get something off the top shelf in the shops. It can be a bit embarrassing asking random strangers to help when you are on your tip toes and can't reach 😆It is only going to get worse as I get older and shrink more haha

It's not average. It's short.

Looking at the growth charts it is just below the 9th percentile and about 9cm below the median.

www.rcpch.ac.uk/sites/default/files/Girls_2-18_years_growth_chart.pdf

This means that in a random group of 11 women you are most likely going to be the shortest. I'd say you were an inch or two outside the realms of average height.

It's below average but certainly not abnormal. My mum and I are much taller than my older sister, and she's not much taller than you, but I never felt odd out and about with her.

I'm 5'2 and am considered short, so yes I'd say you're short. Unfortunately I'm short and fat so finding clothing to fit and suit me can be a bit of a bother.

But you are… comparatively speaking.

that’s over the 75th centile meaning you’re taller than 75 of women.

I think a lot of people think average heights are taller than what they are because a lot of people have no idea what heights look like.

I am 5ft 8 and frequently have people, shorter people challenge me on my own height because they want to imagine their height is taller than what they think it is.

Bit late to the party on this thread. I'm 152 cm and definitely on the small side! I really dislike the term "short" though as to me it implies something lacking!

Well you are lacking height, so…

162.4 (5' 3.9") for women
175.9 (5' 9.25") for men

NHS /Statista figures

@JHound that's because it's not true, he's lying through his teeth any woman regardless young or elderly, a 5'7" female, God even a true 5'6 female with a slim build seems quite tall, and this is coming from a 6'8" male

@sanityisamyth that's your personal opinion but sorry to say it's not a fact, a 5'7" female is over 75 percentile for women so you're tall! Deal with the fact

@rosesareredvioletsareblueaimverytiredandsoareyou taller is taller doesn't matter if it's not by much I hate people saying that

@NotSmallButFunSize No! it's not is probably much closer to 5'4"

@Smallsalt you're far from being correct it's not what you feel, it's what's factual whether you agree or not your average height, 5'4" female is average and that's that

@Oblomov23 sorry but no chance 5'6" for a female i personally still consider 5'6" "kinda tall side" with 5'5" being high end average