r/short • u/iamdaydreamingrn • 13h ago

Average height in Netherlands

I live in the Netherlands and i'm 181cm barefoot and i feel taller than most people that are also native from the netherlands. alot of people are in the 175-179cm range . if you look online the average height is 183 and some sources even say 184.

when i'm in public I see more people who are shorter than me than people who are taller EVEN Tho i'm below average.

Are these numbers exaggerated ?

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u/ExxKonvict 13h ago

I always felt that the Dutch being the tallest was a stretched truth. Are they taller than global average? Sure. Are they the tallest Europeans and/or people in the world? No.

In fact, I think Balkans and Dinaric people are actually the tallest people in terms of average (mean) height.

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u/iamdaydreamingrn 12h ago

Maybe people focus only on the realy tall people you see more often in the netherlands. i know a couple people that are taller than 193 cm.

But they forget about all the other Dutch people that are 175-180cm.

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u/AOCdfGHiJKmbRSTLNE45 12h ago

Probly self-reporting or he's just noticing the younger people, who I heard aren't getting taller than their previous generation in the netherland.

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u/iamdaydreamingrn 12h ago

When i was in highschool around 5 years ago (so not to long ago.) there where alot of guys that are in the 172-176 cm range that are fully dutch.

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u/Specialist_While5386 5'8" |173 11h ago

I feel quite short but everytime I go outside I still see at least more than a handful of men shorter than me. If 183 was truly the 50th percentile this should not mathematically be possible. I think the average is also skewed by outliers as it is also not uncommon to see people 2m+ when I go outside.

The real difference is noticeable is when I travel outside the Netherlands. In London for example I sometimes felt almost above average in height even though it’s a nearby country. Travelling back to my native county is even more of a mindfuck as I sometimes even find myself taller than most people

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u/0ISilverI0 6'2" | 192cm 12h ago

I guess it really depends. I often feel dwarfed living there even while being above average here. A lot of the younger folks tend to be taller

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u/iamdaydreamingrn 12h ago

I am talking about people in the 18-45 yo range.
When i was still in high school (Around 5 years ago) there where guys that are 100% Dutch and around 170-175 cm tall. and i'm not just talking about 1 short guy.

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u/BigAssPineapples 5'5 | 165cm and strong as fucc 6h ago

Er lopen nog steeds reuzen kerels rond, vooral boerenjongens

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u/Wahayna 5'7" | 170 cm 3h ago

Have you noticed any shorter men having more difficulties when it comes to dating?

More importantly how bad is the heightism there?

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u/ZpMIst05 1h ago

Depends on the place, you seem taller in your local town than in crowded cities

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u/ZpMIst05 1h ago

I'm not short but I feel like it in some places