Statistics Norway

Historical statistics
4.22 Conscripts1, by height. Percentages
  Average height, cm Under 165 cm 165-169 cm 170-174 cm 175-179 cm 180-184 cm 185-189 cm 190-194 cm 195 cm og over
1900  170.0 16.9 28.0 30.9 18.0 5.4 20.8 .. ..
1910  171.0 12.8 26.0 32.3 20.4 6.8 21.7 .. ..
1920  171.4 12.3 24.4 32.6 21.3 7.7 21.7 .. ..
1930  172.8 8.4 20.0 32.2 25.8 10.6 23.0 .. ..
1931  172.6 8.7 20.3 31.8 25.1 11.0 23.1 .. ..
1932  172.7 8.2 19.8 32.7 25.2 10.9 23.2 .. ..
1933  172.7 8.4 19.8 31.5 25.8 11.2 23.3 .. ..
1934  173.3 7.3 18.8 31.2 27.2 11.9 23.6 .. ..
1935  173.4 7.0 18.6 31.4 26.9 12.4 23.7 .. ..
1936  173.7 6.6 17.6 30.3 28.0 12.9 24.6 .. ..
1937  173.8 6.5 17.3 30.8 27.4 13.2 24.8 .. ..
                   
1951  176.0 3.2 11.2 26.1 30.5 20.5 28.5 .. ..
1952  176.2 3.0 10.5 25.4 30.4 21.5 7.4 1.6 0.2
1953  176.5 2.5 9.3 23.5 34.7 20.8 29.2 .. ..
1954  176.5 3.0 9.1 24.8 30.7 22.8 29.6 .. ..
1955  176.7 2.7 9.6 23.6 31.5 22.1 210.5 .. ..
1956  176.9 2.4 8.4 23.6 31.0 23.4 211.2 .. ..
1957  176.9 2.5 8.7 22.9 30.8 23.7 211.4 .. ..
1958  177.1 2.1 8.3 22.7 31.3 24.4 211.2 .. ..
1959  177.3 2.1 7.8 22.2 30.9 24.9 212.1 .. ..
                   
1960  177.1 2.4 8.3 22.8 31.1 23.4 9.6 2.1 0.3
1961  177.2 2.1 8.0 22.8 30.9 24.2 212.0 .. ..
1962  177.7 1.8 6.9 21.2 30.9 25.9 213.3 .. ..
1963  177.8 1.6 6.9 20.6 31.0 25.9 214.0 .. ..
1964  178.1 1.7 6.5 20.2 29.6 26.8 215.2 .. ..
1965  178.0 1.7 6.6 20.1 30.6 26.0 11.6 3.0 0.4
1966  178.3 1.5 6.2 19.7 29.1 27.6 12.2 3.2 0.5
1967  178.4 1.4 6.1 18.8 30.0 27.2 12.7 3.3 0.5
1968  178.3 1.4 6.1 19.4 29.7 27.3 12.2 3.4 0.5
1969  178.5 1.6 5.8 18.3 29.7 28.0 12.7 3.3 0.6
                   
1970  178.7 1.4 5.6 17.2 28.9 29.2 13.5 3.7 0.5
1971  178.7 1.3 5.8 18.1 29.3 27.8 13.4 3.6 0.7
1972  178.7 1.3 5.5 18.0 29.3 28.2 13.2 3.8 0.7
1973  179.0 1.2 5.3 17.1 28.3 29.2 14.1 4.1 0.7
1974  178.9 1.2 5.6 17.3 28.6 29.0 13.4 4.2 0.7
1975  179.1 1.1 5.0 16.7 28.5 29.5 14.1 4.4 0.7
1976  179.2 1.1 5.1 16.9 28.0 28.6 15.1 4.4 0.8
1977  179.4 1.0 4.8 16.3 27.2 29.9 15.3 4.7 0.8
1978  179.4 1.1 4.8 16.0 27.0 30.2 15.0 5.1 0.8
1979  179.4 1.0 4.6 15.7 28.4 29.5 15.1 4.8 0.9
                   
1980  179.4 1.0 4.8 15.6 27.6 29.9 15.0 5.2 0.8
1981  179.5 1.1 4.5 16.1 27.3 29.2 15.7 5.1 1.0
1982  179.4 1.1 4.8 15.9 27.8 28.7 15.7 5.0 1.0
1983  179.4 1.3 5.1 15.9 27.3 28.8 15.3 5.3 1.0
1984  179.4 1.2 4.9 16.1 27.6 28.9 15.1 5.0 1.1
1985  179.3 1.3 4.8 16.1 28.0 28.7 15.0 5.1 0.9
1986  179.4 1.2 4.8 15.9 27.6 29.2 15.1 5.2 1.0
1987  179.7 1.1 4.4 15.4 27.0 29.2 16.2 5.4 1.2
1988  179.9 1.0 4.5 14.9 26.7 29.4 16.1 6.1 1.3
1989  179.8 1.2 4.2 15.5 26.5 29.3 16.3 5.7 1.1
                   
1990  179.7 1.1 4.7 15.1 27.1 28.9 16.2 5.7 1.3
1991  179.9 1.2 4.2 14.8 26.2 29.8 16.5 6.1 1.2
1992  179.7 1.3 4.7 15.2 27.1 28.5 16.1 5.8 1.2
1993  179.5 1.3 5.0 15.5 27.0 28.5 15.9 5.6 1.2
1994  179.8 1.3 4.3 14.9 27.0 29.2 16.0 6.0 1.4
1995  179.4 1.6 5.2 15.8 27.2 28.3 15.0 5.6 1.2
1996  179.6 1.5 4.8 15.6 26.3 28.7 16.0 6.0 1.2
1997  179.9 1.2 4.7 14.8 26.1 28.7 16.8 6.2 1.4
1998  179.4 1.4 5.4 15.7 26.8 28.1 15.5 5.6 1.2
1999  179.6 1.6 4.9 15.2 26.9 28.0 16.6 5.5 1.3
2000  179.9 1.4 4.5 14.5 25.9 29.2 16.9 6.1 1.5
2001  179.6 1.3 4.7 15.6 26.7 28.7 16.2 5.5 1.2
2002  179.7 1.4 4.6 15.3 26.4 29.2 16.0 5.5 1.3
2003  179.9 1.3 4.9 14.4 26.2 28.5 17.1 6.1 1.4
2004  179.8 1.2 4.9 14.8 26.5 28.4 17.0 5.8 1.5
2005  179.8 1.2 4.8 15.0 26.9 27.9 17.0 5.8 1.4
2006  179.9 1.2 4.7 15.0 26.6 28.2 16.8 6.1 1.4
2007  179.9 1.2 4.6 15.0 26.2 28.2 17.0 6.2 1.5
1  The data refer to enrolment the previous year.
2  185 cm and over.
Source: The Conscription Service.

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