In Japan, the average height is 171 cm for men and 158 cm for women. Although these figures remain among the lowest in industrialized countries, the trend is upward. Post-World War II diets have ...

Worldwide, the average height for men is slightly less, at 5 feet 7.5 inches. The disparity is largely due to the "averaging out" of heights among countries with taller men and those with smaller men.