BMI chart by height
The healthy weight range for every height, in kilograms and pounds. Pick your height for the BMI of every weight.
Quick answer
A healthy adult BMI is 18.5 to 24.9. At 160 cm (5′3″) that is 47.4–63.7 kg; at 170 cm (5′7″) 53.5–72 kg; at 180 cm (5′11″) 59.9–80.7 kg. Find your height in the table below.
| Height | Feet / inches | Healthy weight (kg) | Healthy weight (lb) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 145 cm | 4′9.1″ | 38.9 – 52.4 | 86 – 115 |
| 146 cm | 4′9.5″ | 39.4 – 53.1 | 87 – 117 |
| 147 cm | 4′9.9″ | 40 – 53.8 | 88 – 119 |
| 148 cm | 4′10.3″ | 40.5 – 54.5 | 89 – 120 |
| 149 cm | 4′10.7″ | 41.1 – 55.3 | 91 – 122 |
| 150 cm | 4′11.1″ | 41.6 – 56 | 92 – 124 |
| 151 cm | 4′11.4″ | 42.2 – 56.8 | 93 – 125 |
| 152 cm | 4′11.8″ | 42.7 – 57.5 | 94 – 127 |
| 153 cm | 5′0.2″ | 43.3 – 58.3 | 95 – 129 |
| 154 cm | 5′0.6″ | 43.9 – 59.1 | 97 – 130 |
| 155 cm | 5′1″ | 44.4 – 59.8 | 98 – 132 |
| 156 cm | 5′1.4″ | 45 – 60.6 | 99 – 134 |
| 157 cm | 5′1.8″ | 45.6 – 61.4 | 101 – 135 |
| 158 cm | 5′2.2″ | 46.2 – 62.2 | 102 – 137 |
| 159 cm | 5′2.6″ | 46.8 – 62.9 | 103 – 139 |
| 160 cm | 5′3″ | 47.4 – 63.7 | 104 – 141 |
| 161 cm | 5′3.4″ | 48 – 64.5 | 106 – 142 |
| 162 cm | 5′3.8″ | 48.6 – 65.3 | 107 – 144 |
| 163 cm | 5′4.2″ | 49.2 – 66.2 | 108 – 146 |
| 164 cm | 5′4.6″ | 49.8 – 67 | 110 – 148 |
| 165 cm | 5′5″ | 50.4 – 67.8 | 111 – 149 |
| 166 cm | 5′5.4″ | 51 – 68.6 | 112 – 151 |
| 167 cm | 5′5.7″ | 51.6 – 69.4 | 114 – 153 |
| 168 cm | 5′6.1″ | 52.2 – 70.3 | 115 – 155 |
| 169 cm | 5′6.5″ | 52.8 – 71.1 | 116 – 157 |
| 170 cm | 5′6.9″ | 53.5 – 72 | 118 – 159 |
| 171 cm | 5′7.3″ | 54.1 – 72.8 | 119 – 161 |
| 172 cm | 5′7.7″ | 54.7 – 73.7 | 121 – 162 |
| 173 cm | 5′8.1″ | 55.4 – 74.5 | 122 – 164 |
| 174 cm | 5′8.5″ | 56 – 75.4 | 123 – 166 |
| 175 cm | 5′8.9″ | 56.7 – 76.3 | 125 – 168 |
| 176 cm | 5′9.3″ | 57.3 – 77.1 | 126 – 170 |
| 177 cm | 5′9.7″ | 58 – 78 | 128 – 172 |
| 178 cm | 5′10.1″ | 58.6 – 78.9 | 129 – 174 |
| 179 cm | 5′10.5″ | 59.3 – 79.8 | 131 – 176 |
| 180 cm | 5′10.9″ | 59.9 – 80.7 | 132 – 178 |
| 181 cm | 5′11.3″ | 60.6 – 81.6 | 134 – 180 |
| 182 cm | 5′11.7″ | 61.3 – 82.5 | 135 – 182 |
| 183 cm | 6′0″ | 62 – 83.4 | 137 – 184 |
| 184 cm | 6′0.4″ | 62.6 – 84.3 | 138 – 186 |
| 185 cm | 6′0.8″ | 63.3 – 85.2 | 140 – 188 |
| 186 cm | 6′1.2″ | 64 – 86.1 | 141 – 190 |
| 187 cm | 6′1.6″ | 64.7 – 87.1 | 143 – 192 |
| 188 cm | 6′2″ | 65.4 – 88 | 144 – 194 |
| 189 cm | 6′2.4″ | 66.1 – 88.9 | 146 – 196 |
| 190 cm | 6′2.8″ | 66.8 – 89.9 | 147 – 198 |
| 191 cm | 6′3.2″ | 67.5 – 90.8 | 149 – 200 |
| 192 cm | 6′3.6″ | 68.2 – 91.8 | 150 – 202 |
| 193 cm | 6′4″ | 68.9 – 92.8 | 152 – 204 |
| 194 cm | 6′4.4″ | 69.6 – 93.7 | 154 – 207 |
| 195 cm | 6′4.8″ | 70.3 – 94.7 | 155 – 209 |
| 196 cm | 6′5.2″ | 71.1 – 95.7 | 157 – 211 |
| 197 cm | 6′5.6″ | 71.8 – 96.6 | 158 – 213 |
| 198 cm | 6′6″ | 72.5 – 97.6 | 160 – 215 |
| 199 cm | 6′6.3″ | 73.3 – 98.6 | 162 – 217 |
| 200 cm | 6′6.7″ | 74 – 99.6 | 163 – 220 |
Healthy weight by height in feet and inches
| Height | Healthy weight (lb) | Overweight from | Obese from |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4′10″ | 89 – 119 | 120 lb | 144 lb |
| 4′11″ | 92 – 123 | 124 lb | 149 lb |
| 5′0″ | 95 – 128 | 128 lb | 154 lb |
| 5′1″ | 98 – 132 | 132 lb | 159 lb |
| 5′2″ | 101 – 136 | 137 lb | 164 lb |
| 5′3″ | 104 – 141 | 141 lb | 169 lb |
| 5′4″ | 108 – 145 | 146 lb | 175 lb |
| 5′5″ | 111 – 150 | 150 lb | 180 lb |
| 5′6″ | 115 – 154 | 155 lb | 186 lb |
| 5′7″ | 118 – 159 | 160 lb | 192 lb |
| 5′8″ | 122 – 164 | 164 lb | 197 lb |
| 5′9″ | 125 – 169 | 169 lb | 203 lb |
| 5′10″ | 129 – 174 | 174 lb | 209 lb |
| 5′11″ | 133 – 179 | 179 lb | 215 lb |
| 6′0″ | 136 – 184 | 184 lb | 221 lb |
| 6′1″ | 140 – 189 | 190 lb | 227 lb |
| 6′2″ | 144 – 194 | 195 lb | 234 lb |
| 6′3″ | 148 – 199 | 200 lb | 240 lb |
| 6′4″ | 152 – 205 | 205 lb | 246 lb |
| 6′5″ | 156 – 210 | 211 lb | 253 lb |
| 6′6″ | 160 – 215 | 216 lb | 260 lb |
How to read the chart
Each healthy range is the weight that gives a body mass index between 18.5 and 24.9 at that height, using the World Health Organization's adult categories. Below the range is underweight, 25 to 29.9 is overweight and 30 or more is obese. Some guidelines use lower cut-offs (overweight from 23) for people of South Asian and East Asian backgrounds.
To check an exact weight, open your height for the full table, or enter your numbers — in kg or lb, cm or feet — in the BMI calculator. BMI does not measure body fat directly, so pair it with the waist-to-height ratio.