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BMI chart for 153 cm (5′0.2″)

Find your BMI at 153 cm without a calculator: look up your weight below.

Quick answer

At 153 cm (5′0.2″), a healthy weight for an adult is 43.3 kg to 58.3 kg (95 lb to 129 lb). Under 43.3 kg is underweight, from 58.5 kg is overweight, and from 70.2 kg is obese. BMI = weight in kg ÷ 1.53².

BMI categories at 153 cm
CategoryBMIWeight (kg)Weight (lb)
UnderweightBelow 18.5Under 43.3Under 95
Healthy weight18.5 – 24.943.3 – 58.395 – 129
Overweight25 – 29.958.5 – 70.1129 – 155
Obese30 and above70.2 and above155 and above

BMI for every weight at 153 cm

BMI by weight at 153 cm
Weight (kg)Weight (lb)BMICategory
36 kg79 lb15.4Underweight
37 kg82 lb15.8Underweight
38 kg84 lb16.2Underweight
39 kg86 lb16.7Underweight
40 kg88 lb17.1Underweight
41 kg90 lb17.5Underweight
42 kg93 lb17.9Underweight
43 kg95 lb18.4Underweight
44 kg97 lb18.8Healthy weight
45 kg99 lb19.2Healthy weight
46 kg101 lb19.7Healthy weight
47 kg104 lb20.1Healthy weight
48 kg106 lb20.5Healthy weight
49 kg108 lb20.9Healthy weight
50 kg110 lb21.4Healthy weight
51 kg112 lb21.8Healthy weight
52 kg115 lb22.2Healthy weight
53 kg117 lb22.6Healthy weight
54 kg119 lb23.1Healthy weight
55 kg121 lb23.5Healthy weight
56 kg123 lb23.9Healthy weight
57 kg126 lb24.3Healthy weight
58 kg128 lb24.8Healthy weight
59 kg130 lb25.2Overweight
60 kg132 lb25.6Overweight
61 kg134 lb26.1Overweight
62 kg137 lb26.5Overweight
63 kg139 lb26.9Overweight
64 kg141 lb27.3Overweight
65 kg143 lb27.8Overweight
66 kg146 lb28.2Overweight
67 kg148 lb28.6Overweight
68 kg150 lb29Overweight
69 kg152 lb29.5Overweight
70 kg154 lb29.9Overweight
71 kg157 lb30.3Obese
72 kg159 lb30.8Obese
73 kg161 lb31.2Obese
74 kg163 lb31.6Obese
75 kg165 lb32Obese
76 kg168 lb32.5Obese
77 kg170 lb32.9Obese
78 kg172 lb33.3Obese
79 kg174 lb33.7Obese
80 kg176 lb34.2Obese
81 kg179 lb34.6Obese
82 kg181 lb35Obese
83 kg183 lb35.5Obese
84 kg185 lb35.9Obese
85 kg187 lb36.3Obese
86 kg190 lb36.7Obese
87 kg192 lb37.2Obese
88 kg194 lb37.6Obese
89 kg196 lb38Obese
90 kg198 lb38.4Obese
91 kg201 lb38.9Obese
92 kg203 lb39.3Obese
93 kg205 lb39.7Obese

Ideal weight for women and men at 153 cm

BMI is the same for women and men, but ideal-body-weight formulas — used by doctors to dose some medicines — give separate figures. At 153 cm, they put a woman's ideal weight at about 46 kg – 53.4 kg and a man's at about 48.6 kg – 56.5 kg. Anywhere in the healthy BMI range above is still a healthy weight.

Ideal weight formulas at 153 cm
FormulaWomenMen
Robinson (1983)49.4 kg52.4 kg
Miller (1983)53.4 kg56.5 kg
Devine (1974)46 kg50.5 kg
Hamwi (1964)46 kg48.6 kg

153 cm in feet and inches

153 cm is 5′0.2″ — 60.2 inches in total, or about 5′0″ rounded to the nearest inch. To convert, divide centimetres by 2.54 to get inches, then divide by 12 for feet: 153 ÷ 2.54 = 60.2 in, which is 5 ft and 0.2 in. A healthy weight at this height is 43.3 kg–58.3 kg, or 95 lb–129 lb.

How BMI is worked out at 153 cm

Body mass index is weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. 153 cm is 1.53 m, and 1.53² is 2.3409, so at this height BMI = weight ÷ 2.3409. For example, 60 kg ÷ 2.3409 = 25.6. The table above does this for every whole kilogram.

The categories are the World Health Organization's adult ranges. Some guidelines use lower cut-offs for people of South Asian, Chinese and other Asian backgrounds — overweight from a BMI of 23 (53.8 kg at this height) — because health risks rise at a lower BMI. BMI does not tell muscle from fat, so also check your waist-to-height ratio: at 153 cm, keep your waist under 76.5 cm. To enter an exact weight in kg or lb with your height in cm or feet, use the BMI calculator.

Frequently asked questions

What is a healthy weight for 153 cm?

For an adult 153 cm (5′0.2″) tall, a healthy BMI of 18.5–24.9 means a weight between 43.3 kg and 58.3 kg — 95 lb to 129 lb.

Is 60 kg overweight for 153 cm?

60 kg at 153 cm is a BMI of 25.6, which is in the overweight range (25–29.9). The overweight range starts at 58.5 kg for this height, and obesity (BMI 30+) at 70.2 kg.

How tall is 153 cm in feet and inches?

153 cm is 5′0.2″ — about 5′0″. One inch is exactly 2.54 cm and one foot is 30.48 cm.

What weight is underweight at 153 cm?

Below 43.3 kg (95 lb), which is a BMI under 18.5.

Last updated: · Source: World Health Organization adult BMI classification