At what height is a woman considered tall and a man considered short?

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Well, the question says it all. In my opinion men are considered short if they are under 6'0. I don't know why lol do you agree? Not to sure about the woman one, I'd say a woman is considered tall if she's 5'7 or 5'8 ish and above

SteelyMcBeam · Accepted Answer

This is relative I think, but for most couples I have observed the guy is usually about a 'head' taller than the girl.

My POV:

If a woman is my height or taller, she is tall.

If a woman is a head shorter than me, she is short.

I am 5' 8" and I wouldn't mind dating a girl 4' 8" or 6' 2"

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I'd think for men, it's under 5'10 and for women it's above 5'6

udolipixie · Accepted Answer

At what height is a woman considered tall and a man considered short?

Statistically for my country, America, the average gal is 5'4'' and the average guy is 5'10'' so:

Above 5'4'' a gal is considered tall

Under 5'10'' a guy is considered short

chriistellkelly · Accepted Answer

Men: 6'2 and up is tall. 5'10 - 6'1 is average. Under 5'9 is short. Women: 5'8 and up is tall. 5'5 - 5'7 is average. 5'4 and below is short. Just my opinion.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Male Tall: 6'0"+ Avg: 5'7"-5'11" Short: Below 5'7" Female Tall: 5'7"+ Avg: 5'3"-5'6" Short: Below 5'3"

MrOracle · Answer

The average woman in the US is 5' 4.5" tall, and the average man is 5' 8.5" tall.

Thus, I would break them down like this:

MEN:

5' 6" and below: short.

5' 6"-6': average

6' and up: tall

Women:

5' 2" and below: short

5' 2"-5' 7": average

5' 7" and up: tall

You'll find between 60-70% of both men and women will fall into the "average" category.

Gone_But_Not_Lost · Answer

Way I see it, "short" means shorter than the average and "tall" means taller than average. So, then... to determine that, you should look at the average heights for people. What are the averages? Well... according to wikipedia...

Anonymous · Answer

In my region people are taller than in the U. S. Average height for a woman is 171 cm (5 ft 7 1/2 in) and for the guy 185 cm (6 ft one in). So I'd say women 5 5 and under are considered short, the same goes for guys shorter than 5' 11. Woman are considered tall-ish if they are 5'9 and up but that's considered a great thing 'cause there is a strong cultural preference for tall women (probably because they're tall but still shorter than the guys).

WizardofDarkMagic · Answer

I would say if you are in the top 10th percentile you are tall and if you are in the bottom 10th percentile you are short. That would mean 6’1 is tall for guys and 5’6 is short for guys. 5’8 is tall for girls and 5’1 is short for girls. Average is 5’4.5 for girls and 5’9.5 for guys.

6Paul11 · Answer

Men: 5'7" and below is Short 5'8"-5'11" is average 6' and up is tall Women:  5'3" and below is short 5'4"-5'7" is average 5'8" and up is tall

RaceAgainstMachine · Answer

5’7-5’8 is the height where women are tall and men are short

Anonymous · Answer

a confident woman is considered tall and a stingy bigoted man is considered short.

aysuna7 · Answer

Men - 5'9- Woman - 6'4+

Anonymous · Answer

I am 6'6"... Am I tall?

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