Musicians · Singer
How tall is Beyoncé?
5′ 6.5″169 cm · 1.69 m
Commonly reported · press and agency figures
Beyoncé is 5.7 cm (2″) taller than the average American woman. See what 5'7" looks like →
- U.S. percentile
- 87th
- among women
- World percentile
- 93rd
- among women
Beyoncé’s height around the world
The same height reads differently depending on where you stand. Here is where 169 cm places Beyoncé against adults in 55 countries, for both sexes.
| Country | vs. men | Men’s percentile | vs. women | Women’s percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | −14.8 cm | 2nd | −1.4 cm | 41st |
| Montenegro | −14.3 cm | 2nd | −1 cm | 44th |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | −13.5 cm | 3rd | +1.5 cm | 59th |
| Denmark | −12.9 cm | 3rd | −0.5 cm | 47th |
| Ukraine | −12 cm | 5th | +2.4 cm | 64th |
| Croatia | −11.8 cm | 5th | +2.2 cm | 63rd |
| Serbia | −11.7 cm | 5th | +0.7 cm | 54th |
| Poland | −11.7 cm | 5th | +3.2 cm | 69th |
| Finland | −11.6 cm | 5th | +2.5 cm | 65th |
| Norway | −11.5 cm | 5th | +2.6 cm | 66th |
| Sweden | −11.5 cm | 5th | +2.3 cm | 64th |
| Germany | −11.3 cm | 6th | +2.8 cm | 67th |
| Greece | −10.3 cm | 7th | +3.2 cm | 69th |
| Ireland | −10 cm | 8th | +4.5 cm | 76th |
| Australia | −9.8 cm | 8th | +4.3 cm | 75th |
| Canada | −9.7 cm | 9th | +4.3 cm | 75th |
| France | −9.6 cm | 9th | +4.5 cm | 76th |
| United Kingdom | −9.2 cm | 10th | +5.1 cm | 78th |
| New Zealand | −8.7 cm | 11th | +4.3 cm | 75th |
| Jamaica | −8 cm | 13th | +4.7 cm | 77th |
| United States | −7.9 cm | 13th | +5.7 cm | 81st |
| Russia | −7.6 cm | 14th | +4.5 cm | 76th |
| Turkey | −7.4 cm | 15th | +7.2 cm | 87th |
| Spain | −7.1 cm | 16th | +7 cm | 86th |
| Brazil | −6.7 cm | 17th | +6.6 cm | 85th |
| China | −6.7 cm | 17th | +5.5 cm | 80th |
| Iran | −6.6 cm | 18th | +7.8 cm | 88th |
| South Korea | −6.5 cm | 18th | +5.8 cm | 81st |
| Argentina | −5.8 cm | 21st | +7.8 cm | 88th |
| Egypt | −5.6 cm | 22nd | +8.1 cm | 89th |
| Italy | −5.4 cm | 22nd | +7.2 cm | 87th |
| Portugal | −5.4 cm | 22nd | +7.8 cm | 88th |
| Japan | −3.1 cm | 33rd | +10.5 cm | 95th |
| Colombia | −2.9 cm | 34th | +11 cm | 95th |
| Thailand | −2.6 cm | 36th | +9.6 cm | 93rd |
| Nigeria | −2.6 cm | 36th | +10.9 cm | 95th |
| Saudi Arabia | −1.7 cm | 41st | +10.2 cm | 94th |
| Kenya | −1.5 cm | 42nd | +9.6 cm | 93rd |
| Mexico | −1.3 cm | 43rd | +11.1 cm | 96th |
| South Africa | −0.6 cm | 47th | +10.4 cm | 95th |
| Malaysia | −0.2 cm | 49th | +11.9 cm | 97th |
| Vietnam | +0.1 cm | 51st | +10.6 cm | 95th |
| Ethiopia | +0.2 cm | 51st | +11.8 cm | 97th |
| DR Congo | +0.4 cm | 52nd | +12.7 cm | 97th |
| Pakistan | +1.7 cm | 59th | +14.2 cm | 99th |
| Tanzania | +2 cm | 61st | +12.1 cm | 97th |
| Peru | +2.2 cm | 62nd | +14.6 cm | 99th |
| Myanmar | +2.3 cm | 63rd | +14.3 cm | 99th |
| India | +2.5 cm | 64th | +13.8 cm | 98th |
| Indonesia | +2.7 cm | 65th | +14.6 cm | 99th |
| Philippines | +3.8 cm | 70th | +14.9 cm | 99th |
| Bangladesh | +3.9 cm | 71st | +16.6 cm | 99th |
| Nepal | +4.6 cm | 74th | +16.6 cm | 99th |
| Guatemala | +4.6 cm | 74th | +18.1 cm | >99th |
| Timor-Leste | +8.9 cm | 89th | +16.3 cm | 99th |
Estimated from NCD-RisC national averages for 19-year-olds and an assumed normal distribution. Greyed values sit beyond the 2nd or 98th percentile, where the estimate stops discriminating.How we calculate this →
In context
Among musicians
8 of 13
Beyoncé is the 8th tallest of the 13 musicians in our database, between Ed Sheeran (173 cm) and Selena Gomez (165 cm).
Everyday reference
1.69 m
Beyoncé is 34 cm shorter than a standard door frame.
Beyoncé head to head
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Commonly reported — A commonly reported figure from press and agency sources, rounded to the nearest centimetre. Published heights for the same person frequently differ.Percentiles are estimates based on NCD-RisC national averages.How we source and calculate this →