Actors · Actor
How tall is Hugh Jackman?
6′ 2″188 cm · 1.88 m
Commonly reported · press and agency figures
Hugh Jackman is 11.1 cm (4.5″) taller than the average American man. See what 6'2" looks like →
- U.S. percentile
- 95th
- among men
- World percentile
- 99th
- among men
Hugh Jackman’s height around the world
The same height reads differently depending on where you stand. Here is where 188 cm places Hugh Jackman against adults in 55 countries, for both sexes.
| Country | vs. men | Men’s percentile | vs. women | Women’s percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | +4.2 cm | 72nd | +17.6 cm | >99th |
| Montenegro | +4.7 cm | 75th | +18 cm | >99th |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | +5.5 cm | 78th | +20.5 cm | >99th |
| Denmark | +6.1 cm | 80th | +18.5 cm | >99th |
| Ukraine | +7 cm | 84th | +21.4 cm | >99th |
| Croatia | +7.2 cm | 84th | +21.2 cm | >99th |
| Serbia | +7.3 cm | 85th | +19.7 cm | >99th |
| Poland | +7.3 cm | 85th | +22.2 cm | >99th |
| Finland | +7.4 cm | 85th | +21.5 cm | >99th |
| Norway | +7.5 cm | 85th | +21.6 cm | >99th |
| Sweden | +7.5 cm | 85th | +21.3 cm | >99th |
| Germany | +7.7 cm | 86th | +21.8 cm | >99th |
| Greece | +8.7 cm | 89th | +22.2 cm | >99th |
| Ireland | +9 cm | 90th | +23.5 cm | >99th |
| Australia | +9.2 cm | 90th | +23.3 cm | >99th |
| Canada | +9.3 cm | 90th | +23.3 cm | >99th |
| France | +9.4 cm | 91st | +23.5 cm | >99th |
| United Kingdom | +9.8 cm | 92nd | +24.1 cm | >99th |
| New Zealand | +10.3 cm | 93rd | +23.3 cm | >99th |
| Jamaica | +11 cm | 94th | +23.7 cm | >99th |
| United States | +11.1 cm | 94th | +24.7 cm | >99th |
| Russia | +11.4 cm | 95th | +23.5 cm | >99th |
| Turkey | +11.6 cm | 95th | +26.2 cm | >99th |
| Spain | +11.9 cm | 95th | +26 cm | >99th |
| Brazil | +12.3 cm | 96th | +25.6 cm | >99th |
| China | +12.3 cm | 96th | +24.5 cm | >99th |
| Iran | +12.4 cm | 96th | +26.8 cm | >99th |
| South Korea | +12.5 cm | 96th | +24.8 cm | >99th |
| Argentina | +13.2 cm | 97th | +26.8 cm | >99th |
| Egypt | +13.4 cm | 97th | +27.1 cm | >99th |
| Italy | +13.6 cm | 97th | +26.2 cm | >99th |
| Portugal | +13.6 cm | 97th | +26.8 cm | >99th |
| Japan | +15.9 cm | 99th | +29.5 cm | >99th |
| Colombia | +16.1 cm | 99th | +30 cm | >99th |
| Thailand | +16.4 cm | 99th | +28.6 cm | >99th |
| Nigeria | +16.4 cm | 99th | +29.9 cm | >99th |
| Saudi Arabia | +17.3 cm | 99th | +29.2 cm | >99th |
| Kenya | +17.5 cm | 99th | +28.6 cm | >99th |
| Mexico | +17.7 cm | 99th | +30.1 cm | >99th |
| South Africa | +18.4 cm | >99th | +29.4 cm | >99th |
| Malaysia | +18.8 cm | >99th | +30.9 cm | >99th |
| Vietnam | +19.1 cm | >99th | +29.6 cm | >99th |
| Ethiopia | +19.2 cm | >99th | +30.8 cm | >99th |
| DR Congo | +19.4 cm | >99th | +31.7 cm | >99th |
| Pakistan | +20.7 cm | >99th | +33.2 cm | >99th |
| Tanzania | +21 cm | >99th | +31.1 cm | >99th |
| Peru | +21.2 cm | >99th | +33.6 cm | >99th |
| Myanmar | +21.3 cm | >99th | +33.3 cm | >99th |
| India | +21.5 cm | >99th | +32.8 cm | >99th |
| Indonesia | +21.7 cm | >99th | +33.6 cm | >99th |
| Philippines | +22.8 cm | >99th | +33.9 cm | >99th |
| Bangladesh | +22.9 cm | >99th | +35.6 cm | >99th |
| Nepal | +23.6 cm | >99th | +35.6 cm | >99th |
| Guatemala | +23.6 cm | >99th | +37.1 cm | >99th |
| Timor-Leste | +27.9 cm | >99th | +35.3 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 actors
4 of 32
Hugh Jackman is the 4th tallest of the 32 actors in our database, between Chris Hemsworth (190 cm) and Ryan Reynolds (188 cm).
Everyday reference
1.88 m
Hugh Jackman is 15 cm shorter than a standard door frame.
Hugh Jackman 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 →