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How tall is Selena Gomez?

5′ 5″165 cm · 1.65 m

Commonly reported · press and agency figures

Selena Gomez is 1.7 cm (0.5″) taller than the average American woman. See what 5'5" looks like →

U.S. percentile
70th
among women
World percentile
80th
among women
Compare With Your HeightAll Celebrities
Selena Gomez compared with average U.S. adultsSelena Gomez5′ 5″165 cmAverage U.S. man5′ 9.5″176.9 cmAverage U.S. woman5′ 4.5″163.3 cm
Selena Gomez next to the average U.S. man (5′ 9.5″) and woman (5′ 4.5″), drawn to scale.

Selena Gomez’s height around the world

The same height reads differently depending on where you stand. Here is where 165 cm places Selena Gomez against adults in 55 countries, for both sexes.

Estimated percentile for Selena Gomez among adults in each country, for men and women
Countryvs. menMen’s percentilevs. womenWomen’s percentile
Netherlands−18.8 cm<1st−5.4 cm20th
Montenegro−18.3 cm<1st−5 cm22nd
Bosnia & Herzegovina−17.5 cm1st−2.5 cm35th
Denmark−16.9 cm1st−4.5 cm24th
Ukraine−16 cm1st−1.6 cm40th
Croatia−15.8 cm1st−1.8 cm39th
Serbia−15.7 cm1st−3.3 cm31st
Poland−15.7 cm1st−0.8 cm45th
Finland−15.6 cm1st−1.5 cm41st
Norway−15.5 cm1st−1.4 cm41st
Sweden−15.5 cm1st−1.7 cm40th
Germany−15.3 cm2nd−1.2 cm43rd
Greece−14.3 cm2nd−0.8 cm45th
Ireland−14 cm2nd+0.5 cm53rd
Australia−13.8 cm3rd+0.3 cm52nd
Canada−13.7 cm3rd+0.3 cm52nd
France−13.6 cm3rd+0.5 cm53rd
United Kingdom−13.2 cm3rd+1.1 cm57th
New Zealand−12.7 cm4th+0.3 cm52nd
Jamaica−12 cm5th+0.7 cm54th
United States−11.9 cm5th+1.7 cm60th
Russia−11.6 cm5th+0.5 cm53rd
Turkey−11.4 cm5th+3.2 cm69th
Spain−11.1 cm6th+3 cm68th
Brazil−10.7 cm7th+2.6 cm66th
China−10.7 cm7th+1.5 cm59th
Iran−10.6 cm7th+3.8 cm72nd
South Korea−10.5 cm7th+1.8 cm61st
Argentina−9.8 cm8th+3.8 cm72nd
Egypt−9.6 cm9th+4.1 cm74th
Italy−9.4 cm9th+3.2 cm69th
Portugal−9.4 cm9th+3.8 cm72nd
Japan−7.1 cm16th+6.5 cm84th
Colombia−6.9 cm17th+7 cm86th
Thailand−6.6 cm18th+5.6 cm81st
Nigeria−6.6 cm18th+6.9 cm86th
Saudi Arabia−5.7 cm21st+6.2 cm83rd
Kenya−5.5 cm22nd+5.6 cm81st
Mexico−5.3 cm23rd+7.1 cm86th
South Africa−4.6 cm26th+6.4 cm84th
Malaysia−4.2 cm28th+7.9 cm89th
Vietnam−3.9 cm29th+6.6 cm85th
Ethiopia−3.8 cm30th+7.8 cm88th
DR Congo−3.6 cm31st+8.7 cm91st
Pakistan−2.3 cm37th+10.2 cm94th
Tanzania−2 cm39th+8.1 cm89th
Peru−1.8 cm40th+10.6 cm95th
Myanmar−1.7 cm41st+10.3 cm94th
India−1.5 cm42nd+9.8 cm93rd
Indonesia−1.3 cm43rd+10.6 cm95th
Philippines−0.2 cm49th+10.9 cm95th
Bangladesh−0.1 cm49th+12.6 cm97th
Nepal+0.6 cm53rd+12.6 cm97th
Guatemala+0.6 cm53rd+14.1 cm98th
Timor-Leste+4.9 cm75th+12.3 cm97th

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

9 of 13

Selena Gomez is the 9th tallest of the 13 musicians in our database, between Beyoncé (169 cm) and Bruno Mars (165 cm).

Everyday reference

1.65 m

Selena Gomez is 38 cm shorter than a standard door frame.

Selena Gomez head to head

Celebrities with a similar height

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 →