Female body visualizer: see a woman’s body by height and weight
Choose Female in the Body visualizer above, then move the height and weight sliders. The figure updates live next to an average adult woman (159.5 cm worldwide), and you can put the result on the big board to compare with celebrities, partners or anything else.
Healthy weight for women by height (WHO BMI)
| Height | Underweight | Healthy | Overweight | Obese |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150 cm (4' 11") | under 42 kg | 42–56 kg | 56–67 kg | 68 kg + |
| 160 cm (5' 3") | under 47 kg | 47–64 kg | 64–77 kg | 77 kg + |
| 170 cm (5' 7") | under 53 kg | 53–72 kg | 72–86 kg | 87 kg + |
| 180 cm (5' 11") | under 60 kg | 60–81 kg | 81–97 kg | 97 kg + |
| 190 cm (6' 3") | under 67 kg | 67–90 kg | 90–108 kg | 108 kg + |
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How women's bodies vary with height and weight
The same weight looks very different at different heights: 60 kg is a BMI of 26 at 152 cm but only 20 at 173 cm. Women naturally carry a higher share of body fat than men at the same BMI, and store more of it on the hips and thighs, which is why two women with the same height and weight can have quite different shapes.
Reading the result
- Slim: BMI under 20.
- Average: BMI 20 to 27, where most adult women fall.
- Athletic: a higher BMI from muscle; tick the muscular option.
- Heavy: BMI over 27.
For health, waist size adds information that weight alone cannot: a waist above 80 cm is where risk starts to rise for most women, and above 88 cm it is clearly raised (WHO). To find your shape as well as your build, use the body shape calculator.