Healthy weight for a height

What's a healthy weight for your height? Choose your height in feet and inches or centimeters.

Your numbers

Your result appears as soon as you choose. Select See full answer for details.

Choose a number to see your result.

Healthy range

A weight is healthy for an adult when BMI is 18.5 to 24.9. The full answer shows the heights or weights where that's true.

How to read your result

Healthy BMI

For adults, a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is in the healthy weight range. Your answer shows the weights in that range for your height.

No rounding up

We show BMI to one decimal place without rounding, so 24.96 shows as 24.9 and stays in the healthy range.

Not a measure of body fat

BMI is a screening tool. It doesn't measure body fat, and it isn't a diagnosis.

Choose a height

Choose a height to see its full answer.

53 to 72

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73 to 81

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134 to 153

134 cm135 cm136 cm137 cm138 cm139 cm140 cm141 cm142 cm143 cm144 cm145 cm146 cm147 cm148 cm149 cm150 cm151 cm152 cm153 cm

154 to 173

154 cm155 cm156 cm157 cm158 cm159 cm160 cm161 cm162 cm163 cm164 cm165 cm166 cm167 cm168 cm169 cm170 cm171 cm172 cm173 cm

174 to 193

174 cm175 cm176 cm177 cm178 cm179 cm180 cm181 cm182 cm183 cm184 cm185 cm186 cm187 cm188 cm189 cm190 cm191 cm192 cm193 cm

194 to 206

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How to measure

  1. Measure your height without shoes, and weigh yourself in the morning.
  2. BMI from pounds and inches is your weight divided by your height squared, times 703.

Common questions

Short answers about how these calculators work.

The table shows a selection of weights. Your healthy range uses every whole pound or kilogram with a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9.

No. The CDC describes BMI as a screening tool. It doesn't measure body fat, and it can't diagnose a health condition.

Sources

Where these numbers come from

  1. About adult BMI (opens in a new tab) - CDCBMI categories for adults
  2. Calculate your BMI (opens in a new tab) - National Heart, Lung, and Blood InstituteHow BMI is calculated for adults
Medical disclaimer Healthly is for general information only. It isn't medical advice and can't diagnose or treat any condition. Talk with your doctor about your own numbers. If you think you're having a medical emergency, call 911 or your local emergency number. How we get our numbers