Healthy Weight for 5′11″

At 5′11″ (180 cm), a healthy weight for adult women and men is 133–178 lb (61–81 kg). Enter your weight to see your BMI.

For adults 20+ · Based on CDC & WHO guidelines · Updated

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Healthy weight range at 5′11″

For adults, a healthy BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 at 5′11″ (180 cm) means a weight of 133 to 178 lb (61 to 81 kg). The range is the same for women and men.

Lower cut-offs are recommended for people of South Asian, Chinese, other Asian, Middle Eastern, Black African or African-Caribbean family background. With them, the healthy range ends at a BMI of 22.9, which at 5′11″ means 133 to 164 lb (61 to 74 kg).

BMI by weight at 5′11″

BMI by weight at 5′11″
Weight (lb)Weight (kg)BMICategory
110 lb50 kg15.3Underweight
115 lb52 kg16.0Underweight
120 lb54 kg16.7Underweight
125 lb57 kg17.4Underweight
130 lb59 kg18.1Underweight
135 lb61 kg18.8Healthy weight
140 lb64 kg19.5Healthy weight
145 lb66 kg20.2Healthy weight
150 lb68 kg20.9Healthy weight
155 lb70 kg21.6Healthy weight
160 lb73 kg22.3Healthy weight
165 lb75 kg23.0Healthy weight
170 lb77 kg23.7Healthy weight
175 lb79 kg24.4Healthy weight
180 lb82 kg25.1Overweight
185 lb84 kg25.8Overweight
190 lb86 kg26.5Overweight
195 lb88 kg27.2Overweight
200 lb91 kg27.9Overweight
205 lb93 kg28.6Overweight
210 lb95 kg29.3Overweight
215 lb98 kg30.0Obesity, class 1
220 lb100 kg30.7Obesity, class 1
225 lb102 kg31.4Obesity, class 1
230 lb104 kg32.1Obesity, class 1
235 lb107 kg32.8Obesity, class 1
240 lb109 kg33.5Obesity, class 1

What key BMI values mean: 18.5 · 23 · 25 · 27 · 30 · 35 · 40

Ideal weight formulas at 5′11″

Ideal weight formulas at 5′11″
FormulaWomenMen
Devine (1974)156 lb (71 kg)166 lb (75 kg)
Robinson (1983)149 lb (68 kg)161 lb (73 kg)
Miller (1983)150 lb (68 kg)158 lb (72 kg)
Hamwi (1964)154 lb (70 kg)171 lb (78 kg)

These formulas were developed decades ago, mainly to estimate medicine doses, and give a single number rather than a range. Guidelines use the BMI range above.

Waist target

The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) advises keeping your waist to less than half your height: under 35.5 in (90 cm) at 5′11″. Waist-to-height ratio calculator →

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Formulas follow CDC, NIH and WHO guidance · Updated · Sources and methodology →