Healthy Weight for 5′4″

At 5′4″ (163 cm), a healthy weight for adult women and men is 108–145 lb (49–65 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′4″

For adults, a healthy BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 at 5′4″ (163 cm) means a weight of 108 to 145 lb (49 to 65 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′4″ means 108 to 133 lb (49 to 60 kg).

BMI by weight at 5′4″

BMI by weight at 5′4″
Weight (lb)Weight (kg)BMICategory
85 lb39 kg14.6Underweight
90 lb41 kg15.4Underweight
95 lb43 kg16.3Underweight
100 lb45 kg17.2Underweight
105 lb48 kg18.0Underweight
110 lb50 kg18.9Healthy weight
115 lb52 kg19.7Healthy weight
120 lb54 kg20.6Healthy weight
125 lb57 kg21.5Healthy weight
130 lb59 kg22.3Healthy weight
135 lb61 kg23.2Healthy weight
140 lb64 kg24.0Healthy weight
145 lb66 kg24.9Healthy weight
150 lb68 kg25.7Overweight
155 lb70 kg26.6Overweight
160 lb73 kg27.5Overweight
165 lb75 kg28.3Overweight
170 lb77 kg29.2Overweight
175 lb79 kg30.0Obesity, class 1
180 lb82 kg30.9Obesity, class 1
185 lb84 kg31.8Obesity, class 1
190 lb86 kg32.6Obesity, class 1
195 lb88 kg33.5Obesity, class 1
200 lb91 kg34.3Obesity, class 1
205 lb93 kg35.2Obesity, class 2

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

Ideal weight formulas at 5′4″

Ideal weight formulas at 5′4″
FormulaWomenMen
Devine (1974)121 lb (55 kg)131 lb (59 kg)
Robinson (1983)123 lb (56 kg)131 lb (60 kg)
Miller (1983)129 lb (59 kg)136 lb (62 kg)
Hamwi (1964)120 lb (54 kg)130 lb (59 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 32 in (81 cm) at 5′4″. Waist-to-height ratio calculator →

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