What age should you be if you weigh 180 pounds?

Answer 1

The information below comes from readily available sources on the net, and there is no indication or guarantee that these are the best or most accurate figures available. See you doctor for the very best estimates about your height and weight measurements.

According to the Buzzle site below (have a healthy skepticism about anything found on the net) the average 18 to 20 year old male with a height in the average range of 68 to 70 inches typically weights between 150 and 160 pounds. The average 18 to 20 year old female with an average height about 64 inches typically weights between 125 and 130. Keep in mind that these figures group people together from 18 to 20 years of age. There are other sources that break down the data with a little more detail.

The Stature and Weight by Age charts in the links come from About.Pediatrics. They are moderately difficult to read, but go to them if you want more detail than given below. They include figures for each age separately so the figures below are just for 18 year olds. They indicate:

For girls at age 18:

1. At the 25th percentile about 62.5 inches and about 112 pounds
2. At the 50th percentile about 64 inches and about 122 pounds
3. At the 75th percentile about 66 inches and about 138 pounds

For boys at age 18:

1. At the 25th percentile about 67 inches and about 134 pounds
2. At the 50th percentile about 69 inches and about 148 pounds
3. At the 75th percentile about 71 inches and about 165 pounds

First, look for the listed height that comes closest to your height. This will give you a rough idea of what percentile your height falls in. Along with the heights you find roughly the average weight of 18 year olds at your height.

What do percentiles mean? 18 year old women who are about 62.5 inches tall are taller than 25% of 18 year old women in the general population. This is why that height is assigned the "25th percentile" label. 18 year old women who weigh about 112 pounds are heavier than 25% of 18 year old women in the general population. At the 75th percentile figures, a person is taller than, or is heavier than 75% of 18 year olds. Your height and weight do not necessarily fall in the same percentile.

Look. If this is all too confusing for you, at the very least you can see that there is NO simple answer that will be appropriate for everyone. There is a great deal of variability in height and in weight, and the variability goes up, more for weight than for height, between the ages of 2 and 20. Any number of things can impact height and weight, and no one should base health and well being on a bunch of numbers that have limited meaning unless your doctor can put it all together for you.

Answer 2

To have B.M.I. in the "normal" range you would need to be six foot two inches at least

Answer 3

You need to specify height, not age.

Answer 4

Around six feet.

Answer 5

75-83 kg

Answer 6

75-77kg