Height and weight chart — men aged 18–24
The healthy range by height, and an honest account of what does and does not change at this age.
Height is essentially final in this band — most women reached their adult height around 15 or 16, most men around 17 or 18. From here the height number stops moving and only the weight does.
The healthy weight range for an adult man of 5 feet 5 inches is 50.4 kg to 62.4 kg — and it is the same figure at 18–24 as it is at any other adult age, because BMI has no age term. The full table is below.
Healthy weight for every height
| Height | Centimetres | Healthy weight (Asian-Indian, BMI 18.5–22.9) | Healthy weight (WHO international, BMI 18.5–24.9) | In pounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4'10" | 147.3 | 40.2 – 49.7 kg | 40.2 – 54.0 kg | 89 – 110 lb |
| 4'11" | 149.9 | 41.5 – 51.4 kg | 41.5 – 55.9 kg | 92 – 113 lb |
| 5'0" | 152.4 | 43.0 – 53.2 kg | 43.0 – 57.8 kg | 95 – 117 lb |
| 5'1" | 154.9 | 44.4 – 55.0 kg | 44.4 – 59.8 kg | 98 – 121 lb |
| 5'2" | 157.5 | 45.9 – 56.8 kg | 45.9 – 61.8 kg | 101 – 125 lb |
| 5'3" | 160.0 | 47.4 – 58.6 kg | 47.4 – 63.8 kg | 104 – 129 lb |
| 5'4" | 162.6 | 48.9 – 60.5 kg | 48.9 – 65.8 kg | 108 – 133 lb |
| 5'5" | 165.1 | 50.4 – 62.4 kg | 50.4 – 67.9 kg | 111 – 138 lb |
| 5'6" | 167.6 | 52.0 – 64.4 kg | 52.0 – 70.0 kg | 115 – 142 lb |
| 5'7" | 170.2 | 53.6 – 66.3 kg | 53.6 – 72.1 kg | 118 – 146 lb |
| 5'8" | 172.7 | 55.2 – 68.3 kg | 55.2 – 74.3 kg | 122 – 151 lb |
| 5'9" | 175.3 | 56.8 – 70.3 kg | 56.8 – 76.5 kg | 125 – 155 lb |
| 5'10" | 177.8 | 58.5 – 72.4 kg | 58.5 – 78.7 kg | 129 – 160 lb |
| 5'11" | 180.3 | 60.2 – 74.5 kg | 60.2 – 81.0 kg | 133 – 164 lb |
| 6'0" | 182.9 | 61.9 – 76.6 kg | 61.9 – 83.3 kg | 136 – 169 lb |
| 6'1" | 185.4 | 63.6 – 78.7 kg | 63.6 – 85.6 kg | 140 – 174 lb |
| 6'2" | 188.0 | 65.4 – 80.9 kg | 65.4 – 88.0 kg | 144 – 178 lb |
| 6'3" | 190.5 | 67.1 – 83.1 kg | 67.1 – 90.4 kg | 148 – 183 lb |
| 6'4" | 193.0 | 68.9 – 85.3 kg | 68.9 – 92.8 kg | 152 – 188 lb |
Both columns are the same arithmetic — weight = BMI × height in metres squared — read against two different published band sets. The height links go to SehatCheck, which publishes the full BMI table for each height.
What actually changes at 18–24
This is the decade in which body composition is easiest to change and hardest to notice going wrong. Weight gained here tends to arrive as fat rather than muscle unless training is deliberate. It is also the age at which a lot of Indian adults first get a BMI reading from a college or employment medical and are surprised by it.
None of that moves the numbers in the table, and this page is not going to pretend otherwise. It changes what the numbers are worth paying attention to.
Where the BMI arithmetic is explained
Questions
What is the ideal weight for a man aged 18–24?
It depends on height, not on age. At 5'5" (165.1 cm) the healthy range is 50.4 kg to 62.4 kg on the Asian-Indian BMI band. The full table on this page gives the range for every height. No Indian or WHO adult classification publishes a different weight range for a 18–24 year old than for any other adult.
Why do other height weight charts show different numbers by age?
Most of them are reproducing a mid-twentieth-century American insurance table, or they have added an age adjustment that no published classification supports. The honest position is that adult BMI bands have no age term. This page shows what genuinely differs at 18–24: this is the decade in which body composition is easiest to change and hardest to notice going wrong.
Does height change after 18?
Height is essentially final in this band — most women reached their adult height around 15 or 16, most men around 17 or 18. From here the height number stops moving and only the weight does.
Should I use the Asian-Indian column or the WHO column?
If you are Indian and living in India, the Asian-Indian column is the more relevant reference population — that is the entire finding of the 2004 WHO expert consultation. The international column is shown because it remains the WHO classification and is what international comparisons use. Between the two columns is a genuine grey zone, not an error.
Healthy weight ranges from the BMI bands published by the WHO Expert Consultation on BMI in Asian populations (2004) and the WHO international classification. No age adjustment is applied because none is published. General information only — not medical advice. Growth varies enormously between healthy individuals; a single measurement means little. Discuss any concern about a child's growth with a paediatrician. See data & method for every source, survey round and rounding rule used on this site.