What is the average height and weight of a teenager?

Answer 1

The average height of a 15 year old girl is around 5 foot 4. But it depends on what your heritage is. If you are Chinese, your height should be around 5'2." If you are around 5'4", you should weigh around 110-120lbs. If, like me, you have an unusually strong bone structure, then 130lbs should be fine. I look at least 20lbs less than I am, so 130lbs would be fine for me, even though I am only 5'3."

Answer 2

AnswerThere is no perfect or ideal weight for a child because weight is related to height and body composition, rather than just age alone. The weight of a child or teenager (relative to their peers) can vary during growth and the growth charts can only give a general idea of a child or teenager's weight and height at a given age in relation to their peers. Use the growth charts, further down this page, listed under Related Links, to see the distribution of weights and heights of children and teenagers at various stages.

So, is your child or teenager overweight? It is possible to get an estimate of whether or not a child's growth is appropriate by consulting the charts. If there is a large discrepancy between height and weight percentiles, it suggests that a child's weight is disproportional to his height. If so, it is possible that a child will be overweight. (Consult a doctor, for a professional evaluation, if you think your child is overweight before starting any sort of calorie restriction.)

An example: 12-year-old Billy is 58 inches in height and 130 pounds in weight. Is there reason to be concerned?

Consulting the growth charts, we see that 58 inches for a 12-year-old is just about at the 50th percentile. In addition, at 130 pounds and 12 years old, Billy is at the 95th percentile for weight. Therefore, while Billy is taller than only 50% of children his age (he's of average height), he is heavier than 95% of them! That is a large discrepancy and, therefore, probably something to discuss with a medical practitioner.

Another example: 8-year-old Michael Jordan Jr. is 55 inches in height and 72 pounds in weight. Is there reason to be concerned?

Look at the growth charts. 55 inches is extremely tall for an 8-year-old, above the 95th percentile. For weight, 72 pounds is right around the 95th percentile. So, while lil' Mikey is taller than most children in his age group he is also heavier than most children in his age group - he is proportional, suggesting that things are normal.

The page links further down this page, listed under Related Questions and Related Links, provide growth charts and information about the causes of unwanted weight gain and the best diet and lifestyle to reduce or prevent obesity in children or teenagers.

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Answer 3

Please note that these are the AVERAGE heights, not the height your child has to be to be growing healthily

Boys

12 years old - 4'9 to 5'0

13 years old - 4'11 to 5'3

14 years old - 5'1 to 5'6

15 years old - 5'3 to 5'9

16 years old - 5'5 to 5'11

17 years old - 5'6 to 6'0

18 years old - 5'7 to 6'0

Girls

12 years old - 4'10 to 5'1

13 years old - 5'0 to 5'3

14 years old - 5'1 to 5'4

15 years old - 5'2 to 5'6

16 years old - 5'6 to 5'8

17 years old - 5'8 to 5'11

18 years old - 5'8 to 5'11

Answer 4

there is no such thing as a perfect weight and height. it differs for every individual. there is a healthy weight for a certain height, but that depends on how tall you are, whether you are a boy or a girl, ect.

Answer 5

There really is no normal height/weight for 17 years old. Some guys experience growth spurts earlier or later than this. I was 5'3" and 100# when I was 17, and I am now 5'8" at 148#. Hormones are hell.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

the proper height is 56.5 and weight under 200 pounds

Answer 8

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