Many people wish to know the answer to this question: how much should I weigh?
There is no single ideal weight for all individuals. While various tools and calculators offer a guide, they are notaccurate in all cases.
Tools to calculate a moderate weight range rely on factors such as age, height, and gender. However, everybody is different, and no single formula can determine a person’s ideal weight.
No one measure of body size can tell a person their exact health status or potential health risks. Eating a nutritious, balanced diet, exercising, and other lifestyle habits can support improved health regardless of a person’s weight.
Anyway. Here goes. According to Body Mass Index (BMI), these are appropriate weights for height.
| Height | Moderate Weight (BMI 19–24) | Overweight (BMI 25–29) | Obesity (BMI 30–39) | Severe Obesity (BMI 40+) |
| 4′ 10″ (147.3 cm) | 41.3–52.2 kg | 54.0–62.6 kg | 64.9–84.4 kg | 86.6–117.0 kg |
| 4′ 11″ (149.9 cm) | 42.6–54.0 kg | 56.2–64.9 kg | 67.1–87.5 kg | 89.8–121.1 kg |
| 5′ 0″ (152.4 cm) | 44.0–55.8 kg | 58.1–67.1 kg | 69.4–90.3 kg | 92.5–125.2 kg |
| 5′ 1″ (154.9 cm) | 45.4–57.6 kg | 59.9–69.4 kg | 71.7–93.4 kg | 95.7–129.3 kg |
| 5′ 2″ (157.5 cm) | 47.2–59.4 kg | 61.7–71.7 kg | 74.4–96.6 kg | 98.9–133.8 kg |
| 5′ 3″ (160.0 cm) | 48.5–61.2 kg | 64.0–73.9 kg | 76.7–99.8 kg | 102.1–138.0 kg |
| 5′ 4″ (162.6 cm) | 49.9–63.5 kg | 65.8–76.7 kg | 78.9–103.0 kg | 105.2–142.4 kg |
| 5′ 5″ (165.1 cm) | 51.7–65.3 kg | 68.0–78.9 kg | 81.6–106.1 kg | 108.9–147.0 kg |
| 5′ 6″ (167.6 cm) | 53.5–67.1 kg | 70.3–81.2 kg | 84.4–109.3 kg | 112.0–151.5 kg |
| 5′ 7″ (170.2 cm) | 54.9–69.4 kg | 72.1–83.9 kg | 86.6–112.9 kg | 115.7–156.0 kg |
| 5′ 8″ (172.7 cm) | 56.7–71.7 kg | 74.4–86.2 kg | 89.4–116.1 kg | 118.8–160.6 kg |
| 5′ 9″ (175.3 cm) | 58.1–73.5 kg | 76.7–88.9 kg | 92.1–119.3 kg | 122.5–165.6 kg |
| 5′ 10″ (177.8 cm) | 59.9–75.7 kg | 78.9–91.6 kg | 94.8–123.0 kg | 126.1–170.6 kg |
| 5′ 11″ (180.3 cm) | 61.7–78.0 kg | 81.2–94.3 kg | 97.5–126.6 kg | 129.7–175.1 kg |
| 6′ 0″ (182.9 cm) | 63.5–80.3 kg | 83.5–96.6 kg | 100.2–130.2 kg | 133.4–180.1 kg |
| 6′ 1″ (185.4 cm) | 65.3–82.6 kg | 85.7–99.3 kg | 103.0–133.8 kg | 137.0–185.1 kg |
| 6′ 2″ (188.0 cm) | 67.1–84.4 kg | 88.0–102.1 kg | 105.7–137.4 kg | 141.1–190.5 kg |
| 6′ 3″ (190.5 cm) | 69.0–87.1 kg | 90.7–105.2 kg | 108.9–141.1 kg | 144.7–195.6 kg |
| 6′ 4″ (193.0 cm) | 70.8–89.4 kg | 93.0–108.0 kg | 111.6–145.1 kg | 148.8–200.9 kg |
There is disagreement among medical experts about the usefulness of tools such as body mass index (BMI).
This is partly becase they don’t take into account build, race, genetics or gender.
Such tools are not exact, and not everyone with excess weight will develop health issues.
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